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Towards an anthropology of acquisition: ‘How did you get that?’ Vers une anthropologie de l'acquisition : « Où as‐tu trouvé ça ? »

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The production‐distribution‐consumption triad has structured how anthropologists understand exchange for roughly a century. This article argues for expanding this triad to include an explicit focus on acquisition – the systems, processes, and practices of acquiring.
Hanna Garth
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Advances on Active Components and Functional Properties of Chinese Yam

open access: yesShipin gongye ke-ji
Yam 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
doaj   +1 more source

Antifungal effects of pawpaw seed extracts and papain on post harvest Carica papaya L. fruit rot [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Increasingly, public debate on ban of use of synthetic chemicals for pest control has been unabated, due basically to the hazards posed by such chemicals to the ecosystem and environment.
Abikoye, B. A., Nwinyi, Obinna
core  

Spatial and temporal variation of malaria entomological parameters at the onset of a hydro-agricultural development in central Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A deeper understanding of the ecology and small-scale heterogeneity of malaria transmission is essential for the design of effective prevention, control and elimination interventions.
Adja, Akré M.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

The Development of Indo‐Iranian Voiced Fricatives

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 97-115, March 2025.
Abstract The development of voiced sibilants is a long‐standing puzzle in Indo‐Iranian historical phonology. In Vedic, all voiced sibilants are lost from the system, but the details of this loss are complex and subject to debate. The most intriguing development concerns the word‐final ‐aḥ to ‐o in sandhi.
Gašper Beguš
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Cultivation Practices on Yield and Spoilage of Kponan Yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) During Storage

open access: yesProceedings
The 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
doaj   +1 more source

Networks of securitisation in the academy: The role of friendship, solidarity and radical geographies

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Abstract This intervention has three aims: (1) to consider how solidarities are being policed in the academy; (2) how friendships and solidarities emerge in practices of resistance; and (3) what a radical geography which embraces a decolonial pedagogy can offer us in these unsettling times.
Shereen Fernandez
wiley   +1 more source

Electrostatic effect on freshness preservation and quality evaluation of yam (Dioscorea alata) tuber during cold storage

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Food Research
This study investigated the changes in the quality-related parameters and physicochemical properties of yam (Dioscorea alata L. var. Dasan) harvested after 260 d.
Ping-Hsiu Huang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three shades of self‐regulation with unique complex dynamics, drivers and targets for intervention

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Self‐regulated learning (SRL) is an active process involving multiple interacting components that evolve over time, exhibiting characteristics of complex systems such as non‐linearity, emergent behaviour, self‐organization, and hierarchy. These interactions unfold at different temporal levels, each warranting a dedicated lens to capture their ...
Sonsoles López‐Pernas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Adolescents' perspectives on and experiences with post‐primary school‐based suicide prevention as end‐users, co‐creators and peer helpers – a systematic review meta‐ethnography

open access: yesChild and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in adolescents globally. Post‐primary school‐based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions are an evidence‐based suicide prevention strategy. However, adolescents' experiences with PSSP interventions are not well understood but are arguably critical to ensuring PSSP interventions have their ...
Eibhlin H. Walsh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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