Occurrence of ectoparasites on dogs in rural regions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

The present study examined occurrences of ectoparasites and identified them on dogs in rural regions in Brazil, and assessed the influence of climate on these parasites. Ectoparasites were randomly collected from 194 dogs living on farms located in Lavras (n = 92) and Nanuque (n = 102) during the dry season. During the subsequent rainy season, the same dogs in Lavras (n = 71) and Nanuque (n = 66) were resampled. During the experiment, fleas, ticks, lice and fly larvae were collected. The flea species Ctenocephalides felis was the most common ectoparasite collected from these dogs. The main tick species that infested the dogs in rural areas of Nanuque and Lavras was Amblyomma cajennense. In Lavras, the dogs had high levels of flea infestation (80.4 and 88.7% in the dry and rainy seasons, respectively) and low levels of tick infestation (19.6 and 28.2% in the dry and rainy seasons, respectively), without any significant differences in infestation rates between the seasons. In Nanuque, moderate levels of flea infestation (68.6 and 43.9% in the dry and rainy seasons, respectively) and A. cajennense (65.7 and 47.0% in the dry and rainy seasons, respectively) were observed, with significantly lower prevalence in the rainy season (p < 0.05). The presence of ectoparasites was evident at both times of the year, but the different temperatures may have influenced the occurrences of parasites in Lavras and Nanuque.

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STUDI BIONOMIK VEKTOR MALARIA DI KECAMATAN KALIBAWANG, KULONPROGO

Jurnal Rekayasa Lingkungan ◽

10.29122/jrl.v4i2.1859 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Sardjito Eko Windarso dkk

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Malaria Vector ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Dry Season ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Mosquito Vector ◽

Anopheles Species ◽

Commercial Farming ◽

Study Results ◽

Dry And Rainy Seasons

The increasing of malaria cases in recent years at Kecamatan Kalibawang has been suspected correspond with the conversion of farming land-use which initiated in 1993. Four years after the natural vegetation in this area were changed become cocoa and coffee commercial farming estates, the number of malaria cases in 1997 rose more than six times, and in 2000 it reached 6085. This study were aimed to observe whether there were any differences in density and diversity of Anopheles as malaria vector between the cocoa and mix farming during dry and rainy seasons. The results of the study are useful for considering the appropriate methods, times and places for mosquito vector controlling. The study activities comprised of collecting Anopheles as well as identifying the species to determine the density and diversity of the malaria vector. Both activities were held four weeks in dry season and four weeks in rainy season. The mea-surement of physical factors such as temperature, humidity and rainfall were also conducted to support the study results. Four dusuns which meet the criteria and had the highest malaria cases were selected as study location. Descriptively, the results shows that the number of collected Anopheles in cocoa farming were higher compared with those in mix horticultural farming; and the number of Anopheles species identifi ed in cocoa farming were also more varied than those in the mix horticultural farming.Key words: bionomik vektor malaria, anopheles,

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Technical Infrastructure as an Element of Sustainable Development of Rural Regions in Małopolskie Voivodeship in Poland and Trnava Region in Slovakia

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11020141 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 141

Author(s):

Marcin Surówka ◽

Łukasz Popławski ◽

Helena Fidlerová

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

The European Union ◽

Regional Competitiveness ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Sustainable Infrastructure ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Progress ◽

West Part

The work discusses issues of the infrastructure, its instruments, and specifics of infrastructure in Polish and Slovak rural areas. The aim of this article is to analyze the level of technical infrastructure development in rural regions of the Małopolskie Voivodeship in Poland and the west part of Slovakia—Trnava self-governing region (Trnava region) as two regions with a similar position regarding regional competitiveness index. Following the topic, after identification of strengths and weaknesses of mentioned regions, the opportunities, and threats of sustainable development of infrastructure in rural areas have been analyzed using the SWOT method. The development of sustainable, reliable, and functional infrastructure does not only refer to the chosen regions of Poland and Slovakia but also other regions in the European Union. Sustainable infrastructure is a factor stimulating social and economic progress as one of the most important determinants of sustainable development and regional competitiveness. The authors notice a particular lack in the sustainable development of infrastructure in the field of water and sewerage management together with the supply of water. Therefore, this article tries to complete the gap in research focusing on the concept of a more systematic approach to technical infrastructure improvement in the context of sustainable development, and strategy of cooperation.

