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Earthquake and Tsunami NaTech Risk Assessment for Oil Storage Facilities

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interaction of natural and technological hazards (NaTech) events, such as tsunamis and earthquakes, can affect industrial facilities such as those featuring anchored atmospheric storage tanks. Consequences of natural events on this kind of installation may include the release of hazardous substances, which in turn can lead to industrial ...
Georgios Baltzopoulos, Pasquale Cito, Federica Ricci, Manuela Volpe, Jacopo Selva, Valerio Cozzani, Iunio Iervolino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land use drives differential resource selection by African elephants in the Greater Mara Ecosystem, Kenya

Movement Ecology
Understanding drivers of space use by African elephants is critical to their conservation and management, particularly given their large home-ranges, extensive resource requirements, ecological role as ecosystem engineers, involvement in human-elephant ...
Jake Wall, Nathan Hahn, Sarah Carroll, Stephen Mwiu, Marc Goss, Wilson Sairowua, Kate Tiedeman, Sospeter Kiambi, Patrick Omondi, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, George Wittemyer   +10 more
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African Elephants, Roan Antelope, Language and Rock Art

Afrique Archéologie Arts, 2019
Linguistic and ethological data regarding elephants are examined in relation to southern African rock art, with special reference to the behaviour of these large tusked animals which become especially dangerous and aggressive when wounded, as in the case
J. Francis Thackeray
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Multi-dimensional Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations with Neutrino Transport [PDF]

, 2017
We present multi-dimensional core-collapse supernova simulations using the Isotropic Diffusion Source Approximation (IDSA) for the neutrino transport and a modified potential for general relativity in two different supernova codes: FLASH and ELEPHANT ...
Hempel, Matthias, Liebendörfer, Matthias, Pan, Kuo-Chuan, Thielemann, Friedrich-Karl   +3 more
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Toxic Metals in Dried Marine Fish and Implications for Human Health in Bangladesh and Exporting Countries

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This study assessed toxic metals in five dried marine fish species from Bangladesh. Although most metals were within safe limits, chromium (Cr) consistently exceeded FAO/WHO standards, especially at Kuakata Beach. The findings highlight localized contamination hotspots and species‐specific bioaccumulation, while risk assessment supports the safety and ...
Shapla Khatun, Md. Sirajul Islam, Mir Md. Mozammal Hoque, M. S. Mahmud Klanti, Kazi Sanjana Adnen, Md. Humayun Kabir, Md. Enamul Hoq, Tanmoy Roy Tusher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surveiller les animaux, conserver l’espèce

Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances, 2017
By taking into consideration the surveillance of elephant tuberculosis implemented in Laos since 2013, this article aims to report on the issues and challenges of animal disease surveillance in a global context of species conservation.
Nicolas Lainé
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Fall feeding aggregations of fin whales off Elephant Island (Antarctica) [PDF]

, 2012
From 13 March to 09 April 2012 Germany conducted a fisheries survey on board RV Polarstern in the Scotia Sea (Elephant Island - South Shetland Island - Joinville Island area) under the auspices of CCAMLR.
Burkhardt, Elke, Lanfredi, Caterina
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Elephant breakdown [PDF]

Nature, 2005
G A, Bradshaw, Allan N, Schore, Janine L, Brown, Joyce H, Poole, Cynthia J, Moss   +4 more
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source

Social Behavior and Personality Patterns of Captive African Elephants [PDF]

, 2017
Through the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, I received an International Research Opportunities Program (IROP) grant to study the social behaviors of African elephants. My research took place in South Africa with the African Elephant ResearchUnit
Jeffrey, Alison
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