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Effects of timed LED regimes on tomato plant traits, performance of two‐spotted spider mites, and predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilis)

open access: yesPest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 2300-2311, April 2025.
Light‐emitting diode (LED)‐based treatments for enhancing crop production and pest management have primarily focused on continuous treatments. This study, using Tetranychus urticae and Phytoseiulus persimilis, demonstrates that the timing of LED supplementation is crucial for designing integrated pest management strategies that improve both plant ...
Patrice Savi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and Climate Change in the Indian Himalayas: Global Threats, Local Vulnerabilities, and Livelihood Diversification at the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Global climate change has numerous implications for members of mountain communities who feel the impacts in both physical and social dimensions. In the western Himalayas of India, a majority of residents maintain a livelihood strategy that includes a ...
Badola, Ruchi, Ogra, Monica V.
core   +3 more sources

Prohibited Plants: Converging Sustainability Transitions and Local Development in ‘Left‐Behind Places’

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between sustainability transitions and local development through the case of Colombia's medicinal cannabis industry. It highlights how neglecting place‐specific needs and development expectations can hinder equitable transitions and reinforce existing socio‐economic disparities.
Diana Morales, Mónica Ramos‐Mejía
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of human-wildlife conflict in developing countries

open access: yesJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2018
This paper is aimed to investigate the driving forces for human-wildlife conflict in developing countries in order to develop conservation strategies.
D.O. Gemeda, S.K. Meles
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of an extended ZINB model in the study of low levels of natural gastrointestinal nematode infections in adult sheep [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: In this study, two traits related with resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) were measured in 529 adult sheep: faecal egg count (FEC) and activity of immunoglobulin A in plasma (IgA).
Arranz, J.J.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Post‐Traumatic Growth in the Global South: Possibilities in Relational Ethics from Communities to Classrooms

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a qualitative study of the way instructors and students understand and respond to traumatizing events in a Sri Lankan university. It shows how the attitudes and practices in the society at large are carried over to classrooms even though local institutions do not have a programmatic trauma‐informed pedagogy.
Suresh Canagarajah   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-resolution tracking technology reveals distinct patterns in nocturnal crop raiding behaviour of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Amboseli, Kenya

open access: yesPachyderm, 2018
Conflict between humans and elephants is a notoriously complex problem requiring a detailed understanding of the underlying patterns and processes in order to develop effective solutions.
Ryan Wilkie, Iain Douglas-Hamilton
doaj   +1 more source

Puducherry mangroves under sewage pollution threat need conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Indian mangroves have a rich diversity of soil-dwelling organisms which include micro, meio and macro forms. Mangrove ecosystem provides an ideal nursery and breeding ground for most of the marine and brackish water fish and shellfish.
Manjusha, U   +3 more
core  

Capacity building efforts and perceptions for wildlife surveillance to detect zoonotic pathogens: comparing stakeholder perspectives. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BackgroundThe capacity to conduct zoonotic pathogen surveillance in wildlife is critical for the recognition and identification of emerging health threats.
Goldstein, Tracey   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Ecotoxicological Insights From Ex Vivo Exposure of Whole Blood to PFOS and Glyphosate: Oxidative Stress and Immune Disruption

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the immunomodulatory effects of PFOS and glyphosate (GLY), both individually and in combination, on the whole blood of three ruminant species (cow, goats, and sheep) exposed ex vivo to environmentally relevant concentrations. The research focused on key biomarkers of oxidative stress (MDA), inflammation (myeloperoxidase
Francesco Molinari   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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