Ethnic Conflict as Political Smokescreen: The Caucasus Region

2018 ◽  
pp. 262-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Dragadze
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region

scholarly journals Ethnic Conflict as a Risk Amplifier for Resurgent P. Vivax Malaria in Temperate Zones: A Case Study from the Caucasus Region.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Hirschfeld ◽  
Kirsten de Beurs ◽  
Brad Brayfield ◽  
Ani Melkonyan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Ethnic Violence ◽  
Territorial Dispute ◽  
Ethnic Conflicts ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Caucasus Region

Abstract Background: One of the most protracted post-Soviet conflicts of the 1990s was a territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the contested Karabakh region. Years of ethnic violence led to the displacement of nearly a million refugees, as well as a public health crisis that included epidemics of malaria, diphtheria and other preventable diseases. Malaria is not usually considered a health risk in temperate climates, but seasonal epidemics were widespread throughout the Caucasus in the early decades of the twentieth century. Methods: This paper combines qualitative historical research with geospatial analysis to explore how endemic malaria was controlled during the Soviet era, and how ethnic conflict reconfigured local ecologies to facilitate the re-emergence of P. vivax after the Soviet collapse in the 1990s. Results: This research reveals that ethnic conflicts have specific qualities that increase risks of infectious and vector borne disease outbreaks, even in places that have successfully achieved a modern health and mortality profile. The risk amplifiers of ethnic conflicts include 1) the creation of contested spaces controlled by separatists that are outside of any national public health surveillance system; 2) mass population movements and refugee outflows due to ethnic violence; and 3) changes in land use that expand potential mosquito breeding sites throughout the conflict zone. Conclusions: Ongoing hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, combined with the repopulation of key vector species (specifically An. sacharovi) lead us to conclude that contemporary populations in the Caucasus remain vulnerable to resurgent outbreaks of ethno-nationalist violence as well as the return of seasonal malaria, even after decades of successful control.

Genotype diversity of Bacillus anthracis strains isolated from the Caucasus region

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. I. Eremenko ◽  
A. G. Ryazanova ◽  
O. I. Tsygankova ◽  
E. A. Tsygankova ◽  
N. P. Buravtseva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Anthracis ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Genotype Diversity

McArdle disease: A novel mutation in Jewish families from the Caucasus region

2012 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yishai Haimi Cohen ◽  
Nechama Shalva ◽  
Tal Markus-Eidlitz ◽  
Menachem Sadeh ◽  
Ron Dabby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Novel Mutation ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Mcardle Disease ◽  
Jewish Families

The birth of the Acheulian techno-complex in the Caucasus region

2021 ◽  
pp. 102973
Author(s):  
Elena V. Belyaeva ◽  
Vyacheslav E. Shchelinsky
Keyword(s):  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region

scholarly journals Revealing the impact of the Caucasus region on the genetic legacy of Romani people from genome-wide data

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0202890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsolt Bánfai ◽  
Valerián Ádám ◽  
Etelka Pöstyéni ◽  
Gergely Büki ◽  
Márta Czakó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Genome Wide Data ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Factors Controlling Contemporary Suspended Sediment Yield in the Caucasus Region

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 3173
Author(s):  
Valentin Golosov ◽  
Anatoly Tsyplenkov
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Sediment ◽  
Sediment Yield ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Partial Least Square Regression ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Suspended Sediment Yield ◽  
Caucasus Region

This paper discusses the joint impact of catchment complexity in topography, tectonics, climate, landuse patterns, and lithology on the suspended sediment yield (SSY, t km−2 year−1) in the Caucasus region using measurements from 244 gauging stations (GS). A Partial Least Square Regression (PLSR) was used to reveal the relationships between SSY and explanatory variables. Despite possible significant uncertainties on the SSY values, analysis of this database indicates clear spatial patterns of SSY in the Caucasus. Most catchments in the Lesser Caucasia and Ciscaucasia are characterized by relatively low SSY values (<100–150 t km−2 year−1), the Greater Caucasus region generally have higher SSY values (more than 150–300 t km−2 year−1). Partial correlation analyses demonstrated that such proxies of topography as height above nearest drainage (HAND) and normalized steepness index (Ksn) tend to be among the most important ones. However, a PLSR analysis suggested that these variables’ influence is likely associated with peak ground acceleration (PGA). We also found a strong relationship between land cover types (e.g., barren areas and cropland) and SSY in different elevation zones. Nonetheless, adding more gauging stations into analyses and more refined characterizations of the catchments may reveal additional trends.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document