Local small business model from the Buyan Tamblingan Bali ecotourism destination program by I Gusti Bagus Rai Utama, I Wayan Ruspendi Junaedi, Ni Putu Dyah Krismawintari

“…Opportunities expected by local communities from a strong ecotourism program in Buyan Tamblingan are the existence of facilities, the growing awareness of local communities, the existing natural beauty, and the arrival of tourists as opportunities for ecotourism management. …”
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L’insécurité foncière dans et autour des Aires Protégées de Madagascar : un obstacle à surmonter pour la conservation de la biodiversité et le développement rural by Sigrid Aubert, Saholy Rambintsaotra, Jules Razafiarijaona

“…In this context, “land within the scope of legislation relevant to protected areas” and “land requiring the enforcement of applicable official conventions pertaining to legislation concerning natural resource management” must be subject to a specific land-tenure regulation (article 38 from law 2005-019 of 17th October, 2005 which fixes the principles governing the different land-related statutes of Madagascar). …”
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Poetyka naturalistyczna w literaturze fantasy na przykładzie „Pieśni Lodu i Ognia” George’a R.R. Martina by Joanna Płoszaj

“…It also focuses on manifestations of naturalism in the depicted world. The analysis scrutinizes how Martin uses naturalist poetics to make the image of the medieval-like secondary world more plausible and realistic, and thus creates a background for the story. …”
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Políticas públicas y experiencias del turismo local de los paisajes : el ejemplo del Pantanal by Carla Moura de Paulo, Neli Aparecida de Mello-Théry

“…Este artículo analiza las políticas públicas y experiencias de turismo en el entorno natural del Pantanal brasileño, utilizando para ello categorías geográficas de análisis. …”
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Rotated Projection Product of a Ternary Number and its Application in the Kinematical Analysis of the Articulated Robot by Xia Xinnian

“…As a new type of specially defined pluralized vector model,the ternary number has the naturally intuitive geometric significance and it is especially helps to the three-dimensional modeling for a spatial problem. …”
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Socioeconomic profile and environmental perception of Amazon beach users about solid waste by M. G. Amazonas, M. L. G. Araújo, K. C. Yamamoto, N. N. Soares, O. F. Matos, J. Aguiar-Santos, D. Ribeiro-Brasil, A. T. Oliveira

“…Users frequent Ponta Negra beach during the high-water season and the naturally formed beaches in the low waters of the Rio Negro. …”
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Piezocatalysis-combined advanced oxidation processes for organic pollutant degradation in water system by Heejin Yang, Chang-Gu Lee, Jechan Lee

“…The piezoelectric catalyst process has emerged as a promising technology for energy harvesting, effectively converting natural mechanical energies, such as wind, water flow, and waves, into usable electrical energy using piezoelectric materials. …”
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Managing Landscape Irrigation to Avoid Soil and Nutrient Losses by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Don Rainey, Esen Momol, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…How lawns and landscapes are irrigated directly impacts the natural environment, so landscape maintenance professionals and homeowners must adopt environmentally-friendly approaches to irrigation management. …”
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Government Efforts to Protect Habitat for the Florida Panther on Private Lands by Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Melissa M. Kreye

“…Multiple policy approaches have been put in place by local, state, and federal governments to address habitat loss and secure natural resources in Florida for our panthers. This 5-page fact sheet  provides a brief overview of existing regulatory and voluntary approaches to help conserve the Florida panther on private lands. …”
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POPULATION GENETIC DIVERSITY OF CAMELLIA DILINHENSIS ON THE DI LINH PLATEAU OF VIETNAM REVEALED BY ISSR AND SCOT MARKERS by Ngoc Trieu Le, Thach Bich Thai, Van Ket Nguyen

“…Genetic diversity of naturally distributed Camellia dilinhensis populations on the Di Linh plateau of Vietnam was assessed by the inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and start codon targeted (SCoT) techniques separately and then by combining data from both techniques for satisfactory results. …”
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Biodegradability of Cellulose Fibers, Films, and Particles: A Review by Martin A. Hubbe, Jesse S. Daystar, Richard A. Venditti, Joel J. Pawlak, Marielis C. Zambrano, Morton Barlaz, Mary Ankeny, Steven Pires

