Strategi Pengelolaan Taman Wisata Alam Gunung Meja melalui Penataan Kawasan

The purpose of this research is to formulate management strategies related to the condition and potential of the park. The results showed that land cover of Gunung Meja natural tourism park dominated by natural forest (77.5%), followed by plantations forest (11.7%), the former garden area (5.6%), gardens (3.4%) and open land, electricity network, tower and street with percent smaller extent. Potential natural forest vegetation is very high, includes 159 species of trees (186 individuals/ha, high diversity indeck), 149 species of poles (867 individuals / ha, medium diversity indeck), 164 species of saplings (3,904 individuals / ha, medium diversity indeck) and 177 species of seedlings (32,300 individuals / ha, medium diversity indeck) with the total of species is 223, as well as forest vegetation plants, medicinal plants and farm / plantation vegetation. The diversity of wildlife species include 15 species of mammals (2 species protected), 35 species of birds (12 species protected), 21 other species (8 lizards, 3 amphibia, 9 snakes and 1 turtles) and 14 species of insects (1 species protected). Potential support includes Japanese monument, caves, water and social communities. Utilization of the region has not done so well that affect the area as a result of the existence of agricultural activities, logging and utilities. Referral management includes policies (policies that embody accommodate all interests through the zoning system by protected zone, farm exploit zone and buffer zone).

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Linking Conservation, Community Knowledge, and Adaptation to Extreme Climatic Events: A Case Study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116478 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6478

Author(s):

Amemarlita Matos ◽

Laura Barraza ◽

Isabel Ruiz-Mallén

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Animal Species ◽

Human Life ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Forest Products ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Extreme Climatic Events ◽

Water Provision

This study is based on ethnographic research that analyzes how traditional knowledge and local beliefs on biodiversity conservation relates to the local ability to adapt and be resilient to climatic changes in two communities around Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique: Nhanfisse in the buffer zone and Muanandimae in the core area. A total of 78 semi-structured interviews with heads of households were conducted. We found that both communities carried out practices and held beliefs associated with conservation, such as protecting trees and animal species considered sacred or perceived as beneficial for human life in terms of water provision and agricultural production. In addition to traditional ceremonies that respond to extreme climatic events such as drought and flood, other adaptation strategies used by the communities include moving to neighboring areas in search of better living conditions and using forest products in times of scarcity. We discuss that the management of the park should be agreed on, in a shared way, between local communities and conservation agents to ensure that these areas continue to perform the ecological, subsistence, and spiritual functions required. Our research results contribute to a better understanding of local adaptation dynamics towards extreme climatic events and improvement of management strategies.

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Integrated Framework for Detecting the Areas Prone to Flooding Generated by Flash-Floods in Small River Catchments

Water ◽

10.3390/w13060758 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 758 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Romulus Costache ◽

Alina Barbulescu ◽

Quoc Bao Pham

Keyword(s):

Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽

Process Model ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Training Sample ◽

Flash Floods ◽

Operating Characteristics ◽

Conditioning Factors ◽

Flood Susceptibility ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

Very High

In the present study, the susceptibility to flash-floods and flooding was studied across the Izvorul Dorului River basin in Romania. In the first phase, three ensemble models were used to determine the susceptibility to flash-floods. These models were generated by a combination of three statistical bivariate methods, namely frequency ratio (FR), weights of evidence (WOE), and statistical index (SI), with fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP). The result obtained from the application of the FAHP-WOE model had the best performance highlighted by an Area Under Curve—Receiver Operating Characteristics Curve (AUC-ROC) value of 0.837 for the training sample and another of 0.79 for the validation sample. Furthermore, the results offered by FAHP-WOE were weighted on the river network level using the flow accumulation method, through which the valleys with a medium, high, and very high torrential susceptibility were identified. Based on these valleys’ locations, the susceptibility to floods was estimated. Thus, in the first stage, a buffer zone of 200 m was delimited around the identified valleys along which the floods could occur. Once the buffer zone was established, ten flood conditioning factors were used to determine the flood susceptibility through the analytical hierarchy process model. Approximately 25% of the total delimited area had a high and very high flood susceptibility.

