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Simulating the impact of Belt and Road initiative and other major developments in Myanmar on an ambassador felid, the clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa

Landscape Ecology, 2020
After decades of political and economic isolation, Myanmar is now the focus of large international investments, particularly from China, which raises questions of how to balance national development with safeguarding the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot ...
Ż. Kaszta, S. Cushman, Saw Htun, Hla Naing, D. Burnham, D. Macdonald   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Structural Constraints to Sustainable Supply Chain Diversification: Rare Earth Elements, Business Strategy and Resilience in the Energy Transition

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical inputs for low‐carbon technologies, yet their supply chains remain highly concentrated and vulnerable. Although diversification is widely promoted as a strategy to enhance supply chain resilience, its feasibility in strategic material systems remains limited.
Klavdij Logožar
wiley   +1 more source

Exposing Gender Blindness in Business Scholarship on Modern Slavery

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of this review is to analyse the treatment of gender within business scholarship on modern slavery and to propose a framework that supports more gender‐sensitive corporate responses. Modern slavery risk is an escalating concern for business, with the United Nations calling for its eradication by 2030.
Kathyayini Kathy Rao, Roger Leonard Burritt, Katherine Leanne Christ   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of microscopy and PCR for the detection of human Plasmodium species and Plasmodium knowlesi in southern Myanmar

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2017
Objectives: To determine the distribution of Plasmodium (P) species including Plasmodium knowlesi and to compare the specificity and sensitivity of microscopy with nested PCR in malaria diagnosis.
Thu Zar Han, Kay Thwe Han, Kyin Hla Aye, Thaung Hlaing, Kyaw Zin Thant, Indra Vythilingam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Opinion About Community Participation in Natural Resources Governance: A Population Survey in Indonesia and Malaysia

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The international conservation and natural resources communities have increasingly embraced the principle of community participation. This rhetoric around participation has gained power and influence in setting countries' agendas for natural resources governance, largely without a sound understanding of public opinion on the issues.
Rachel S. Friedman, Emily Massingham, Kerrie A. Wilson, Angela J. Dean   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochemical and biological characterization of the venoms of Naja kaouthia and Naja mandalayensis from Myanmar and neutralization effects of BPI cobra antivenom

Toxicon: X
Snakebite is a neglected public health issue, with many scientific and medical issues to be solved. Cobras are among the most common venomous snakes in Myanmar and are responsible for a considerable number of severe snakebite envenoming.
Mya Nila Win, Khin Than Yee, Kyae Mhon Htwe, Ei Ei Thin, Su Mon Win, Aung Myat Kyaw, Myo Myo Aye, Kyaw Kyaw Khaing, Wai Myat Thwe, Khin Khin Htwe, Aung Zaw   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami: Cascading Impacts and Risks to Japan

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On July 29th, 2025, a large earthquake (Mw 8.8) occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. This event caused a tsunami that reached Japan's Pacific coast, even though the source was far away. In this study, we analyze the characteristics of earthquakes and tsunamis and discuss how they relate to the recurrence possibility and risk in Japan.
Ampan Laosunthara, An‐Chi Cheng, Yo Fukushima, Yoshinori Shigihara, Natt Leelawat, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation in response to a crisis: initiating community-led conservation for the white-bellied heron Ardea insignis in northern Myanmar

Oryx
Myanmar is globally significant for biodiversity conservation but is facing unique challenges as a result of the current political situation, which has led to unsustainable use of natural resources, withdrawal of conservation funds and a governance ...
Nay Zar Soe, Bran Shaung, San Naing Dee, Su Su Yamin, Thomas N. E. Gray, Nay Myo Shwe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surface Consistent Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Shillong Plateau, Northeast India: A Probabilistic Approach Using Multiple Source Models and a Logic Tree Framework

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We perform probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) in the Shillong Plateau by clubbing the up‐to‐date earthquake data and seismotectonic properties of the study area. Twenty‐one areal seismic sources are delineated based on the updated earthquake catalog, tectonic, and fault plane solutions.
Mohd Shahabuddin, William Kumar Mohanty, Eleftheria Papadimitriou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies for Identification and Mitigation of Sanguinarine in Mustard Oil Adulterated by Argemone—A Comprehensive Review

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Sanguinarine, a toxic alkaloid present in argemone, can lead to epidemic dropsy or chronic diseases through DNA intercalation and immune system suppression. Regulatory efforts face challenges due to economic motivations for adulteration as well as technical, social, and infrastructure barriers.
Gururaj Pejavara Narayana, Subhangi Panigrahi, Suresh Kumar Kalakandan, Hema Vincent, Ashish Rawson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source