Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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Growth and Extended Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Soil Organic Matter

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, such as serotype O157:H7, are a leading cause of food-associated outbreaks. While the primary reservoir is associated …

2018 Open Access

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Projected changes in tropical cyclones over the South West Indian Ocean under different extents of global warming

The Paris Agreement achieved in December 2015 established that the signatory countries should pursue to hold the increase in global …

2018 Open Access

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Fossil black smoker yields oxygen isotopic composition of Neoproterozoic seawater

Abstract The evolution of the seawater oxygen isotopic composition (δ18O) through geological time remains controversial. Yet, the past δ18Oseawater is …

2018 Open Access

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Removal of pollutants with determination of power consumption from landfill leachate wastewater using an electrocoagulation process: optimization using response surface methodology (RSM)

Treatment of landfill leachate wastewater by electrocoagulation process using an aluminium electrode was investigated in a batch electrochemical cell reactor. …

2018 Open Access

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Health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds exposure near Daegu dyeing industrial complex in South Korea

Studying human health in areas with industrial contamination is a serious and complex issue. In recent years, attention has increasingly …

2018 Open Access

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کارایی الگوریتم تطبیق الگو بر روی تصویر ماهوارهای GeoEye-1 در تشخیص درختان بنه و تعیین الگوی مکانی آنها (بررسی موردی: منطقه حفاظتشده تگ احمدشاهی استان خراسان جنوبی)

این پژوهش با هدف بررسی قابلیت الگوریتم تطبیق الگو در تعیین موقعیت مکانی درختان بنه منطقه حفاظت‌شده تگ احمدشاهی استان …

2018 Open Access

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تأثیر فرکانس گونهها در شناسایی الگوهای اکولوژیک در سری جمند نوشهر

این پژوهش با هدف بررسی تأثیر حذف گونه­های نادر و فراوان در رسته­بندی پوشش گیاهی پارسل 317 (پارسل مدیریت‌شده) و …

2018 Open Access

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GlobTherm, a global database on thermal tolerances for aquatic and terrestrial organisms

How climate affects species distributions is a longstanding question receiving renewed interest owing to the need to predict the impacts …

2018 Open Access

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Integration of Aeromagnetic Data and Landsat Imagery for Structural Analysis: A Case Study of Awgu in Enugu State, South-Eastern, Nigeria

In this study, digital format data comprising the aeromagnetic and remotely sensed (Landsat ETM+7) data were used for structural interpretation …

2018 Open Access

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Fixed-bed adsorptive removal of metanil yellow from simulated wastewater in a fixed-bed column by nitric acid-treated-H3PO4-activated carbon (NATPAAC) from oil palm fruit mesocarp fibre

2018 Open Access

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INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF COWPEA FARMERS IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS

This study examined the influence of agricultural technology utilization on the technical efficiency of cowpea farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. …

2018 Open Access

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Intrinsic vulnerability assessment of shallow aquifers of the sedimentary basin of southwestern Nigeria

The shallow groundwater of the multi-layered sedimentary basin aquifer of southwestern Nigeria was assessed based on its intrinsic vulnerability property. …

2018 Open Access

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Multi-species consumer jams and the fall of guarded corals to crown-of-thorns seastar outbreaks

Outbreaks of predatory crown-of-thorns seastars (COTS) can devastate coral reef ecosystems, yet some corals possess mutualistic guardian crabs that defend …

2018 Open Access

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Three Strigeid cercariae from Littorina littorea snail, Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt

AIM: as a vector for some trematode parasites. MATERIALS AND METHODS: snails were collected during the summer of 2016 from …

2018 Open Access

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Erosion of natural darkness in the geographic ranges of cacti

Naturally dark nighttime environments are being widely eroded by the introduction of artificial light at night (ALAN). The biological impacts …

2018 Open Access

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATION OF THE TEREK RIVER IN THE TERRITORY OF THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC

Aim. The aim of this work was to study the content of poisonous substances in the aquatic environment of the …

2018 Open Access

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ESTIMATIVA DA EVAPOTRANSPIRAÇÃO DE REFERÊNCIA DIÁRIA EM FORMIGA, MG, BRASIL

Quantificar a evapotranspiração é de grande importância no gerenciamento dos recursos hídricos, modelagem hidrológica e meteorológica e também no manejo …

2018 Open Access

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Q method to map the diversity of stakeholder viewpoints along agricultural innovation systems: a case study on cattle genetic improvement in Niger

Abstract. The complex balance between innovation and conservation regarding animal genetic resources makes it difficult to find mutually accepted improvement …

2018 Open Access

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Statistical analysis of annual maximum daily rainfall for Nelspruit and its environs

Nelspruit and its environs frequently experience extreme high annual maximum daily rainfall (AMDR) events resulting in flood hazards. These flood …

2018 Open Access

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The assessment of bore-hole water quality of Kakamega County, Kenya

Numerous deleterious impacts of anthropogenic activities on water quality are typically observed in areas bursting with mineral exploitation, agricultural activities, …

2018 Open Access