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Reducing Acute Cardiovascular Hospitalizations With A Weight Management Program (Reach), Laura A. Graham

All ETDs from UAB

Reducing cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors such as obesity through lifestyle and behavioral interventions like weight management programs should result in better cardiovascular health. However, there is conflicting evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions in reducing long-term CVD outcomes such as acute myocardial infarction or stroke. This reflects an important gap in our understanding about factors affecting recruitment and engagement in these programs and how these factors relate to improvement in long-term cardiovascular health. To address this gap, we will use a retrospective study with up to 11 years of follow up data from the nation’s largest health care system-associated …

Eco-Efficiency Of High-Yielding Variety Rice Cultivation After Accounting For On-Farm Environmental Damage As An Undesirable Output: An Empirical Analysis From Bangladesh, N-E Sabiha, R Salim, S Rahman

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This study computes the eco-efficiency of high-yielding variety (HYV) rice production by including an on-farm environmental damage index (OFEDI) as an undesirable output using data envelopment analysis. It then identifies its determinants by applying an interval regression procedure on a sample of 317 farmers from north-western Bangladesh. Results reveal that the mean level of the OFEDI-adjusted production efficiency (i.e. eco-efficiency) is 89 per cent, whereas ignoring OFEDI adjustment (i.e. with OFEDI = 0) reduces the mean level of efficiency to 69 per cent, implying that the production of undesirable output or on-farm environmental damage induces an efficiency loss of 20 …

Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Caelifera) And Plant Community Relationships On Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas, Sara Ebrahim Baqla

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

An ecogeographic analysis of a grasshopper survey was conducted at eight sites on Indio Mountains Research Station (IMRS) in the Chihuahuan Desert during September 2014 through December 2015. Five sites contained ephemeral water sources (earthen tanks), one had perennial water (spring system), and two were open desert. A total of 23 grasshopper species were identified, and six of those were new records for the property. The most species rich site was Echo Tank, with 14 grasshopper species. A UPGMA dendrogram showed Red Tank and Rattlesnake Tank, both wetland sites, to be the most similar (CBR = .84). A poisson model …

Association Between Diabetes And Cancer In Indian And Us Populations Using Longitudinal Study Design, Shraddha S. Vyas

Theses and Dissertations

Background: There is growing evidence of association between diabetes and cancer. No studies have been conducted in India evaluating this association. With the current epidemiologic, nutritional and economic transition in India, it becomes extremely important to examine this association in an Indian population. Additionally, difference in association exists based on different cancer subtypes. Research has shown that diabetes is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. However most of these studies suggest detection bias to be one of the probable reasons for this association. Additionally, the common risk factors shared by both these conditions are considered to one of …

Environmental Factors Correlated With Culturable Enterococci Concentrations In Tropical Recreational Waters: A Case Study In Escambron Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, A. E. Laureano-Rosario, E. M. Symonds, Digna Rueda-Roa, Daniel B. Otis, Frank E. Muller-Karger

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Enterococci concentration variability at Escambron Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was examined in the context of environmental conditions observed during 2005–2015. Satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST), turbidity, direct normal irradiance, and dew point were combined with local precipitation, winds, and mean sea level (MSL) observations in a stepwise multiple regression analyses (Akaike Information Criteria model selection). Precipitation, MSL, irradiance, SST, and turbidity explained 20% of the variation in observed enterococci concentrations based upon these analyses. Changes in these parameters preceded increases in enterococci concentrations by 24 h up to 11 days, particularly during positive anomalies of turbidity, SST, and 480–960 …

Obesity And Dental Caries In Children In Plymouth, Martha Paisi

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Background: Obesity and dental caries are two of the most common conditions affecting children and both have significant implications on children’s wellbeing and future health. Even though research into the relationship between the two conditions has been conducted for many years, results to date remain equivocal. Furthermore, the majority of the studies only examined individual-level determinants of the two conditions. Aim: The current work aimed to examine the nature, direction and effect size of the relationship between obesity and caries in children in Plymouth, United Kingdom. It also aimed to better understand the individual and the broader environmental determinants of …

