Katar of Hindustan: the dagger of tiger hunters (composition, structure and properties) by Kamil S. Haydakov, Dr. Dmitry A. Sukhanov

“…Katars are a vivid demonstration of ethnic bladed weapons, which were originally used for hunting large predators and later, under the Mughal dynasties, were used as an integral part of the ruling elite’s traditional costume. …”
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L’abeille mellifère (Apis mellifera unicolor) à Mayotte by Samuel Perichon

“…Until recently, catching a swarm in your field and keeping bee colonies for as long as possible was an easy way to prevent honey hunting in the forest. A. m. unicolor owners had to be cautious about removing brood and collecting honey sparingly due to the bee’s tendency to leave rural tree cavities. …”
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Exploring Local People’s Perception of Ecosystem Services in Djoumouna Periurban Forest, Brazzaville, Congo by V. Kimpouni, J. D. D. Nzila, N. Watha-Ndoudy, M. I. Madzella-Mbiemo, S. Yallo Mouhamed, J.-P. Kampe

“…Recognized sociocultural services are the source of income, recreation, and ecotourism, source of inspiration, fishing, initiation sanctuary, and hunting. According to gender, men are more dependent on the forest than women, and those aged 15–25 and over 45 are the most active. …”
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Parameter Estimation of the Photovoltaic System Using Bald Eagle Search (BES) Algorithm by Ndongmo Fotsa Nicaire, Perabi Ngoffe Steve, Ndjakomo Essiane Salome, Abessolo Ondoua Grégroire

“…Hence, to extract these parameters reliably and accurately, this paper presents an optimization method based on the principle of bald eagle search (BES) during fish hunting. This search is divided into three steps: in the first stage (space selection), the eagle selects the space with the largest number of prey; in the second stage (space search), the eagle moves into the selected space to search for prey; in the third stage (dive), the eagle swings from the best position identified in the second stage and determines the best point to hunt. …”
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Breed differences in olfactory performance of dogs by Attila Salamon, Ádám Miklósi, László Róbert Zsiros, Tímea Kovács, Enikő Kubinyi, Attila Andics, Márta Gácsi

“…Border collies, selected for herding, reached higher success levels than golden retrievers, Hungarian/German vizslas and basset/bloodhounds, selected for hunting/olfaction tasks. Beagles found the hidden food quicker than border collies, basset/bloodhounds, golden retrievers, Labradors, and cocker spaniels. …”
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Dual FOPID-neural network controller based on fast grey wolf optimizer: application to two-inputs two-outputs helicopter by Amar Rezoug, Jamshed Iqbal, Abdelkrim Nemra

“…The proposed FGWO improves the standard Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) by enhancing hunting during the exploitation phase and increases robustness in convergence to the minimum value. …”
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Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…The general land use of the area within 1500m radius of the spill site is devoted to farming, fishing and hunting. The main crops grown include yams, cassava, maize, sugarcane, plantain, banana, oil palm, coconut, raffia palm. …”
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Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…The general land use of the area within 1500m radius of the spill site is devoted to farming, fishing and hunting. The main crops grown include yams, cassava, maize, sugarcane, plantain, banana, oil palm, coconut, raffia palm. …”
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The development of chemical approaches to fossil hominin ecology in South Africa by Julia Lee-Thorp, Matt Sponheimer

“…His observations ultimately led him to suggest a strong reliance on meat-eating, later elaborated into a hunting model. Subsequent investigations into the diets of the South African australopithecines led to the development of new approaches including dental microwear, stable light isotopes, and trace element analyses, which together led to a new focus on the prime importance of plant foods, for which there had been little direct behavioural evidence. …”
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A review of chronic wasting disease (CWD) spread, surveillance, and control in the United States captive cervid industry by Jameson Mori, Nelda Rivera, Jan Novakofski, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla

