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Amplifying ribbon extensometer [PDF]
, 1977 A self-contained, nonelectrical strain gage capable of amplifying strain inputs and preserving the maximum strain measurement for later observance is ...
Alley, V. L., Jr., Mchatton, A. D.
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Afriques, 2014 Before the introduction to the ancient Slave Coast of several plants with American origins, the diet was based on the consumption of cereals and tubers, namely millet, sorghum, rice and yams.
Dominique Juhé-Beaulaton
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Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchRuichang yams are highly susceptible to postharvest respiration and decay owing to their brittle nature and vulnerability to fungal infections. This study examines the effectiveness of a chitosan coating containing aqueous ozone solution (CCCAO) in ...
Chao Sun +5 more
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May it Please Your Honor : Letters of Petition as Historical Evidence in an African Colonial Context [PDF]
, 2010 This paper presents some preliminary conclusions drawn from an ongoing project which aims to collect and collate letters of petitions in colonial Nigeria as primary source for historians and other scholars.
Korieh, Chima J.
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Comparaison des trajectoires d'innovation pour la sécurisation alimentaire des pays du Sud
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2015 Comparison of innovation paths for food security in countries of the South. Description of the subject. The evolution of the concept of food security and of food securization emphasizes the multi-dimensionality of food challenges (quantity, quality ...
Temple, L. +4 more
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The indigenization of catholicism on Flores [PDF]
, 2010 From the very outset of European expansion, scholars have been preoccupied with the impact of proselytization and colonization on non-European societies. Anthropologists such as Margaret Mead and Bronislaw Malinowski, who witnessed these processes at the
Schröter, Susanne
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Shoot and plantlet regeneration from meristems of Dioscorea rotundata Poir and Dioscorea alata L. [PDF]
, 2008 In vitro culture media capable of regenerating moderate to high shoots and/or plantlets from meristems of two yam species - Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea alata within comparable duration of 10 weeks as commonly obtained in other monocots and root and
Adeniyi, OJ +3 more
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Recent Advances on Active Components and Functional Properties of Chinese Yam
Shipin gongye ke-jiYam as a medicinal and edible resource plant, is abundant in bioactive compounds including polysaccharides, polyphenols, allantoin, and saponins, these constituents endow yam with diverse functional properties, such as antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti ...
Qi GUO +6 more
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Microorganisms asssociated with postharvest spoilage of yams
Annals of Tropical Research, 2000 This study isolated the microorganisms causing major spoilage of yams collected during a two-year period from various markets in Orissa, India. Seven fungal and two bacterial species (Erwinia sp.
R.C. Ray, M. Nedunzhiyan, C. Balagopalan
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ProceedingsThe Kponan yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) is a culturally and economically important crop in Côte d’Ivoire but faces significant post-harvest losses, reducing farmers’ and traders’ incomes.
Yapo Hypolithe Kouadio +5 more
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