Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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Spatial regression and geostatistics discourse with empirical application to precipitation data in Nigeria

In this study, we propose a robust approach to handling geo-referenced data and discuss its statistical analysis. The linear regression …

2021 Open Access

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Invasive snails, parasite spillback, and potential parasite spillover drive parasitic diseases of Hippopotamus amphibius in artificial lakes of Zimbabwe

BACKGROUND: Humans impose a significant pressure on large herbivore populations, such as hippopotami, through hunting, poaching, and habitat destruction. Anthropogenic …

2021 Open Access

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“Burnt by the scorching sun”: climate-induced livelihood transformations, reproductive health, and fertility trajectories in drought-affected communities of Zambia

BACKGROUND: Climate-induced disruptions like drought can destabilize household and community livelihoods, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This qualitative study …

2021 Open Access

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Spatio-seasonal variation of water quality influenced by land use and land cover in Lake Muhazi

Understanding the influence of land use/land cover (LULC) on water quality is pertinent to sustainable water management. This study aimed …

2021 Open Access

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Adsorption of chromium ions from tannery effluents onto activated carbon prepared from rice husk and potato peel by H3PO4 activation

Abstract Two biomass agricultural waste materials; rice husks (RH) and potato peels (PP) were used as precursors for preparation of …

2021 Open Access

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Evaluation of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes using GIS-based water quality index in urban area of Abaya-Chemo sub-basin of Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Abstract Groundwater is the major resource for drinking and irrigation purposes in urban areas of Abaya-Chemo sub-basin of Great Rift …

2021 Open Access

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Fabrication of attapulgite/magnetic aminated chitosan composite as efficient and reusable adsorbent for Cr (VI) ions

Abstract An efficient composite was constructed based on aminated chitosan (NH2Cs), attapulgite (ATP) clay and magnetic Fe3O4 for adsorptive removal …

2021 Open Access

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Spatial point-pattern analysis as a powerful tool in identifying pattern-process relationships in plant ecology: an updated review

Abstract Background Ecological processes such as seedling establishment, biotic interactions, and mortality can leave footprints on species spatial structure that …

2021 Open Access

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Application of Assessment Models for Health Risk and Pollution from Surface Water from Okumpi River in Nwangele, Imo State, Nigeria

The mean and standard deviation of pH value in the present study during the wet and dry seasons varied from …

2021 Open Access

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Peer Review Report For: Higher COVID-19 mortality in low-income communities in the City of Cape Town – a descriptive ecological study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background Cape Town, a South African city with high levels of economic inequality, has gone through two COVID-19 waves. There …

2021 Open Access

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Chemical Sedimentation as a Driver of Habitat Diversity in Dryland Wetlands

Abstract Freshwater wetlands located in dryland environments are characterised by high evapotranspiration rates and frequent periods of desiccation, which strongly …

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Influence of zones of pre-existing crustal weakness on strain localization and partitioning during rifting: Insights from analogue modeling using high resolution 3D digital image correlation

The factors controlling the selective reactivation of pre-existing crustal structures and strain localization process in natural rifts have been studied …

2021 Open Access

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Temporal and Spatial changes in Crop Patterns, Use of inputs and Hydrological Alteration in the case of Fogera floodplain, Ethiopia

Abstract BauckgroundMore than half of the world's population consumes rice. The area under modern rice varieties has expanded, the use …

2021 Open Access

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Comment on bg-2021-149

The production and removal of ammonium ( NH 4 + ) are essential upper-ocean nitrogen cycle pathways, yet in the …

2021 Open Access

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Novel PhoH-encoding vibriophages with lytic activity against environmental Vibrio strains

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Population Genetic Structure and Historical Demography of the Population of Forest Elephants in Côte d’Ivoire

Abstract The population of forest elephant has continuously declined in Côte d’Ivoire and, the remaining population largely consists of small …

2021 Open Access

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Occupational Exposure to Gasoline in Gasoline Station Male Attendants Promote M1 Polarization in Macrophages

Abstract Several studies have reported the toxicological implications of exposure of petroleum hydrocarbon fumes in animal models. There is little …

2021 Open Access

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Geophysical Investigation of a Fault Zone from Aeromagnetic Data over the Ageva Area of Okene Kogi State, Nigeria

High-resolution aeromagnetic data over a part of Ageva fault zone in Nigeria have been analyzed with a view to estimate …

2021 Open Access

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In-site Preparation and Characterization Catalytic- Composite Used for Plastic Waste Degradation to Fuel.

Abstract In order to get renewable energy from plastic waste, it should find a pathway or create a new composite …

2021 Open Access

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Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Using Statistical Multivariate Analysis “PCA” in the Mediterranean Kabylia

Abstract Landslides are one of the most catastrophic geo-risks observed in northern Algeria, particularly in the regions of mountain ranges …

2021 Open Access