Transcriptional Profiling Reveals the Wheat Defences against Fusarium Head Blight Disease Regulated by a NAC Transcription Factor by Monika Vranić, Alexandre Perochon, Fiona M. Doohan

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Influence of Traditional vs Alternative Dietary Carbohydrates Sources on the Large Intestinal Microbiota in Post-Weaning Piglets by Marco Tretola, Alice Luciano, Matteo Ottoboni, Antonella Baldi, Luciano Pinotti

“…In this study, common cereal grains were partially replaced by former foodstuffs products (FFPs) in post-weaning piglets’ diets, to investigate how these alternative ingredients influence the faecal microbiota in the post-weaning period. …”
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Nutritional Strategies to Mitigate Post-Weaning Challenges in Pigs: A Focus on Glucans, Vitamin D, and Selenium by John O’Doherty, Alison Dowley, Eadaoin Conway, Torres Sweeney

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Post-migration food habits of New Zealand South Asian migrants: Implications for health promotion practice by Sherly Parackal

“…Introduction: South Asian migrants in western countries have a high risk for diet related diseases post-migration. Hence knowledge on food habits that change post-migration, which are detrimental to health, are critical for health promotion initiatives to reduce this disease burden. …”
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Beta‐glucans from oats and/or barley in a ready‐to‐eat cereal manufactured via pressure cooking and reduction of blood‐glucose rise after consumption: evaluation of a health claim... by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel foods and Food allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, John Kearney, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Harry J McArdle, Androniki Naska, Carmen Pelaez, Kristina Pentieva, Frank Thies, Sophia Tsabouri, Marco Vinceti, Jean‐Louis Bresson, Alfonso Siani

“…Dose–response relationships were not tested, and no evidence has been provided that beta‐glucans incorporated into cereals processed using pressure cooking would exert a higher effect on post‐prandial glucose responses than beta‐glucans added to other carbohydrate containing foods. …”
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Yield Predictive Worth of Pre-Flowering and Post-Flowering Indicators of Nitrogen Economy in High Yielding Winter Wheat by Witold Szczepaniak, Witold Grzebisz, Jarosław Potarzycki

“…The N depletion from the leaves during the grain-filling period significantly depended on the grain density. The post-flowering uptake of N by wheat was affected by the grain density, which was affected by the N reserves in the stem. …”
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Bronze Age and Early Iron Age sickles in the evolution of the prehistoric аgricultural toolkit from Bulgaria by Maria Gurova, Georgi Ivanov, Ivo Cholakov, Lyuba Traikova

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Effectiveness of Soil-Applied and Post-Emergence Herbicides in Crops of Scarlet Grosbeak (Erythrina Erythrina) of the Northern Steppe of Ukraine by О. І. Цилюрик, Ю. І. Ткаліч, Н. В. Гончар, В. І. Козечко

“…The least effective was the insurance (post-emergence) herbicide based onMetribuzin 600 g / l, which helped to reduce the mass of common ragweed in the air-dry state byonly 10.7% compared to the control. …”
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Predicting the effect of the Common Agricultural Policy post-2020 using an agent-based model based on PMP methodology. by Michele Donati, Sara Calzolai, Lisa Baldi, Filippo Arfini

“… The objective of this study is to perform an ex-ante assessment of the potential impacts of agro-environmental measures included in the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), by estimating farmers' responsiveness in adopting organic agricultural practices and an eco-scheme that incentivises extensive forage systems. …”
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Chemical composition of essential oils of three Mentha species and their antifungal activity against selected phytopathogenic and post-harvest fungi by Silvia Giménez-Santamarina, Juan Antonio Llorens-Molina, Francisca Sempere-Ferre, Cristina Santamarina, Josefa Roselló, M. Pilar Santamarina

“…The postharvest life of most fruit, vegetables and cereals is limited by fungal proliferation. The chemical composition of Mentha piperita, M. spicata and M. suaveolens essential oils (EO), and the antifungal activity against four pathogenic and post-harvest fungi isolated from food, were herein investigated to evaluate their potential as natural food preservatives. …”
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Modern parameters of caesium-137 root uptake in natural and agricultural grass ecosystems of contaminated post-Chernobyl landscape, Russia by Tatiana Paramonova, Ekaterina Machaeva, Vladimir Belyaev

