PROPOSAL OF A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR VIEWPOINT GEOSITES


Appraisal of arid land status: a holistic assessment pertains to bio-physical indicators and ecosystem values

Abstract Background Appraisal of arid land status is very crucial one to know the extent and factors associated with their degradation.Previous studies from arid regions are mostly qualitative in nature (indicator assessment like good, moderate, severe, and very severe) and generally overlooked the significance of temporal fluctuation.Methods In th

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Ex-Offender Reintegration and Sustained Peace in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Adopting a Socio-Economic Change Model Approach

The Niger Delta of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources has been plagued with series of armed conflicts characterised by massive youth restiveness.The peaceful coexistence of people in the region is often affected by the nature of oil and gas business determined by the political economy of the Nigerian state.By the statute of the Federal system of

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Identification and functional analysis of the S-layer protein SplA of Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American Foulbrood of honey bees.

The gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae is the etiological agent of American Foulbrood (AFB), a globally occurring, deathly epizootic of honey bee brood.AFB outbreaks are predominantly caused by two genotypes of P.larvae, ERIC I and ERIC II, with Bowden Cable P.larvae ERIC II being the more virulent genotype on larval level.

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