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Changing the decision context to enable social learning for climate adaptation by Colloff, M. J., Gorddard, R., Munera-Roldán, C., Locatelli, B., Lavorel, S., Allain, S., Bruley, E., Butler, J. R. A., Dubo, T., Enokenwa Baa, Ojongetakah, González-García, A., Lécuyer, L., Lo, M., Loos, J., Palomo, I., Topp, E., Vallet, A., Walters, G.

“…Initiatives using novel governance arrangements for discrete problems (‘problem governance’) or complex, systemic issues (‘systems governance’) scored highest for influences of VRK, futures consciousness and the social learning cycle on the decision context. …”
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Impact of armed conflict on crop production in greater Khartoum, Sudan by Sidahmed, Anwar, Mohamed, Shima

“…By combining spatial and socioeconomic data, the study highlights the complex and multidimensional nature of agricultural disruption in conflict-affected areas, like Greater Khartoum. …”
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The nitrogen supply from soils and insects during growth of the pitcher plants Nepenthes mirabilis, Cephalotus follicularis and Darlingtonia california by Gillison, A.N., Schulze, W., Schulze, Ernst-Detlef, Pate, J.S.

“…Source and sink pitchers of Darlingtonia had a similar d15N value, but plant N in this species showed d15N signals closer to that of insect contributed 76.4 + 8.4% (range 57-90%) to total pitcher N content. The data suggest complex patterns of partitioning of insect and soil-derived N between source and sink regions in pitcher plants and possibly higher dependence on insect N than recorded elsewhere for Drosera species…”
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Advanced spatial analytics for policy support: Use cases from One CGIAR by Song, Chun, Cenacchi, Nicola, Chamberlin, Jordan, Diao, Xinshen, Gebrekidan, Bisrat, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Gonzalez, Carlos, Gotor, Elisabetta, Guo, Zhe, Lenaerts, Bert, Mbabazi, Gloria, Mishra, Abhijeet, Mkondiwa, Maxwell, Mwungu, Chris, Otieno, Felix, Pede, Valerian, Petsakos, Athanasios, Robertson, Richard D., Thomas, Tim, Wanjau, Agnes, Yego, Francis, You, Liangzhi, Zhou, Shuang

“…Key challenges in scaling spatial analytics for policy application are also identified, including data gaps, methodological complexities, and computational constraints. The report concludes by outlining future directions to fully leverage spatial analytics for policy support. …”
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Integrating climate intelligence into digital agroadvisory systems: A scalable multi model framework for AgWise Engine by Tibebe, Degefie, Seid, Jemal, Abera, Wuletawu, Saito, Kazuki, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Leroux, Louise, Mabilangan, Abigail, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Kihara, Job

“…The proposed framework for AgWise CI is structurally designed to overcome two specific technical challenges identified across foundational projects: (1) the translation problem converting complex, probabilistic climate outputs into agronomically meaningful parameters; (2) the integration problem embedding these climate-conditioned algorithms seamlessly within existing digital advisory architectures.…”
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Interplay of individual and food environment factors shaping diets in the Kisumu urban informal settlements by Musita, Consolata Nolega, Ngala, Sophia, Abong, George, Akingbemisilu, Tosin Harold, Termote, Celine

“…This study explores the complex interplay between individual-level and food environment factors and the on influence dietary outcomes for women and children in these settings. …”
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Scalable, low-cost livestock bodyweight estimation for Sub-Saharan African production systems using robust segmented heart-girth equations by Hawkins, James, Broonsvort, Barend M.deC, Odadi, W.O., Gurmu, Endale Balcha, Garcia, Edward, Assouma, M.H, Dossa, L.H., Leitner, Sonja, Arndt, Claudia

“…As Box-Cox formulae are most accurate but structurally complex, authors propose formula transformations embedded directly on weigh-tapes or charts to maximize ease-of-use and to enable scalable, low-cost, and accurate BW estimation for African production systems.…”
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Distinction of naive and memory BoCD4 lymphocytes in calves with a monoclonal antibody, CC76, to a restricted determinant of the bovine leukocyte-common antigen, CD45 by Howard, C.J., Sopp, P., Parsons, K.R., McKeever, Declan J., Taracha, E.L.N., Jones, B.V., MacHugh, Niall D., Morrison, W. Ivan

“…Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I‐restricted cytotoxic precursor cells that expressed the BoCD8 antigen sorted from cattle that were immune to Theileria parva were both CC76+ and CC76− indicating that different isoforms of the LCA may be expressed on MHC class 1‐ and class II‐restricted memory cells and that BoCDS memory cells are heterogeneous with respect to the LCA isoform that they express.…”
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Crop productivity and the global livestock sector: Implications for land use change and greenhouse gas emissions by Havlík, Petr, Valin, Hugo, Mosnier, Aline, Obersteiner, Michael, Baker, J.S., Herrero, Mario, Rufino, Mariana C., Schmid, Erwin

“…However, because of the multiple and complex relationships between crop, livestock and land-use, clear-cut conclusions about the direction and magnitude of change in land use and GHG emissions cannot be obtained without integrated economic modeling. …”
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Estimating the costs of tsetse control options: An example for Uganda by Shaw, A.P.M., Torr, S.J., Waiswa, C., Cecchi, G., Wint, G.R.W., Mattioli, R.C., Robinson, Timothy P.

