Carrier proteins (CPs) are integral components of fatty acid synthases, polyketide synthases, and nonribosomal peptide synthetases and play critical roles in the biosynthesis of fatty acids, polyketides, and nonribosomal peptides. An emerging role CPs play in natural product biosynthesis involves tailoring enzymes that act on CP-tethered substrates. These enzymes provide a new opportunity to en...

Our broad aim was to systematically analyse research on the effect of COVID-19 smallholder farming during 2019–2021 and discuss how could be beneficial farm resilience future pandemics. The review methods were based PRISMA guidelines, 53 articles included in final review. aims document social-economic impacts different groups, barriers opportunities farmers adapting COVID, policy options. Barri...

The study aimed at identifying factors which Tanzania can consider to improve its Cross-border e-commerce performance by reflecting on China’s experience. A systematic literature review methodology was applied, whereby 30 papers that have focused analyzing influential of from 2010 2023 were assessed. results revealed that: Trade logistics and infrastructures, Government policies support, Use bi...

Motivation: Availability of large volumes of genomic and enzymatic data for taxonomically and phenotypically diverse organisms enables researchers to explore the adaptive mechanisms that led to diversification of enzymatic functions. We present Chisel, a computational framework and a pipeline for an automated, high-resolution analysis of evolutionary variations of enzymes. Chisel allows automat...

South Asia is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. Home to approximately 1.3 billion of the world's population, the region's GDP growth rate of 5.6 per cent in 1990-2000 surpassed the world average of 2.6 per cent, second only to East and Southeast Asia at 7.0 per cent (The World Bank, 2004). During 1980-2000, the GDP per capita in South Asia grew at a rate of 3.3 per cent per annum...

The structure of energy-use in Indian agriculture has changed substantially, with a significant shift from the animal and human power towards machines, electricity and diesel. The total commercial energy input in Indian agriculture has increased from 425.4 × 109 Mega Joules in 1980-81 to 2592.8 × 109 Mega Joules in 2006-07. This shift, coupled with increasing commercialization and diversificati...

MOTIVATION Availability of large volumes of genomic and enzymatic data for taxonomically and phenotypically diverse organisms allows for exploration of the adaptive mechanisms that led to diversification of enzymatic functions. We present Chisel, a computational framework and a pipeline for an automated, high-resolution analysis of evolutionary variations of enzymes. Chisel allows automatic as ...

Introduction This paper arises from a programme of research among food sector SMEs in the North West of England. The research project included both qualitative and qualitative phases and its primary focus was on the growth and development needs of the sample firms. The first part of the title derives from the focus on growth and, more specifically, strategies for growth relative to the four qua...

The endemic Hawaiian lobeliads are exceptionally species rich and exhibit striking diversity in habitat, growth form, pollination biology and seed dispersal, but their origins and pattern of diversification remain shrouded in mystery. Up to five independent colonizations have been proposed based on morphological differences among extant taxa. We present a molecular phylogeny showing that the Ha...

Species diversification in Mediterranean mariculture involves various important fish that contribute to the diet of many human populations. These include meagres (Sciaenidae), flatfishes, mullets, and various sparids. Their quality aspects (yields, fillet proximate composition, and lipid quality) are discussed in this review. Their filleting yield is mostly 40-45%. The viscerosomatic index rang...