Narrow Dietary Niche With High Overlap Between Snow Leopards and Himalayan Wolves Indicates Potential for Resource Competition in Shey Phoksundo National Park, Nepal by Sandesh Lamichhane, Bikram Shrestha, Bhumi Prakash Chaudhary Tharu, Raj Kumar Koirala, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Pratigyan Poudel, Binaya Adhikari, Gopal Khanal

“…In Central Asia and the Himalayas, wolves have recolonized snow leopard habitats, raising considerable concern about resource competition between these apex predators. …”
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Future Extreme Climate Events Threaten Alpine and Subalpine Woody Plants in China by Yongru Wu, Jian Shen, David C. Deane, Haibin Yu, Fangyuan Yu, Xuerong Wang, Zheng Cao, Rong Yu, Fuan Xiao, Tiejun Wang, Zhifeng Wu

“…Rhododendron, a diverse genus of alpine and subalpine woody plant, plays a crucial role in ecosystem stability and biodiversity in the biodiversity hotspots of the Himalayas and Hengduan Mountains. Here, we compared the predicted impacts of average climate with those including ECEs on 189 Rhododendron species in China for the historical period (1981–2010) and the future period (2071–2100) under two emissions scenarios (SSP2‐4.5 and SSP5‐8.5). …”
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Watershed: a more efficient sampling unit for mountain camera traps by Jun-Jie Li, Yi-Hao Fang, Ji-Cong Zhan, Xue-Jun Yang, Can-Bin Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Kun Tan, Zhi-Pang Huang, Liang-Wei Cui, Wen Xiao

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Effect of “DXB-2030,” a Polyherbal Formulation, on Experimental Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associated with Hyperandrogenism by Mohammed Azeemuddin, Suryakanth D. Anturlikar, Mallappa Onkaramurthy, Mirza R. Baig, Basti K. Ashok, Raghavendra P. Rao, Mohamed Rafiq, Paramesh Rangesh

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Impact Assessment of Orography on the Extreme Precipitation Event of July 2010 over Pakistan: A Numerical Study by Khan Muhammad Tahir, Yan Yin, Yong Wang, Zaheer A. Babar, Dong Yan

“…Two distinct precipitation zones over Hindukush and Himalaya mountains are identified. The topographic changes significantly affect moisture divergence and spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation. …”
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DETERMINING GROSS TONNAGE OF PURSE SEINERS USING A PHYSICAL MODELING APPROACH IN TEGAL, CENTRAL JAVA by Suharyanto Suharyanto, Ratih Purnama Sari, R. Mohamad Adha Akbar, Yaser Krisnafi, Tonny Kusumo

“…Himalaya SB part I, II, III, IV, and V were 15%, 18%, 29%, 9%, and 29%, respectively. …”
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The identity of Cintractia disciformis: reclassification and synonymy of a southern Asian smut parasitic on Carex sect. Aulocystis by M. Piątek

“…The identity of a neglected smut fungus, Cintractia disciformis, described from Carex hirtella in the Western Himalaya, India is reassessed. The species is excluded from Cintractia and is confirmed as a distinct species of Anthracoidea. …”
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Genomic signatures of habitat isolation and paleo-climate unveil the “island-like” pattern in the glasshouse plant Rheum nobile by Hum Kala Rana, Santosh Kumar Rana, Hang Sun, Dong Luo

“…The Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains, known for their ‘Sky Islands’ ecosystems, offer a unique opportunity to study genomic differentiation of endemic plants. …”
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Annual Variation in Flowering Phenology, Pollination, Mating System, and Pollen Yield in Two Natural Populations of Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth by Vinod Prasad Khanduri, C. M. Sharma, K. S. Kumar, S. K. Ghildiyal

“…Schima wallichii is a highly valuable tree of tropical forest in north-east Himalaya region that grows naturally in a wide range of altitudes between 750 and 2400 m asl with varying environments. …”
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Role of Intraplate Strike-Slip Earthquakes in Accommodating Convergence Across the Eastern Himalayan Plate Boundary System by Dibyajyoti Chaudhuri, Rupak Banerjee, Ajay Kumar, Shubham Sharma, Supriyo Mitra

