ON THE USE OF HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS TO MONITOR MISMANAGED PLASTIC WASTE FROM FOOD PACKAGING IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

On the use of household expenditure surveys to monitor mismanaged plastic waste from food packaging in low- and middle-income countries

Background: substantial increases in plastic production have resulted in plastics proliferating of in the environment, with subsequent seabed plastic deposition and ingestion by marine fauna.There is an urgent need to Lunge Pads monitor mismanaged plastic waste from household consumption.Household expenditure survey analysis has quantified mismanag

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Fireweed (Heartleaf nettle) Control in Pastures

Fireweed (Urtica chamaedryoides) (Figure 1) is native to Florida, but has only recently become problematic.This winter annual species is commonly observed in north and central Florida pastures, particularly in bareground areas (near feeding pens and under fences) as well as along tree lines where Dashcam forage grasses are less dense.It is particul

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The power of geohistorical boundaries for modeling the genetic background of human populations: The case of the rural catalan Pyrenees

The genetic variation of the European population at a macro-geographic scale follows genetic gradients which reflect main migration events.However, less is known about factors affecting mating patterns at a micro-geographic scale.In this study we have analyzed 726,718 autosomal single nucleotide variants in 435 individuals from the catalan Pyrenees

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Molecular characterization of genes encoding leucoanthocyanidin reductase involved in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in apple

Proanthocyanidins (PAs) are the major component of phenolics in apple, but mechanisms involved in PA biosynthesis remain unclear.Here, the relationship between the PA biosynthesis and the expression of genes encoding leucoanthocyanidin reductase (LAR) and anthocyanidin reductase (ANR) was investigated in fruit skin of one apple cultivar and three c

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