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The aim of this study was to identify and retrieve vitamin D supplementation recommendations in infants in the Asia Pacific region from fifteen Asian countries: Korea, Japan, China, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines.
10p vikoch 27-06-2024 2 1 Download
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Ebook "Resilient Asia: Fusion of traditional and modern systems for a sustainable future" summarizes three years of extensive research conducted in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam as part of the CECAR – Asia project, which was intended to enhance resilience to climate and ecosystem changes by developing mosaic systems to strengthen resilience of bio-production systems through the integration of large-scale modern agriculture systems with traditional, decentralized small-scale systems.
198p giangdongdinh 28-05-2024 3 1 Download
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Ebook "The painted stork: Ecology and conservation" will cover the entire range of the Painted Stork--beyond its stronghold in India and Sri Lanka to other countries--E Asia as well. For the sake of comparison, relevant information will be included about the other species of storks--both solitary as well as colonial, of Asia, as well as those in other parts of the world. Certainly plenty of references will be made about the work done on the American Wood Stork.
177p tracanhphuonghoa1007 22-04-2024 2 2 Download
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Cuốn sách Lịch sử của trà (History of tea) của tác giả Laura C. Martin do Nguyễn Huyền Linh dịch sẽ cung cấp một cái nhìn tổng quát, tinh tế và đầy thú vị về dòng chảy hai ngàn năm của thứ đồ uống quyền lực này, đưa chúng ta du ngoạn qua vùng rừng núi Trung Quốc với những câu chuyện thần thoại, qua phòng trà Nhật Bản với các nghi thức trà đạo khắt khe, qua cả những bữa tiệc trà phù phiếm tại Anh hay các đồn điền trà bát ngát ở Ấn Độ và Sri Lanka,...
122p longtimenosee05 13-03-2024 9 2 Download
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49XXXXY syndrome is the rarest X chromosome aneuploidy, with approximate incidence of 1:85,000– 100,000 male births. Worldwide, around 100 cases have been reported. In this report, we describe one such case seen in Sri Lanka.
3p vilazada 31-01-2024 3 2 Download
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Plasmodium ovale malaria, which was previously endemic to tropical Africa and the Southwest Pacific islands is now being reported from parts of Asia. In Sri Lanka, the indigenous transmission of malaria has not been documented since October 2012. Since then, there have been several imported cases of malaria, including P. ovale, which have been detected sporadically.
7p vitiki 30-01-2024 3 2 Download
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Ebook "Global tea breeding: Achievements, challenges and perspectives" provides a global review on biodiversity and biotechnology issues in tea breeding and selection. The contributions are written by experts from China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh, Korea, Nigeria, and etc., which countries amount to 90% of the world tea production. This book focuses on the germplasm, breeding and selection of tea cultivars for the production of black, green and Oolong teas from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze.
400p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 8 2 Download
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Ebook "Parliamentary control and government accountability in South Asia: A comparative analysis of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka" presents a comparative analysis of the role of parliamentary committees in securing government accountability in the three largest and most important functioning democracies in South Asia: Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
273p tuongnhuoclan 28-11-2023 4 3 Download
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Ebook "Education and skills for inclusive growth, green jobs and the greening of economies in Asia: Case study summaries of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam" presents an overview of the main research findings and case studies concerning education and skills for inclusive growth, green jobs and the greening of economies.
212p loivantrinh 29-10-2023 6 3 Download
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The clinical application of anthracycline chemotherapy is hindered due to the cumulative dosedependent cardiotoxicity followed by the oxidative stress initiated during the mechanism of action of anthracyclines.
17p vischultz 20-10-2023 1 1 Download
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Identification of traditional cooking methods of food that can be used as dietary interventions helps improve quality of life. This study evaluates the effects of different traditional preparation methods on in vitro bioaccessibility and microstructure of β-carotene and starch in yellow-fleshed manioc (YFM) found in Sri Lanka.
