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Seeds of Passage
<p>Author's abstract: Seeds of Passage is an exhibition of sculptural ensembles I have created with found-objects, musing the Nobel Prize winning play, Death and the Horsemen, by Wole Soyinka. The play is based on the incident that took place in 1946 in the western region of Nigeria, when the …
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Sunflower Seeds & Quarter Waters
<p>Collection of personal poetry chronicling the lives, trials, and triumphs of five women in one family.</p>
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Seeds of Resistance; Harvesting Justice: An exploration of spaces where native seeds grow
… spaces that have been claimed for native seeds to grow as well as social, political, economic, spiritual and emotional ties that connect people to the land. Struggles seeking justice for native seeds are important components in understanding the evolution of the physical places and …
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Inheritance of Soluble Oligosaccharides in Soybean Seeds
… up the majority of the carbohydrates in soybean seeds. While sucrose is a desirable component of soybean seeds, raffinose and stachyose are considered to be anutritive factors and eliminating or reducing them appears to be a beneficial endeavour. The major objective of this study was to determine …
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Viability of weed seeds in manure and silage
… there burned or left, never to be utilized, weed seeds in manure are of no concern. However, the majority of the farmers do spread the barnyard manures, either fresh or rotted. This is particularly true in the more densely populated regions where manure is appreciated for its fertilizing value, …
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Value-Added Opportunities for Tomato and Peach Seeds
… to valorize pomace by-products, which contain seeds with valuable compounds such as 45% fiber, 30% oil, and 26% protein. The U.S. peach industry, which was worth $599 million in 2017, is also looking for alternative ways to utilize their seeds, made up of 52% oil. Both tomato and peach seeds …
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Developmental Regulation of Oil Deposition in Arabidopsis Seeds
… the two early genes LEC1 and LEC2 in transgenic seeds, we demonstrated that the subsequent timing of FUS3, ABI3, and ABI5 transcripts depends on LEC1 and LEC2. Because a delayed onset or reduced level of FUS3 mRNA coincided with reduction of seed oil content in the transgenic seeds, the role of …
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The effects of radiation on pregermination plant seeds
Using pregermination plant seeds as a model for proliferative tissue, we have investigated the effects of gamma radiation and hyperthermia on barley and alfalfa. Barley seeds soaked for up to 16h prior to irradiation were given doses of gamma radiation up to 100 Gy, and alfalfa seeds soaked for up …
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An analysis of the oil of echinocystis fabacea seeds
… of the oils of Echinocystis fabaceae seeds proved to be of considerable interest.</p><p>An extensive search of the literature revealed that only a slight amount of work has been done on these oils. M. R. Daughters made a very brief study of them in 1918.</p><p>This paper will discuss …
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Proteomics and Biological Evaluation of Marshmallow (Althea officinalis) Seeds
… and the structure of proteins isolated from the seeds. Therefore, this study is carried out to purify and characterize proteins and peptides from Marshmallow seeds as well as to evaluate their antimicrobial activity against Salmonella enterica, Staphylococcus aureus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and …
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A study of oil-bearing seeds from indigenous plants
In the course of this investigation, the seeds and fruit of the following species have been investigated: (1) Three members of the genus Ximenia viz., X. caffra Sond., X caffra var. natalensis Sond. and X. americana var. microphylla Welw., commonly known as "sour plum". (2) Sclerocarva caffra …
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The influence of melting on the seeds in glass
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Metallurgy, 1944.
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Determination of Extractables from Cranberry Seeds Using Supercritical CO₂
… fatty acids, and tocopherols from cranberry seeds with pure SF CO2 has been provided. The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) operating conditions such as extraction temperature, pressure of CO2, extraction time, and CO2 flow rate were optimized to maximize the extraction yield. The amount …
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Seeds of truth : J. Krishnamurti as religious teacher and educator
The thesis is a critical evaluation of the work of J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986). Part One assesses his religious teaching and educational thought. It contains biographical details, a literature survey and a discussion of Krishnamurti's ideas. Some weaknesses in Krishnamurti's work are identified, …
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