“…The estimation of modern parameters of 137Cs root uptake was conducted in natural meadow and agricultural ecosystems of post-Chernobyl landscapes of Tula region. The agrosystems with main crops of field rotation (barley, potatoes, rape, maize) occupying watersheds and slopes with arable chernozems are contaminated at a level 460-670 Bq/kg (4.7-6.0 Ci/km2); natural meadow ecosystems occupying lower parts of slopes and floodplains are contaminated at a level 620-710 Bq/kg (5.8-7.6 Ci/km2). …”
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Post-Harvest Insect Pests and Their Management Practices for Major Food and Export Crops in East Africa: An Ethiopian Case Study by Muez Berhe, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Mekasha Chichaybelu, Girma Demissie, Fetien Abay, Jagger Harvey

“…This study did a complete literature analysis on post-harvest pest and management measures with a focus on Ethiopia. …”
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Influence of Infill Level and Post-Processing on Physical Parameters and Betaine Content of Enriched 3D-Printed Sweet Snacks by Kristina Radoš, Kristian Pastor, Jovana Kojić, Saša Drakula, Filip Dujmić, Dubravka Novotni, Nikolina Čukelj Mustač

“…Betaine is a non-essential amino acid with proven functional properties and untapped potential for cereal food enrichment. While 3D printing represents a viable approach for manufacturing enriched cereal-based foods with novel shapes and textures, it is crucial to consider the impact of printing parameters and post-processing on the betaine content and properties of these products. …”
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Habitat use during post-pre-breeding period in a Rock Sparrow <em>Petronia petronia</em> population by Bruno Santucci, Andrea Pulvirenti, Samuele Ramellini, Marinella Miglio

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Post Disaster Agricultural Strategies for Food Sufficiency and Economic Resilience: Special Focus on Gorkha, Nepal in Relation to Barpak Earthquake, 2015 by Suroj Pokhrel

“…This research aims to find out post the disaster situation of food availability, consumption and food balance in Gorkha district, as well as to assure livelihoods support and economic resilience. …”
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Former food products have no detrimental effects on diet digestibility, growth performance and selected plasma variables in post-weaning piglets by Marco Tretola, Matteo Ottoboni, Alice Luciano, Luciana Rossi, Antonella Baldi, Luciano Pinotti

“…FFPs can partially replace cereal grains in post-weaning piglet’s diets without affecting growth performance.…”
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Evaluating the Effect of Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers on Exports in the Pre and Post China-Pak Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Period by Ahsan Abbas, Abdul Rauf, Shaista Mumtaz

“…The paper critically evaluates the impact of tariff and non-tariff barriers on Pakistan’s key exports in the pre- and post-CPFTA period. Further, the study quantifies the impact of non-tariff barriers using quantitative techniques of restrictiveness index, converge ratio, and frequency index with 4-digit H.S. code industry-level data. …”
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Exploring the hidden part of the iceberg: Post-partum weight retention among mothers and its association with sociodemographic, cultural and behavioural factors by Saranshi Nagpal, Smitha Chandrashekarappa, Sulochanadevi Chakrashali, J. Rakshitha, Narayana Murthy Mysore Ramaiah

“…Objectives: (1) Determine Post-Partum Weight Retention (PPWR) among Mothers at near one-year post delivery and determine its association with socio-demographic, cultural and behavioural factors. …”
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High post-anthesis temperature effects on bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain transcriptome during early grain-filling by Richard I. Kino, Till K. Pellny, Rowan A. C. Mitchell, Asier Gonzalez-Uriarte, Paola Tosi

“…Abstract Background High post-anthesis (p.a) temperatures reduce mature grain weights in wheat and other cereals. …”
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Transcription factors involved in abiotic stress responses in Maize (Zea mays L.) and their roles in enhanced productivity in the post genomics era by Roy Njoroge Kimotho, Elamin Hafiz Baillo, Zhengbin Zhang

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