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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Coconuts"”.
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Infestation Patterns of the Coconut Mite, Eriophyes guerreronis (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae), on Coconuts and Resulting Yield Loss in Eastern Jamaica
Coconut mite populations and levels of damage to 2-, 4- and 10-month old Maypan and Red Malayan Dwarf nuts in Low and High Rainfall Zones of eastern Jamaica were evaluated. Damage due to the coconut mite was assessed by quantifying scarring of the nut surface, size reduction and copra yield. It was …
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Converting coconut husks into binderless particle board.
Coconuts grow abundantly in tropical regions, and the coconut husk is often discarded as waste. However, a new application has increased interest in developing this previously underutilized resource. Coconut pith has chemical reactivity due to its high lignin and phenolic content and can be …
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"Throw Me Something, Mister": The History of Carnival Throws in New Orleans
… New Orleans during Carnival. Beads, doubloons, coconuts, cups and other throws develop an inherent value, enticing crowds. People esteem throws enough to compete for them, with varying levels of intensity, along parade routes and on the streets of the French Quarter. The purchase of throws by …
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Eating empire, going local: Food, health, and sovereignty on Pohnpei, 1899-1986
… histories that converge on the island, of coconuts, rice, imported foods, and breadfruit. These foods illuminate the local and global forces that have delivered public health impacts and new political entanglements to the island. Eating Empire uses food and the analytic lenses it enables – …
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Socio-cultural changes in Thai beach resorts: a case study of Koh Samui Island, Thailand.
… in local agriculture which was dependent on coconuts, tourism seemed to be the only way for local people to survive. It is, therefore, difficult for them to blame tourism as a cause of the main socio-cultural problems in their community. Therefore, they try to apportion blame elsewhere, in …