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Generally, the study identified and analyzed the socio-economic and ecological status of coastal communities of Barangay Caroan, Gonzaga, Cagayan, and their dependency on the faunal and floral resources of water. The study carried out an interview based on questionnaires and used descriptive survey research design. The results of the study discovered that most of the respondents have a low level of education and fishing is the main source of income. Fishing as a source of income states that Barangay Caroan is a coastal community. Fishing activities are also done to the estuary.

Indonesia is an agricultural country, which places the agricultural sector as the main source of income for its population. South Kalimantan is one of the provinces where some of the population relies on the needs of life in the agricultural sector. Agricultural development in South Kalimantan plays an important role in economic development. The agricultural sector continues to consistently make a considerable contribution to GRDP in South Kalimantan. Along with the role of agriculture at the provincial level, the same trend is also felt in every regency in South Kalimantan, including Tanah.

Samia ricini is one of the most common silkworms reared in Kokrajhar district. Samia ricini is known to feed on a variety of host plants however, the rearing performance and silk quality of the silkworm depends primarily on the type of food plants used for rearing. Castor plant is regarded as the primary host plant, but it is not commonly available throughout the year. Therefore, an attempt was made to study the rearing performance of Samia ricini which was reared using Carica papaya leaves during different seasons. The growth parameters and cocoon characters of the silkworms reared.

Hog plum beetle (Podontia quatuordecimpunctata) is a serious pest of hog plum tree and both their adults and larvae defoliate the hog plum tree. However, its developmental information and proper identification as well as precise photographs of each developmental stages have not been well studied and recorded. Thus, the goal of this research was to establish the developmental characteristics of P. quatuordecimpunctata. Life history was conducted in laboratory conditions at an average temperature 28 u00b0C u00b1 1.2 an average 65 u00b1 5% relative humidity (RH), and a light: dark ratio (12L : 12D).

Mangrove is a wetland type of forest referred also as the tidally influenced swamp ecosystem within intertidal zone of tropical and subtropical latitudes (Tomlinson, 1986). This forest provides numerous direct and indirect benefits to people and environment. However, most of the benefits appreciated are focused on direct-use or marketed benefits making mangrove forests as undervalued resources today. This study aimed to asses the Indirect-use and Option Values of mangroves in Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City as components of forest economic valuation.

Lal-lo, formerly Nueva Segovia is one of the first four cities of the Philippines during the Spanish regime, served as the melting pot of rich and unique cultural as well as gastronomical heritage in the north-eastern part of the province of Cagayan. The awareness of Lal-loqueu00f1osu2019 gastronomical heritage would help preserve and create a link or bridge the gap between their past generations to the present because they are gradually vanishing due to the modernized way of living or due to acculturation. This study utilized the qualitative-ethnographic research design.

Most infectious diseases follow a seasonal cycle that allows germs to spread and infect humans. An abrupt climate change can promote infections in the winter. The study aims to determine winter disease prevalence in Narayanganj. To learn about seasonal illness risk factors, management, treatment, and other implications. People in Narayanganj city were interviewed using a self-designed English questionnaire. The questionnaire asked about demographics, education, socioeconomic level, winter sickness awareness, etc. Our of total 200 participant population male respondents were 59% and female 41%

Seasonal variability contributes to the abundance of dengue mosquito vector. In this study, the prevalence rate of dengue on different seasons, by population characteristics and geographical location in the City of Tangub were determined. Dengue cases and climatological information from 2016-2021 were obtained through secondary data gathering. Based on the data, dengue cases are highest on the year 2019. Specifically, dengue was more prevalent during rainy period. In terms of gender and age, males with ages of 10 to 19 were more prone to contracting dengue. Notably, for the last six-years.

Cu00f4te du2019Ivoire comprises part of West Africau2019s Guinean Forest Region, an ecosystem of great biological richness, species diversity, and endemism. The region is known to be involved in the World Biodiversity Hotspot. The country was covered by 16 million hectares of forest which is habitat of several animal species. However, this forest is continuously facing a huge human pressure that leads to a high deforestation rate as well as the depopulation of the wildlife inhabiting that natural habitat. From July 1st 2021 to September 1st 2021, we conducted survey in the Dassioko Forest Reserve.

Coffee is the primary source of income for more than 10 million households in coffee-growing African countries. Coffee also serves as an important source of export revenues and some of these countries rural population depend on this kind income. So, this study was carried to estimate and analyse factors affecting the level of economic efficiency of coffee production and its implication for increased productivity of coffee producers in the selected districts of Hadiya Zone. To achieve the objective, the target sample households were selected in multi-stage sampling techniques.

This study carried out on two (02) streams of the Alibori river and three (03) streams of the Sota river in the cotton basin of northern Bu00e9nin aims to highlight the impact of cotton production on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. On each stream, three (03) stations (clean; moderately polluted and heavily polluted) were determined. In each station eight (08) MIB samples were collected. In situ parameters were measured while others were assayed in the laboratory. A Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) was used to match the physico-chemical data with the MIB families.

Zygophyllum propinquum Decne (syn. Z. coccineum, family: Zygophyllaceae) is a low shrub, perennial herb, or desert succulent undershrub and has several important biological activities. The major secondary metabolites of this plant are a class of ursane-type triterpene saponins. Saponins derive their name from stable foam formation in water. These saponins have peculiar properties like, bitterness, fish poisoning, haemolysis, complex formation with cholesterol. Saponins are consisting of two main parts, one is the aglycone part while the other one is the glycone part.