“…North-East India, at the eastern extremity of the Himalaya, is one of the most rapidly deforming intraplate regions. …”
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A Chromosome-level genome assembly of the alpine medicinal plant Bergenia purpurascens (Saxifragaceae) by Xue-Die Liu, Alex D. Twyford, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Ya-Huang Luo, Sheng-Ping Ming, Bo-Yun Yang, Lian-Ming Gao, Shao-Lin Tan

“…Bergenia purpurascens (Saxifragaceae) is an important alpine endemic species of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains (HHM), with this species being used as a source of medicine and as an ornamental plant. …”
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Rapid karstification process with evaporite-driven sinkholes in Southern Kohat Basin, NW Pakistan by Said Mukhtar Ahmad, Teng Wang, Saad Khan, Muhammad Waqar Azeem, Lv Fu

“…The Karak region of the Himalaya foothills showcases one of the best exposures of karstification landforms, given their highly soluble nature and salt dissolution activities. …”
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The Mountains of Tibet in Powell & Pressburger’s Film Black Narcissus (1947) by Raphaëlle Costa de Beauregard

“…D’une manière générale la montagne bleue est présentée comme un lieu céleste, inaccessible et envoûtant tout à la fois : il s’agit aussi d’un rêve éveillé pour le metteur en scène puisque le film a été entièrement réalisé en studio, du moins en ce qui concerne les séquences à Mopu, c’est-à-dire au cœur de l’Himalaya…”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health by Vaishnavi Senkalvarayan, Priya Kesavan, Jayachandran Dorairaj, R Madhumala, Saranyan Ravi, Ann Theresa Tomy

“…Material and Methods: A group of 45 healthy subjects in the age group of 19–35 years were selected and randomly divided into three groups, Group A - Himalaya complete care mouthwash, Group B - CHX mouthwash, Group C - Distilled water as a control group. …”
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Assessing green finance and technological innovation's contribution to carbon emission reduction in mineral-based economies of the belt and road initiative by Xiaoli Liao, Mengye Sun, Yali Pham

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Modeling and Mapping of Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Stock Using Sentinel-2 Imagery in Chure Region, Nepal by Ananta Poudel, Him Lal Shrestha, Niraj Mahat, Garima Sharma, Sahara Aryal, Rupesh Kalakheti, Basanta Lamsal

“…Accurate assessment of Aboveground Biomass (AGB) is critical for the sustainable management of forests, especially in the Chure region, a fragile and young mountainous in the lesser Himalaya of Nepal. This paper presents the modeling and mapping approach and shows how medium-resolution Sentinel-2 multispectral instrument (MSI) data can be used instead of hyperspectral data in inaccessible areas of the Chure region. …”
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Hydrochemical characteristics, water quality and diatom assemblage in Dordi River, Nepal by Punam Phuyal, Shraddha Ranabhat, Sanjal Khatri, Nabin Lamichhane, Ramesh Raj Pant, Lal Bahadur Thapa, Ram Kailash Prasad Yadav

“…The findings of this study could be useful for understanding hydrochemistry and association of water quality and diatoms in river basins of the Himalaya.…”
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Physicochemical characteristics and trophic state evaluation of post glacial mountain lake using multivariate analysis by S. Nayek, S. Gupta, K.K. Pobi

“…The current study deals with the physicochemical characterization, temporal variability and trophic state evaluation of a post glacial mountain lake in eastern Himalaya during the period of 2014-2016. Notable seasonal variations are recorded for physicochemical parameters of lake water. …”
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Potential and actual evapotranspiration and Landsat derived indices by P. Kumar, D. Deka, A. Yadav, Ashwani ., M. Kumar, J.P. Das, A. Singh, A. Gurjar

“…The study aims to examine the correlation between actual evapotranspiration and potential evapotranspiration by assessing the linkages with vegetation and snow cover in an ecologically fragile located in the northwestern Himalaya.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study uses remote sensing Landsat satellite data series to map vegetation cover and snow cover in the area. …”
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A molecular toxicological study to explore potential health risks associated with ultrafine particle exposure in cold and humid indoor environments by Ziyu Shu, Shuo Qing, Xu Yang, Ping Ma, Yang Wu, Baizhan Li, Fangxin Fang, Runming Yao

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