Indigenous Technical Knowledge and Its Potential Application to Uganda's Pig Sub‐Sector by Junior Senyonga Kasima, Basil Mugonola, Harriet Muyinza, Sarah Kizza‐Nkambwe, Geoffrey Akiiki Beyihayo, Kenneth Kidega, James Nokrach, Maxmillan Mpewo, Marx Kisaame, Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi

“…By employing ITK, smallholder farmers have realised that indigenous pig breeds are disease‐resistant and suit the prevailing harsh tropical conditions. In addition, affordable plant‐based concoctions have been developed to cure diseases in pigs. …”
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Deforestation changes the effectiveness of bed nets for malaria control by Tafesse Kefyalew Estifanos, Brendan Fisher, Taylor H. Ricketts

“…Abstract Land use changes such as deforestation and the degradation of tropical forests can be key drivers of infectious disease, including malaria. …”
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Evaluation of the Larvicidal Efficacy of Five Indigenous Weeds against an Indian Strain of Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) by Aarti Sharma, Sarita Kumar, Pushplata Tripathi

“…Aedes aegypti, dengue fever mosquito, is primarily associated with the transmission of dengue and chikungunya in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The present investigations were carried out to assess the larvicidal efficiency of five indigenous weeds against Ae. aegypti. …”
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Emerging antihelminthic drug resistance: Implications for mass drug administration program by Agarwal Harshita, Rajkumari Nonika

“…Soil transmitted helminth infections and lymphatic diseases are significant neglected tropical diseases that pose public health challenges in both low and middle economic populations. …”
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Natural selection and adaptive traits in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer society from Mainland Southeast Asia by Tobias Herzog, Maximilian Larena, Wibhu Kutanan, Helmut Lukas, Martin Fieder, Helmut Schaschl

“…This study contributes to our understanding of human evolutionary processes in tropical environments and hunter-gatherer societies.…”
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Physical and Tensile Properties of Handmade Sida rhombifolia Paper by P. W. Huisken Mejouyo, E. Dydimus Nkemaja, O. R. Beching, N. R. Sikame Tagne, T. Kana’a, E. Njeugna

“…Sida rhombifolia plant is a seasonal plant that grows in the equatorial and tropical climates. The studies carried out on this SRP were aimed at investigating the methods required for the production of handmade paper from SRP plant and also at determining the tensile strength. …”
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Napiergrass: Biology and Control in Sugarcane by Curtis Rainbolt

“…It is of African origin, but has been introduced to all tropical areas of the world because of its ability to quickly produce large amounts of biomass. …”
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First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. by Ruchishree Konhar, Debasis Dash, Devendra Kumar Biswal

“…Abstract Objectives Nepenthes, sometimes known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, is a carnivorous plant genus that contains more than 160 species. …”
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International connections of the Ecuadorian Amazonian forest colonization process 1960-1970 by Pablo Campaña

“…This was a major component of early efforts to promote the occupation of the tropical woodlands. Additionally, strong pressure by US diplomacy forced Ecuador to pass legislation facilitating colonization, while, at the same time, the Inter American Institute of Agrarian Sciences (IICA), trained government officials in the skills necessary to implement and enforce these policies. …”
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Assessing the Population Status of a Tree Species Using Distance Sampling: Aquilaria crassna (Thymelaeaceae) in Northern Laos by Anders Jensen, Henrik Meilby

“…Lack of reliable and accurate field data affect assessments of population status of tree species, especially tropical taxa with broad distributions. Use of distance sampling techniques may help to overcome the problem. …”
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The susceptibility level and sustainability potential of groupers; Plectropomus sp. in a marine national park by M. Tadjuddah, . Abdullah, S. Kamri, N.I. Wianti