Integrating Community Assembly And Biodiversity To Better Understand Ecosystem Function: The Community Assembly And The Functioning Of Ecosystems (Cafe) Approach, Katherine H. Bannar‐Martin, Colin T. Kremer, S.K. Morgan Ernest, Mathew A. Leibold, Harald Auge, Jonathan Chase, Steven A.J. Declerck, Nico Eisenhauer, Stanley Harpole, Helmut Hillebrand, Forest Isbell, Thomas Koffel, Stefano Larsen, Anita Narwani, Jana S. Petermann, Christiane Roscher, Juliano Sarmento Cabral, Sarah R. Supp

Faculty Publications

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Skills And Knowledge For Data-Intensive Environmental Research, Stephanie E. Hampton, Matthew B. Jones, Leah A. Wasser, Mark P. Schildhauer, Sarah R. Supp

Faculty Publications

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Diversity Of Mosses In Phu Kradueng National Park, Loei Province, Patsakorn Ajintaiyasil

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The study of mosses diversity in Phu Kradueng National Park, Loei Province was explored from December 2014 to December 2016. The samples were collected along the 6 natural trails. A total of 501 samples were identified into 30 families, 55 genera, 100 species, 5 subspecies, and 9 varieties. Three families of mosses namely Sphagnaceae, Fissidentaceae, and Leucobryaceae were common families which included 11, 9 and 7 taxa, respectively. Additionally, the most common microhabitat was saxicolous with 45 species. The second and third common microhabitats were terrestrial and corticolous with 43 and 37 species, respectively. Additionally, there are 4 species which …

Halophilic Bacteria From Salty Fermented Foods And Its Bacteriocin Encoding Gene Expression To Use As Biocontrol Agent Against Staphylococcus Aureus In Salt Added Foods, Vishal Chhetri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research was aimed to isolate, select and apply bacteriocin producing halophilic bacteria from salty fermented foods, Plara (Thai traditional salty fermented fish) and soya sauce as bio-control agent in foods. The isolates having inhibitory activity against different strains of Staphylococcus aureus were selected, identified and characterized prior to application as protective starter in food models. Bacterial communities of Plara and soya sauce samples were studied by two methods, a cultural dependent and cultural independent method (Reverse Transcriptase PCR DGGE (Rev-T PCR-DGGE)), and subsequently sequenced by 16s rDNA analysis. Halanaerobium spp. in Plara and Staphylococcus gallinarum in soya sauce were …

การประเมินปริมาณคาร์บอนของป่าชุมชน ด้วยเทคนิคอากาศยานไร้คนขับ: กรณีศึกษาป่าชุมชนบ้านบุตาต้อง ตำบลนากลาง อำเภอสูงเนิน จังหวัดนครราชสีมา, ธนวิทย์ ถมกระจ่าง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้ผู้วิจัยมีแนวคิดที่ประยุกต์ใช้อากาศยานไร้คนขับ (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle : UAV) เพื่อประเมินปริมาณคาร์บอนกักเก็บของป่าชุมชนบ้านบุตาต้อง ตำบลนากลาง อำเภอสูงเนิน จังหวัดนครราชสีมา โดยการใช้ข้อมูลกลุ่มจุดสามมิติ (Point Could) ที่ได้จากการประมวลผลของภาพถ่ายทางอากาศที่ได้จากอากาศยานไร้คนขับ เพื่อนำมาสร้างแบบจำลองความสูงสิ่งปกคลุมพื้นผิวเชิงเลข (Digital Surface Model : DSM) และแบบจำลองความสูงภูมิประเทศเชิงเลข (Digital Elevation Model :DEM) จากนั้นทำการหาความสูงของต้นไม้โดยการหาค่าต่างระหว่างของแบบจำลองดังกล่าว นอกจากนั้นผู้วิจัยได้ทำการกำหนดแปลงตัวอย่างถาวรขนาด 40 × 40 เมตร จำนวน 10 แปลง เพื่อสำรวจเก็บข้อมูลขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลางเพียงอกและความสูงต้นไม้ เพื่อใช้ในการประเมินความถูกต้องของข้อมูลที่ได้จากอากาศยานไร้คนขับ ในการหามวลชีวภาพเหนือพื้นดินผู้วิจัยใช้สมการแอลโมเมตรี (allometric equations) ประเภทป่าเต็งรัง ผลการวิจัยพบว่าความสูงที่ได้จากข้อมูลอากาศยานไร้คนขับมีความสัมพันธ์กับภาคสนามโดยมีค่า R2 อยู่ที่ 0.715-0.898 และมีความคลาดเคลื่อนของความสูงต้นไม้อยู่ที่ 0.50-0.66 เมตร ปริมาณคาร์บอนทั้งพื้นที่ศึกษามี 1.54 ตัน/ไร่ ซึ่งเมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับปริมาณคาร์บอนกักเก็บในแปลงตัวอย่างพบว่ามีความคลาดเคลื่อนอยู่ที่ร้อยละ 13-59 ซึ่งความคลาดเคลื่อนดังกล่าวมาจากความคลาดเคลื่อนในการประมาณขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลางเพียงอกจากข้อมูลความสูงต้นไม้ที่ได้จากอากาศยานไร้คนขับเนื่องจากความสัมพันธ์ดังกล่าวไม่มีความชัดเจน จากนั้นผู้วิจัยได้ทำการหาขนาดพื้นที่ที่เหมาะสมในการหาปริมาณคาร์บอนกักเก็บพบว่าขนาดพื้นที่มากกว่า 25×25 เมตรมีความเหมาะสมสำหรับกรหาปริมาณคาร์บอนกักเก็บในพื้นที่ศึกษา

