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Groundwater quality and its health impact: an assessment of dental fluorosis in rural inhabitants of the Main Ethiopian Rift by Rango, T., Kravchenko, J., Atlaw, B., McCornick, Peter G., Jeuland, M., Merola, B., Vengosh, A.

“…A total of 148 water samples were collected from two drainage basins within the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER). In the Ziway-Shala basin in particular, wells had high fluoride levels (mean: 9.4?…”
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MAIN : A Model for Assessing the Impact of Nutritional inventions to reduce deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc by García Castro, J.A., González, M.C., Johnson, Nancy L.

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Additive main effects and multiplicative interaction analysis for storage root yield of cassava genotypes evaluated in Uganda by Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Rubaihayo, P., Whyte, J., Dixon, A., Osiru, D.

“…In order to disentangle the genetic and GxE effects and get meaningful interpretation of the results, additive main effects and multiplicattive interaction (AMMI) were used to identify patterns in the data, estimate the genotype performance by removing G x E noise that are intrinsic in cassava genotypes and determine genotype performance in specific environments. …”
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Is small-scale agriculture really the main driver of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon? Moving beyond the prevailing narrative by Ravikumar, A., Sears, R., Cronkleton, P., Menton, M., Pérez Ojeda del Arco, M.

“…A key premise underlying discussion about deforestation in Amazonian Peru is that small‐scale or so‐called migratory agriculture is the main driver of deforestation. This premise has been expressed in government documents and public outreach events. …”
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Relationship between incidence and severity of peanut smut and its regional distribution in the main growing region of Argentina by Paredes, Juan Andrés, Edwards Molina, Juan Pablo, Cazon, Luis Ignacio, Asinari, Florencia, Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto, Morichetti, Sergio A., Rago, Alejandro Mario, Torres, Adriana M.

“…Peanut smut, caused by the soil-borne pathogen Thecaphora frezii, has increased in incidence in the main Argentinian peanut-growing regions. Smut-affected pod transform the kernel into a mass of teliospores, which survive in the soil for long time. …”
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Assessment of the main sources of variability of soybean (Glycine max) expeller composition and quality: a field study by Maciel, Gisele, Wagner, Jorge, Juan, Nestor Antonio, San Martino, Silvina, Bartosik, Ricardo Enrique

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Soil is the main predictor of secondary rain forest estimated aboveground biomass across a Neotropical landscape by Santiago-García, Ricardo J., Finegan, Bryan, Bosque-Pérez, Nilsa A.

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Variations in yield gaps of smallholder cocoa systems and the main determining factors along a climate gradient in Ghana by Abdulai, Issaka, Hoffmann, Munir P., Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Asare, Richard, Graefe, Sophie, Hsiao-Hang, Tao, Muilerman, Sander, Vaast, Philippe, Asten, Piet J.A. van, Läderach, Peter R.D., Rötter, Reimund P.

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More than the main structural genes: Regulation of resistant starch formation in rice endosperm and its potential application by Tiozon, Rhowell Jr.N., Fettke, Joerg, Sreenivasulu, Nese, Fernie, Alisdair R.

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Identification and mapping of stable QTL with main and epistasis effect on rice grain yield under upland drought stress by Sandhu, Nitika, Singh, Anshuman, Dixit, Shalabh, Cruz, Ma Teresa Sta, Maturan, Paul Cornelio, Jain, Rajinder Kumar, Kumar, Arvind

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A methodological framework for evaluating cacao agroforestry systems at the landscape scale through the Main Agroecological Structure (MAS) by Taborda Lozada, Darlley Stiven, Melo Zipacon, William Felipe

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A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer’s adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America by Benegas, L., Jiménez, F., Locatelli, Bruno, Faustino, J., Campos, M.

“…This standard has five main principles that go from the general, considering regional and national policies and institutionalism, to the specifics at the level of watersheds. …”
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Root zone salinity management using fractional skimming wells with pressurized Irrigation. Volume I, Main report by Asghar, Muhammad Nadeem, Yasin, M., Alam, Muhammad Mehboob, Qureshi, Asad Sarwar

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Kirindi Oya Irrigation Settlement Project: project impact evaluation study. Vol.1: Main report (final) by International Irrigation Management Institute

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The effect of non-fluoride factors on risk of dental fluorosis: evidence from rural populations of the Main Ethiopian Rift by Kravchenko, J., Rango, T., Akushevich, I., Atlaw, B., McCornick, Peter G., Merola, R.B., Paul, C., Weinthal, E., Harrison, C., Vengosh, A., Jeuland, M.

“…Dental examinations were conducted among 1094 inhabitants from 399 randomly-selected households of 20 rural communities of the Ziway–Shala lake basin of the Main Ethiopian Rift. DF severity was evaluated using the Thylstrup-Fejerskov Index (TFI). …”
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Fluoride exposure from groundwater as reflected by urinary fluoride and children's dental fluorosis in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley by Rango, T., Vengosh, A., Jeuland, M., Tekle-Haimanot, R., Weinthal, E., Kravchenko, J., Paul, C., McCornick, Peter G.

“…This cross-sectional study explores the relationships between children's F- exposure from drinking groundwater and urinary F- concentrations, combined with dental fluorosis (DF) in the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) Valley.We examined the DF prevalence and severity among 491 children (10 to 15 years old) who are life-long residents of 33 rural communities in which groundwater concentrations of F- cover a wide range. …”
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Determination of the main reservoir hosts of West Nile virus among wild birds in Tana River County, Kenya by Nyamwaya, D.K.

“…This study aimed at determining the main reservoir hosts of West Nile virus. Blood samples were obtained from 361 randomly sampled wild birds in Tana River County, Kenya, in the months of October and December 2014. …”
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Identifying Socioeconomic Characteristics Defining Consumers’ Acceptance for Main Organoleptic Attributes of an Iron-biofortified Bean Variety in Guatemala by Pérez, Salomón, Buritica Casanova, Alexander, Oparinde, Adewale, Birol, Ekin, González, Carolina

“…This study aims to establish which socio-demographic characteristics predict respondents’ preferences for the main sensory attributes of an iron bean variety. …”
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Evaluation of Food Additives and Low-Toxicity Compounds as Nonpolluting Means to Control the Main Postharvest Diseases of California Peaches by Palou, Lluís, Smilanick, Joseph L., Crisosto, C. H.

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Metarhizium robertsii with insecticidal activity for the control of the fruit fly (Anastrepha obliqua), the main pest in mango crop in Colombia by Lozano Tovar, María Denis, Ballestas Álvarez, Karen Lorena, Sandoval Lozano, Luis Andrés, Palma Mendez, Gloria Milena, Barrera Cubillos, Gloria Patricia

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate and select entomopathogenic fungi that produces insecticidal compounds for the control of adults of Anastrepha obliqua Macquart (Diptera: tephritidae), that are the main pest of mango (Mangifera indica L. Bark) in Colombia. …”
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