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Preliminary evaluation of anti-termitic activity of Prosopis juliflora leaf extract against Macrotermes spp (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Terefe Tafese Bezuneh, Hinsermu Daba Derressa, Ramesh Duraisam & Alemu Mekonnen Tura
Article: 1564170
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
AbstractforPreliminary evaluation of anti-termitic activity of Prosopis juliflora leaf extract against Macrotermes spp (Isoptera: Termitidae) | Full Text | References | PDF (604.3 KB)
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Determinants of households’ willingness to pay for the conservation of church forests in northwestern Ethiopia: A contingent valuation study
Birara Endalew & Beneberu Assefa Wondimagegnhu
Article: 1570659
Published online: 31 Jan 2019
AbstractforDeterminants of households’ willingness to pay for the conservation of church forests in northwestern Ethiopia: A contingent valuation study | Full Text | References | PDF (885.3 KB)
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Evaluation of incorporating plastic wastes into asphalt materials for road construction in Ghana
Patricia Nana Ama Asare, Francis Atta Kuranchie & Eric Antwi Ofosu
Article: 1576373
Published online: 12 Feb 2019
AbstractforEvaluation of incorporating plastic wastes into asphalt materials for road construction in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (824.7 KB)
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Households’ preferences for improved solid waste management options in Aksum city, North Ethiopia: An application of choice modelling
Metkel Aregay Gebreeyosus & Wassie Berhanu
Article: 1579456
Published online: 27 Feb 2019
AbstractforHouseholds’ preferences for improved solid waste management options in Aksum city, North Ethiopia: An application of choice modelling | Full Text | References | PDF (695.9 KB)
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Vermiculture in animal farming: A review on the biological and nonbiological risks related to earthworms in animal feed
Patrick Byambas, Jean Luc Hornick, Didier Marlier & Frederic Francis
Article: 1591328
Published online: 27 Mar 2019
AbstractforVermiculture in animal farming: A review on the biological and nonbiological risks related to earthworms in animal feed | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Continuous flow biosorptive removal of methylene blue and crystal violet dyes using alginate–water hyacinth beads
Courtie Mahamadi & Epias Mawere
Article: 1594513
Published online: 03 Apr 2019
AbstractforContinuous flow biosorptive removal of methylene blue and crystal violet dyes using alginate–water hyacinth beads | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Evaluation of the community resources management area (CREMA) programme around Ankasa conservation area, Ghana
Godfred Bempah, Kwaku Brako Dakwa & Kweku Ansah Monney
Article: 1592064
Published online: 11 Apr 2019
AbstractforEvaluation of the community resources management area (CREMA) programme around Ankasa conservation area, Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (790.1 KB)
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Change in aquatic insect abundance: Evidence of climate and land-use change within the Pawmpawm River in Southern Ghana
Helen Nnoli, Rosina Kyerematen, Samuel Adu-Acheampong & Julian Hynes
Article: 1594511
Published online: 25 Apr 2019
AbstractforChange in aquatic insect abundance: Evidence of climate and land-use change within the Pawmpawm River in Southern Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (896.5 KB)
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Variations in microbiome composition of sewer biofilms due to ferrous and ferric iron dosing
Bruno Kiilerich, Asker Daniel Brejnrod, Jes Vollertsen & Pia Kiilerich
Article: 1595293
Published online: 08 Apr 2019
AbstractforVariations in microbiome composition of sewer biofilms due to ferrous and ferric iron dosing | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Angling pressure impedes a three-year telemetry study on mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicas) in a western Victorian estuary, Southern Australia
Jason Lieschke
Article: 1602101
Published online: 22 Apr 2019
AbstractforAngling pressure impedes a three-year telemetry study on mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicas) in a western Victorian estuary, Southern Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (793.9 KB)
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Occupational exposure of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) to pump attendants in Ghana: Implications for policy guidance
Francis Atta Kuranchie, Prosper Naah Angnunavuri, Francis Attiogbe & Esi Nana Nerquaye-Tetteh
Article: 1603418
Published online: 25 Apr 2019
AbstractforOccupational exposure of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) to pump attendants in Ghana: Implications for policy guidance | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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The implication of climate variability on household water management; perception and practices among rural womenfolk in four communities in Ghana
Karyn E. Quansah, Chris Gordon, Fred Aboagye-Antwi & Rex Gerchie
Article: 1603607
Published online: 15 May 2019
AbstractforThe implication of climate variability on household water management; perception and practices among rural womenfolk in four communities in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (957.8 KB)
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Evaluating the relationship between the growth of fish and energy component of their prey
Carolina Cárcamo, Juan Manuel Estrada, Carlos Canales-Cerro, Maria Francisca Hernandez, Rodrigo Herrera, Blanca E. Molina-Burgos, Diego Riquelme, Consuelo Salas, Mauricio Zuniga & Sebastian A. Klarian
Article: 1609225
Published online: 21 May 2019
AbstractforEvaluating the relationship between the growth of fish and energy component of their prey | Full Text | References | PDF (599.3 KB)
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Geospatial-temporal, demographic, and programmatic adoption characteristics of a large-scale water filter and improved cookstove intervention in Western Province, Rwanda
