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Measuring the food access dimension of food security: A critical review and mapping of indicators by Leroy, Jef L., Ruel, Marie T., Frongillo, Edward A., Harris, Jody, Ballard, Terri J.

“…With food security now a top priority for many governments and for the global development community, there is heightened awareness of the need to improve our understanding and measurement of food security.To bring clarity in the assessment of the food access dimension of food security at the household and individual level.For the most commonly used indicators, we reviewed their original purpose and construction, at what levels (household or individual) they were designed to be used, what components (quality, quantity, safety, and cultural acceptability) they were intended to reflect, and whether or not they have been tested for validity and comparability across contexts.We identified nine indicators and grouped them in three broad categories: experience-based, coping strategies, and dietary diversity. …”
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Flytt av stora träd som metod för att bevara gröna kulturmiljöer : med fokus på parkmiljöerna runt Station Haga i Göteborg by Walter, Maria

Studies on in Vitrro assessment of "drug resistance" in trypanosoma vivax. by Kitosi, D.S.

“…The reduced sensitivity of epimastigotes of CP 2171 to isometamidium in vitro was similar in cultures initiated from these cattle compared with results obtained in cultures initiated from cattle infected with the original stabilate.…”
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Cryopreservation of Digitalis obscura selected genotypes by encapsulation-dehydration by Sales, Ester, Nebauer, Sergio G., Arrillaga, I., Segura, J.

“…Cold-hardening of the in vitro cultures before sucrose treatment dramatically increased shoot recovery up to 86%. …”
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Farmer preferences for milpa diversity and genetically modified maize in Mexico: A latent class approach by Birol, Ekin, Villalba, Eric Rayn, Smale, Melinda

“…Maize originated in Mexico, where it is typically grown in association with other crops in themilpasystem. …”
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Ett gammalt kulturlandskap i Vindelfjällen by Jansson, Ulrika

“…Older traces include the remains of hearths and dwelling sites, but there are also remains, such as culturally modified trees (CMT's), resulting from more recent activities in forested areas. …”
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Trädgårdsparken : Kristinehovsparken. Förslag till parkupprustning av en kulturhistorisk miljö i Stockholms innerstad by Orefelt, Fredrika

Recognizing farmers' knowledge in development initiatives: Indigenous bee-keeping in Alaba Special Woreda, Southern Ethiopia by Shiferaw, A., Dindamo, B., Berhe, Kahsay, Tegegne, Azage, Hoekstra, Dirk

“…Findings show that knowledge of apiculture in Alaba originated from adjacent woreda and was adopted first in Besheno and surrounding area. …”
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Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa by Woldetsadik, D., Hailu, H., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Adam-Bradford, A., Mengistu, T., Evans, C. T., Madani, N., Mafika, T. P, Fleming, D. E. B.

“…Globally, spices are indispensable in the daily diet and play an important role in the socio-cultural setting of different communities. Forty turmeric and curry powder samples were collected from different market establishments and geographic locations in East Africa. …”
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Current Progress in Microbial Biocontrol of Banana Fusarium Wilt: A Systematic Review by Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi, Ramírez Maguiña, Héctor Andrés, Johnson Pozo, Luis Fernando, Ureta Sierra, Cledy, Cruz Luiz, Juancarlos Alejandro

“…A total of 118 studies were reviewed, covering the use of antagonistic microorganisms such as Trichoderma spp., Bacillus spp., Streptomyces spp., and Pseudomonas spp., both in pure cultures and in consortia. Most studies focused on controlling Foc TR4 in Cavendish subgroup bananas and originated from Asia. …”
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Ideology, social theory, and the environment by Sunderlin, William D.

“…Drawing on social theory, the author explains the philosophical origins of this tendency to rely on just one of three traditions, and why this poses a serious obstacle to conceptualizing the cause, nature, and resolution of environmental problems. …”
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Domestication and morphological variation in wild and cultivated populations of Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) in the area of the Drvar Valley, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Bosančić, Borut

“…Cornelian cherry has a profound cultural and traditional meaning to the people of the Drvar Valley. …”
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Variación y diferenciación genética y fenotípica de la cabra criolla neuquina en relación con su sistema rural campesino by Lanari, Maria Rosa

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From "participation" to "rights and responsibilities" in forest management: workable methods and unworkable assumptions in West Kalimantan, Indonesia by Colfer, C.J.P., Wadley, R.L.

“…This chapter reports the results of research in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, originally designed to assess quickly and easily the level and nature of participation by local people in forest management. …”
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Genetic diversity of isolated populations of Indonesian landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L.) collected in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo by Thomson, Michael J., Polato, Nicholas R., Prasetiyono, Joko, Trijatmiko, Kurniawan R., Silitonga, Tiur S., McCouch, Susan R.

“…Indigenous knowledge from local farmers was gathered about the names, origins, and uses of the landraces, which provides a rich background to compare with the genetic relationships of these traditional varieties.…”
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En inventering av säregna trädformer funna i Sverige by Karlsson, Asbjörn

“…The knowledge of the original trees and early propagation is meagre. In this study a selected group of trees were found through search of literature. …”
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Till synes orörd skog by Sivertsson, Kristoffer

“…These logging operations took place under a short but intensive time until the 1950s or 1960s. The sampling of culturally modified trees shows that there are very few left that originate from traditional land-use. …”
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Defining barriers to food systems sustainability: A novel conceptual framework by Even, Brice, Thai, Hang Thi Minh, Pham Thi, Huong Mai, Bene, Christophe

“…Building upon existing work, this paper introduces a comprehensive, integrated, and interdisciplinary framework to dissect the nature and origins of the barriers to food system sustainability. …”
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Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) – a peripheral empire commodity in French West Africa, 1894–1960 by Wardell, D.A., Elias, Marlène, Zida, M., Tapsoba, A., Rousseau, K., Gautier, D., Lovett, P.N., Bama, T.

“…This paper traces the origins of French colonial efforts to develop shea as a commodity of empire from the 1890s to independence in 1960. …”
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Global dissemination of a single mutation conferring white pericarp in rice by Sweeney, Megan T., Thomson, Michael J., Cho, Yong Gu, Park, Yong Jin, Williamson, Scott H., Bustamante, Carlos D., McCouch, Susan R.

“…Haplotype analysis revealed that the predominant mutation originated in the japonica subspecies and crossed both geographic and sterility barriers to move into the indica subspecies. …”
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