Results 211 to 220 of about 147,373 (312)

Social relations of water access among the poor in urban Malawi

This paper examines some intimate ways that water constitutes and is constitutive of social relations in urban Malawi in a context where the government-sponsored water supply system has left a large section of the population off the municipal supply ...
Andy Kusi-Appiah, Paul Mkandawire
core  

Spermine-priming restrained water relations and biochemical deteriorations prompted by water deficit on two soybean cultivars. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Dawood MFA, Abeed AHA.
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng, Kun Dai, Alan C. K. Cheung   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing water relations, gas exchange parameters, biochemical attributes and yield of water-stressed maize plants through seed priming with iron oxide nanoparticles. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Mazhar MW, Ishtiaq M, Maqbool M, Muzammil K, Mohieldin A, Dawria A, Altijani AAG, Salih A, Ali OYM, Elzaki AAM, Adam BIY, Adam HAM.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao, Wei Yan Xiong, Hei‐hang Hayes Tang, Xiao Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN IRRIGATION MODEL FOR MANAGEMENT OF LIMITED WATER SUPPLIES

A two-stage simulation/mathematical programming model is presented for determining the optimal intraseasonal allocation of irrigation water under conditions of limited water supply.
Bernardo, Daniel J., Saxton, Keith E., Bassett, Day L., Whittlesey, Norman K.   +3 more
core  

The Relation of Ground Water to Disease [PDF]

Science, 1890
openaire   +2 more sources

Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Photosynthetic gas exchange, plant water relations and osmotic adjustment of three tropical perennials during drought stress and re-watering. [PDF]

PLoS One
He J, Ng K, Qin L, Shen Y, Rahardjo H, Wang CL, Kew H, Chua YC, Poh CH, Ghosh S.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source