Implications of Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) on Rural Farmers’ Productivity in Selected Districts of Sierra Leone by Mohamed Ngegba, Emmanuel Hinckley, Muctar Koroma, Alfred Ngegba, Oladimeji Oladele

“…A total of 625 individuals were included, among whom 172 (27.0%) were vegetable farmers, 224 (35.8%) were tree-crop farmers and 226 (36.2%) were rice farmers. The result indicates a prevalence of parasitic infection among farmers shown by 58.4% eggs/ova in stool from the three districts. …”
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Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Mapping Food Crops using Sentinel-2A Imagery in West Java, Indonesia by Ridwana Riki, Kamal Muhammad, Arjasakusuma Sanjiwana, Rabbi Muh Fiqri Abdi

“…The aim of this research is to evaluate machine learning models in mapping and calculating the area of food crops (rice) in West Java Province, Indonesia. Google Earth Engine is used in this study as a big data cloud computing platform for remote sensing. …”
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Design of Negative Pressure Spiral Feeding Device for Tangential and Longitudinal Axial Intersection of Combine Harvester by Zhong Tang, Xiyao Li, Xinda Chen, Yang Chen

“…A difficult problem occurred with straw clogging at the tangential and longitudinal axial intersection of rice combine harvesters, which seriously affected the efficiency and reliability of the threshing cylinder. …”
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Recycling agroâindustrial waste to produce amylase and characterizing amylaseâgold nanoparticle composite by Aditya Mojumdar, Jashmini Deka

“…Method This study is divided into two parts, in the first part various agro-industrial waste substrates, such as wheat bran, rice bran and potato peel were used to produce alpha-amylase using solid-state fermentation (SSF). …”
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Unveiling Future Trends in Employer Branding: Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis by SHIMMY FRANCIS, SANGEETHA R

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The Effects of Controlled Drainage on N Concentration and Loss in Paddy Field by Bin Lu, Guangcheng Shao, Shuang’en Yu, Shiqiang Wu, Xinghua Xie

“…A series of PFCD tests at four major growth stages of rice were conducted by use of 18 lysimeters. Concentration of ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) and nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) in surface and subsurface paddy water was observed. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Quince Seed Extract On Physical and Sensorial Properties of Gluten-Free Cake Batter Formulations by Sinem Argun, Ceren Cokeker, Emrah Kırtıl

“…This work concentrated on improving the quality and consumer acceptance of gluten-free cakes made out of rice flour by using quince seed extract, which is a unique hydrocolloid product that exhibits emulsification properties. …”
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Identification of quantitative trait loci for yield traits and fine-mapping of qGW4 using the chromosome segment substitution line-Z708 and dissected single-segment substitution li... by Kai Zhou, Jinjin Yu, Zhaopeng Yu, Chunyu Chi, Jialin Ren, Zhuowen Zhao, Han Zhang, Yinghua Ling, Changwei Zhang, Fangming Zhao

“…Identifying quantitative trait loci (QTL) for yield traits using single-segment substitution lines (SSSL) is essential for both targeted breeding and functional analysis of key genes. Here, a wide-grain rice chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL), Z708, carrying four substitution segments from Jinhui35 in the genetic background of Xihui18, was used to identify the QTL associated with grain size. …”
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Effects of Organic Substrate Amendments on Selected Organic Fractions and Biochemical Parameters under Different Soils by Nguyen Do Chau Giang, Tran Van Dung, Nguyen Minh Dong, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Vu Van Long

“…Soil samples were amended at a rate of 5 tons ha−1 with (1) water hyacinth compost, (2) sugarcane filter cake compost, (3) biogas sludge-rice straw compost, (4) vermicompost, and (5) sludge. …”
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A Preference-Oriented Multi-Criteria Decision Model for Stunting-Prevention Food Basket Ranking using AHP-TOPSIS by Alvin Muhammad ‘Ainul Yaqin, Mifthahul Janna Rosyid, Vridayani Anggi Leksono, Amanda Dwi Wantira

“…The findings indicated that food basket 3, priced at Rp209,857 and yielding 1,854.96 kcal, consisted of rice weighing 3.63 kg, duck egg weighing 1.16 kg, milkfish weighing 0.65 kg, tuna weighing 0.06 kg, cauliflower weighing 0.17 kg, kale weighing 3.46 kg, and dragon fruit weighing 1.87 kg. …”
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Poétiques de l’altérité : lecture croisée de J.-H. Rosny aîné et Stanley G. Weinbaum by François Laforge