Katie Fankhauser, Corey L. Nagel, Christina K. Barstow, Miles Kirby & Evan A. Thomas
Article: 1625481
Published online: 12 Jun 2019
AbstractforGeospatial-temporal, demographic, and programmatic adoption characteristics of a large-scale water filter and improved cookstove intervention in Western Province, Rwanda | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Climate change commitments and agriculture sectoral strategies in Cameroon: Interplay and perspectives
Eugene L Chia, Sufo R Kankeu & Didier Hubert
Article: 1625740
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
AbstractforClimate change commitments and agriculture sectoral strategies in Cameroon: Interplay and perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (798 KB)
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On the dominance of Pb during competitive biosorption from multi-metal systems: A review
Courtie Mahamadi
Article: 1635335
Published online: 05 Jul 2019
AbstractforOn the dominance of Pb during competitive biosorption from multi-metal systems: A review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Determinants of adaptation choices to climate change in agro-pastoral dry lands of Northeastern Amhara, Ethiopia
Ademe Mihiretu, Eric Ndemo Okoyo & Tesfaye Lemma
Article: 1636548
Published online: 15 Jul 2019
AbstractforDeterminants of adaptation choices to climate change in agro-pastoral dry lands of Northeastern Amhara, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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A 30-year record of sedimentary phosphorus species in a coastal salt marsh southwest of Hangzhou Bay, China
Long-Xiu Cheng, Pei Sun Loh, Zhang-Hua Lou, Ai-Min Jin, Xue-Gang Chen, Chen-Tung Arthur Chen, Shuangyan He, Lin Yang & Hong-Wei Yuan
Article: 1636549
Published online: 10 Jul 2019
AbstractforA 30-year record of sedimentary phosphorus species in a coastal salt marsh southwest of Hangzhou Bay, China | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Adsorption of chromium (III) from aqueous solution using vesicular basalt rock
Agegnehu Alemu, Brook Lemma & Nigus Gabbiye
Article: 1650416
Published online: 16 Aug 2019
AbstractforAdsorption of chromium (III) from aqueous solution using vesicular basalt rock | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Arsenic toxicity, bioaccumulation and risk assessment: A case study in Tolimique Dam, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Jesús Alvarado-Flores, Isidoro Rubio-Franchini, Alejandra Sofía Sánchez-Ávila, Gabriel de Jesús Ramírez-Tlalolín & Roberto Rico-Martínez
Article: 1650630
Published online: 10 Aug 2019
AbstractforArsenic toxicity, bioaccumulation and risk assessment: A case study in Tolimique Dam, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Full Text | References | PDF (764.1 KB)
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Effect of type and rate of urea fertilizers on nitrogen use efficiencies and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Northern Ethiopia
Okubay Giday
Article: 1655980
Published online: 08 Sep 2019
AbstractforEffect of type and rate of urea fertilizers on nitrogen use efficiencies and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Northern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (694.4 KB)
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Impact of farm exclosure on woody species abundance and carbon stock in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
H. Haftom, T. Girmay, B. Emiru, A. Haftu & H. Meseret
Article: 1656444
Published online: 28 Aug 2019
AbstractforImpact of farm exclosure on woody species abundance and carbon stock in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (880.4 KB)
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Heterogeneity in agricultural land use decisions in Argentine Rolling Pampas: The effects on environmental and economic indicators
Silvina María Cabrini, Silvina Isabel Portela, Priscila Belén Cano & Daniel Adrián López
Article: 1667709
Published online: 25 Sep 2019
AbstractforHeterogeneity in agricultural land use decisions in Argentine Rolling Pampas: The effects on environmental and economic indicators | Full Text | References | PDF (983.9 KB)
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Immobilised apple peel bead biosorbent for the simultaneous removal of heavy metals from cocktail solution
Risha Jasmine Singh, Candace E. Martin, Dave Barr & Rhonda J. Rosengren
Article: 1673116
Published online: 07 Oct 2019
AbstractforImmobilised apple peel bead biosorbent for the simultaneous removal of heavy metals from cocktail solution | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Climate change and food and nutrition security in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai district in the Western Region of Ghana
Abigail A. Armah, Christina A. Nti & Gloria Ethel Otoo
Article: 1681613
Published online: 30 Oct 2019
AbstractforClimate change and food and nutrition security in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai district in the Western Region of Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Interactive effects of salinity and drought stresses on the growth parameters and nitrogen content of three hedge shrubs
Sharam Sedaghathoor & Seyedeh Khadijeh Abbasnia Zare
Article: 1682106
Published online: 30 Oct 2019
AbstractforInteractive effects of salinity and drought stresses on the growth parameters and nitrogen content of three hedge shrubs | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article: 1703314
Published online: 10 Dec 2019
CitationforCorrection | Full Text | PDF (342.4 KB)
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Research Article

Factors affecting farm management adaptation strategies to climate change: The case of western Lake Tana and upper Beles watersheds, North West Ethiopia
Astewel Takele, Assefa Abelieneh & Beneberu A. Wondimagegnhu
Article: 1708184
Published online: 30 Dec 2019
AbstractforFactors affecting farm management adaptation strategies to climate change: The case of western Lake Tana and upper Beles watersheds, North West Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (1,001.9 KB)
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