7p viisac 23-09-2023 6 1 Download
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Global studies have shown that under-nutrition, results for at least half of all childhood death worldwide and it has identified as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of risk factors of under-nutrition among children aged one to five years in the Batticaloa Medical Officer of Health area in Eastern province of Sri Lanka.
5p viisac 23-09-2023 2 1 Download
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Piper betle (Piperaceae) is one of the essential thermophilic plants in Asia zone, widely cultivated in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and other Southeast Asian countries (Karak S et al., 2018). The present study aimed to determine the chemical composition and anti-acetylcholinesterase, nitric oxide suppressing activities of Piper betle leaves oil collected from Quang Nam-Da Nang.
6p viberkshire 09-08-2023 7 4 Download
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According to the Asia-Pacific Real Estate Transparency Report 2018 of Jones Corridor Lasalle (JLL) with survey of 100 real estate markets (real estate) worldwide (divided into 5 groups: Super transparency, transparency, semi-transparency, poor transparency and non-transparency), at the present, Vietnam ranks 61 in terms of real estate transparency - the highest ranking in the group of “poor transparency” and is at the transitional threshold to the group of “semi-transparency”. Vietnam has the higher rank than Sri Lanka, Myanmar... in the group.
3p tethientran 27-07-2023 7 5 Download
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Dengue fever is one of the most common tropical diseases, with high prevalence in many tropical countries including Sri Lanka. Dengue infection can present from subclinical infection to dengue shock syndrome. Further, the disease also shows a variety of atypical presentations and has been reported to mimic a number of causes of acute abdomen.
4p vigamora 23-05-2023 9 3 Download
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Hump-nosed pit viper is a medically important deadly venomous snake in Sri Lanka and is the commonest cause of venomous snakebites in the country. It frequently causes local efects and systemic manifestations such as acute kidney injury and coagulopathy that occur in less than 10% of all bites.
5p vigamora 23-05-2023 3 2 Download
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Leber hereditary optic neuropathy is a genetic disease of mitochondrial inheritance characterized by bilateral irreversible vision loss, predominantly affecting males. We report the first genetically authenticated Sri Lankan case of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, illustrating its characteristic features of male predominance and variable penetrance.
5p videadpool 05-05-2023 3 2 Download
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Strongyloidiasis is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis mainly caused by Strongyloides stercoralis. It is endemic to the tropics and subtropics. Sri Lanka has a 0–1.6% prevalence rate. S. stercoralis infection was identified in a 33-year-old Sri Lankan male patient treated with corticosteroids for borderline lepromatous leprosy with adrenocortical dysfunction.
6p videadpool 05-05-2023 3 2 Download
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Sâm cau (Curculigo orchioides Gaertn) thuộc họ Hypoxidaceae là cây thân thảo, sống lâu năm. Theo một số tài liệu, sâm cau phân bố ở châu Mỹ (Hoa Kỳ), châu Á (Ấn Độ, Sri Lanka, Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản, Việt Nam, Lào, Thái Lan, Malaysia,...) và châu Đại Dương (Úc) (Chauhan et al., 2010; Asif, 2012). Bài viết trình bày sự đa dạng di truyền nguồn gen sâm cau (Curculigo orchioides Gaertn) bằng chỉ thị phân tử ISSR.
7p vipettigrew 21-03-2023 4 1 Download
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Bài viết nghiên cứu đánh giá khả năng kháng bệnh khảm lá trong tập đoàn giống sắn (Manihot esculenta Crantz) phục vụ công tác chọn tạo giống mới. Kết quả nghiên cứu thu được 9 dòng sắn có khả năng chống chịu khảm tốt với mức độ biểu hiện nhẹ (1-2 điểm) theo thang điểm của Hahn và cộng sự (1980); trong đó, nổi bật là dòng C-33 không chỉ có tính kháng khảm mà năng suất và hàm lượng tinh bột đều ở mức cho phép.
7p vipettigrew 21-03-2023 4 2 Download