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The effect of human settlement on the abundance and community structure of ammonia oxidizers in tropical stream sediments [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2015
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) are a diverse and functionally important group in the nitrogen cycle. Nevertheless, AOA and AOB communities driving this process remain uncharacterized in tropical freshwater sediment.
Reis, Mariana P.   +6 more
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Massage therapy training for daycare caregivers to stimulate children’s mental health in Dago Area

open access: yesAbdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang, 2023
Massage therapy has been shown to be highly effective in preventing premature birth, encouraging infant growth, increasing attention, reducing depression and aggression, treating motor problems, and reducing discomfort.
Meta Maulida Damayanti   +6 more
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Nowe Miasto w Szadku w kartografii XIX-wiecznej – niezrealizowane obietnice nowej przestrzeni społecznej

open access: yesBiuletyn Szadkowski, 2020
Analiza XIX-wiecznych planów miejskich Szadku pokazuje koncepcję Nowego Miasta jako kolejnego etapu rozwoju ośrodka o tradycjach sukienniczych. Planowana przebudowa tej części miasta, jak również sprowadzenie nowych osadników, wpisywała się w ówczesną ...
Zbigniew Głąb
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Optimization of farmer groups and educational tourism of Bamboe Wanadesa

open access: yesAbdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang, 2023
The implementation of community service activities exemplifies the essence of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. This initiative is based at Wisata Bamboe Wanadesa on Jl. Giri Rejo KM 15, Karang Joang Village, North Balikpapan District, Balikpapan City,
Arif Wicaksono Septyanto   +1 more
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The influence of human settlements on the parasite community in two species of Peruvian tamarin

open access: yesParasitology, 2009
SUMMARYAlthough there is a growing recognition that the transfer of diseases between humans and non-human primates can be of great significance for conservation biology, there have been only a few studies focusing on parasites. In this study, saddleback (Saguinus fuscicollis) and moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) from the rainforest of the Peruvian ...
Wenz, A.   +3 more
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Urbanizing the wild: shifts in bird communities associated to small human settlements

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012
Urbanization limits the number and type of species that can colonize urban environments. As habitatchange and large abundances of urban exploiter species have been related to changes in urban bird communities, weevaluated shifts in the bird communities in 2 small sized settlements, 1 with exploiter species and one without them.Our results show that ...
Ian MacGregor-Fors, Jorge E. Schondube
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Heritage Community Resilience for sustainable and resilient human settlements

open access: yes, 2019
The value of cultural heritage for sustainable and resilient human settlements is recognized in international documents and agendas. These documents underline the importance of protecting and enhancing the identity values of the places to contribute both to the creation of a heritage community and to the strengthening of the community resilience. Small
Pinto M. R., Fabbricatti K., Bosone M.
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The effect of human settlement on bird communities in lowland riparian areas

open access: yes, 1999
I studied the ways that lowland riparian habitats and the bird species that use them change along a gradient of human settlement that proceeds from rural to urban areas on four drainages near the Front Range of Colorado. I examined correlations between settlement intensity, characteristics of riparian woodlands, and the structure and composition of ...
Miller, James R., author   +4 more
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Bird Communities Across Different Levels of Human Settlement: A Comparative Analysis from Two Northern Amazonian Ecoregions

open access: yesScience of The Total Environment, 2023
Urban ecosystems are increasingly dominating landscapes globally, so it is critical to understand the effects of human settlements on biodiversity. Bird communities are effective indicators because they are impacted by the size and expansion of human settlements, exemplified by changes in their habitat use, breeding and foraging behaviours, as well as ...
William M, Hayes   +4 more
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Communities of knowledge and knowledge of communities: An appreciative inquiry into rural wellbeing

open access: yesGateways, 2014
This article offers a retrospective examination of the use of appreciative inquiry (AI) in a study on rural wellbeing. It provides a reflection on the rationale for choosing AI as a suitable methodology, critiques the application of AI in rural settings ...
Kathleen May Kevany, Margaret MacMichael
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