Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDownstream Ecocide from Upstream Water PiracyMiah Muhammad AdelUpstream India and downstream Bangladesh share more than 50 international rivers. India has set up water diversion constructions in more than 50% of these rivers, the largest one being on the Bangladesh’s northwest upon the Ganges River, puts Bangladesh’s Gangetic ecosystem at stake. In some border rivers, India has set up groins on her side of river banks. Also, Indian … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 4 Sep 2012 · 9,067 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Heat Transport in a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel CellE. Afshari, S.A. JazayeriIn this study a two-phases, single-domain and non-isothermal model of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell has been studied to investigate thermal management effects on fuel cell performance. A set of governing equations, conservation of mass, momentum, species, energy and charge for gas diffusion layers, catalyst layers and the membrane regions are considered. These equations are solved numerically in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2009 · 7,342 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProduction of Levan by Bacillus licheniformis for Use as a Soil Sealant in Earthen Manure Storage StructuresAbdel E. Ghaly, F. Arab, N.S. Mahmoud, J. HigginsManure application is not permitted on frozen land in Canada and therefore, manure management and storage are the primary issues facing the agri-food industry. Low-cost, effective and environmentally safe earthen manure storage (EMS) facilities will lower costs and help make the livestock industry more competitive and efficient. The goal of this study was to develop a biological sealing technology for … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,974 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordBiodiversity and Spatial Distribution of Hornbills in Pondok Buluh Educational Forest, North Sumatra, IndonesiaBudi Utomo, Nabillah Saraswita, Cindy Siahaan et al.Hornbills are large birds, several species of which are protected under national and international conservation legislation and face significant extinction risk. This study was conducted in the Specific Purposes Pondok Buluh Forest Area, North Sumatra, Indonesia, with the aim of identifying hornbill species present, estimating their population density, and characterizing their habitat. Hornbill surveys were carried out using the point … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 26, Issue 1 · 28 Mar 2026 · 1,405 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordFauna of Hemipterans (Heteroptera) of the Northern Tien ShanArnur Kenzhegaliev, Perizat Esenbekova, Nurlan Baimurzaev, Murat ZhaksybayevThis article presents the outcomes of a comprehensive investigation carried out between 2019 and 2021, focusing on Hemipterans within the Northern Tien Shan region. The study discerned a total of 111 species, belonging to 11 distinct families, including Tingidae (14 species), Aradidae (3 species), Lygaeidae (28 species), Berytidae (2 species), Rhopalidae (10 species), Coreidae (2 species), Cydnidae (6 species), Plataspidae … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 24, Issue 2 · 16 Dec 2023 · 4,985 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordIxodid Ticks: Epizootic Status and Methods for Tick Population Size ReductionAsem Bekbolatovna Myrzhieva, Gulnar Sabyrovna Shabdarbaeva, Gulnar Eldesbaevna Turganbaeva et al.The paper presents the results of the study of the distribution and seasonal dynamics of ixodid ticks in certain locations and farms of the Almaty, Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions. The results of the study show that the following genera are prevailing in animals and natural biotopes: Hyalomma (H. detritum, H. axiaticum, H. plumbeum, H. scupense and H. anatolicum), Ixodes (Ixodes … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 4 · 13 Nov 2020 · 6,366 accessesView PDFCite