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Fire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods: a case of positive reinforcement by Chokkalingam, U., Tacconi, L., Ruchiat, Y.

“…Many of these degraded areas continue to be subject to annual, largerly uncontrolled, burning in the dry season for fish extraction. …”
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Occupational exposure to pesticides: blood cholinesterase activity in a farming community in Ghana by Ntow, W.J., Tagoe, L.M., Drechsel, Pay, Kelderman, P., Nyarko, E., Gijzen, H.J.

“…Complete data were gathered for 63 farmers at Akumadan (exposed) and 58 control subjects at Tono, both prominent vegetable farming communities in Ghana, by means of a questionnaire and blood cholinesterase analyses (acetylcholine-assay). …”
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Short-term variation in aggregation and particulate organic matter under crops and pastures by Freibauer, A., Westerhof, R, Ayarza, Miguel Angel, Silva, J.E. da, Zech, W.

“…The results showed that Oxisol peds (>2 mm) were sensitive to land use and subject to significant seasonal turnover, indicating a similar behavior as in temperate soils. …”
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Diagnostique spécifique - haricot commun - à Walungu by Musungayi, T, Sperling, L., Graf, W, Lunze, Lubanga

“…The results of the survey led the team to emphasize the following research subjects: 1) fertility (incorporation of green manure, improved management of manure and compost, breeding of varieties tolerant to low soil fertility); 2) high-performance varieties (bush and climbers); 3) seed (multiplication in farmers` fields and improvement of diffusion channels).…”
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Investigations into traditionally managed Djallonke-sheep production in the humid and subhumid zones of Asante, Ghana. III. Relationship between birth weight, preweaning growth, an... by London, J.C., Weniger, J.H.

“…Birth weight, which is subject to difference to prenatal nutrition, increased with parities to the fifth among the subhumid zone (SH = 1.89 kg) dams and to the sixth among the humid zone (H = 1.71 kg) dams. …”
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Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes, with special reference to Haemonchus contortus, in three breeds of goats in Kenya by Shavulimo, R.S., Rurangirwa, F.R., Ruvuna, F., James, A.D., Ellis, P.R, McGuire, T.

“…It was inferred that due to lack of challenge resulting from their selective (browsing) habits, goats have not been subjected to natural genetic selection for resistance to haemonchosis. …”
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Minimizing flood damage and augmenting dry season water availability: prospects for floodwater harvesting and underground storage in Sri Lanka by Eriyagama, Nishadi, Muthuwatta, Lal P., Thilakarathne, Madusanka

“…Preliminary results indicate three main clusters of highly suitable districts, subject to favourable geological conditions. Cluster 1 consists of Ampara and Batticalao, Cluster 2 of Kurunegala, Anuradhapura and Mannar, and Cluster 3 of Ratnapura. …”
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How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh by Das, N., Yasmi, R., Ara, J., Kamruzzaman, M., Davis, P., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Roy, Q.

“…The program provided female members of ultra poor households with assets that could be maintained at home (primarily livestock such as cattle, goats, and poultry birds), as well as intensive training on how to use the assets for income -generating activities. Training subject matter included management practices and how to use improved technology. …”
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Hydrophilic antioxidants from Andean tomato landraces assessed by their bioactivities in vitro and in vivo by Di Paola Naranjo, Romina Daniela, Otaiza, Santiago, Saragusti, Alejandra Cristina, Baroni, María Verónica, Carranza, Andrea del Valle, Peralta, Iris Edith, Valle, Estela Marta, Carrari, Fernando, Asis, Ramón

“…For in vivo biological activities we used a procedure based on Caenorhabditis elegans subjected to thermal stress. In addition, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was also used as a rapid screening system to evaluate tomato antioxidant capacity. …”
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Conflict between the Greater Rhea and humans in agricultural landscapes: implications for conservation of the last large herbivore of the southern Pampas by Pedrana, Julieta, Bernad, Lucía, Maceira, Nestor Oscar, Isacch, Juan Pablo