“…This disease threatens the health and economic viability of the captive cervid industry, which raises cervids in contained spaces for purposes such as hunting and breeding. Given the high transmissibility and long incubation period of CWD, the introduction and propagation of the infectious prion protein within and between captive cervid farms could be devastating to individual facilities and to the industry as a whole. …”
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The revival of $$U(1)_{L_e-L_{\mu }}$$ U ( 1 ) L e - L μ : a natural solution for $$(g-2)_{\mu }$$ ( g - 2 ) μ with a sub-GeV dark matter by Bibhabasu De

“…Moreover, the DM-specific observables and $$(g-2)_\mu $$ ( g - 2 ) μ being connected through the New Physics (NP) parameters, the future beam dump experiments hunting for light, feebly interacting particles and the DM direct detection experiments are complementary to each other for constraining/falsifying the model.…”
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An approach for multipath optimal selection of network service combinations based on golden eagle optimizer with double learning strategies by Jian Yu, Qiong Yu, Zhixing Lin, Xiangmei Xiao

“…The algorithm modeled the hunting tactics of wild golden eagles, efficiently targeting the best prey in minimal time by dynamically adjusting two critical components, such as the attack and cruising strategies. …”
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Indoor Visible Light 3D Localization System Based on Black Wing Kite Algorithm by Jiahui Wang, Xiangqing Wang, Chaochuan Jia, Cui Yang

“…The black-winged kite algorithm is an intelligent optimization algorithm inspired by the hunting behavior of black-winged kites in nature, and it is designed to solve the problem of global optimization. …”
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Turkic-Speaking Population on the Steppe Borderland of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crimean Khanate in the 15th – the First Half of the 16th Centuries by Vladyslav V. Hrybovskyi

“…Full-fledged men led an mobile lifestyle, were engaged in stockbreeding, hunting and war. The economy was based on sheep and horse breeding. …”
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A grey wolf optimization approach for evaluating the engine responses of various biodiesel blends in an internal combustion engine by Chukwuka Prosper Ozule, Adeyinka Oluwo, Nehemiah Sabinus Alozie, John Rajan, Swaminathan Jose, Sunday Ayoola Oke, Ugochukwu Sixtus Nwankiti

“…A computer program in C++ was applied successfully using literature data to validate the grey wolf optimization procedure based on the encircling, hunting and attacking of prey by the wolf. The results show that load demand and turbocharge boast air pressure have the least and highest values of engine outputs, respectively. …”
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Distribution of the arctic variant of the CPT1A gene in indigenous populations of Siberia by B. A. Malyarchuk, M. V. Derenko, G. A. Denisova, A. N. Litvinov

“…We assume that the expansion of Eskimo culture of the sea mammal hunting as well as Eskimo assimilation by Chukchi and Koryaks have contributed to the spread of the CPT1A Arctic variant across the populations of indigenous peoples of Northeast Asia.…”
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Das Ende der kolonialen Epoche im Himalaya by Anna Okopińska

“…As residents of high-altitude settlements experienced in pastoral and hunting activities in the surrounding mountains, they had a natural physical advantage over Westerners. …”
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Species Composition, Diversity, and Habitat Association of Medium- and Large-Sized Mammals in Chimit-Kolla, Abay Gorge, Ethiopia by Mengistu Wale, Mesele Yihune

“…The study area relatively has considerable numbers of medium- and large-sized mammal species, and urgent conservation action is required to reduce the emerging threats (hunting, charcoal production, agriculture, and investment expansion) and ensure survival of mammal species.…”
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The Death of the Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) Rediscovered in the Küçükçekmece Lagoon: Let’s Focus on Causes by Özcan Gaygusuz, Latife Köker, Gökhan Tunçelli, Devrim Memiş

“…Lagoons, providing favorable conditions for fish growth, are also hunting grounds for predatory fish species. The Küçükçekmece Lagoon, located within İstanbul's borders in Türkiye, stands as one of the most significant lagoons in the region, especially noted for its position on the bird migration route. …”
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A universal panel of STR loci for the study of polymorphism of the species <i>Canis lupus</i> and forensic identification of dog and wolf by A. E. Hrebianchuk, I. S. Tsybovsky

“…This methodology is being successfully used in expert practice in investigating cases of illegal hunting, animal abuse and other offenses in the Republic of Belarus.…”
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