Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006 The Himalayan mountain chain is orographically fragmented, both in the east-west and in the north-south directions. The latter area is characterised by a greater landscape diversity, owing to its zonality and the vertical zonation of both climate and ...
Zgorzelski Marek
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Selection of species specific panel of reference genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of native livestock species adapted to trans-Himalayan region of Leh-Ladakh [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The identification of appropriate references genes is an integral component of any gene expression-based study for getting accuracy and reliability in data interpretation.
Manish Tiwari +10 more
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Lahaul–Zanskar–Sham Valley Corridor in Indian Trans Himalayan Region Facilitates Dispersal and Gene Flow in Himalayan Ibex [PDF]
Biology, 2023 Wildlife corridors that connect mosaic habitats in heterogeneous mountainous landscapes can be of high significance as they facilitate the genetic and demographic stability of free-ranging populations.
Gul Jabin +6 more
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Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of the use of Xylitol gum in the prevention of caries lesions in children living in Ladakh—the Caries Prevention Xylitol in Children (CaPreXCh) trial [PDF]
Trials, 2021 Background Xylitol use is reported to be able to reduce dental plaque amount and cariogenic bacteria and, as a consequence, the caries increment. Only few data on the oral health of Ladakh’s population are available.
Maria Grazia Cagetti +5 more
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Life-conditions and anthropometric variables as risk factors for oral health in children in Ladakh, a cross-sectional survey [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background The aim of this survey was to evaluate the severity of dental caries among children living in Zanskar Valley (Ladakh, India) and its association with anthropometric and background variables. Methods This cross‐sectional survey was conducted on
Maria Grazia Cagetti +5 more
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Diversity and feeding strategies of soil microfauna along elevation gradients in Himalayan cold deserts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 High-elevation cold deserts in Tibet and Himalaya are one of the most extreme environments. One consequence is that the diversity of macrofauna in this environment is often limited, and soil microorganisms have a more influential role in governing key ...
Miloslav Devetter +3 more
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Crustal deformation rates in Kashmir valley and adjoining regions from continuous GPS measurements from 2008 to 2019 [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 We present GPS velocities in Kashmir valley and adjoining regions from continuous Global Positioning System (cGPS) network during 2008 to 2019. Results indicate total arc normal shortening rates of ~ 14 mm/year across this transect of Himalaya that is ...
Sridevi Jade +10 more
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STRATIGRAPHY OF THE TETHYS HIMALAYA IN ZANSKAR, LADAKH INITIAL REPORT
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2020 The preliminary results of the 1984 Italian Geological Expedition to Zanskar are given as a general account of the stratigraphy of the Tethys Himalaya succession.
MAURIZIO GAETANI +6 more
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UPPER CRETACEOUS AND PALEOCENE IN ZANSKAR RANGE (NW Himalaya)
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2020 A detailed Upper Cretaceous/Paleocene stratigraphic section was measured from the Spanboth Chu Valley, High Himalaya Nappes. Placement Of the Cretaceous—Tertiary boundary was refined, but some uncertitudes still remain because of poor exposure in this ...
MAURIZIO GAETANI +5 more
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Jurassic bivalves from the Spiti area of the Himalayas, northern India [PDF]
Zitteliana, 2022 The present study describes and illustrates six bivalve taxa from the Early Bathonian to Early Callovian Ferruginous Oolite Formation and 24 taxa from the Callovian to basal-most Cretaceous Spiti Shale Formation of the Spiti and Zanskar areas in the ...
Franz T. Fürsich +3 more
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