There are economic and physical limitations when applying prevention and control strategies for urban vector borne diseases. Consequently, there are increasing concerns and interest in designing efficient strategies and regulations that health agencies can follow in order to reduce the imminent impact of viruses like Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. That includes fumigation, abatization, reducing ...

Introduction: Gingival inflammation often persists despite conventional therapies. A topical gingival patch containing natural extracts has been shown in a randomized clinical trial to reduce gingival inflammation when administered as an independent therapy. We report a case series of patients with moderate-to-severe chronic periodontitis in whom the patch was used together with scaling and roo...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of copper extraction on the structure and function of rangelands ecosystem around the mine area in Dareh Zereshk, Yazd province, Iran. Three study sites were considered at the specified intervals of the mine (0-200, 200-500 and 500-1000m). This research was conducted from 2012 to 2013. In each location, three linear transects with a length of 50 m...

In addition to patch-level attributes (i.e., area and isolation), the nature of land cover between habitat patches (the matrix) may drive colonization and extinction dynamics in fragmented landscapes. Despite a long-standing recognition of matrix effects in fragmented systems, an understanding of the relative impacts of different types of land cover on patterns and dynamics of species occurrenc...

The present study is the outcome of vegetation sampling conducted in managed and unmanaged forest patch under irregular shelterwood system to analyze community structure plant diversity a degraded mixed eastern Terai, Nepal. Systematic random was followed by laying out 15 quadrates sized 4m2 with uniform spacing 50 meters both blocks, respectively. This revealed that first second-year regenerat...

Abstract Mines result in land use and cover (LULC) change due to degradation of natural resources establishment new infrastructure for ore extraction beneficiation. The present study was carried out to, with objectives, (1) characterize LULC (from 1975 2017) Khetri copper mine region, (2) spatial distribution pollution indices (3) spectral response elemental concentration soil groundwater using...

Shifts in vegetation composition and cover are the result of processes acting at different levels such as landscapes, hill slopes, or plant interspaces. Analytical approaches designed for discrete objects which are based upon the inherently hierarchical nature of complex systems are well suited to research applications conducted across spatial scales. We quantified spatial and temporal vegetati...