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Phytobiomes Journal, 2019 Recycling of irrigation water increases disease risks due to spread of waterborne oomycete plant pathogens such as Phytophthora, Pythium, and Phytopythium.
Neelam R. Redekar +2 more
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Plant Protection Science, 2010 The continued use of waste water for irrigation of agricultural fields in Egypt may lead to accumulation of heavy metals in soils and adverse effects on soil-living communities.
Hamdy Mahmoud EL-SHARABASY +1 more
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A Farm in Kumsangir of Tajikistan: A Perspective of Water/land Use along Pyandzh River [PDF]
We carried out an assessment of natural resources use and management along with the on-farm observations and experience gathered through a fieldwork expedition along the riparian basin of Pyandzh River from Tajik side.
Kristina Toderich +5 more
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Cooperation in effective action [PDF]
, 2006 The ability to cooperate in collective action problems — such as those relating to the use of common property resources or the provision of local public goods — is a key determinant of economic performance.
Bandiera, O., Barankay, I., Rasul, I.
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Rethinking rehabilitation: socio-ecology of tanks and water harvesting in Rajasthan, North-west India [PDF]
In the arid and semi- arid Indian state of Rajasthan, tanks and ponds have been a mainstay of rural communities for centuries. There are over 4600 large minor irrigation tanks, plus numerous johads, bandhs and pals (small water harvesting structures ...
Raju, K. Vengama, Shah, Tushaar
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North Campus Open Space Restoration Project Restoration Plan [PDF]
, 2016 This Restoration Plan is the result of a collaborative effort between UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biological Diversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) and a team of consultants lead by Environmental Science Associates (ESA).
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration +1 more
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Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos [PDF]
, 2020 Lao PDR (Laos) is a landlocked country of around seven million people situated in the heart of the Mekong region (Fig. 1). Listed amongst the 47 UN-designated Least Developed Countries, its level of socioeconomic development is comparable to that of ...
Pavelic, Paul, Villholth, Karen G.
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The Interplay of Dispersion and Thermal Shock in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pathological bacterial biofilms formed on medical implants pose a significant challenge in clinical settings due to their resistance to antibiotics and the host immune response. Eradication of these biofilms by thermal shock has gained increasing attention as a means of eliminating these infections.
Hossein Zare, Josiah Power, Eric Nuxoll
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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