Sediment yield is a key factor in river basins management due to the various and adverse consequences that erosion and sediment transport in rivers may have on the environment. Although various contributions can be found in the literature about sediment yield modeling and bank erosion monitoring, the link between weather conditions, river flow rate and bank erosion remains scarcely known. Thus,...

The role of the distribution of inland water bodies with respect to the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and its dominant vector, Phlebotomous argentipes, has been studied at the regional scale in Bihar, eastern India. The Landsat TM sensor multispectral scanning radiometer, with a spatial resolution of 30 m in the visible, reflective-infrared and shortwave-infrared (SWIR) bands, was...

The tree species Parapiptadenia rigida, native to southern South America, is frequently used in reforestation of riverbanks in Brazil. This tree is also a source of gums, tannins and essential oils, and it has some medicinal uses. We investigated flooding tolerance and genetic diversity in two populations of P. rigida; one of them was naturally exposed to flooding. Plants derived from seeds col...

Invasion ecology, the study of how organisms spread in habitats to which they are not native, asks both about the invasiveness of species and the invasibility of habitats: Which species are most likely to become invasive? Which habitats are most susceptible to invasion? To set the stage for considering these questions with regard to plants, we offer a two-way classification of nativeness and in...

Recent counterinsurgency combat operations in and around inland waters indicate the need for specialized technological capabilities to meet the unique challenges of warfighting in riverine theaters. The ability to conduct close surveillance of enemy activities in the riverine arena is of crucial importance to our warfighters. Over the past several years, the Information Technology Division, in ...

Optimal risk-based levee designs are usually developed for economic efficiency. However, in river systems with multiple levees, the planning and maintenance of different levees are controlled by different agencies or groups. For example, along many rivers, levees on opposite riverbanks constitute a simple leveed river system with each levee designed and controlled separately. Collaborative plan...

For decades, knowledge about the endangered proboscis monkey was gleaned from limited information their behavior boat surveys conducted along riverbanks, where monkeys rest during early morning and late afternoon. This due to dense swampy habitats they live in, which made them nearly impossible track once moved into inland forests. By conducting full-day continuous observations on foot in river...

Anuran jumping is a model system for linking muscle physiology to organismal performance. However, anuran species display substantial diversity in their locomotion, with some species performing powerful leaps from riverbanks or tree branches, while other species move predominantly via swimming, short hops or even diagonal-sequence gaits. Furthermore, many anurans with similar locomotion and mor...

There is still a lot of use the floodgates in main hole to drain residential water into river operated manually by someone charge opening and closing floodgates. It less efficient often happens operator, so overflows can lead flooding. In this final task, prototype an early flood detection system automation sewerage settlement located on riverbanks. The control works automatically according sig...