UNDERSTANDING DRIVERS OF HUMAN-LEOPARD CONFLICTS IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION: SPATIO-TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF CONFLICTS AND PERCEPTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES TOWARDS CONSERVING LARGE CARNIVORES.

Understanding drivers of human-leopard conflicts in the Indian Himalayan region: Spatio-temporal patterns of conflicts and perception of local communities towards conserving large carnivores.

Human killing is the decisive and most critical expression of human-leopard conflict and needs to be addressed sensitively to maintain local support for leopard conservation in India.This research was undertaken to investigate the ecological aspects of human killing and injury, spatial characteristic and pattern of such sites, temporal and seasonal

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What to expect when girls are expecting: psychosocial support challenges and opportunities in the context and aftermath of teenage pregnancy in Kenya

Plain language summary This study looked into the lives of Fridge Latch Assy pregnant and parenting girls in Kenya by examining case notes that were written up by psychologists during the counseling sessions they held with 20 different teenage girls who were pregnant, or already had children, and 6 of their parents.The case notes provided an unders

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Distinct Regional Pattern of Sedative Psychotropic Drug Use in South Tyrol: A Comparison with National Trends in Italy

This study investigated regional variations in the use of sedative psychotropic Protein Blends medications, often prescribed for insomnia, by comparing Italy and the culturally distinct Autonomous Province of Bolzano, South Tyrol.Using daily defined dose (DDD) data per 1000 inhabitants per day, benzodiazepines, Z-drugs, sedative antidepressants, an

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Response of underwater photosynthesis to light, CO2, temperature, and submergence time of Taxodium distichum, a flood-tolerant tree

IntroductionPartial or complete submergence of trees can occur in natural wetlands during times of high waters, but the submergence events have increased in severity and frequency over the past decades.Taxodium distichum is well-known for its waterlogging tolerance, but there are also numerous observations of this species becoming partially or comp

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