Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) is a member of the genus Alphacoronavirus in the family Coronaviridae.It causes acute watery diarrhoea and vomiting in piglets with high a mortality rate.Currently, the GII genotype, PEDV, possesses a high separation rate in wild strains and is usually reported in immunity failure cases, which indicates a nee
Development of the Multi-Beam Transmission Line for DTT ECRH system
The DTT tokamak, whose construction is starting in Frascati (Italy), will be equipped with an ECRH system of 16 MW for the first operation phase and with a total of 32 gyrotrons (170 GHz, ? 1 MW, 100 s), organized in 4 clusters of 8 units each in the final design stage.To transmit this large number of power beams from the gyrotron hall to the torus
A review of biotechnological approaches towards crop improvement in African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst. Ex A. Rich.)
Globally, climate change is a major factor that contributes significantly to food and nutrition insecurity, limiting crop yield and availability.Although efforts are being made to curb food insecurity, millions of people still suffer from malnutrition.For the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal of Food Security to be achieved, diverse
Co-production of ecosystem services through agricultural practices: perception of stakeholders supporting smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon
This paper investigates the perceptions of a diversity of stakeholders supporting smallholders in the eastern Brazilian Amazon about ecosystem services and agricultural practices.Our results come from 30?semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in two contrasting municipalities in this region (Paragominas and Irituia).We identified 17?diffe