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Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia by Banos, G., Girma, Mekonnen, Solomon, Bersabhe, Davoudi, P., Esatu, Wondmeneh, Dessie, Tadelle, Psifidi, A., Watson, K., Hanotte, Olivier H., Sánchez-Molano, E.

“…In the present study, we derived individual phenotypes for growth resilience of commercial free-ranging chickens to changing weather conditions in Ethiopia. In addition, we performed genomic association analyses to assess the genetic background of these phenotypes and identify potential candidate genes of interest. …”
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A mechanistic understanding of the effect of lime and compost on soil cadmium availability in cacao farms by Wiersma, Wietse, Favaro, Anna, Comans, Rob N.J., Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet, Groenenberg, Jan E.

“…The MSM showed a high ability to capture proportional changes in Cd availability enacted by the treatments based on changes in soil solution properties measured with a low-salt extraction (0.001 M Ca(NO3)2) or rhizon samplers. …”
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Participatory prevalence estimation: A pilot survey in Kenya by Hannah, H., Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F., Glanville, William A. de, Fèvre, Eric M.

“…There is a need to find locally and globally relevant surveillance tools to measure disease prevalence and inform control programs. …”
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Physically based rainfall: Runoff modelling in the northern Ethiopian highlands: The case of Mizewa watershed by Taffese, T.

“…A detailed review of existing rainwater management practices including mapping of locations were performed by surveying using high resolution hand – held Geographic Positioning System (GPS). …”
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Risk assessment of Salmonella in pork in Hanoi, Vietnam by Luu Quoc Toan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Bui Mai Huong

“…Appropriate practices for pork meat preparation and consumption at the household level need to me targeted as risk management measures.…”
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Visualizing clogging up of soil pores in tropical degraded soils and their impact on green water productivity by Tebebu, Tigist Y., Baver, C., Stoof, C., Steenhuis, Tammo S.

“…Unsaturated sand column experiments were performed by applying 0.04 g/ml soil water solution in two sand textures. …”
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Giving new sorghum variety options to resource-poor farmers in Nicaragua through participatory varietal selection by Trouche, G., Brocke, Kirsten vom, Aguirre Acuña, S., Chow, Z

“…Furthermore, by exploring wide genetic diversity, it was possible to release several farmer-preferred and high-performing varieties within a fairly short period.…”
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A geographical approach to identify phosphorus-efficient genotypes among landraces and wild ancestors of common bean by Beebe, Stephen E., Lynch, J, Galwey, Nicholas W., Tohme, Joseph M., Ochoa, Iván E.

“…Wild beans in general performed relatively poorly; it appears that P-efficiency traits in P. vulgaris have been acquired during or after domestication. …”
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Relating dietary diversity and food variety scores to vegetable production and socio-economic status of women in rural Tanzania by Keding, G.B., Msuya, JM, Maass, Brigitte L., Krawinkel, M.B.

“…The objective of the present study was to measure diversity in nutrition with dietary scores, and to assess their relationship to vegetable production and the socio-economic status of women in rural Tanzania. …”
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Response of cassava leaf area expansion to water deficit: Cell proliferation, cell expansion and delayed development by Alves, A.A.C., Setter, Tim L.

“…Leaves at 15 developmental stages from nearly full size to meristematic were sampled, and epidermal cell size and number were measured on leaves at four developmental stages. Key Results Leaf expansion and development were nearly halted during stress but resumed vigorously after rewatering. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of dengue and chikungunya infections among febrile children at Busia County Referral Hospital in western Kenya by Ambogo, I.N.

“…Recommendations: We recommend establishment of prevention measures and laboratory testing of febrile cases for chikungunya in these areas.…”
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Development of a colorimetric assay to assess drug susceptibilities in trypanosoma congolense. by Wasike, R.P.N.

“…This in vitro chemosensitivity assay is suitable for the screening of new compounds and for the identification of drug resistant trypanosome strains. It is easy to perform and enables one to process large numbers of samples…”
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Ground penetrating radar: a case study for estimating root bulking rate in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Delgado, Alfredo, Hays, Dirk B., Bruton, Richard K., Ceballos, H., Novo, Alexandre, Boi, Enrico, Selvaraj, Michael Gomez

“…When modeling is performed at the variety level, it is evident that the variety models for SM 1219-9 and TMS 60444 outperform the HMC-1 variety model (r2 = .77, .63 and .51 respectively). …”
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Utilization of the potentials of selected microorganisms as biocontrol and biofertilizer for enhanced crop improvement by Oyekanmi, E.O., Coyne, Danny L., Fawole, B.

“…The effect of microorganism`s application was compared with a nematicide (carbofuran) treatment, untreated control and a nematode only control. The parameters measured were nematode density, root damage due to plant parasitic nematode infection, relative leaf chlorophyll content and plant growth parameters. …”
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Experimental study of water flow and sulphate transport at monolith scale by Abbasi, F., Javaux, M., Vanclooster, M., Feyen, J., Wyseure, G., Nziguheba, Generose

“…In the laboratory, each monolith was equipped with different measuring devices to monitor soil water content, bulk soil electrical conductivity (ECa), soil temperature, pressure head, outlet flux, and pH. …”
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Links between energy access and food security in sub Saharan Africa: an exploratory review by Sola, P., Ochieng, C., Yila, Jummai Othniel, Iiyama, Miyuki

“…Overall, the review found coping measures for woodfuel scarcity to be highly contextual and influenced by geography, household economy and labour availability. …”
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Impact of stone bunds on temporal and spatial variability of soil physical properties: a field study from northern Ethiopia by Klik, Andreas, Schurz, Christoph, Strohmeier, Stefan, Demelash, Nigus, Ziadat, Feras M., Schwen, Andreas, Zucca, Claudio

“…Therefore, stone bunds are a successful measure to establish climate-resilient agriculture in the Ethiopian highlands.…”
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Resilience of farmers at water shortage situations in minor irrigation systems: a case study in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka by Wijekoon, W.M.S.M., Gunawardena, E.R.N., Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M.

“…The resilience of farming was measured using adaptive capacity or the risk management strategies used at household levels related to farming practices using 20 indicators. …”
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Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices by Miras-Ávalos, José M., Buesa, Ignacio, Yeves, Antonio, Pérez, Diego, Risco, David, Castel, Juan R., Intrigliolo, Diego S.

“…Grapes were collected from different experiments performed during three years in a 'Tempranillo' vineyard (Valencia, Spain). …”
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Modelling growth of genetically improved Norway spruce by Zeltins, Pauls

“…Since the middle of the 20th century breeding measures are active aiming for higher productivity and stem quality. …”
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