The concept of paddy agribusiness is a more modern perspective on paddy farming. The interconnection between subsystems will elevate the cultivation subsystem into a promising job as the core of the agribusiness system. The research wants to determine whether the perception of paddy agribusiness increases the interest of the youth to become paddy farmers. 400 youths who are still in school or college, and are pursuing both agricultural and non-agricultural majors participated in the study in south Borneo. The participantsu2019 ages ranged from 15 to 28. Analysis using binary logit regression.

The concept of paddy agribusiness is a more modern perspective on paddy farming. The interconnection between subsystems will elevate the cultivation subsystem into a promising job as the core of the agribusiness system. The research wants to determine whether the perception of paddy agribusiness increases the interest of the youth to become paddy farmers. 400 youths who are still in school or college, and are pursuing both agricultural and non-agricultural majors participated in the study in south Borneo. The participantsu2019 ages ranged from 15 to 28. Analysis using binary logit regression.

The concept of paddy agribusiness is a more modern perspective on paddy farming. The interconnection between subsystems will elevate the cultivation subsystem into a promising job as the core of the agribusiness system. The research wants to determine whether the perception of paddy agribusiness increases the interest of the youth to become paddy farmers. 400 youths who are still in school or college, and are pursuing both agricultural and non-agricultural majors participated in the study in south Borneo. The participantsu2019 ages ranged from 15 to 28. Analysis using binary logit regression.

Oocyte cryopreservation addresses several difficulties, such as maintaining female fertility, oocyte accumulation in women with decreased ovarian reserve, inadequate ovarian stimulation response, or developed u201coocyte donation banku201d. A retrospective and prospective cohort study were conducted at the Infertility Department u2013 Hanh Phuc International Hospital, recording the results of 210 couples undergoing IVF cycles, with the goal of comparing and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment in two groups using frozen-thawed oocytes and fresh oocytes in IVF cycles (105 cycles using thawed oocytes.

Composting is an effective method of managing organic waste from decomposition by microorganisms. This research using composting technique with a modification compost bin with additional chopper on the top of the bin. The composter was designed using an HDPE drum with a height of 100 cm and a diameter of 50 cm with the addition of a chopper and a manual compost mixer as well as a lower cross-section. This research aimed to calculate the amount and composition of waste in TPS 3R Sekumpul and to design modification of a compost bin to handle the problem of organic waste in TPS 3R Sekumpul.

The communicable African Swine Fever (ASF) has adversely crippled the countryu2019s swine industry in the last few years and subsequently hampered the growth of the agriculture sector. This study utilized the descriptive research design. The study was conducted at the three municipalities in the Ytawes district of Piat, Sto. Nino and Tuao from May-June 2022. Results of the study show that women were more predominantly engaged in pig farming than male aside from their roles as a mother. Also, raisers prefer to bury the infected animals without reporting them to authorities is alarming.

Mangroves play vital role for ecological balance. It provides human the fresh air to breath and protects from threat of typhoons and tsunami. Mangrove also serves as the breeding ground of various species of fish and other aquatic organisms. This study aimed to provide a systematic and scientific recording of the mangrove species in the Southern part of the Philippines. Using a descriptive research design, the prevailing mangrove flora in the coastal municipalities of Sultan Kudarat Province, Philippines was identified and documented. It was conducted in three sampling sites in the municipalit

Research on water Fe removal by Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes L. on the Constructed Wetland (CW) system was carried out to know the efficiency of Fe removal on the Surface Flow Constructed Wetland (SF-CW) system. The research was conducted on well water in Selat Makmur Village, Beruntung Baru District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Fe concentration in existing well water is 2.24 mg / L; compared to the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia No. 32 of 2017 concerning water health requirements for sanitary hygiene purposes.

he present study investigated mosquito species composition and phenotypic insecticide resistance profile to support decision-making in vector control in the Republic of Djibouti at the Horn of Africa. Adult mosquitoes were collected between December 2016 and December 2017 across 20 sentinel sites established in the 6 regions of the country using both Centers for Disease Control (CDC) miniature light traps and pyrethrum spray catches (PSC). Female mosquitoes were kept aside, for morphological identification to species by an expert entomologist using appropriate taxonomic keys by Gillies.

Allelopathy effect of Prosopis juliflora canopy soil aqueous extracts on tropical grass species such as Cenchrus cillaris, Paspalidium desertorum and Lintonia nutans were tested under in vitro conditions. Leaf litter falling under canopy soil was collected and tested for allelopathic effects of soil aqueous extract under natural conditions. All the soil aqueous extracts showed significantly negative effects on both germination and seedling growth of test grass species. The results showed that seed germination percentage decreased with increasing the level of the concentration.

The study was conducted to test the activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Rhodotorula sp and fermented neem extract to protect potato plants against potato virusY disease development under field conditions. Infected potato tubers were soaked in P. fluorescens, Rhodotorula sp suspensions and in fermented neem extracts separately and sown in the field in completely randomized block design. The development of virus symptoms and the accumulation of virus in the plant based on Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) were followed. The results obtained showed that the treatment of potato tubers wit