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The Rural-Urban Continuum of Polarization: Understanding the Geography of the 2018 Midterms

The Forum ◽

10.1515/for-2020-2102 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Kenneth M. Johnson ◽

Dante J. Scala

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Metropolitan Areas ◽

Political Attitudes ◽

The United States ◽

Rural America ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Urban America ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

The Continuum

Abstract This study of the 2018 congressional midterms demonstrates how voting patterns and political attitudes vary across a spectrum of urban and rural areas in the United States. Rural America is no more a monolith than is urban America. The rural-urban gradient is better represented by a continuum than a dichotomy. This is evident in the voting results in 2018, just as it was in 2016. We found that the political tipping point lies beyond major metropolitan areas, in the suburban counties of smaller metropolitan areas. Democrats enjoyed even greater success in densely populated urban areas in 2018 than in 2016. Residents of these urban areas display distinctive and consistent social and political attitudes across a range of scales. At the other end of the continuum in remote rural areas, Republican candidates continued to command voter support despite the challenging national political environment. Voters in these rural regions expressed social and political attitudes diametrically opposed to their counterparts in large urban cores.

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Transpiration and stomatal resistance variations of perennial tropical crops under soil water availability conditions and water deficit

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology ◽

10.1590/s1516-89132007000200007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 225-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

José Ozinaldo Alves de Sena ◽

Humberto Actis Zaidan ◽

Paulo Roberto de Camargo e Castro

Keyword(s):

Water Availability ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Rubber Tree ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Stomatal Resistance ◽

Paullinia Cupana ◽

Tropical Crops ◽

Water Transpiration ◽

Coffea Arabica L ◽

Dry And Rainy Seasons

During the dry and rainy seasons, determinations of stomatal resistance and transpiration of five tropical crops were carried out: guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth), coffee (Coffea arabica L.), cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.), guava (Psidium guajava L.) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. - Arg.) trees. Experimental design was done at randomized complete blocks with five replications. During the dry season there was a decrease in values of stomatal resistance in the following order: guarana > coffee> cashew> guava > rubber, with values from 2.5 to 30.0 s.cm-1. During the rainy season the stomatal resistance values varied from 1.5 to 3.0 s.cm-1. The guarana and coffee crops showed higher resistance to water transpiration when compared to other crops. During the rainy season, the rubber tree continued to present lower stomatal resistance and, consequently, higher transpiration.

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Regional Spatial Approach to Differences in Rural Economic Development: Insights from Serbia

Land ◽

10.3390/land10111211 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1211

Author(s):

Žana Jurjević ◽

Stanislav Zekić ◽

Danilo Đokić ◽

Bojan Matkovski

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Socioeconomic Development ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Rural Economic Development ◽

Spatial Approach ◽

Eu Regions ◽

Key Issues ◽

Policy Measures ◽

Rural Policy ◽

The Eu

Rural regions with a larger share of the primary sector in the overall economy are limited in their ability to achieve a sufficient level of competitiveness. In countries such as Serbia, where rural areas play an important role, addressing the problems affecting these areas is important for overall development. The purpose of this study is to determine the socioeconomic performance of the rural regions of Serbia and the EU in order to indicate the position of Serbia’s rural areas in the process of European integration. NUTS 3 (NUTS 2 for Germany) was used for analysis, and from this an Index of Socioeconomic Performance was created. This Index was created using Factor Analysis. The results point to Serbia lagging behind other EU regions in terms of development, with most of Serbia’s rural regions receiving the lowest ratings. These results are cause for alarm and indicate a need to create strategies that will direct resources towards key issues in these areas, whose potential would be adequately used through the implementation of rural policy measures, with the aim of overall socioeconomic development.

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Modelling of Social Policy and Initiatives under COVID-19: Rural NEET Youth Case Study

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci10100393 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 393

Author(s):

Giedrė Kvieskienė ◽

Ilze Ivanova ◽

Karmen Trasberg ◽

Viktorija Stasytytė ◽

Eglė Celiešienė

Keyword(s):

Social Policy ◽

Young People ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Youth Unemployment ◽

Rural Regions

NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth rates in Europe are generally higher in rural regions than in urban areas and the share in rural regions is constantly increasing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, young people became even more vulnerable as they experienced social exclusion and mental health problems. The objective of this paper is to analyse NEET youth-related statistics in Europe and distinguish positive initiatives for young people in rural areas of the Baltic countries to encourage positive emotions and willingness to learn. Statistical analysis and case study methods were employed. Data on youth unemployment, NEET youth by age and gender, and poverty and social exclusion of young people, is analysed. Social policy initiatives in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, mainly from rural municipalities, are presented and discussed. This research determines the key issues related to NEET youth and proposes initiatives to overcome existing problems among young people. Such social initiatives aim to promote positive social emotions of youth, promote their inclusion in society, and foster regional sustainability.