การเปลี่ยนแปลงของภูมิทัศน์และความเป็นเมืองในพื้นที่ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา: พื้นที่กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล, ตวงพร ปิตินานนท์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาการเปลี่ยนแปลงของภูมิทัศน์และความเป็นเมืองในพื้นที่ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา เขตกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล ซึ่งเป็นพื้นที่ราบลุ่มต่ำที่อยู่ภายใต้อิทธิพลของน้ำขึ้นน้ำลงและลมมรสุม ระหว่างสมัยรัชกาลที่ 5 ถึงปัจจุบัน การศึกษาแบ่งเป็น 2 ระดับ ได้แก่ 1) ระดับเมือง บริเวณกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล 2) ระดับพื้นที่เฉพาะ บริเวณรังสิต บางลำพู และคลองอ้อมนนท์ ศึกษาโดยการเปรียบเทียบแผนที่สมัยรัชกาลที่ 5 และปัจจุบัน ซึ่งเป็นเครื่องมือสำคัญในการศึกษาภูมิทัศน์เชิงประวัติศาสตร์จากพื้นที่ลุ่มน้ำท่วมถึงสู่การตั้งถิ่นฐานของสังคมลุ่มแม่น้ำ สังคมชาวสวน และพัฒนาสู่ชุมชนเมือง การสำรวจภาคสนาม การวิเคราะห์การเปลี่ยนแปลงด้วยการแยกชั้นข้อมูลองค์ประกอบทางภูมิทัศน์ที่สำคัญ และเสนอแนะแนวทางการพัฒนาเมืองที่สอดคล้องกับเงื่อนไขและข้อจำกัดของภูมิทัศน์ในพื้นที่ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำ ผลการศึกษาพบว่าการตั้งถิ่นฐานของมนุษย์ในช่วงรัชกาลที่ 5 อยู่ภายใต้เงื่อนไขและข้อจำกัดทางภูมิทัศน์ ด้วยการออกแบบลักษณะบ้านเรือนแบบยกเสาสูงและการจัดการพื้นที่เกษตรที่สอดคล้องกับพลวัตทางธรรมชาติ เช่น ทุ่งนา ขนัดสวน และเครือข่ายคลอง ต่อมา การพัฒนาเมืองสมัยใหม่มีทิศทางการเปลี่ยนแปลงจากสังคมเกษตรกรรมสู่สังคมอุตสาหกรรมส่งผลให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงการใช้ประโยชน์ที่ดิน การขยายตัวของพื้นที่อยู่อาศัยและอุตสาหกรรมในเขตชานเมืองด้วยการถมที่ทับทุ่งและทางน้ำเพื่อปลูกสิ่งก่อสร้างทำให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงสัณฐานของภูมิทัศน์ที่ส่งผลต่อระดับชั้นความสูงและความพรุนของเมือง ซึ่งลดทอนความสามารถของภูมิทัศน์เดิม ส่งผลให้เกิดปัญหาด้านนิเวศเมือง

