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Colchicine-induced variations in survival rate and morphological characteristics of water yam (Dioscorea alata) [PDF]

Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvo, 2010
The effects of 0.2% aqueous solution of colchicine on the survival rate and morphological features of five accessions of Dioscorea alata were investigated.
Ajayi Abiola T., Adesoye Adenubi I., Asiedu Robert, Sartie Alieu   +3 more
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Development and performance evaluation of an effective dryer for poundo yam flour processing plant

Cogent Engineering, 2017
The process of making pounded yam, from yam, Dioscorea spp., which is mostly consumed by people of sub-Sahara region as source of carbohydrate is energy consuming, therefore, the pounded yam flour, commonly called poundo yam, through which pounded yam is
S.P. Ayodeji, T.A. Ajamu, B.O. Akinnuli, O.A. Aderoba   +3 more
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Association of Postoperative Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Monocyte Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR) with the Presence of Osteoporosis in Japanese Patients after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Osteoporosis, 2021
Background. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on bone mineral density measurements expressed as a percentage of the young adult mean (YAM) in Japan.
Hirofumi Bekki, Takeshi Arizono, Daiki Hama, Akihiko Inokuchi, Takahiro Hamada, Ryuta Imamura   +5 more
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Metabolome Profiling of Eight Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Varieties Reveals Metabolite Diversity and Variety Specific Uses

Life, 2021
The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an underutilized orphan tuber crop. However, in China it has been used in traditional medicine and food for centuries due to the presence of high starch, protein, fiber, and biologically active compounds.
Xiaoxuan Zeng, Dahui Liu, Luqi Huang
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Dynamique de gestion de la biodiversité d’igname face au développement du vivrier marchand au nord-Bénin

VertigO, 2012
In this paper, we analyzed the impact of the development of food market on the dynamic of yam biodiversity management in Northern Benin, using a mix-method approach. We conducted investigations in Tchaourou district, which is the yam barn in Benin. Three
Janvier Egah, Mohamed Nasser Baco, Ismail Moumouni   +2 more
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Characterization of the techno-functional properties of starch from Purple yam (Dioscorea alata), Hawthorn yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and Diamante 22-type yam

Dyna, 2018
This study is aimed at evaluating the techno-functional properties of starches from several yam species (Purple yam, Hawthorn yam and Diamante 22-type yam).
Rodrigo Daniel Salgado-Ordosgoitia, Jhonatan Andrés Rodríguez-Manrique, Carlos Segundo Cohen-Manrique, Gean Pablo Mendoza-Ortega   +3 more
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YAM

Proceedings of the 18th ACM conference on Information and knowledge management, 2009
In this paper, we present YAM, a schema matcher factory. YAM (Yet Another Matcher) is not (yet) another schema matching system as it enables the generation of a la carte schema matchers according to user requirements. These re- quirements include a preference for recall or precision, a training data set (schemas already matched) and provided expert ...
Duchateau, Fabien, Coletta, Remi, Bellahsene, Zohra, J. Miller, Renée   +3 more
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Comparing IM Lorazepam and IM Clothiapine for Agitated Psychosis in Hospitalized Patients

European Psychiatry
Introduction When patients in a closed hospital ward experience acute psychosis and become highly agitated or pose a risk to themselves and others, it’s often crucial to provide immediate sedative treatment.
•. Kverashvili, E. Malik, •. Shelef, •. Stryjer   +3 more
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Analysis of Starch from Non- Edible Root and Tubers as Sources of Raw Materials for the Synthesis of Biodegradable Starch Plastics

Journal of Basic and Applied Research in Biomedicine, 2022
The study investigated the physicochemical properties of starches from Caladium bicolor (wild cocoyam), Icacina trichantha (false yam), dioscorea villosa (wild sweet yam) and oyster mushroom.
N Alobi, Esther Sunday, T Magu, G Oloko, B Nyong   +4 more
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Profitability of positive selection technique for seed yam production in Ghana and Nigeria

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2022
Over the years, the traditional seed system has failed to deliver quality seed yam for propagation. This is due to the high incidence and severity of the yam mosaic virus leading to yield losses of 52.6%–65.4%.
Jonas Osei-Adu, Robert Aidoo, Simon Cudjoe Fialor, Stella Ama Ennin, Kingsley Osei, Bright Owusu Asante   +5 more
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