Systems thinking can shed light on important relationships and conditions that affect community engagement activities.While robust tools like the community capitals framework and the sustainable livelihoods approach provide valuable context for engagement projects, additional insights can stem from models that describe the ebb and flow of different
Deng Zang,1,2 Chao Niu,1 Haji Akber Aisa1 1Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry in Arid Regions, State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei
Accurate estimates of population abundance are a critical component of species conservation efforts in order to monitor the potential recovery of populations.Capture-mark-recapture (CMR) is a widely used approach to estimate population abundance, yet social species moving in groups violate the assumption of CMR approaches that all individuals in th
The performance of pedal operated paddy thresher was evaluated in the field.During threshing operation the optimum speed of threshing drum 290-310 rpm was achieved by 21 strokes.The paddy was threshed at a moisture content of 18.45%.The threshing efficiency of the thresher was found up to 99%.The optimum paddy holding capacity achieved was 0.5 kg,