Using A Mixed-Methods Approach To Understand Urban Children's Nature Conceptions, Ecological Worldviews And Environmental Perceptions And Preferences Before And After Attending An Environmental Education Program, Alejandra Maria Bozzolasco

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

The main objective of this dissertation is to utilize multiple instruments to measure urban children’s nature conceptions, ecological worldviews, and environmental perceptions and preferences, and to determine whether they are impacted by an environmental education (EE) intervention. This information is critical today in light of growing urbanization that is considered a contributor to nature deficit disorder (NDD) in which children, particularly urban children, are growing up distanced from the natural world, thereby impacting children’s development, public health, and the environment. Urban children from northern New Jersey who attended the New Jersey School of Conservation’s (NJSOC) EE program participated in this …

Experiences Of Overseas Trained Teachers Seeking Public School Positions In Western Australia And South Australia, S Datta-Roy, S Lavery

Education Papers and Journal Articles

Many overseas trained teachers migrate to Australia in search of different lifestyles. In their endeavour to find suitable teaching positions in public secondary schools, overseas trained teachers often confront multiple challenges. This study explored the different issues that 12 overseas trained teachers experienced before obtaining a teaching position in a public secondary school in either Western Australia or South Australia. Data were collected through using twelve in-depth semi-structured interviews and researcher generated field notes. The results indicate that participants experienced the following challenges: apparent lack of information on post immigration life in Australia; danger of misinformation; registration delays; inconsistency in …

The Bee Fauna Of The Horse Mountain And Grouse Mountain Region, Humboldt County, California, Carrie Lopez

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Recent concerns about the ecological well-being of bee communities in California and elsewhere have increased the need for monitoring programs and studies that evaluate the impact of habitat loss and alteration on bee diversity and abundance. Such studies depend critically on the expertise of people trained in taxonomy, but their numbers have declined in recent years. My primary goal was to gain a comprehensive first-hand experience with bee identification by documenting the fauna of a previously unstudied area in the mountains of northwestern California and by writing an identification key, intended for dedicated non-specialists, to the area’s 35 species of …

Examining The Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy Of Teacher Candidates In Hawaii, Kathleen Evans

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

As achievement gaps for indigenous, low SES, and ethnically diverse students widen, teacher education programs in Hawaii continue to be charged with preparing teachers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Despite efforts to expand accreditation diversity requirements for teacher education programs, it is unknown whether these programs provide the preparation needed for teachers to develop culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy. Guided by self-efficacy theory, this mixed methods study examined teacher candidates' culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy (CRTSE) beliefs, their relationships with demographic and other variables, and candidates' perceptions of factors that might affect these beliefs. Teacher candidates (N …

Beyond Zar: The Use And Abuse Of Classification Statistics For Otolith Chemistry, C. M. Jones, M. Palmers, J. J. Schaffler

OES Faculty Publications

Classification method performance was evaluated using otolith chemistry of juvenile Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus when assumptions of data normality were met and were violated. Four methods were tested [linear discriminant function analysis (LDFA), quadratic discriminant function analysis (QDFA), random forest (RF) and artificial neural networks (ANN)] using computer simulation to determine their performance when variable-group means ranged from small to large and their performance under conditions of typical skewness to double the amount of skewness typically observed. Using the kappa index, the parametric methods performed best after applying appropriate data transformation, gaining 2% better performance with LDFA performing slightly better …

Cancer Incidence In Ireland—The Possible Role Of Diet, Nutrition And Lifestyle, Daniel Mccartney, Declan Byrne, Marie Cantwell, Michael Turner

Articles

Aim This observational ecological study aims to compare Ireland’s age-specific cancer incidence rates (ASRs) with equivalent European and global data and to highlight possible dietary, nutritional and lifestyle contributors to cancer in Ireland.