“…However, the natural grasslands of SESA have been subject to major transformation through agricultural development, primarily grazing, cropping and afforestation. …”
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Transcriptome changes in grapevine (Vitis viniferaL.) cv. Malbec leaves induced by ultraviolet-B radiation by Pontin, Mariela Ana, Piccoli, Patricia Noemí, Francisco, Rita, Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén, Martinez-Zapater, José M., Lijavetzky, Diego

“…In this paper we investigate the gene expression responses of leaves from in vitro cultured Vitis vinifera cv. Malbec plants subjected to the same dose of biologically effective UV-B radiation (4.75 kJ m-2 d-1) administered at two different fluence rates (16 h at ≅ 8.25 μW cm-2, 4 h at ≅ 33 μW cm-2) using a new custom made GrapeGen Affymetrix GeneChip®.…”
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Rickettsia infection in Amblyomma tonelliae, a tick species from the Amblyomma cajennense complex by Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Cicuttin, Gabriel L., Mangold, Atilio Jose, Mastropaolo, Mariano, de Salvo, María Nazarena, Nava, Santiago

“…The present study was performed to evaluate the Rickettsia infection in Amblyomma tonelliae ticks from Argentina. All ticks were subjected to DNA extraction and tested by a battery of PCRs to amplify fragments of four rickettsial genes, 23S-5S, gltA, ompA and htrA. …”
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes associated with milk yield in Argentinean Holstein and Holstein x Jersey cows by Raschia, Maria Agustina, Nani, Juan Pablo, Maizon, Daniel Omar, Beribe, Maria Jose, Amadio, Ariel, Poli, Mario Andres

“…The genotypes obtained were subjected to association studies considering the whole population and discriminating the population by Holstein breed percentage. …”
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Texture and color analysis of lentils and rice for instant meal using image processing techniques by Pieniazek, Facundo, Sancho, Ana Maria, Messina, Valeria

“…An image-based method was used to evaluate texture and color in lentils and rice subjected to freeze-drying for an instant meal. Cooked and cooked freeze-dried rehydrated lentils and rice were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Response surface methodology study on the effects of sodium chloride and sodium tripolyphosphate concentrations, pressure level and holding time on beef patties properties by Szerman, Natalia, Ferrari, Romina, Sancho, Ana Maria, Vaudagna, Sergio Ramon

“…Patties were manufactured with lean beef (80%w/w), fat (10%w/w), water (10%w/w) and NaCl and STPP concentrations according to the design and were subjected to high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatments according the design. …”
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Development of a simplified NASBA protocol for detecting viable cells of the citrus pathogen Xanthomonas citri subsp citri under different treatments by Scuderi, Giuseppe, Golmohammadi, Morteza, Cubero, Jaime, López, María M., Cirvilleri, G., Llop, Pablo

“…The usefulness of the method has been confirmed with bacterial suspensions subjected to different heat treatments and to sodium orthophenylphenate.…”
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Nutrición mineral y actividad de nitrato reductasa en cafetos afectados por deficiencias minerales by Cavallini, J.A, Carvajal, J.F

“…After this period of adaptation, the experimental plants were subjected to mineral deficiencies and were kept under control for 100 days. …”
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Some agronomic practices affecting the quality of Kenya coffee by Blore, T.W.D.

“…Quality samples from field trials at the Coffee Research Station at Ruiru and from Substations in other parts of Kenya were submitted to the Coffee Marketing Board Liquorer for his comments. These were then subjected to frequency: analysis. 2. Prolonged mulching with Elephant Grass had adverse effects on the quality of the coffee. …”
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Utfodring av rovdjur i jakt- och viltturism by Cöster, Martina

“…The aim of this study was performed with interviews of various participants in the industry and considered in relation to ethics and ethological discussions in the literature written on the subject. Independent of who was interviewed they all thought that if the attraction was done correctly, didn’t hurt anyone and the society it was accepted, there should not be any problem to develop the wildlife tourism. …”
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The use of tissue culture methods for producing resistant material of Aesculus hippocastanum : a literature study by Pettersson, Johan

“…The horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum is a European species of broadleaf trees classified as vulnerable. The species is subjected to many pathogens and pests threatening its survival. …”