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Land Degradation by Soil Erosion in Nepal: A Review

Soil Systems, 2019
Land degradation, particularly soil erosion, is currently a major challenge for Nepal. With a high rate of population growth, subsistence-based rural economy, and increasingly intense rainfall events in the monsoon season, Nepal is prone to several forms
D. Chalise, L. Kumar, P. Kristiansen
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Trends in and determinants of visiting private health facilities for maternal and child health care in Nepal: comparison of three Nepal demographic health surveys, 2006, 2011, and 2016

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Maternal and child health care services are available in both public and private facilities in Nepal. Studies have not yet looked at trends in maternal and child health service use over time in Nepal.
R. Adhikari, M. Shrestha, Emily N. Satinsky, Nawaraj Upadhaya   +3 more
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How Well the Government of Nepal Is Responding to COVID-19? An Experience From a Resource-Limited Country to Confront Unprecedented Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was first reported in Wuhan, China and is now a pandemic affecting over 218 countries and territories around the world. Nepal has been severely affected by it, with an increasing number of confirmed cases and casualties in
B. Rayamajhee, Anil Pokhrel, Gopiram Syangtan, Saroj Khadka, Bhupendra Lama, Lal B. Rawal, S. Mehata, S. K. Mishra, Roshan Pokhrel, U. Yadav   +9 more
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Nueva especie de Metapyroppia Woolley, 1969 (Acari, Oribatida, Peloppiidae) del Nepal

Graellsia, 2014
Se describe una nueva especie de ácaro oribátido de la familia Peloppiidae, Metapyroppia gigantea n. sp., procedente de Nepal. Es la primera cita del género Metapyroppia en la región Oriental. Metapyroppia gigantea n. sp. se diferencia de la especie tipo,
Sergey G. Ermilov, Jochen Martens
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Leptospirosis in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2012
The study has demonstrated the evidence of leptospirosis infection in the country. It has also highlighted the challenges and the need of further researches on this disease, which seems to be under reported in the country. Keywords: acute encephalitis syndrome; case definition; endemic; laboratory capacity leptospirosis.
N Kandel, G D Thakur, A Andjaparidze
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Psychosocial factors associated with occupation: A comparative study between brick kiln and grocery workers

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2016
Background: Psychosocial factors, like physical, chemical and biological factors, are also the potential hazards. But, psychological factors, such as stress, are not mentioned in every kinds of occupation.
Seshananda Sanjel, Sanjay N. Khanal, Ajay Risal, Steven M. Thygerson, Sunil K. Joshi   +4 more
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Nepal Vegetable Seed Study: Household Survey

, 2017
This study contains data that were collected to assess the status of vegetable seed production across Nepal. The data contains information from 600 households from 20 districts in Nepal.
Seed Entrepreneurs' Association of Nepal (SEAN), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)   +1 more
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Intellectual Property Right on Basmati Rice: Current Scenario and Evidences of Origin, Diversity, Cultivation and Use Values of Basmati Rice in Nepal

, 2021
Basmati rice, also called the king/prince of rice landraces has very special values in Nepalese society as well as in other countries of Indian Subcontinent.
Joshi, Bal Krishna, Bista, Prakash Raj, Kharel, Gaurish Krishna, Paneru, Prakash, Yadaw, Ram Baran, Shrestha, Ram Krishna, Bhandari, Deepak, Ghimire, Krishna Hari, KC, Ram Bahadur   +8 more
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Status, distribution, threats, and conservation of the Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cetacea) in Nepal

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020
The Ganges River Dolphin Platanista  gangetica  has been classified as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  The IUCN changed its status from ‘Vulnerable’ to ‘Endangered’ in 1996 as the species population was declining in its entire ...
Deep Narayan Shah, Amit Poudyal, Gopal Sharma, Sarah Levine, Naresh Subedi, Maheshwor Dhakal   +5 more
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Adoption and diffusion of improved technologies and production practices in agriculture: Insights from a donor-led intervention in Nepal

Land Use Policy, 2020
Adoptions of improved technologies and production practices are important drivers of agricultural development in low-income countries like Nepal. Adopting a broad class of such technologies and practices is often critical for meeting the multifaceted ...
Anjani Kumar, Hiroyuki Takeshima, G. Thapa, N. Adhikari, Sunil Saroj, M. Karkee, P. Joshi   +6 more
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