Search Results - "Ola, T"

Navigating toward resilient and inclusive seed systems by Westengen, Ola T, Dalle, Sarah Paule, Mulesa, Teshome Hunduma

“…Food systems face new climatic and socioecological challenges and farmers need a diversity of new plant varieties to respond to these. While plant breeding is…”
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Taking measure of an escape crop: Cassava relationality in a contemporary quilombo-remnant community by Roman, Gabriel Graton, Westengen, Ola T.

“…•In the quilombola community Espírito Santo do Itá, cassava is central to the organization of social and working life.•The specific relationality between the…”
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The imperial maize assemblage: maize dialectics in Malawi and India by Jakobsen, Jostein, Westengen, Ola T.

“…The 'grain hypothesis', postulated by James Scott, suggests that cereals are 'political crops' intrinsic to state formation. Drawing the classical agrarian…”
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Global ex-situ crop diversity conservation and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: assessing the current status by Westengen, Ola T, Jeppson, Simon, Guarino, Luigi

“…Ex-situ conservation of crop diversity is a global concern, and the development of an efficient and sustainable conservation system is a historic priority…”
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The political ecology of crops: From seed to state and capital by Fischer, Klara, Jakobsen, Jostein, Westengen, Ola T.

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Association between diet history and symptoms of individuals having recovered from COVID-19 by Sahloul, Ola T, Sahloul, Talaat M

“…Many studies show that people who eat a balanced diet have stronger immunity. The present work aimed to identify the effects of the diet history of COVID-19…”
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Inventory of on-farm sorghum landrace diversity and climate adaptation in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: implications for sorghum breeding and conservation by Semere, Tesfakiros, Fjellheim, Siri, Tsehaye, Yemane, Westengen, Ola T.

“…The study was conducted with the aim of inventorying and assessing the level of sorghum landraces richness, estimating the extent and patterns of phenotypic…”
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Nutritional and Antinutritional Potentials of Sorghum: A Comparative Study among Different Sorghum Landraces of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia by Semere, Tesfakiros, Tsehaye, Yemane, Tareke, Lijalem, Westengen, Ola T, Fjellheim, Siri

“…Sorghum is one of the staple food crops in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Despite this, limited research attention was given to the nutritional and antinutritional…”
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Exchange and experimentation: community seed banks strengthen farmers' seed systems in Northern Malawi by Vansant, Emilie C., Bezner Kerr, Rachel, Sørensen, Helle, Phiri, Isaiah, Westengen, Ola T.

“…In Sub-Saharan Africa, the cultivation of local crop varieties persists despite a political environment that favours commercial seed system development to…”
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Ethnolinguistic structuring of sorghum genetic diversity in Africa and the role of local seed systems by Westengen, Ola T., Okongo, Mark Atam, Onek, Leo, Berg, Trygve, Upadhyaya, Hari, Birkeland, Siri, Khalsa, Siri Dharma Kaur, Ring, Kristoffer H., Stenseth, Nils C., Brysting, Anne K.

“…Significance This paper shows that cultural factors play a key role in shaping the genetic structure in sorghum. We present molecular evidence of close…”
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Pregnancies in Young Adolescent Mothers: A Population-Based Study on 37 Million Births by Malabarey, Ola T., MD, Balayla, Jacques, Klam, Stephanie L., MD, Shrim, Alon, MD, Abenhaim, Haim A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objectives Pregnancy in young adolescents is often understudied. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of young maternal age on…”
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Ultrasound-guided monopolar versus bipolar radiofrequency ablation for genicular nerves in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain: A randomized controlled study by Elemam, Elsayed M., Abdel Dayem, Ola T., Mousa, Sherif A., Mohammed, Hanaa M.

“…This study compared between monopolar and bipolar radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the genicular nerves using ultrasound guidance (USG) in chronic knee…”
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Against the grain? A historical institutional analysis of access governance of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in Ethiopia by Mulesa, Teshome H., Westengen, Ola T.

“…Farmers' and breeders' access to a genetic diversity is essential for food system sustainability. The implementation of international agreements regulating…”
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Aflatoxin biocontrol effectiveness in the real world—Private sector-led efforts to manage aflatoxins in Nigeria through biocontrol-centered strategies by Ola, O. T., Ogedengbe, O. O., Raji, T. M., Eze, B., Chama, M., Ilori, O. N., Awofisayo, M. A., Kaptoge, L., Bandyopadhyay, R., Ortega-Beltran, A., Ndarubu, A. A.

“…Aflatoxins are toxic compounds produced by several Aspergillus species that contaminate various crops. The impact of aflatoxin on the health of humans and…”
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Safeguarding a global seed heritage from Syria to Svalbard by Westengen, Ola T., Lusty, Charlotte, Yazbek, Mariana, Amri, Ahmed, Asdal, Åsmund

“…Crop diversity underpins food security and adaptation to climate change. Concerted conservation efforts are needed to maintain and make this diversity…”
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A Comparison between the Effects of Propofol and Sevoflurane in Pediatric Strabismus Surgery on the Quality and Depth of Anesthesia by Abdeldayem, Ola T., Elsherbiny, Sameh M.

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From Policy Promises to Result through Innovation in African Agriculture? by Haug, Ruth, Nchimbi-Msolla, Susan, Murage, Alice, Moeletsi, Mokhele, Magalasi, Mufunanji, Mutimura, Mupenzi, Hundessa, Feyisa, Cacchiarelli, Luca, Westengen, Ola T.

“…The problem addressed in this paper is the challenge of moving from formulating policy goals to achieving the promised results. The purpose is to assess the…”
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Conductivity Enhancement in Carbon Nanocone Adhesive by Electric Field Induced Formation of Aligned Assemblies by Knaapila, Matti, Rømoen, Ola T, Svåsand, Eldrid, Pinheiro, Jean Patrick, Martinsen, Ørjan G, Buchanan, Mark, Skjeltorp, Arne T, Helgesen, Geir

“…We show how an alternating electric field can be used to assemble carbon nanocones (CNCs) and align these assemblies into microscopic wires in a commercial…”
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Intubation using laryngeal mask airway CTrach and laryngeal mask airway Fastrach in anesthetized non-paralyzed patients: a randomized controlled study by Abdel Dayem, Ola T., Farahat, Tamer M.

“…Background Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) CTrach has an integrated fiber optic bundle and battery-powered monitor that enable viewing the larynx. The LMA CTrach…”
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Spatial structure and climatic adaptation in African maize revealed by surveying SNP diversity in relation to global breeding and landrace panels by Westengen, Ola T, Berg, Paul R, Kent, Matthew P, Brysting, Anne K

“…Climate change threatens maize productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure food security, access to locally adapted genetic resources and varieties is an…”
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