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Comparing connection to theory in Bachelor's theses: Old research university versus new regional university college
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
Quality of higher education is often assumed to be linked to the size of the faculty. Therefore, this study tested the hypothesis whether Bachelor's theses in ecology at a large, old research university would have more ...
On the snow leopard Trails: Occupancy pattern and implications for management in the Pamir
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) inhabits one of the most challenging environments on Earth, referred to as the ‘third pole’. Only a fraction of its vast range has been explored thus far, owing to myriad of barriers ...
Patterns of livestock depredation and Human–wildlife conflict in Misgar valley of Hunza, Pakistan
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Nature Research
, 2021 , Article)
Throughout the world, livestock predation by mammalian carnivores causes significant economic losses to poor farmers, and leads to human–wildlife conflicts. These conflicts result in a negative attitude towards carnivore ...
Material flow analysis of plastic waste in the gulf co-operation countries (GCC) and the Arabian gulf: Focusing on Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Global plastic waste production has increased dramatically in recent years, both globally and regionally, having a multitude of adverse effects on the environment and human health. However, little attention has been directed ...
Drivers of snow leopard poaching and trade in Pakistan and implications for management
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Pensoft Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
The snow leopard is one of the highly valued species from high-altitude mountain ecosystems of Central
and Southeast Asia, including Pakistan. This keystone species is facing a myriad of conventional and
emerging threats, ...
Efficacy of Lawsonia inermis leaves extract and its phenolic compounds against olive knot and crown gall diseases.
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Elsevier
, 2013 , Article)
This study was undertaken to determine the antibacterial efficacy of the leaves extracts of Lawsonia inermis in vitro and in vivo, against the phytopathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas savastanoi pv savastanoi IVIA 1628 and ...
Effect of yeast volatile organic compounds on ochratoxin A-producing Aspergillus carbonarius and A. ochraceus
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Many foods and beverages in temperate and tropical regions are prone to contamination by ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the most harmful mycotoxins for human and animal health. Aspergillus ochraceus and Aspergillus carbonarius ...
Improvement of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide production by sporeless and sporulating strains using response surface methodology
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2011 , Article)
Statistical experimental designs, involving a Plackett-Burman design followed by a rotatable central composite design were used to optimize the culture medium constituents for Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide production. ...
Detoxification of mercury pollutant leached from spent fluorescent lamps using bacterial strains
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
The spent fluorescent lamps (SFLs) are being classified as a hazardous waste due to having mercury as one of its main components. Mercury is considered the second most toxic heavy metal (arsenic is the first) with harmful ...
Quantifying ecosystem services supply and demand shortfalls and mismatches for management optimisation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Research on ecosystem services (ESs) has increased substantially in recent decades, but the findings have been slow to affect actual management, perhaps because most studies to date have neglected ESs supply and demand ...