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Low First Wave COVID-19 cases and health seeking behaviors across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Parasitology ◽

10.4314/njpar.v42i1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

C.N. Ukaga ◽

S.O. Sam-Wobo ◽

R.H. Muhammed ◽

H.O. Mogaji ◽

O.A. Surakat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Laboratory Testing ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Community Level ◽

Health Seeking ◽

Routine Testing ◽

Home Management ◽

Health Seeking Behaviors ◽

Very High ◽

Age Category

This study was carried out across the six geopolitical zones to assess knowledge and health seeking behaviors of Nigerians during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in order to understand the seemingly low cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Structured and pretested short questionnaires were employed to obtain information electronically and physically across the six geopolitical zones on socio-demographic characteristics of participants; the knowledge of participants on COVID-19 disease; availability and accessibility to testing and isolation centers in the communities, attitudes and health seeking behaviors. Atotal of 1023 respondents; 705 (68.9%) males and 318 (31.1%) females across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria participated in this study with 477(46.6%) within the 26-45 years age category, and 6(0.6%) above 66 years. Atotal of 985(96.3%) had heard about COVID-19 at the time of survey while a total of 859(84.0%) of the respondents were aware of the presence of COVID-19 laboratory testing centers. Across the geopolitical zones, majority of the respondents 487(47.6%) claimed there are no routine testing for COVID-19 at their community level, while 303 (29.6%) affirmed otherwise and 216(21.1%) did not know if there were routine testing going on or not. On health seeking behaviors across the country, majority of the respondents 558(54.5%) affirmed they would visit the hospital as the first point of contact if the opportunitypresented itself, 244(23.9%) claimed they would call the NCDC toll line, 2(0.2%) said they would use prayers, while 1(0.1%) respectively claimed they would use home management strategies through visiting chemist stores and checking the internet for solutions. Findings from this study confirm that there is very high awareness of the COVID-19 disease across the country, and limited number of testing centers at the community level. The implications include the possibility of unreported COVID19 cases in the cities as well as in the communities. Keywords: COVID-19, knowledge, health seeking behaviors, community level

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Identification of Risks Pertaining to Abandoned Housing Projects in Malaysia

Journal of Construction Engineering ◽

10.1155/2015/524717 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hamzah Abdul-Rahman ◽

Chen Wang ◽

Nur Hamizah Ariffin

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Housing Projects ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽

Risk Management Strategies ◽

Housing Industry ◽

Ground Condition ◽

Very High

Housing industry is one of the most dynamic, risky, and challenging industries. In Malaysia, this industry has a poor reputation for managing risks, with many major projects failing to be completed within the allotted time. Due to the inherent risks involved in construction projects, it is essential to recognize the risks that cause problems associated with abandoned housing projects. Therefore, this study aims to identify the risks that contribute to issues of abandoned housing projects and to propose mitigation strategies. The methodologies used in this study are combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of literature review, questionnaire survey, and interview. The results show that many risks are involved in housing project, including risks related to environmental impacts, construction, politics, law, management, finance, materials, and economy, of which the probability of risks from unexpected ground condition, project delays, bureaucracy, contractual disputes between developer and landlord, weakness in management by inexperience developer, and financial crisis is very high. It was also found that all relevant parties involved in housing industry are required to have extensive cooperation in advance and should perform systematic risk management strategies in order to mitigate the risks leading to problems associated with abandoned housing projects.

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Evolution and Expansion of Flowering Plants

The Paleontological Society Papers ◽

10.1017/s1089332600000772 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 209-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Scott L. Wing

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽

Taxonomic Diversity ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Flowering Plants ◽

Terrestrial Vegetation ◽

Earth History ◽

Very High ◽

High Diversity ◽

Environmental Disruption

Flowering plants are a classic example of a group arising late in Earth history and yet achieving very high diversity, abundance, and ecological and morphological variety in a great array of environments and climatic conditions on all continents. Thus, the success of flowering plants raises basic questions about how new lineages become inserted into existing terrestrial ecosystems. To what degree did flowering plants replace older lineages competitively, and to what extent did their expansion depend on large-scale environmental disruption or extinction of older groups? Is the higher taxonomic diversity of flowering plants a consequence of higher rates of speciation, lower rates of extinction, or both? Have flowering plants expanded the total area and range of habitats occupied by terrestrial vegetation? What were the effects of the diversification and spread of flowering plants on the structure of habitats and the types of resources available to terrestrial heterotrophs?

