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Spatial variation of biomass energy supply and demand in rural Nepal
(2017-02-24)
In Nepal, the share of biomass in total energy consumption is about 88 % and of biomass for cooking and heating about 90 % in 76 % of the households. Fuelwood, crop residues and dung are the three main biomass types. The ...
Mechanistic details into NADPH oxidase mediated resistance against Heterodera schachtii in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2017-03-24)
The oxidative burst, production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in response to pathogen attack, is an important component of plant defence mechanisms. It is now generally recognised that the major source of ROS during an ......
The impact of large-scale land-acquisition in East Africa on poverty reduction and the rural economy: Studies in Ethiopia and Uganda
(2017-02-28)
There is an increasing interest of acquiring farmland abroad, especially following the food price crisis in 2007/08. East Africa is a hotspot of activities, and given the high prevalence of poor people in the area, impacts ...
The Impact of Public Policies on Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
(2017-07-03)
Between 2000 and 2012, 2.3m sq. kilometers of tree cover, equivalent to 6.4 times the size of Germany, were lost globally due to land cover change. Forest loss often comes with significant social and environmental costs. ...
Conceptualizing the concept of disaster resilience: a hybrid approach in the context of earthquake hazard: case study of Tehran City, Iran
(2017-05-19)
From the natural perspective, disaster resilience is defined as the ability of a system or community to resist, mitigate, respond, and recover from the effects of hazards in efficient and timely manner. How urban communities ...