“…This review indicates that cellulose biodegradability, while generally rapid and natural, has a rate and extent that depends on a complex and sometimes subtle set of environmental and chemical factors.…”
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Opinion Mining from Online User Reviews Using Fuzzy Linguistic Hedges by Mita K. Dalal, Mukesh A. Zaveri

“…Nowadays, there are several websites that allow customers to buy and post reviews of purchased products, which results in incremental accumulation of a lot of reviews written in natural language. Moreover, conversance with E-commerce and social media has raised the level of sophistication of online shoppers and it is common practice for them to compare competing brands of products before making a purchase. …”
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The effect of adding red dragon fruit peel extract (Hylocereus polyrhizus) in feed to increase color brightness in guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) by Maulida Siti, Rahmah Harahap Nur, Syafrida Handayani Luvi

“…It can be concluded that red dragon fruit peel extract at a dose of 20% can be used as a natural pigmentation material in fish feed to increase the brightness of the color of guppy fish.…”
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Structure, floristic and diversity from Laguna de San Diego (Samaná, Colombia) by Julio Andrés Sierra-Giraldo, Susana Velásquez-Franco, Mitchell James Power, Jairo Andrés Orozco-Agudelo, Luz Amparo Triana-Moreno

“…Here, we analyzed the diversity, structure, and composition in four different cover types (Dense forest: Bd, Mosaic of pastures with natural spaces: Mpen, Pastures: P, and Secondary vegetation: Vs). …”
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Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Porous Media Using Deep Transfer Learning by Yi Du, Jie Chen, Ting Zhang

“…Some traditional reconstruction methods for porous media use the features extracted from real natural porous media and copy them to realize reconstructions. …”
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Synergistic effect of inhibiting CHK2 and DNA replication on cancer cell growth by Flavie Coquel, Sing-Zong Ho, Keng-Chang Tsai, Chun-Yen Yang, Antoine Aze, Julie Devin, Ting-Hsiang Chang, Marie Kong-Hap, Audrey Bioteau, Jerome Moreaux, Domenico Maiorano, Philippe Pourquier, Wen-Chin Yang, Yea-Lih Lin, Philippe Pasero

“…To identify novel, better-tolerated anticancer combinations, we screened a collection of plant extracts and found two natural compounds from the plant, Psoralea corylifolia, that synergistically inhibit cancer cell proliferation. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Organ-Protective Effects of Resveratrol in Trauma-Hemorrhagic Injury by Fu-Chao Liu, Yung-Fong Tsai, Hsin-I Tsai, Huang-Ping Yu

“…Resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic compound of grape and red wine, owns potential anti-inflammatory effects, which results in the reduction of cytokines overproduction, the inhibition of neutrophil activity, and the alteration of adhesion molecules expression. …”
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Investigation of CO2 Extract of Portulaca oleracea for Antioxidant Activity from Raw Material Cultivated in Kazakhstan by Meruyert I. Tleubayeva, Raisa M. Abdullabekova, Ubaidilla М. Datkhayev, Margarita Yu. Ishmuratova, Mereke B. Alimzhanova, Kaldanay K. Kozhanova, Aida M. Seitaliyeva, Kairat S. Zhakipbekov, Zhanar B. Iskakova, Elmira A. Serikbayeva, Elena V. Flisyuk

“…Antioxidants are substances capable of delaying, retarding, and preventing the oxidation of lipids or substances that delay or prevent free radical reactions during lipid oxidation. Natural antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, tocopherol, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids are a safe alternative to chemical antioxidants. …”
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Effects of Silybum marianum Extract on High-Fat Diet Induced Metabolic Disorders in Rats by Sayin Fatma Kubra, Buyukbas Sadik, Basarali M. Kemal, Alp Harun, Toy Hatice, Ugurcu Veli

“…Silybum marianum extract (SME) has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for diseases of liver and biliary tract. …”
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Effect of Crude Leaf Extracts on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. by Prapassorn Bussaman, Piyarat Namsena, Paweena Rattanasena, Angsuman Chandrapatya

“…In conclusion, crude extracts of P. sarmentosum leaves were found to be highly effective for inhibiting both C. gloeosporioides mycelium growth and spore germination, and they have a potential as the new natural fungicides for management of anthracnose disease.…”
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