Search Results - Performance Measurement.

Herbage accumulation and nutritive value of cultivar Mulato II, Congo grass, and Guinea grass cultivar C1 in a subhumid zone of West Africa by Nouhoun, Z., Tidiane, T.C., Epiphanie, S.T.B.P., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Prasad, Kodukula V.S.V., Blümmel, Michael, Balehegn, M., Ríos, E.F., Dubeux, J.C.B., Boote, Kenneth J., Adesogan, Adegbola T.

“…This 2‐yr study was performed under rainfed conditions at the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research research station in Farakoba, Burkina Faso. …”
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In vitro fermentation profile and methane production of Kikuyu grass harvested at different sward heights by Marín Gómez, Alejandra, Bindelle, Jérôme, Zubieta, Angel, Correa, Guillermo, Arango, Jacobo, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Carvalho, Paulo César De Faccio

“…In vitro incubations were performed under a randomized complete block design with four independent runs of each treatment. …”
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Variation in Onset of Leaf Unfolding and Wood Formation in a Central African Tropical Tree Species by Angoboy Ilondea, B., Beeckman, H., Acker, J. van, Bulcke, J. van den, Fayolle, A., Couralet, C., Hubau, W., Kafuti, C., Rousseau, M., Kaka di-Makwala, A., Bourland, N., Deklerck, V., Kasongo Yakusu, E., Ewango, C., Mil, T. de

“…Tree rings were measured on cores from 13 trees and growth synchrony was evaluated. …”
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Functionally prioritised whole-genome sequence variants improve the accuracy of genomic prediction for heat tolerance by Cheruiyot, E.K., Haile-Mariam, M., Cocks, B.G., MacLeod, I.M., Mrode, Raphael A., Pryce, J.E

“…The phenotypes used to measure an individual’s heat tolerance were defined as the rate of decline in milk production traits with rising temperature and humidity. …”
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Campylobacter positivity and public health risks in live bird markets, Busia, Kenya: A value chain analysis by Mbai, Josephat, Njoroge, Samuel M., Obonyo, M., Otieno, C., Owiny, M., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…Public health authorities/actors should consider appropriate targeting to improve sanitary measures and Campylobacter control strategies.…”
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Using high-resolution imagery and deep learning to classify land-use following deforestation: a case study in Ethiopia by Masolele, Robert N., Sy, Veronique de, Marcos, Diego, Verbesselt, Jan, Gieseke, Fabian, Mulatu, Kalkidan Ayele, Moges, Yitebitu, Sebrala, Heiru, Martius, Christopher, Herold, Martin

“…The models and products presented in this work can be used as a powerful data resource for governmental and forest monitoring agencies to design and monitor deforestation mitigation measures and data-driven land-use policy.…”
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Grain iron and zinc content is independent of anthocyanin accumulation in pigmented rice genotypes of Northeast region of India by Gogoi, Smrita, Singh, Sanjay, Swamy, B.P. Mallikarjuna, Das, Priyanka, Sarma, Debojit, Sarma, Ramendra Nath, Acharjee, Sumita, Deka, Sharmila Dutta

“…The genotype Jengoni accumulated the highest (186.9 μg g−1) Fe, while the highest Zn (119.9 μg g−1) content was measured in genotype Bora (Nagaon), The levels of Ferritin 2 gene expression were found to be significantly higher in Bora (Nagaon) (> 2-fold). …”
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Predicting the impact of secondary macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies on the responses of potato to site-specific fertilizer recommendations in Rwanda by Mahieu, S.

“…Principal component regression with the measured soil characteristics, supplemented by the agro-ecological zones and trial management practices, was performed to predict the concentrations of Ca, Mg, B, Mn, Zn, and Cu. …”
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Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis by Lee, E.-Y., Park, S., Kim, Y.-B., Liu, H., Mistry, P., Nguyen, K., Oh, Y., James, M.E., Lam, Steven, Lannoy, L. de, Larouche, R., Manyanga, T., Morrison, S.A., Prince, S.A., Ross-White, A., Vanderloo, L.M., Wachira, L.-J., Tremblay, M.S.