“…They also attempted to create totally different worlds in the aforementioned works and refused plain reduplicative imagination, unlike many previous or contemporary Science Fiction writers, such as Edgar Rice Burroughs or Gustave Le Rouge, who had both set adventure stories on Mars, at the beginning of the 20th Century. …”
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The effect of biochar and liquid organic fertilizer to Mentha spicata physiological activities by Rahayu Muji, Rahmawan Bayutama, Sakya Amalia Tetrani, Setyawati Andriyana, Handoyo Gani Cahyo, Anggraini Rissa Kurnia

“…The type of biochar consists of no biochar treatment, palm fiber biochar, and rice husk biochar. Fish waste liquid organic fertilizer consists of no LOF treatment, 5 ml/L water, 10 ml/L water, and P3 15 ml/L water. …”
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Endophytic Bacteria Ability in Controlling Damping Off and Sclerotium Wilt (Sclerotium rolfsii) in Soybean by Husda Marwan, Sri Mulyati, Weni Wilia

“…The ability of endophytic bacteria to inhibit S. rolfsii was carried out on 44 isolates that isolated from soybean, rice and banana. The ability of endophytic bacteria to control damping off disease was carried out on 13 isolates were selected in vitro (BE-CW1, BE-M1, BE-M2, BE-M3, BE-M4, BE-S1, BE-S6, BE-S13, BE-S14, BE -BRRG2, BE-KH1), and also fungicides and two controls (healthy plant and diseased plant). …”
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Gluten-free instant noodles based on mocaf flour by Ariani Dini, Rahayu Novita Herawati Ervika, Nurhayati Rifa, Angwar Mukhamad

“…Methods: The experimental design used a completely randomized design with five variations of rice flour and sago flour. Five noodle formulas were tested for their physical and sensory properties. …”
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Study on the antifungal potential of Piper betle methanol extract against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides cutinase by Nhung Nguyen Thi Ai, Hai Nguyen Thi Thanh, Quang Thanh Bui, Vinh Phu Nguyen, Tu Quy Phan

“… Piper betle methanol extract and its compositional characteristics had been evidenced for their effective inhibitability against rice-blast fungus. In this work, they were subjected for further computational efforts to complete their bio-chemo-pharmacological profile, and broaden their anti-fungal potentiality against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides cutinase presentative (PDB-3DEA). …”
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Association between Maternal Dietary Diversity and Low Birth Weight in Central India: A Case-Control Study by Shantanu Sharma, Sonali Maheshwari, Sunil Mehra

“…Women’s diets mainly consisted of grains, such as wheat, rice, maize, and roots and tubers. Eggs and meat were consumed by less than 1% of the women. …”
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Safety of mineral salt containing potassium and magnesium as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Ángeles Jos, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Harry J. McArdle, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Emanuela Turla, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst

“…The NF is intended to be added to meat, sausages and dishes based on pasta, rice and other cereals. Taking into account the composition of the NF and the proposed use and use levels, the Panel considers that the consumption of the NF is not nutritionally disadvantageous. …”
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Newly developed genomic SSR markers revealed the population structure and genetic characteristics of abaca (Musa textilis Nee) by Mariecris Rizalyn R. Mendoza, Antonio C. Laurena, Maria Genaleen Q. Diaz, Eureka Teresa M. Ocampo, Tonette P. Laude, Antonio G. Lalusin

“…Previous studies have relied on molecular markers designed for other Musa species or distant genera like rice, limiting accurate genetic characterization and germplasm conservation. …”
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Effect of Lime, Humic Acid and Moisture Regime on the Availability of Zinc in Alfisol by Sushanta Kumar Naik, Dilip Kumar Das

“…We conducted laboratory incubation experiments on a rice growing soil (Alfisol) to determine the effect of lime, humic acid and different moisture regimes on the availability of Zn. …”
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Changes in Ownership and Ulayat Land Use in Lumban Rau Timur Village, Toba Samosir by Hidayat Hidayat, Lukitaningsih Lukitaningsih

“…Communal land includes areas where ceremonies, graves, rice fields, livestock grazing areas, cultivated forests, expansion areas or settlement expansion, waters and forest areas, wild plants are managed and used together. …”
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