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Effects of genetic polymorphism in Pit1, GH, GHR and KCN3 on milk yield and body weight of Khuzestan (Iran) water buffaloes

Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias ◽

10.17533/udea.rccp.v32n2a04 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 107-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Meysam Ahmadzadeh ◽

Farzad Rashidi ◽

Hamed Amirpour Najafabadi ◽

Amir Jaferian ◽

Shahin Eghbalsaied

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Milk Production ◽

Genetic Information ◽

Water Buffaloes ◽

Khuzestan Province ◽

Strategic Plans ◽

Ghr Gene ◽

Pcr Rflp ◽

Very High ◽

High Diversity

Background: Genetic information is necessary to devise strategic plans aimed to improve the genetic merit of buffalos. Objective: To assess the effect of genetic polymorphisms in GH, Pit-1, GHR, GHRHR, and KCN3 genes on milk production and body weight of Khuzestan water buffaloes. Methods: Blood samples were collected from 60 buffaloes from the Khuzestan province, Iran. Using the PCR-RFLP technique, the amplified and digested fragments of GH/AluI, GHR/AluI, GHRHR/ HaeIII, Pit1/HinfI, and KCN3/HindIII were genotyped. Results: All animals were monomorphic for GHRHR. The frequency of mutant alleles for GH, GHR, KCN3, and Pit1 was 47.5, 74.2, 49.2, and 51.7%, respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.0001) in the genotypic frequencies of GH, GHR, and Pit1 between high and low milk-yielding buffaloes. The GH (p=0.0002), GHR (p<0.0001) and Pit1 (p<0.0001) polymorphisms also had significant effects on body weight. Sequencing results revealed the presence of C496A, G495A, G498A and C1501T SNPs in the GH, and G1702T in the GHR gene of Khuzestan buffalos. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of GH, GHR, and Pit1 on milk production and body weight of Khuzestan buffaloes. The results suggest that devising an integrated breeding plan in Khuzestan water buffalos can considerably benefit from the very high diversity in candidate genes.Keywords: animal breeding, casein, genetic variation, growth hormone, milk production, SNP. ResumenAntecedentes: La información genética es necesaria para diseñar planes estratégicos con el objeto de mejorar el mérito genético de los búfalos. Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto de los polimorfismos genéticos en los genes GH, Pit-1, GHR, GHRHR y KCN3 sobre la producción láctea y peso corporal de búfalos de agua de la provincia de Juzestán, Iran. Métodos: Se recolectaron 60 muestras de sangre de búfalos de la provincia de Juzestán, en Irán. Los fragmentos amplificados y digeridos de GH/AluI, GHR/AluI, GHRHR/HaeIII, Pit1/HinfI y KCN3/HindIII fueron clasificados genotípicamente, utilizando la técnica PCR-RFLP. Resultados: Todos los animales fueron monomórficos para el gen GHRHR. La frecuencia alélica de alelos mutantes para los genes GH, GHR, KCN3 y Pit1 fue 47,5, 74,2, 49,2 y 51,7%, respectivamente. Se encontraron diferencias significativas (p<0,0001) en las frecuencias genotípicas de GH, GHR y Pit1 entre búfalos de alta y baja producción. El efecto del polimorfismo GH (p=0,0002), GHR (p<0,0001) y Pit1 (p<0,0001) también fue significativo para peso corporal. Los resultados de la secuenciación revelaron la presencia de SNPs C496A, G495A, G498A y C1501T en GH, y G1702T en el gen GHR. Conclusiones: Este estudio resalta la importancia de los genes GH, GHR y Pit1 sobre la producción de leche y el peso corporal de búfalos de Juzestán. Los resultados sugieren que la elaboración de un plan de cruzamiento integrado en búfalos de agua de Juzestán puede beneficiarse considerablemente de la gran diversidad de genes candidatos.Palabras clave: caseína, hormona del crecimiento, producción de leche, reproducción animal, SNP, variación genética. ResumoAntecedentes: Determinação informações genéticas é o passo crítico para elaborar planos estratégicos com o objetivo de melhorar o mérito genético dos búfalos. Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito de polimorfismos genéticos nos genes GH, Pit-1, GHR, GHRHR e KCN3 na produção de leite e no peso corporal dos búfalos de água do Cuzistão, Irã. Métodos: Amostras de sangue foram coletadas de 60 búfalos da província de Cuzistão, no Irã. Utilizando a técnica PCR-RFLP, os fragmentos amplificados e digeridos de GH/AluI, GHR/AluI, GHRHR/HaeIII, Pit1/HinfI e KCN3/HindIII foram genotipados. Resultados: Todos os animais eram monomórficos para o gene GHRHR. A freqüência alélica de alelos mutantes para os genes GH, GHR, KCN3 e Pit1 foi 47,5, 74,2, 49,2 e 51,7%, respectivamente. Uma diferença significativa (p<0,0001) foi encontrada nas freqüências genotípicas de os genes GH, GHR e Pit1 entre búfalos de alta e baixa produção. O efeito do polimorfismo GH (p=0,0002), GHR (p<0,0001) e Pit1 (p<0,0001) também foi significativo para o peso corporal. Os resultados da sequenciação revelaram a presença de SNPs C496A, G495A, G498A e C1501T no GH, e G1702T no gene GHR dos buffalos do Cuzistão. Conclusões: Este estudo destacou a importância da GH, GHR e Pit1 na produção de leite e no peso corporal de buffalos do Cuzistão. Os resultados sugerem que a elaboração de um plano de melhoramiento genético integrado em búfalos de água do Cuzistão pode beneficiar consideravelmente da grande diversidade de genes candidatos.Palavras-chave: caseína, hormônio do crescimento, produção de leite, reprodução animal, SNP, variação genética.