“…Wakatobi National Park has a tropical marine ecosystem with typically dynamic aquatic resources, and it also has a potentially massive number of groupers such as red (<em>Plectropomus leopardus)</em> and black groupers <em>(Plectropomus areolatus)</em>. …”
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Organic Greenhouse Container Herb Production in South Florida: Fertilizer and Potting Media by Danielle Treadwell, Kati Migliaccio, Teresa Olczyk, Yun Qian, Yuncong Li, George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth, Eric H. Simonne, Lance S. Osborne, Richard K. Sprenkel

“…Greenhouse trials were conducted during the 2005 and 2006 growing season at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead, Florida. …”
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Organic Greenhouse Container Herb Production in South Florida: Fertilizer and Potting Media by Danielle Treadwell, Kati Migliaccio, Teresa Olczyk, Yun Qian, Yuncong Li, George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth, Eric H. Simonne, Lance S. Osborne, Richard K. Sprenkel

“…Greenhouse trials were conducted during the 2005 and 2006 growing season at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead, Florida. …”
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Orographic Effect and the Opposite Trend of Rainfall in Central Vietnam by Thang Nguyen Van, Mau Nguyen Dang, Van Doan Quang, Tuan Bui Minh, Khiem Mai Van, Kham Duong Van, Thuy Tran Thanh, Duong Trinh Hoang, Tam Tran Thi, Quyen Nguyen Huu, Thai Luong Xuan, Hien Tran Duy

“…The primary mode explains the rainfall variation from October to November over the central and is directly related to the interaction of cold surges and tropical disturbances. The second mode accounts for rainfall occurring in north central from September to mid-October, which is attributed to the westerly summer monsoon activities. …”
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Evolution and Attribution Analysis of Habitat Quality in China’s First Batch of National Parks by Pengyue Dai, Yanfang Wang, Jinhong Ye, Jing Chen, Runze Li, Xiping Cheng

“…However, the Giant Panda, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard, and Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Parks experienced habitat degradation, with decreases of 15.15%, 14.50%, and 13.90%, respectively. …”
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Social innovations to increase health coverage: evidence from a crowdsourcing contest in Ghana by Joseph D Tucker, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis Awor, Emmanuel Asampong, Kwabena Opoku-Mensah, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong

“…Informed by a WHO-Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases framework, we organised a six-stage crowdsourcing challenge.Results In all, 13 innovations were received in the contest, while 2 innovations were rejected after initial screening. …”
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Effects of Melatonin on Adrenal Cortical Functions of Indian Goats under Thermal Stress by Veerasamy Sejian, Rajendra Swaroop Srivastava

“…Chemical adrenalectomy was achieved using metyrapone followed by exogenous melatonin treatment. 40C∘ of thermal stress which is quite normal in tropical zone significantly (P≤.05) influenced all parameters except plasma insulin. …”
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Re-use of COVID-19 waste facemasks for modification of Nigeria’s naturally occurring bitumen for road construction by Bala Musa, Kenneth Tutu, Yaw Tuffour

“…The results showed that the neat NOB had high penetration, low softening point, and high viscosity, making it unsuitable for road construction in Nigeria’s tropical region. However, the modified NOB, when blended with waste facemasks, exhibited reduced penetration and increased softening point, aligning with the AC-10 grade bitumen requirements. …”
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Endoscopic surgery affects the gut microbiota and its metabolism in breast cancer patients by Jingtai Li, Fangfang Gao, Runwei Li, Zhilin Chen, Guoping Chen, Pingming Fan, Guankui Du, Guankui Du, Guankui Du

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Evaluating the Performance of Low-cost PM Sensors over Multiple COALESCE Network Sites by Vishal R. Dharaiya, Vasudev Malyan, Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Chandra Venkatraman, Pratim Biswas, Kajal Yadav, Diksha Haswani, Ramya Sunder Raman, Ruqia Bhat, Tanveer Ahmad Najar, Arshid Jehangir, Rohit P. Patil, G. Pandithurai, Sandeep Singh Duhan, Jitendra Singh Laura

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