“…Narrative synthesis and meta-synthesis were performed. Results: Results across 44 studies encompassed 74,423 individuals, 530,142 observations/counts, and 2,029 households. 91% of studies were derived from high-income countries. …”
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Reusable plastic crates vs. wooden crates: Comparing microbial contamination and costs during long-distance transportation of tomatoes in Ethiopia by Gemeda, Biruk A., Amenu, Kebede, Ganser, C., Wagenberg, C.P.A. van, Girma, S., Bihon, W., Srinivasan, R., Guder, D., Abdurehman, A., Gelan, E., Friedlich, L.M., Danyluk, M.D., Havelaar, A.H., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…These findings underscore the potential of RPCs to enhance food safety and reduce postharvest losses, while highlighting the need for public health–driven incentives or policy measures to facilitate their wider adoption.…”
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Gendered work norms in Egypt: Evidence on preferences and social perceptions by Allen IV, James, Gilligan, Daniel O., Kurdi, Sikandra, Shokry, Nada, Yassa, Basma

“…We implement three survey-based experiments among economically disadvantaged households to elucidate these norms and measure their salience. A wage‐comparison choice experiment shows that households strongly prefer that men—not women—take on additional paid work, even when this preference entails substantial forgone income for the household. …”
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Identification of a rice stripe necrosis virus resistance locus and yield component QTLs using Oryza sativa x O. glaberrima introgression lines by Gutiérrez, A.G., Carabalí, Silvio J., Giraldo Pasmín, O.X., Martínez Racines, César Pompilio, Correa Victoria, Fernando J., Prado Patiño, Gustavo A., Tohme, Joseph M., Lorieux, Mathias

“…To illustrate the advantages and the power of quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection using substitution lines, a QTL detection was performed for scored traits. Transgressive segregation was observed for several traits measured in the population. …”
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A longitudinal survey of African swine fever in Uganda reveals high apparent disease incidence rates in domestic pigs, but absence of detectable persistent virus infections in bloo... by Muhangi, D., Masembe, C., Emanuelson, Ulf, Boqvist, Sofia, Mayega, L., Ademun, R.O., Bishop, Richard P., Ocaido, M., Berg, M., Ståhl, Karl

“…To obtain insight into the factors related to ASF outbreaks at the farm-level, a longitudinal study was performed in one of the major pig producing areas in central Uganda. …”
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The impact of cooperative, group, and individual ranching systems on resource productivity in South-Central Kenya. by Onchoke, S.N.

“…To address the cooperative and group ranch land subdivision issue, similar budget analyses were performed for the four individual ranch strata. Results revealed that stratum 4 had all positive net returns while the other three strata had negative net returns. …”
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Molecular tools in the evaluation of SIT programmes success against Ceratitis capitata in Spain: a review by Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz, Juan-Blasco, María, Pla, Ignacio, Argilés, Rafael, Castanera, Pedro, Urbaneja, Alberto

“…Methods: A mating competition test was initially performed in laboratory and then under semi-natural conditions, with different Ceratitis capitata Vienna-8 tsl release ratios. …”
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A multi-parameter texture characterization of "Rojo brillante" persimmon subject to different storage conditions by Vilhena, Nariane Q., Cervera-Chiner, Lourdes, Moreno, Ana, Gil, Rebeca, Moraga, Gemma, Salvador, Alejandra

“…Besides, a texture profile analysis (TPA) was performed to measure the parameters of hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, springiness, chewiness, resilience, and gumminess. …”
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Diversidad funcional de bosques muy húmedos tropicales en el noreste de Costa Rica a partir de rasgos foliares y densidad de la madera by Fernández Méndez, F.

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Evaluation the availability of biomass and woody regrowth capacity of pasture forage dry tropical Nicaragua by Lombo Ortiz, Darwin F.

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Functional diversity of tropical very humid forests in the northwest of Costa Rica according to leaf traits and wood basic density by Fernández Méndez, Fernando

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Tryckfördelning under nötkreaturs klövar på betongspaltgolv : inverkan av stavbredd och spaltvidd by Johansson, Karl-Henrik