Healthy food prescription incentive programme for adults with type 2 diabetes who are experiencing food insecurity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, modelling and implem... by Colleen Norris, Tyler Williamson, Richard Oster, Dana Lee Olstad, Laura White, David J T Campbell, Sharlette Dunn, Kim D Raine, Mary L'Abbé, Richard Lewanczuk, Lorraine L Lipscombe, Eldon Spackman, Reed Beall, Kienan Williams, Sara Scott, Gabrielle L Zimmermann, Kerry A McBrien, Kieran J D Steer, Catherine B Chan, Sheila Tyminski, Seth Berkowitz, Alun L Edwards, Terry Saunders-Smith, Saania Tariq, Naomi Popeski, Sara Nejatinamini, Aruba Naser, Carlota Basualdo-Hammond, Petra O’Connell, Judy Seidel, Jason Cabaj

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Assessment of the magnitude, economic impact, and factors associated with expired veterinary pharmaceuticals in animal health facilities in South Wollo, Ethiopia by Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Ermias Belay Mekonnen, Abebe Tesfaye Gessese, Kassahun Berrie, Achenef Melaku Beyene, Bereket Dessalegn

“…To mitigate the expiration rate of veterinary pharmaceuticals, collaboration among multidisciplinary veterinary professionals, the Ethiopian Agricultural Authority, pharmaceutical supply chain agency, and researchers is essential.…”
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Effects of natural carotenoid (carrot and red bell pepper) on growth performance, digestive enzymes and antioxidant enzymes in koi, Cyprinus rubrofuscus by Abbas Zamani

“…Nowadays, in many studies, using carotenoid obtained from agricultural sources, especially carotenoids found in plants, has been considered in fish diet and shown a high capacity than the artificial carotenoid in order to improve fish growth. …”
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Are bacterial communities and aggregation in fragile soils influenced by the management system? by Tiago Paula da Silva, Caio Simões dos Santos Nicolau, Carlos Wagner Ribeiro Junqueira, Gustavo Souza Lima Sant’Anna, Everaldo Zonta, Nivaldo Schultz, Irene da Silva Coelho, Marcos Gervasio Pereira

“…Light-textured soils are widely distributed globally and, despite their limitations, have been integrated into agricultural production systems. This study aimed to assess how management systems—conventional tillage (CT) and no-till (NT)—affect aggregate formation pathways (physicogenic and biogenic) and bacterial communities. …”
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Priority trends and prospects of blackberry breeding in conditions of Central Russia by L. A. Gruner, B. B. Kornilov

“…It is also possible to grow here (with shelter for the winter) the cultivars already created abroad that can give with the right agricultural technology a good industrial harvest, which is confirmed by the practice of amateur and farm gardening, as well as scientific research. …”
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Dynamic monitoring and drivers of ecological environmental quality in the Three-North region, China: Insights based on remote sensing ecological index by Leyi Zhang, Xia Li, Xiuhua Liu, Zhiyang Lian, Guozhuang Zhang, Zuyu Liu, Shuangxian An, Yuexiao Ren, Yile Li, Shangdong Liu

“…The land-use variations in forests, shrubs, grasslands, and croplands driven by ecological restoration and agricultural policies exerted a positive impact on RSEI. …”
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Variability and correlations of economically valuable traits in cowpea from the VIR collection in the environments of Astrakhan provincer by M. V. Gurkina

“…The problem of a deficit in vegetable protein and the need to diversify agricultural produce require involvement of new and little-known crops, such as cowpea, in the production. …”
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A basis water quality monitoring plan for rehabilitation and protection by M. Enriquez, R. Tanhueco

“…The existing activities in the surrounding residential, commercial and agricultural areas contributed to water contamination as aggravated by the unreliable drainage system, absence of proper sanitation facilities, and collection and disposal behavior of the community. …”
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Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments and Their Impact on Water Quality in Andean Micro-watersheds: A Study of the Colorado and Alajua Rivers in the Ambato River Watershed, Tungurahu... by Rodny Peñafiel, Fabián Rodrigo Morales-Fiallos, Bolivar Paredes-Beltran, Dilon Moya, Adriana Jacqueline Frias Carrion and Belén Moreano

“…Geological factors likely contribute to the concentration of heavy metals in the upper segments of the rivers, while agricultural runoff may contribute to concentrations in the lower segments. …”
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NEW MID-SEASON SPRING BARLEY CULTIVAR OMSKY 101 by P. N. Nikolaev, O. A. Yusova, N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova, J. V. Ryapolova

“…The seeding rate was 4 million viable seeds per 1 ha. Agricultural practice in the experiment was conventional for the West Siberian region. …”
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Comparative abundance and diversity of populations of the Pseudomonas syringae and Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae species complexes throughout the Durance River catchment from its Fren... by Morris, C.E., Lacroix, C., Chandeysson, C., Guilbaud, C., Monteil, C., Piry, S., Rochelle Newall, E., Fiorini, S., Van Gijsegem, F., Barny, M.A., Berge, O.

