Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics by Sheena Davis, Matthew Grainger, Marion Pfeifer, Zarah Pattison, Philip Stephens, Roy Sanderson

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Links between protein-source diversity, household behavior, and protein consumption inadequacy in the Indian rural semi-arid tropics by Shalander Kumar, Soumitra Pramanik, Soumitra Pramanik, Thomas Reardon, Thomas Reardon, E. Revathi

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Characterising the short- and long-term impacts of tropical cyclones on mangroves using the Landsat archive by Emma Asbridge, Claire Krause, Richard Lucas, Christopher J. Owers, Kerrylee Rogers, Leo Lymburner, Norman Mueller, Emma Ai, Sebastian Wong

“…Tropical cyclones can significantly impact mangrove forests, with some recovering rapidly, whilst others may change permanently. …”
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The Incidence of Infection Complicating Snakebites in Tropical Australia: Implications for Clinical Management and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis by Laura K. Smith, John Vardanega, Simon Smith, Julian White, Mark Little, Josh Hanson

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Agricultural Expansion-Induced Infiltration Rate Change in a West African Tropical Catchment by Yacouba Yira, Aymar Y. Bossa

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Novel candidate genes and genetic basis analysis of kernel starch content in tropical maize by Xiaoping Yang, Ranjan K. Shaw, Linzhuo Li, Fuyan Jiang, Xingming Fan

“…Results The integration of QTL mapping and genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) identified two SNPs, 8_166371888 and 8_178656036, which overlapped the QTL interval of qSC8-1, identified in the tropical maize line YML46. The phenotypic variance explained (PVE) by the QTL qSC8-1 was12.17%, while the SNPs 8_166371888 and 8_178656036 explained 10.19% and 5.72% of the phenotypic variance. …”
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Month and lunar cycle at calving influence and reproductive performance of a tropical buffalo herd by José Atilio Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael Román-Bravo, Ricardo A. Briceño-Rojas, Mauricio G. Briceño-Rojas, Eliani K. Núñez-Guerrero, Fernando P. Perea

“…This study showed a significant effect of month and lunar cycle at calving on calving-conception interval and calving frequency in a tropical buffalo population. …”
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Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Variability and Its Impact on Oilseed Crop Yields in China by Yi Zhou, Tianyi Zhang, Xichen Li

“…Our analysis revealed that, at the national level, the six tropical SST modes collectively accounted for 51% of soybean, 52% of rapeseed, and 33% of peanut yield anomalies in China. …”
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An Intercomparison of GPS RO Retrievals with Colocated Analysis and In Situ Observations within Tropical Cyclones by Henry R. Winterbottom, Qingnong Xiao

“…A composite analysis of tropical cyclone radial mean temperature and water vapor profiles is carried out using the GPS RO retrievals which are colocated with global analysis profiles and available in situ radiosonde observations. …”
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"arms wide open": Hope and the Trans-Global Nuclear Family in Yamashita’s Tropic of Orange by Brady Harrison

“…Dans le roman apocalyptique de Karen Yamashita, Tropic of Orange (1997), au moins deux forces brutales et conjuguées agissent pour faire échouer la possibilité que deux êtres puissent jamais entrer en contact l’un avec l’autre et écarter toute idée d’une rencontre amoureuse pouvant conduire à fonder une famille. …”
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Assessing Deep Learning Techniques for the Recognition of Tropical Disease in Images from Parasitological Exams by Ammar Akram Abdulrazzaq, Asaad T. Al-Douri, Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad, Mustafa Musa Jaber, Zelalem Meraf

“…Schistosoma mansoni is one of the tropical diseases with the greatest epidemic reach in the world. …”
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Typhonium morangense (Araceae), a new species from the tropical forest of Eastern Nepal by Rijan Ojha, Sudeep Rai, Harald Schneider

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Sediment organic carbon stocks in tropical lakes and its implication for sustainable lake management by T.R. Soeprobowti, N.D. Takarina, P.S. Komala, L. Subehi, M. Wojewódka-Przybył, J. Jumari, R. Nastuti

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Rethinking neglected tropical diseases: A shift towards more inclusive and equitable terminology. by Marlous L Grijsen, Yonah E Yangaza, Al Kadri, Fidel Strub, Esther E Freeman, Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) refer to a group of 21 diseases that disproportionally affect impoverished communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) [1]. …”
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Tannin with sodium carbonate: A single additive for poured earth concrete with tropical soils by Lily Walter, Gildas Medjigbodo, Yannick Estevez, Laurent Linguet, Ouahcène Nait-Rabah

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Mapping the Land Suitability for Paddy, Corn, and Soybean in Tropical Situation of Jombang District, Indonesia by Zainal Arifin, Dwi Setyorini, Donald Sihombing, Sugiono Sugiono, Evy Latifah, Mohammad Saeri, Catur Hermanto, Amik Krismawati, Nurul Istiqomah, Eni Fidiyawati

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Uncertainties of the rainfall regime in a tropical semi-arid region: the case of the State of Ceará by Eunice Maia de Andrade, Maria Gina Torres Sena, Antonio Givanilson Rodrigues da Silva, Francisco Jairo Soares Pereira, Fernando Bezerra Lopes

“…The rural population of a tropical semi-arid region such as the northeast of Brazil is directly dependent on rainfall for agricultural production, pasture for livestock, and the storage of drinking water for human consumption. …”
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Sediment organic carbon stocks in tropical lakes and its implication for sustainable lake management by T.R. Soeprobowti, N.D. Takarina, P.S. Komala, L. Subehi, M. Wojewódka-Przybył, J. Jumari, R. Nastuti

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Root growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on woody plants for vegetative stabilization of tropical slopes by I.G. Tejakusuma, E.H. Sittadewi, T. Handayani, T. Hernaningsih, W. Wisyanto, A. Rifai

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Demographic rates and diversity vary with tree stature and ontogenetic stage in an African tropical rainforest by Moses B. Libalah, Sabrina E. Russo, George B. Chuyong, Duncan Thomas, David Kenfack

“…Differences in how historical biogeography has shaped species pools may ultimately cause variation in how adult stature contributes to tropical forest diversity.…”
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