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Breeding for improved tuber quality in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) [PDF]

, 2018
Yams constitute an important staple food in tropical and subtropical regions. Dioscorea alata is one of the major cultivated species with a wide geographical distribution. It is currently second to D. rotundata in terms of production volume.
Arnau, Gemma, Chaïr, Hâna, Cormier, Fabien, Cornet, Denis, Ehounou, Adou Emmanuel, Kouakou, Amani Michel, Maledon, Erick, Nudol, Elie   +7 more
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Does AI at Work Increase Stress? Text Mining Social Media About Human–AI Team Processes and AI Control

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With rising use of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations, alongside increasing mental health issues, we seek to understand how AI use affects human stress. Drawing on the automation–augmentation perspective, we propose that AI control over decision‐making thwarts human autonomy and thus contributes to stress.
Florian Klonek, Sharon Parker
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory assessment of local yam cultivars (Dioscorea cayenensis and D. rotundata) in Benin [PDF]

, 2006
Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir. and Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.) is a na­tive, old and traditional crop of West Africa. A long history of cultivation combined with high genetic diversity has led to important indigenous knowl­edge that needs to be ...
Dansi, Alexandre, Vernier, Philippe
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The A(I) Team: Effects of Human‐Likeness and Conformity to Gender Stereotypes on Initial Trust and Willingness to Work With an AI Teammate

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies progress, AI agents arise as potential teammates in the workplace. This study explores how the visual representation of the AI agent as well as its conformity to traditional gender stereotypes affects the manifestation of uncanny valley effects in a workplace team context.
Agata Mirowska, Jbid Arsenyan
wiley   +1 more source

Human Capital Robotic Integration and Value Creation for Organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, the research conversation has drifted from viewing robots as replacements for humans (i.e., the substitute view) to a view that considers the possible benefits of human–robot collaboration in the workplace (i.e., the complementary view).
Chou‐Yu Tsai, Jason D. Marshall, Rory Eckardt, Shelley D. Dionne, Malte F. Jung, YoYo Tsung‐Yu Hou, Biying Yang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a better characterization of endogenous badnavirus sequences of yams (Dioscorea spp.) [PDF]

, 2013
Yams, and more generallytubers, are very important crops for food security in tropical and subtropical countries.They are propagated vegetativelytherefore they accumulate viruses over long periods of time.
Filloux, Denis, Iskra Caruana, Marie-Line, Laboureau, Nathalie, Muller, Emmanuelle, Pavis, Claudie, Roumagnac, Philippe, Teycheney, Pierre-Yves, Umber, Marie   +7 more
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Reframing and Taming Uncertainty: A Qualitative Study on Self‐Affirmation Interventions for Supporting Coping With Entrepreneurs' Insecurity

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐affirmation interventions (SAIs) have garnered increasing interest from both practitioners and scholars due to their potential to help working adults cope with uncertainty and job insecurity. This interest is particularly relevant for entrepreneurs, who frequently face high levels of uncertainty and lack the organizational support ...
Alexandra Jussli, Martin Schwarz
wiley   +1 more source

Yam breeding at IITA: achievements, challenges, and prospects [PDF]

, 2017
African food system Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multispecies, clonally propagated crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. About 10 species are widely cultivated around the world, but only D. rotundata, D. alata, and D.
Bhattacharjee, R., Girma Tessema, G., López Montes, A.   +2 more
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Topology of large-scale engineering problem-solving networks [PDF]

, 2004
The last few years have led to a series of discoveries that uncovered statistical properties that are common to a variety of diverse real-world social, information, biological, and technological networks.
Bar-Yam, Yaneer, Braha, Dan
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Microstructural, physicochemical, thermal, and rheological properties of starches from commonly consumed yam varieties in West Africa

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND This study assessed the starch content of ten yam varieties commonly consumed in West Africa to clarify their structural, thermal, physicochemical, and rheological properties and to support their potential food and industrial applications.
Patrick Olusanmi Adebola, Paterne Agre, Asrat Asfaw, Amani Michel Kouakou, Alexandre Dansi, Jude Obidiegwu, Emmanuel Chamba, Nkosingiphile L. Nzama, Toluwase A. Dada, Eric Oscar Amonsou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source