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Geographic bases of tourist development of the Sjenica's region

Glasnik srpskog geografskog drustva ◽

10.2298/gsgd0501235s ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 85 (1) ◽

pp. 235-240 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dejan Sabic ◽

Mila Pavlovic

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Economic Power ◽

Way Of Life ◽

Population Densities ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Central Places ◽

Economic Production ◽

Development Policies ◽

Landscape Quality

One of the central places in finding out the overall solutions to stop the processes of economic power weakening of Sjenica's region, deagrarianization and depopulation of rural regions, is assumed by the question of adequate rural economy structuring in accordance with locally available resources. Within these frameworks we should look for the place, i.e. the position of tourist activity in Sjenica's region, which so far has not been given an appropriate role in development policies and concepts related to these areas, although it is based on various strong, highly attractive natural-ecological and anthropogenesis values. Rural areas were used for some forms of economic production and were known by low overall population densities. Tourism is attracted into these regions by natural features landscape quality and rural way of life. Rural tourism brings life to many areas. It can include a great variety of activities and can be way to prosperous life for people in Sjenica's region.

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Major Forces Affecting Rural Regions in 2020

Wieś i Rolnictwo ◽

10.53098/wir042020/01 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 13-26

Author(s):

David Freshwater

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

The Internet ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Effective Policy ◽

Political Differences ◽

National Governments ◽

Urban People

Rural regions in OECD countries have always faced development challenges, resulting from their: reliance on natural resources, small labour forces, and long distances from markets, as well as the effects of globalization. Now, in addition, their development opportunities are further constrained by: climate change requirements, increased economic fragility resulting from COVID and the lingering effects of the 2008 recession, and the uneven impacts of the Internet economy. But, from a rural development policy perspective, perhaps the most important new challenge is the rise of rural populism. While rural areas and people have long been seen as distinct from their urban counterparts, in the last two decades these gaps have grown. Importantly, while the internet and information and communications technology (ICT) were initially seen as providing opportunities to improve social cohesion and link rural and urban people and places, instead they seem to have increased tensions. Because the core values of urban and rural people have grown so far apart, it is more difficult to establish the political compromises that are required to form effective policy. Absent some reconciliation of these social and political differences, it is difficult to see how national government policy can evolve to meet new challenges. Consequently, the likelihood of national governments being able to identify and implement coherent rural development policies is reduced.

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IDENTIFIKASI KOMPONEN ISOFLAVONOID PADA BUAH BALANGKASUA (Lepisanthes alata (Blume) Leenh.)

ZIRAA'AH MAJALAH ILMIAH PERTANIAN ◽

10.31602/zmip.v44i2.1935 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 205

Author(s):

Susi Susi

Keyword(s):

Vitamin C ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Research Result ◽

Nutrient Content ◽

Crude Fiber ◽

Total Acid ◽

Growth Area ◽

Phytochemical Compounds ◽

Low Levels ◽

Peel Extract

Balangkasua (Lepisanthes alata (Blume) Leenh.) is one of the exotic fruit typical of South Kalimantan, there are two kinds are yellow and purple-peel. This exotic fruit is still relatively low levels of consumption, this is because the harvest period is very short, not yet commercially grown, the growth area is in rural areas that are generally difficult to reach by public. Though the content of the nutritional value and phytochemical compounds that can be utilized. This research was aimed to determine the nutrient content in the pulp and peel and identify isoflavonoid component in the methanol extract of peel, pulp and seeds of purple peel balangkasua. Research result showed that pulp balangkasua contain protein of 8.40%, crude fiber of 21.76%, total acid of 26.90 mg KOH / g as well as vitamin C of 41.50 mg / 100 g, whereas in peel has a protein content of 4.20%, crude fiber of 37.83%, total acid of 13.47% and vitamin C of 38 mg/100 g). Balangkasua was detected contain isoflavonoid compound there were equol and daidzein in seed, pulp was contained genestein, equol and genistin, and in the peel extract was contained genestein.

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The Purpose Of The Population Registration Activities Census: (In The Example Of The Population Of The Villages Of Turkestan In 1917)

The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations ◽

10.37547/tajssei/volume03issue04-12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 03 (04) ◽

pp. 82-87

Author(s):

Ilkhomjon Gulamov ◽

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Primary Sources ◽

Rural Regions

In this article, a comparative analysis of the processes of registration of the population of rural regions in Turkestan was conducted in 1917, based on primary sources. Also, according to the final results of the event for the registration of the population in 1917 year, the number of residents living in rural areas of the regions is given. In addition, the article comprehensively covers a number of socio-economic and political goals from the event, which was held in 1917.

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