Subjects and methods Using the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) GLOBOCAN database, Irish ASRs for all-site cancer and for "lifestyle-related" cancers such as those of the colo-rectum, oesophagus, breast, lung and prostate were compared with European and global incidence data. Irish dietary and nutrient intake data were reviewed and evaluated in the context of these cancer incidence data and in relation to the established dietary, …

Review: Epidemiological Evidence Of Groundwater Contribution To Global Enteric Disease, 1948–2015, Heather Murphy, Morgan Prioleau, Mark Borchardt, Paul Hynds

Articles

Globally, approximately 2.2 billion people rely on groundwater for daily consumption. It is widely accepted that groundwater is more pristine than surface water but while this assumption is frequently the case, groundwater is not ubiquitously free of contaminants; accordingly, this presumption can result in an unfounded and potentially hazardous sense of security among owners, operators and users. The current paper presents a review of published literature providing epidemiological evidence of the contribution of groundwater to global human enteric infection. An emphasis is placed on enteric pathogens transmitted via the faecal-oral route, and specifically those associated with acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI). …

Foraging Ecology Of Rangeland Bats, Rebecca Therese Trubitt

Range Science

Land-use and land cover changes impact the distribution of landscape features in rangelands and wildlife use of the landscape. To balance the requirements of wildlife groups that respond differently to landscape features, managers need more information on how these species use rangelands. Here, we investigate bat use of rangelands. We investigated the associations between bat activity and landscape features using acoustic monitoring and generalized linear mixed effect models. Trees and open water were positively associated with bat activity. We also investigated bat use of rangeland tree patches using a hierarchical modelling framework to build generalized linear models that included landscape, …

All-Lands Management: Convening Communities And Their Lands Around Fire Management, Jodie T. Pixley

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Broadly defined, All-lands Management (ALM) is a land management approach involving collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration at the landscape scale, across ownership and jurisdictional boundaries. My research investigates collaborative groups working to reduce wildfire risk by applying ALM. Fire risk in the Pacific West (California and Oregon) is increasing in severity and extent due to fire suppression and is exacerbated by the effects of drought, climate change, and expanding residential development. For decades federal, state, and local entities have expressed the need to work collaboratively, across boundaries and ownerships to reintroduce fire back onto the landscape to restore forest resiliency. This …

A Biological Comparison Of Two Sites: An Ecological Approach Using Community Ecology Metrics Based On Insect Faunal Composition, Kennedy J. Martin

University Honors Theses

Two natural sites in the Portland urban area, River View Natural Area (RVNA) and Powers Marine Park (PMP), were sampled to assess their insect faunal composition with the intention of determining whether the areas are sufficiently similar ecologically that they could potentially be managed as a single unit. The two areas were compared using community ecology metrics based on their respective invertebrate fauna. The results suggested that RVNA and PMP had statistically different ecological communities. The Shannon Diversity Index for PMP was 0.303, and 0.819 for RVNA. The Horn Index of Community Overlap suggested a 93.46% overlap based on these …

The Relationship Between Concentrations Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In Moss And Tree Cover In Portland Or, Andrew S. Mautz

University Honors Theses

This study is a spatial analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) across the Portland Metro area using data collected from samples of moss tissue (Orthotrichum spp.), and an exploration of the relationship between PAH deposition and urban tree canopy in Portland Oregon. PAH are a class of common environmental pollutants created by the incomplete combustion of organic materials; largely via anthropocentric activity. Species of lichens and mosses have been shown to be suitable bioindicators of air pollutants (including PAH contamination) in other studies. Urban tree canopy is known to mitigate other environmental pollutants, as well as provide numerous …

Condition Of Birds In Amazonian Rainforest Fragments And Second-Growth Forests, Angelica Maria Hernandez Palma

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Deforestation modifies otherwise intact expanses of forest into small, isolated fragments. In addition to fragmentation, deforestation also creates abrupt forest edges and large areas of regenerating vegetation where land is abandoned after clearing. Understanding how changes in the landscape affect the physical condition of birds is crucial for managing populations in human-modified landscapes. Here I use the biomarkers feather growth rate and feather quality (ptilochronology), fluctuating asymmetry (FA), and stress hormones from feathers (CORT), to estimate the physical condition of Amazonian understory birds living in forest fragments, second-growth forests, and continuous forests. Feather CORT revealed how fragmentation disrupts interspecific interactions; …

Human Gut Microbiota And Obesity: How Is Gut Microbiota Associated With Obesity Improvement Induced By Bariatric Surgeries Or Low-Calorie Diet Treatment?, Rui Zhang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