“…Here we have compared the seasonal dynamics of populations of the Pseudomonas syringae (Psy) and the Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) species complexes along a 270 km stretch of the Durance River from the upstream alpine reaches to the downstream agricultural production areas at the confluence with the Rhone River at Avignon. …”
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Spatiotemporal variations of surface and groundwater interactions under climate and land use land cover change scenarios by Kotapati Narayana Loukika, Venkata Reddy Keesara, Eswar Sai Buri, Venkataramana Sridhar

“…The future LULCs are projected using the DynaCLUE model for three user-defined scenarios such as past trend (scenario 1), drastic change in built-up and barren land (scenario 2), and restricted agricultural land (scenario 3). For projecting the interactions under both changing climate and LULC, LULC scenario 1 was used for near-future period, LULC scenario 2 for mid-future period, and LULC scenario 3 for far future period. …”
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Evaluation of mechanical and thermal performance of jute and coconut fiber-reinforced epoxy composites with rice husk ash for wall insulation applications by Md. Ahtesham Akhter, Dipayan Mondal, Arup Kumar Debnath, Md. Ashraful Islam, Md. Sanaul Rabbi

“…Moreover, the scope of this study is to explore agricultural waste to reduce environmental impact and enhance energy efficiency through thermal insulation inserted inside the domestic building's wall.…”
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Modelling pre-Hispanic settlement patterns in Alto de Toche, Colombia by César Augusto Velandia, Daniel Ramírez, Jhony Carvajal, David Bejarano

“…The authors conclude that the patterns respond to a territorial understanding of its resources and the vertical exploitation of the agricultural thermal floors and micro-watersheds, associated with the east-west solar illumination over both sides of the Tochecito River basin; linked with the transit between ridges and steep slopes, through the network of pathways that originated the Quindío Trail. …”
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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…At the time of the survey, they were working on the fringes of the salaried sector (building and civil engineering, car washing, domestic work, agricultural work, commerce, shoemaking) or in call centres in Rabat or Casablanca…”
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Results of sea buckthorn breeding in the Southern Urals by A. A. Vasiliev, F. M. Gasimov, V. S. Ilyin

“…Their cultivation in Chelyabinsk Province is possible only with advanced agricultural practices.…”
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Influence of land cover change on atmospheric organic gases, aerosols, and radiative effects by R. Vella, R. Vella, M. Forrest, A. Pozzer, A. Pozzer, A. P. Tsimpidi, T. Hickler, T. Hickler, J. Lelieveld, J. Lelieveld, H. Tost

“…Human activities have extensively altered natural vegetation cover, primarily by converting forests into agricultural land. In this work, a global atmospheric chemistry–climate model, coupled with a dynamic global vegetation model, was employed to study the impacts of perturbing the biosphere through human-induced land use change, thereby exploring changes in BVOC emissions and the atmospheric aerosol burden. …”
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Discovery of reproductive tissue-associated bacteria and the modes of microbiota acquisition in male honey bees (drones) by Alexis Burks, Patrick Gallagher, Kasie Raymann

“…ABSTRACT Honey bees are the third most economically important agricultural animal in the world due to their role as pollinators. …”
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Assessment of borehole water quality in Nwadzekudzeku village, Giyani, Limpopo Province, South Africa: Implication for potential human health risks by Tsakane Patience Maluleke, Sifelani Dube, Emmanuel Daanoba Sunkari, Abayneh Ataro Ambushe

“…Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that the hydrochemical parameters were enriched in the aquifer through ion exchange reaction, dissolution of silicate minerals from the mafic-ultramafic lithologies, and agricultural activities. Children are the hypersensitive population with respect to nitrate toxicity in water as they show cumulative hazard index (HI) values ranging from 0.02 - 6.59 with an average value of 2.49, whereas HI for adults ranged from 0.02 - 4.71 with an average value of 1.78. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Environmental Parameters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Comprehensive Study and Future Projections by Mehjabeen Khan, Ruishan Chen

“…Projections show continued reductions in forests, vegetation, and agricultural lands, replaced by barren and built-up areas. …”
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