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Synopsis, 2013 annual trends and outlook report: Promoting agricultural trade to enhance resilience in Africa by Badiane, Ousmane, Makombe, Tsitsi, Bahiigwa, Godfrey

“…In particular, the report focuses on the role of resilience as it relates to the capacity of local food markets to absorb the effects of economic, biophysical, or other shocks, to minimize their impact on the short or long term food security of the poor and vulnerable.…”
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Agriculture and Central Physical Grid Intrasructure by Lipton, Michael

“…As we shall see, current and proposed levels of investment in CPGI would raise dependence on foreign savings to unacceptable levels, yet leave too little total savings to finance even minimally acceptable levels of net investment in productive capital.…”
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Introduction [in 2013 Annual Trends and Outlook Report] by Badiane, Ousmane, Makombe, Tsitsi, Bahiigwa, Godfrey

“…In particular, the report focuses on the role of resilience as it relates to the capacity of local food markets to absorb the effects of economic, biophysical, or other shocks, to minimize their impact on the short or long term food security of the poor and vulnerable.…”
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Mesures mises en oeuvre aux champs pour reduire les risques pour la santé humaine et l’environnement lies aux constituants chimiques des eaux usees. In French. [Farm-based measures... by Simmons, Robert W., Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

“…There is a significant imbalance between the number of publications describing potential and actual environmental and health impacts from chemically contaminated wastewater, and reports outlining concrete options to minimize the related risks where conventional wastewater treatment is not available. …”
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Farm-based measures for reducing human and environmental health risks from chemical constituents in wastewater by Simmons, Robert W., Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

“…There is a significant imbalance between the number of publications describing potential and actual environmental and health impacts from chemically contaminated wastewater, and reports outlining concrete options to minimize the related risks where conventional wastewater treatment is not available. …”
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Krishna Basin development: interventions to limit downstream environmental degradation by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Sharma, Bharat R., Rao, K.V.G.K.

“…Warnings of basin closure (minimal flow to the ocean) emerge during dry periods. …”
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Project owners – overlooked factors of uncertainty in the example of a water infrastructure improvement project? by Kazbekov, Jusipbek S., Wegerich, Kai, Yakubov, Murat, Musayev, Sardorbek, Akramova, Indira

“…Some recommendations are offered how these risks can be minimized.…”
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Benefits and costs of compliance of sanitary regulations in livestock markets: The case of Rift Valley Fever in the Somali Region of Ethiopia in livestock markets: the case of Rift... by Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Jabbar, M.A., Ehui, Simeon K.

“…The evaluation of an animal health program to minimize the impact of future bans shows that it increases welfare and benefits poor livestock producers.…”
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An optimized isolation protocol yields high‐quality RNA from cassava tissues (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Behnam, Babak, Bohórquez Cháux, Adriana, Castañeda Méndez, Oscar F., Tsuji, Hiroyuki, Ishitani, Manabu, Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto

“…The resulting method is suitable for use in mini, midi, and maxi preparations and rapidly achieves high total RNA yields (170–600 μg/g) using low‐cost chemicals and consumables and with minimal contamination from polysaccharides, polyphenols, proteins, and other secondary metabolites. …”
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Equine Coital Exanthema: new insights on the knowledge and leading perspectives for treatment and prevention by Vissani, Maria Aldana, Damiani, Armando Mario, Barrandeguy, Maria Edith

“…The purpose of this review is to provide up-to-date relevant information on the knowledge of EHV-3 infection and to analyze new approaches on diagnostics, treatment and prevention in the interest of minimizing the negative consequences of ECE in light of the current situation of the equine industry.…”
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Field bands of marching locust juveniles show carbohydrate, not protein, limitation by Cease, Arianne J., Trumper, Eduardo Victor, Medina, Héctor, Copa Bazán, Fernando, Frana, Jorge, Harrison, Jon, Joaquin, Nelson, Learned, Jennifer, Roca, Mónica, Rojas, Julio E., Talal, Stav, Overson, Rick P.

