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Seasonal drivers of plant–soil–microbial community structure and functions in Western Himalayan grasslands, Pakistan

open access: yesGrassland Research, EarlyView.
Plant species richness was greater in summer in both alpine and subalpine grassland ecosystems. Soil moisture demonstrates significant positive correlations with soil organic carbon and total nitrogen across seasonal periods. Microbial α‐diversity peaks during summer but maintains functional stability across seasons.
Huma Ali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Could guns and rain spell the end for the Karamojong? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Over one million people live in Karamoja, a region found in the north Eastern part of Uganda. To a visitor passing through from the capital city Kampala, Karamoja may look like any other region in Uganda but appearances can be deceptive.
Ferloni, Mark   +3 more
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Native grass breeding: Priority needs and strategic approaches

open access: yesGrassland Research, EarlyView.
The key needs and breeding strategies of native grass. Abstract Native grasses possess extensive ecological adaptability, such as cold, drought, and salt tolerance, and tolerance to poor soil conditions. They play a crucial role in ensuring food security and ecological security.
Xueming Dong, Wenxian Liu, Zhipeng Liu
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Dance Interventions on Adolescents’ Prosocial Behavior: A Scoping Review

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescents are increasingly affected by complex societal challenges that impact their psychosocial development. Prosocial behaviors such as empathy, cooperation, and peer support are critical during this stage and contribute to positive academic, emotional, and social outcomes.
Chloe L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From age-sets to friendship networks in contemporary sociology : The continuity of soda among the Boorana of East Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper re-assesses a comparative sociology of kinship and friendship in East Africa with a particular focus on the Boorana Oromo of Kenya. It argues that the study of kinship dominated the developments of a comparative sociology during colonial times
Aguilar, Mario I
core   +1 more source

The Protective Paradox: Can School Connectedness Buffer Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Mental Health?

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Socioeconomic status (SES) is a well‐established factor influencing adolescents’ mental health, as young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience stress, anxiety, and poorer overall wellbeing. One factor that may help protect students from these negative outcomes is school connectedness which is the ...
Esther Ariyo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality schemes and pastoralism in France

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2015
Strengthening and securing economic activity in rural areas figure among the objectives of French policy on the quality and origin of agricultural products. This is particular true for territories known for their harsh terrain.
Claire Aubron   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intensification in pastoralist cereal use coincides with the expansion of trans-regional networks in the Eurasian Steppe

open access: yes, 2019
The pace of transmission of domesticated cereals, including millet from China as well as wheat and barley from southwest Asia, throughout the vast pastoralist landscapes of the Eurasian Steppe (ES) is unclear.
Makarewicz, C., Ventresca Miller, A.
core   +1 more source

Large Hydatid Cyst in the Cardiac Interventricular Septum: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease with a high incidence in pastoral areas in Tibet. The heart is an uncommon location of echinococcosis, and involvement of the interventricular septum is even rarer. This disease can remain asymptomatic for a long time, but may result in cardiac tamponade and sudden death.
Lin Gao, Yixiu Zhang, Xiao Yang
wiley   +1 more source

In pursuit of livelihood sustainability and drought resilience: The human dimension of drought-adaptation in the Maasai pastoralists coupled socio-ecological systems across Kajiado County, Kenya

open access: yesEnvironmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2019
The system of Maasai-pastoralism, practiced in the savanna rangelands of Kenya, epitomizes an ideal learning platform upon which the dynamics of factors and/or processes that shape sustainability and drought resilience in a coupled socio-ecological ...
Mwangi Margaret
doaj   +1 more source

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