An increasing number of studies suggest that the complex microbial community of the human gut may have an important role in human health and disease conditions such as obesity and diabetes. However, the causal relationship among gut microbiota, obesity, weight loss, and the influence of bariatric surgery remains largely unknown. This study investigated the correlation between human gut microbiota and obesity via determining how gut microbiota is associated with obesity improvement induced by bariatric surgeries (BRS) and low-calorie diet (LCD) treatment. Specifically, we investigated the effects of various bariatric surgery (BRS) procedures and a low-calorie diet (LCD) treatment on the …

Using A Species Distribution Model And Site-Specific Microclimatic Variables To Model Presence Of Spodic Soil Properties And Relative Occurrence Rate Of Picea Rubens (Red Spruce) To Inform Red Spruce Management, Adrienne Nottingham

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Red spruce restoration efforts in the central Appalachians are of interest to land managers because of the reduced current extent and the numerous ecosystem services provided by red spruce forests. These land managers require information regarding the best places to focus restoration efforts. Studies attempting to locate optimal locations for red spruce restoration have been conducted to in the central Appalachians, most of which utilize modeling. In particular, podzolization, a soil formation pathway present under conifer vegetation in the central Appalachians has been used to help select areas for red spruce restoration. The effectiveness of using recent podzolization (as evidenced …

The Utility Of Fine-Scale Remote Sensing Data For Modeling Habitat Characteristics And Breeding Bird Species Distributions In An Appalachian Mature Deciduous Forest., James Sheehan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In this study, I tested the potential for remote sensing data with a high spatial resolution to model breeding forest bird species and their habitat at a fine spatial scale. The research took place on ridgetops in a large, relatively contiguous Appalachian mature deciduous forest in northwestern WV, USA. The remote sensing data sources were a leaf-on QuickBird satellite image (0.6-m panchromatic and 2.4-m multispectral) and a 3-m digital elevation model (DEM). For the first part of the study, I extracted spectral and textural measures from the satellite image and terrain information from the DEM. I then used these data …

A Catalogue Of The Eudrilidae And Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina)From South America, With Two New Records Of Exotic Species From Brazil, José Eriberto De Assis, José Roberto Botelho Souza, Maria Laís Martins Vieira, João Vitor Nunes De Souza, Gilberto Golçalves Rodrigues, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A catalogue of the terrestrial Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae is provided, with 10 genera and 18 species reported to date from South America. In addition, we provide the valid names, their synonyms, and the original citation. Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae contain members that have a global distribution, probably as a result of human dispersion. The species of eudrilid Eudrilus eugeniae is very common in other regions with a tropical climate, while the megascolecid species Amynthas gracilis is by far the most common earthworm in large cities such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Two samples taken in Brazil revealed …

Food Patch Particularity And Forging Strategy Of Reintroduced Przewalski's Horse In North Xinjiang, China, Zang Sen, Cao Qing, Alimujiang Keremu, Liu Shanhui, Zhang Yongjun, Hu Defu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In 2001, Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) was reintroduced into a Eurasian desert-steppe transitional area in China. Recent studies of Przewalski's horse have not examined the relationship between food patches and the horse's feeding choice behavior. This study aimed to study the vegetation communities of the reintroduction area and combine this information with feeding time data to explore the foraging strategy of Przewalski's horse. A total of 588 vegetation patches were surveyed, which were divided into 27 vegetation clusters. All vegetation clusters could be divided into feeding clusters, which constituted 59.23% of the study area, and nonforaging clusters, which constituted 11.14%. …

Information Seeking Behavior Of Visually Impaired Students In Maulana Azad Library, Amu: A Survey, Nishat Fatima Dr., Dolly Kumari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information seeking is a form of human behavior that involves seeking for information by means of the active examination of information sources or information retrieval systems to satisfy the information need or to solve a problem. This study explores the information seeking behavior of visually impaired students in Maulana Azad Library, AMU. The purpose of the study is to examine the information seeking behavior of visually impaired students in Maulana Azad Library, AMU. A well structured schedule (Performa containing assets of questions) was designed and administered among the visually impaired students. The schedules were also supplemented by informal interviews. The …