“…Decision-making and financial planning for tsetse control is complex, with a particularly wide range of choices to be made on location, timing, strategy and methods. …”
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Use of the APSIM model in long term simulation to support decision making regarding nitrogen management for pearl millet in the Sahel by Akponikpè, Pierre B.I., Gerard, Bruno G., Michels, K., Bielders, Charles L.

“…Because experiments with only a few fertility management options on a limited number of sites and years cannot fully capture the complex and highly non-linear soil–climate–crop interactions, crop growth simulation models may suitably complement experimental research to support decision making regarding soil fertility and water management. …”
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Agricultural innovation platform as a tool for development oriented research: Lessons and challenges in the formation and operationalization by Tenywa, M.M., Rao, K.P.C., Tukahirwa, J.M.B., Buruchara, Robin Arani, Adekunle, A.A., Mugabe, J., Wanjiku, C., Mutabazi, S., Fungo, B., Kashaija, N.I.M., Pali, Pamela N., Mapatano, S., Ngaboyisonga, C.M., Farrow, Andrew, Njuki, Jemimah, Mulema, Annet A.

“…Emerging lessons highlight AIPs as grounds and pillars for multi-level, multi-stakeholder interactions to identify, understand and address a complex challenge, concomitant emerging issues and learning towards achieving the agreed vision. …”
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Synthesis of research issues and capacity building in water and land resources management in Ethiopia by Kamara, A. B., McCornick, Peter G.

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Wetlands and agriculture: a case for integrated water resource management in Sri Lanka by Atapattu, Sithara S., de Silva, Sanjiv, Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali

“…The relationship between agriculture and wetlands in Sri Lanka is complex. The proliferation of village level water storage structures (small tanks) has created an unusually large number of man-made wetland habitats that add significantly to the natural wetlands that are concentrated mainly in the coastal belt. …”
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Enhancing the productivity of high-magnesium soil and water resources in Central Asia through the application of phosphogypsum by Vyshpolsky, F.F., Qadir, Manzoor, Karimov, Akmal A., Mukhamedjanov, K., Bekbaev, U., Paroda, R., Aw-Hassan, Aden A., Karajeh, F.

“…from the cation exchange complex. After harvesting the first crop, there was 18 per cent decrease in exchangeable magnesium percentage (EMP) of the surface 0_2m soil over the pre- experiment EMP level in the plots where phosphogypsum was applied at 4_5 t ha_1, and a 31 per cent decrease in EMP in plots treated with phosphogypsum at 8 t ha_1. …”
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The characterization of goat genetic diversity: Towards a genomic approach by Ajmone-Marsan, P., Colli, L., Han Jianlin, Achilli, A., Lancioni, H., Joost, S., Crepaldi, P., Pilla, F., Stella, A., Taberlet, P., Boettcher, P.J., Negrini, R., Lenstra, J.A.

“…Genomic technologies offer new strategies to investigate complex traits difficult to measure. For example, the comparison of patterns of diversity among the genomes in selected groups of animals (e.g. adapted to different environments) and the integration of genome-wide diversity with new GIScience-based methods are able to identify molecular markers associated with genomic regions of putative importance in adaptation and thus pave the way for the identification of causative genes. …”
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Identification of multiple interacting alleles conferring low glycerol and high ethanol yield in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ethanolic fermentation by Hubmann, Georg, Mathe, L., Foulquié Moreno, Maria R., Duitama, Jorge, Nevoigt, E, Thevelein, JM

“…In addition, the results suggest polygenic analysis of complex traits as a promising new avenue to identify novel components involved in cellular functions, including those important in industrial applications.…”
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Creating novel approaches to mitigate aflatoxin risk in food and feed with lactic acid bacteria—Mold growth inhibition and aflatoxin binding by Ahlberg, Sara H., Joutsjoki, V., Korhonen, H.

“…Aflatoxin binding is more complex. Binding is a reversible reaction, which occurs on bacterial surfaces and involves interaction with carbohydrates, peptidoglycan and to some extent protein structures. …”
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Donor demands and uses for evidence of research impact - the case of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) by Raitzer, David A., Winkel, Klaus

“…Follow-up interviews of representatives of 26 CGIAR Members illustrate that agricultural research funding decisions within Member agencies are complex, and the consideration of patterns of past impact in these deliberations is often less than central. …”
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Phosphorus response of maize grown on alfisols of southern Nigeria by Kang, B.T., Osiname, O. A.

“…On the Egbeda soil (Oxic Paleustalf), which is derived from basement complex rocks, five seasons of maize croppings were done from 1971 to 1973 using a split-plot design with three replications. …”
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