Confirmation of the Tibetan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in Central Nepal Based on Genetic and Camera‐Trap Evidence [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2026.Using non‐invasive genetic analyses and systematic camera‐trap surveys, we provide the first genetic confirmation of the Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in Nepal. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA placed all Nepalese samples within the Tibetan Plateau lineage, distinct from the Himalayan brown bear (U. a. isabellinus).
Rishi Baral +10 more
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Ethnobotanical assessment of medicinal plants in Trans-Himalaya of Nepal
Ceylon Journal of ScienceNepal harbors many ethnomedicinal plants distributed throughout the country’s diverse geography. It is crucial to document plants’ ethnobotanical knowledge for further research and conservation.
D. Adhikari +6 more
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International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology, 2021 This paper presents community interference on agricultural ecology against climate change impacts in Lo-manthang, Upper-Mustang, Nepal. The peoples’ response strategies are based on traditional agroecological knowledge.
Man Bahadur Khattri, Rishikesh Pandey
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Reconstructing the exhumation history of the Lesser Himalaya, Northern, India, from a multi-technique provenance study of the foreland basin Siwalik Group. [PDF]
, 2009 This research presents the first multitechnique provenance study of the Siwalik Group in the Himalayan foreland basin in India, using the Jawalamukhi section, magnetostratigraphically dated at 13–5 Ma.
Bickle, M. +15 more
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AN ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THREE NOTABLE MEDICINAL PLANTS FOUND IN THE UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH, INDIA [PDF]
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2023 The paper deals with the thorough review of ethnopharmacological knowledge of three medicinal plants (Mentha longifolia, Peganum harmala, and Podophyllum hexandrum) of Union Territory of Ladakh, India, their traditional practices by the inhabitants of ...
Mohd Shabir , Amama Banoo, Mohd Salim
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objective Recently, China has experienced a considerable influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local people’s health and economy. Hence, the current research aims to investigate the psychological and socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on rural ...
Mohsin Shafi +4 more
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CHINA-INDIA NEW INTRICACIES: RIVALRY AND COOPERATION IN A NEW CHANGING GLOBAL CONTEXT
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 2021 At the changing geopolitical landscape with the Covid-19 pandemic scenario, the China-India tussle and scale of regional and global exposition has begun to display with certain consequences, which seems to shake the existing regional balance of power.
Buddhi Prasad Sharma
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Infrastructure and Trade: An Empirical Study Based on China and Selected Asian Economies
SAGE Open, 2021 We empirically determine the role of different forms of infrastructure on a country’s trade. We use an augmented gravity model that incorporates infrastructure in the estimation of merchandise trade flows.
Imran Ur Rahman +5 more
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Factors Influencing the Consumer Acceptance of Innovation in Handicraft Products
SAGE Open, 2021 This study investigates the factors influencing consumer acceptance of certain types of innovation in handicraft products. Another aim of the article is construct/scale development applicable to handicrafts because our study collected scale items from ...
Mohsin Shafi +5 more
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small, and medium-sized Enterprises operating in Pakistan
Research in Globalization, 2020 The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has severely affected the global and Pakistani economy. Major victims of the COVID-19 outbreak are micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Mohsin Shafi, Junrong Liu, Wenju Ren
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