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Granskning av rådande regelverk gällande slakt samt jakt och annan avlivning av visent (Bison bonasus) by Ekström, Elin

“…The aim of this study was to review current legislation in Sweden regarding the slaughter, hunting and other methods for killing European bison ( Bison bonasus ), in order to illustrate problems related to slaughter of animals in wildlife enclosures for food production. …”
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Revitalising urban landscape by Vaska, Inta

“…The overall purpose of this study is not to create a design proposal but to raise awareness and discussion about the problem and to illustrate examples of potential solutions.…”
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Planners’ notions of power : Analysis of practice stories about participatory planning in Latin America by Wessels, Theresa

“…The planners' practice stories illustrate how power can be exercised differently in the three dimensions and in the interplay of these dimensions in participatory planning processes. …”

Etanol by Backman, Erik

“…The purpose of this study is to illustrate the economics of ethanol as a fuel. How the Swedish market for ethanol is and how it evolved over time and what the future prospects are. …”
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Vaat functionality in cholinergic and dopaminergic neurons by Sharma, Swati

“…The protocol for vesicular uptake studies was optimized under different conditions. Results illustrated that VAAT over-expressing mice show higher DA uptake compared to WT, while KO mice show less vesicular uptake. …”

Interaction between dopamine and octopamine in Drosophila melanogaster brain by Magalam, Raghavendra

“…These observations illustrate the need to investigate the dopamine and octopamine interactions and their effects on longevity in another model organism, Drosophila melanogaster. …”
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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, DC, October 27-31, 1997: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The Group asked IAEG for impact assessments linking agricultural research with the objectives of donor agencies, and also short statements to illustrate the importance of investment in agricultural research. …”
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A proactive health, safety & environment risk management strategy by Englund, Erik

“…To put these costs in a perspective the, so called, cost-iceberg model has been used to illustrate the costs associated with environmental accidents and negligence. …”
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Food budget allocation efficiency: A missing component to help identify robust nutrition policies, with application to Rwanda by Marivoet, Wim

“…The analytical innovations are illustrated using a 2013/14 household consumption survey of Rwanda, a country characterized by both high calorie and micronutrient deficiencies. …”
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Local food system resilience in the context of shocks and crises: vulnerabilities and responses of agroecology-based farmers in Peru, Germany, and the United States by Chavez-Miguel, G., Hämmerle, J., González, A.P., Canetti, C., Gleich, P., Halfast, R.L., Feuchter, M., Buszydlo, D., Schwarz, L.M., Scheepstra, I., Haan, Stef de, Ccanto, R., Sieber, S., Bonatti, M.

“…Using mixed qualitative methods, we integrate the voices of (n = 25) farmers belonging to agroecology-based local food systems in Peru, Germany, and the United States with the aims of: (i) understanding the different crisis scenarios; (ii) determining the vulnerabilities induced in farmers; and (iii) identifying the responses and coping mechanisms that farmers deploy in response to shocks. The results illustrate how farmers are affected by the combined effects of labor shortages, rising input costs, high energy prices, and climate change. …”
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Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa by Arndt, Channing, Davies, Rob, Gabriel, Sherwin, Harris, Laurence, Makrelov, Konstantin, Robinson, Sherman, Anderson, Lillian

“…From public health, income distribution and food security perspectives, the remarkably rapid and severe shocks imposed because of Covid-19 illustrate the value of having in place transfer policies that support vulnerable households in the event of ‘black swan’ type shocks.…”
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Yielding profits? Low adoption of an improved mung bean seed variety in Southern Bangladesh by de Brauw, Alan, Kramer, Berber, Murphy, Mike

“…Using a simple model, we illustrate that modest uncertainty around the required quantity of seed per unit area of land can substantively impact the profitability of BM6 seeds for smallholders in our study context. …”
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Demand for complementary financial and technological tools for managing drought risk by Ward, Patrick S., Spielman, David J., Ortega, David L., Kumar, Neha, Minocha, Sumedha

“…In this study we examine farmers’ preferences for two distinct tools that allow them to manage drought risk: weather index insurance and a recently released drought-tolerant rice variety. We illustrate how these tools can independently address drought risk and demonstrate the potential for these tools to be combined in a complementary risk management product. …”
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Manual practico para la deteccion electroforetica de isoenzimas y otras proteinas by Hussain, A., Ramírez, H., Roca, W.

“…Procedures for the electrophoretic detection of isoenzymes and other proteins contained in cassava, beans, and legumes are described. Diagrams illustrating the construction and assembly of equipment required to conduct starch gel and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and protein electrophoresis are included. …”
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Analysis of blast resistance in rice, comparing biotechnology methods with traditional breeding by Amézquita, María Cristina, Martínez Racines, César Pompilio, Correa Victoria, Fernando J., Lema, Germán

“…The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an application of the logit model to compare biotechnology methods (Anther Culture) with the traditional breeding method (the Pedigree Method) in their efficiency to generate rice lines with stable resistance to blast, the most important disease of rice world-wide. …”
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El mejoramiento del arroz by Torres Castro, Edgar Alonso, Martínez Racines, César Pompilio

“…Rice improvement The main advantages and disadvantages of the methods most used by plant breeders in their attempt to develop varieties that respond to the needs of rice farmers, millers, consumers, and seed producers of the regional and global rice sector are described and illustrated with examples. Modern rice varieties have been developed using methods of phenotypical selection that little consider molecular structure. …”
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Phylogeny of digitaria sections Trichachne and Trichophorae (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) : a morphological and molecular analysis. New circumscription and synopsis by Lo Medico, Julia Mariela, Tosto, Daniela Sandra, Rua, Gabriel Hugo, Rugolo de Agrasar, Zulma Esther, Scataglini, Maria Amalia, Vega, Andrea Susana

“…The neotype of Trichachne sacchariflora Nees is herein designated. Complete illustrations of Digitaria eggersii, D. hitchcockii, and D. patens are provided. …”
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Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging as a tool to evaluate calyx senescence during the ripening of persimmon fruit treated with gibberellic acid by Fathi-Najafabadi, Ayoub, Besada, Cristina, Gil, Rebeca, Calatayud, María A., Salvador, Alejandra

“…Spatial images heterogeneity in the Fm/Fv measurements illustrates senescence and necrosis dynamics, which began in the apical area of sepals and progressed to the basal area. …”
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Varde ljus : kyrkogården : en meditativ park i nytt ljus by Sabel, Matilda

“…The thesis, which is mainly based on facts from litterature, location studies and interviews, contains of pure parts of fact, discussion parts, different types of analyses, reflections of the author, illustrations and photos from the graveyard at Galärvarvet and also a lighting proposal for the graveyard and its close environment. …”

Promising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa by Tenkouano, A., Lamien, Niéyidouba, Agogbua, J., Amah, D., Swennen, Rony L., Traoré, S., Thiemele, D., Aby, N., Kobenan, K., Gnonhouri, G., Yao, N., Astin, G., Sawadogo-Kabore, S., Tarpaga, V., Issa, W., Lokossou, B., Adjanohoun, A., Amadji, G.L., Adangnitode, S., Igue, K.A.D., Ortíz, R.

“…In 2016, the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique in Côte d’Ivoire included the hybrids in the improved cultivar directory. This R&D activity illustrates how three decades of crossbreeding, selection, and distribution led to local acceptance. …”
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