“…Bands ate most frequently from dishes containing carbohydrate artificial diets and minimally from balanced, protein, or control (vitamins and salts) dishes—indicating carbohydrate hunger. …”
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Gestión de los residuos de poda: experiencias en el periurbano del AMBA by Cuellas, Marisol Virginia, Gomez, Camila Celina, Amoia, Rita Paula, Taladriz, Ramiro, Page, Virginia, Silvestri, Pablo

“…The comprehensive management of urban solid waste is an essential tool to mitigate and minimize the environmental impact caused by human activity in a city. …”
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Determination of Chlorophyll Concentration in In Vitro Peanut Leaves by Faustinelli, Paola C., Massa, Alicia N., Soria, Néstor W., Lopez Colomba, Eliana, Suarez, Paola Alejandra, Lamb, Marshall C.

“…In this study, we optimized an existing chlorophyll quantification method by using a minimal amount of in vitro leaf tissue (<2.0 mg) and a microvolume of chlorophyll extraction solution (3 µl) to quantify chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total chlorophyll concentration using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer. …”
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IgY-technology (egg yolk antibodies) in human medicine: a review of patents and clinical trials by Leiva, Carlos, Gallardo, Mauro Julián, Casanova, Natalia Andrea, Terzolo, Horacio, Chacana, Pablo

“…Advantages of IgY over other antibodies comprise its cost-effective extraction, the minimization of animal harm and distress, and its reduced reactivity with mammalian factors. …”
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Effects of lactic, malic and fumaric acids on Salmonella spp. counts and on chicken meat quality and sensory characteristics by Fernandez, Mariano Manuel, Rodriguez, Anabel, Fulco, Micaela, Soteras, Trinidad, Mozgovoj, Marina Valeria, Cap, Mariana

“…Conversely, malic and lactic acids treatments caused minimal changes in chicken meat quality and sensory characteristics compared to control samples. …”
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Desarrollo de tecnología para la valorización de los dsechos agroindustriales - La red en el campo de la utilización de desechos de frutas. by Durán Cavaria, M., Moya, M., Starbird, R., Umaña, E., Jiménez, G., Nikolaeva, S.

“…The network Tecnologías para la Valorización de los Desechos Agroindustriales (IV.F) bunch up researchers from fifteen countries who are interested in the evaluation of agroindustrial wastes and work together in order to develop new technologies to minimize the impact of agroindustrial activity. The network has worked with some fruit biowaste projects, like pineapple, banana and orange. …”
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Multi-objective forest restoration planning in Costa Rica : Balancing landscape connectivity and ecosystem service provisioning with sustainable development by Martinez Salinas, Alejandra, y otros 2 autores más

“…A restoration plan is presented which seeks to maximize the provision of services related to the forest while minimizing the impact on current land uses. It quantifies tourism and seed dispersal services using species distribution models. …”
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Experimentos de laboratorio para el estudio del efecto del fuego de la quema de restos vegetales sobre las propiedades del suelo by Fassbender, H.W.

“…The carbon and nitrogen content decreased to minimal values, specially after 500°C, the temperature of 300°C, that is common on burning the plant residues , would induce a loss of aproximately 200 kgN/ha in these soils. …”
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La temperatura como factor limitante en el cultivo del manzano en la América Tropical by Boynton, D.

“…Where temperature seasonality is minimal, as in the highland tropics, winter dry season and cloud-bank formations may substitute to some extent for cumulative effects of air temperatures below 45°F, but some temperature seasonality has to prevail. …”
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Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach by Chock, Rachel Y., Bessa, Eduardo, Arteaga-Torres, Josue David, Baker, Liv, Arevalo, J. Edgardo, y otros autores más

“…Ecotourism promises to reconcile wildlife conservation and human development if negative impacts of human visitation and associated infrastructure can be minimized. Animal behavior studies can be used to identify individual and population responses to anthropogenic impacts before other fitness consequences are documented. …”
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