MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE AND TRAINING NEEDS OF POULTRY FARMERS
CHAPTER ONEIntroductionBackground InformationPoultry farming is the practice of raising domesticatedbirds such as chicken, turkey, duck, geese, pheasant,guinea fowl etc. as a subcategory of animal...
DARWIN AS A PLANT SCIENTIST: A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PERSPECTIVE
Events around the world this year celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and the sesquicentenary of publication of his most...
MONITORING OF TICKS AND TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS THROUGH A NATIONWIDE RESEARCH STATION...
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In 2015 a long-term, nationwide tick and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) monitoring project was started by the Finnish Tick Project and the Finnish Research Station...
SELECTED NATURAL AND FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDES IN PLANT FOODS AROUND THE KUDANKULAM...
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The activity concentrations of certain radionuclides were quantified in some plant foods cultivated around Kudankulam, where a mega-nuclear power plant is being established. The...
‘CONSERVATION RESPONSIBILITIES’ OF MUNICIPALITIES FOR TARGET SPECIES: PRIORITIZING CONSERVATION BY ASSIGNING...
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In the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, an approach has been developed to identify areas of high priority for the conservation of fauna target species....
CHANGES IN THE WORLD RIVERS’ DISCHARGE PROJECTED FROM AN UPDATED HIGH...
Highlights • We produced an up-to-dated global dataset of current and future climate zones. • Equatorial and Arid lands are projected to replace many...
COLLOIDAL STRUCTURE AND PROTON CONDUCTIVITY OF THE GEL WITHIN THE ELECTROSENSORY...
Highlights • SEM and AFM of the gel from ratfish electrosensory organs reveal a globular structure • Analysis of the gel by SAXS suggests...
A REDISCOVERY OF SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS AS MATERIAL HERITAGE? THE CASE OF...
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We offer an account of the history of university collections in Germany.•
We describe the changing attitudes of the sciences towards their material heritage.•
The study...
CROWD SCIENCE: THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN OPEN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
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We introduce the reader to crowd science by discussing prominent projects including Foldit, Galaxy Zoo, and Polymath.•
We identify key characteristics of crowd science projects...
COMPARATIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR – 1920–1973
One of the most eventful periods in the study of animal behavior was from the end of WWI to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in...
COMPETITIVE OUTREACH IN THE 21ST CENTURY: WHY WE NEED CONSERVATION MARKETING
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Conservation solutions require the modification or cessation of human activities.•
Marketing techniques are designed to influence human preferences and behaviour.•
We provide an introduction to the...
THE HISTORY OF HAYEK’S THEORY OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION
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This paper traces the historical origins of Friedrich A. Hayek’s theory of cultural evolution, and argues that Hayek’s evolutionary thought was significantly inspired by...
UNDERSTANDING CLIENT-CONSULTANT COLLABORATION WITHIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN: A CASE STUDY
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This study provides an in-depth exploration of how clients and consultants collaborate in an outsourced design project and how this collaboration influenced the emerging...
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS
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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of an irrigation or a water resources project is now required before a project can be approved for development. This...
MOTIVATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN CITIZEN SCIENCE INSECT MONITORING: A CROSS-COUNTRY...
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The design and successful performance of citizen science-based monitoring require an understanding of the motivation and the needs of participants. Herem we use a...