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Depression and Coronary Heart Disease

ISRN Cardiology ◽

10.5402/2012/743813 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Karina W. Davidson

Keyword(s):

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Depression Treatment ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Coronary Syndrome ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Depression Management ◽

The Many ◽

Very High

There are exciting findings in the field of depression and coronary heart disease. Whether diagnosed or simply self-reported, depression continues to mark very high risk for a recurrent acute coronary syndrome or for death in patients with coronary heart disease. Many intriguing mechanisms have been posited to be implicated in the association between depression and heart disease, and randomized controlled trials of depression treatment are beginning to delineate the types of depression management strategies that may benefit the many coronary heart disease patients with depression.

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Increasing our knowledge of Brazilian bamboos: two new species of Chusquea subg. Rettbergia (Bambusoideae, Poaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.161.3.3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 161 (3) ◽

pp. 201 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aline Costa Mota ◽

REYJANE PATRÍCIA DE OLIVEIRA ◽

LYNN G. CLARK

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Foliage Leaf ◽

Ecological Aspects ◽

Two New Species ◽

Woody Bamboos ◽

Very High ◽

High Diversity

Brazil includes a very high diversity of bamboos, but this diversity is far from completely known. We increase the list of Brazilian woody bamboos by describing two new species of Chusquea, which belong to subgenus Rettbergia. Chusquea ciliatifolia sp. nov. differs from other species of this subgenus by its mottled culms, distinctly ciliate margins of the foliage leaf blades and pilose synflorescences; and C. mirabilis sp. nov. by the presence of branches with sericeous girdles. Both C. ciliatifolia and C. mirabilis occur exclusively in the Atlantic Forest, from the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, known only from five and three populations, respectively. Comments on morphology, taxonomic relationships, ecological aspects, and conservation status of these new species are provided.

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