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Macronutrient composition of selected traditional yams grown in Sri Lanka

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2018
A study was carried out to determine the moisture content, crude fat, crude protein, ash content, total carbohydrate content, and some mineral elements namely, Mg, K, Ca, Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Sn, Pb, Li, Be, V, Ga, Rb, Sr, Mo, Cd and ...
W. M. A. A. Kulasinghe, K. M. S. Wimalasiri, G. Samarasinghe, R. Silva, T. Madhujith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
wiley   +1 more source

Improved Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for the Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Yam mosaic virus

Viruses, 2023
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) productivity is constrained significantly by the lack of a formal seed system. Vegetative propagation, through tuber setts as ‘seed’ yams, encourages the recycling of virus-infected planting materials, contributing to high virus ...
Ruth O. Festus, Susan E. Seal, Ruth Prempeh, Marian D. Quain, Gonçalo Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teacher confidence and student engagement with mental health and wellbeing lessons: Learning from an iterative curriculum intervention in schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The mental health and wellbeing of young people has received increasing attention in both research and the wider public discourse. There has been a marked rise in mental health conditions in young people, and the burden of care is increasingly transferred onto schools and teachers.
Thomas Godfrey‐Faussett, Naomi French, Abbie Simpkin, Julian Turner, Tracey Riseborough, Natalie Coles, Ian Thompson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation and comparison of vitamin profiles of selected traditional rice and yams grown in Sri Lanka

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2019
The current study was designed to evaluate and compare the vitamin composition of selected traditional and improved rice varieties and four Dioscorea spp. commonly grown and consumed in Sri Lanka.
W. M. A. A. Kulasinghe, S. Wimalasiri, G. Samarasinghe, R. Silva, T. Madhujith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From poison to food: On the molecular identity and indigenous peoples’ utilisation of poisonous “Lab-o” (Wild Yam, Dioscoreaceae) in Bukidnon, Philippines

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021
Like any other country in the tropical and subtropical regions, wild yams are considered an important food by many indigenous peoples in the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Dave P. Buenavista, Nikko Manuel A. Dinopol, Eefke Mollee, Morag McDonald   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linking Decisional Support to Career Self‐Efficacy and Outcome Expectations via Learning Experiences in Turkish Undergraduates

The Career Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the social cognitive model of career self‐management, the present study examines the relationships among decisional support, learning experiences (i.e., mastery experiences, verbal persuasion, vicarious learning, positive emotions, and negative emotions), self‐efficacy, and outcome expectations in relation to career exploration and ...
Ersoy Carkit
wiley   +1 more source

Uniform Root Layer Application at Optimal Timing Can Effectively Improve Root-Knot Nematode Disease Control in Rui Yam

Agriculture, 2022
Root-knot nematode disease seriously threatens the production of Rui yams, making it important to explore effective management strategies, including the optimal time for disease control and efficient application techniques.
Rong Zeng, Wensheng Fang, Xinshen Li, Shuijin Huang, Xi Wang, Qingyou Zhou, Qiuxia Wang, Aocheng Cao, Yang Sun, Juling Hua   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Turning yams into couscous [PDF]

, 2014
Yams have a high water content and therefore do not keep well. This poor keeping quality is thought to be the principal constraint to the crop's development. But from Burkina Faso comes an idea to overcome this problem - processing yams into..
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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