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Abstract: BIOTA BIOMAPS aims at the analysis of spatial patterns of African phytodiversity at regional to continental scale. Using an inventory-based biodiversity mapping approach, a computer based map of total vascular plant species richness for continental Africa has been generated (using diversity figures for some 470 geographical units).
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2017 •
Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences them is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable utilisation of biodiversity. Such knowledge is increasingly urgent as biodiversity responds to the ongoing effects of global climate change. Nowhere is this more acute than in species-rich tropical Africa, where so little is known about plant diversity and its distribution. In this paper, we use RAINBIO - one of the largest mega-databases of tropical African vascular plant species distributions ever compiled - to address questions about plant and growth form diversity across tropical Africa. The filtered RAINBIO dataset contains 609,776 georeferenced records representing 22,577 species. Growth form data are recorded for 97% of all species. Records are well distributed, but heterogeneous across the continent. Overall, tropical Africa remains poorly sampled. When using sampling units (SU) of 0.5°, just 21 reach appropriate collectio...
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2020 •
African ecosystems comprise a wealthy repository of biodiversity with a high proportion of native and endemic plant species, which makes them biologically unique and providers of a wide range of ecosystem services. A large part of African populations, in both rural and urban areas, depends on plants for their survival and welfare, but many ecosystems are being degraded, mostly due to the growing impacts of climate change and other anthropogenic actions and environmental problems. Loss of habitat and biodiversity affects livelihoods, water supply and food security, and reduces the resilience of ecosystems in the African continent. Knowledge of the huge African plant and ecosystem diversity, and on the structure, composition and processes involved in vegetation dynamics, is crucial to promote their sustainable use and to preserve one of the most understudied regions in the world. This Special Issue aimed to gather contributions that update and improve such knowledge.
2020 •
Abstract: Although South Africa is well known for its incredible biodiversity, targeted efforts are still required to accelerate the discovery and description of the still-unknown species in this floristically mega-diverse country. Such targeted efforts would never be effective if there is no scientifically-informed knowledge of the extent of the country’s biodiversity. In the present study, the data on current knowledge of plant richness in the country, expert taxonomists’ opinions, and statistical modelling technique was integrated to predict what might still be missing in South Africa’s flora. Depending on the approach used, the findings indicate that there currently might be 1400-1575 undescribed vascular plant species in South Africa. The current estimated value of undescribed vascular plants can be integrated into existing information because the value of the unknown vascular plant species generated from the model are close to estimates from expert opinion. It would take appro...
ConScientiae Saúde
Características antropométricas e bioquímicas de atletas de futebol2012 •
Objetivo: Coletar características antropométricas e bioquímicas de jogadores de futebol de Campo Grande (MS) para avaliar seu estado de saúde. Métodos: Participaram deste estudo 50 jogadores de futebol do sexo masculino, com média de idade de 28,1 anos. Foram medidos: peso corporal, estatura, percentual de gordura, glicose, triglicérides, colesterol total e suas frações LDL e HDL. O teste de correlação de Spearman foi aplicado para o cálculo estatístico, com valor de p
2018 •
Jensen, together with his colleagues from the Frobenius Institute, made two field trips to the land of the Gedeo: the first took place in 1934/52 and the second in 1955. In his unpublished manuscript detailing the trip, he noted that the objective of the second field visit was to understand if and how socio-economic dynamics had changed since 1935 (Getachew 2017). In keeping with this tradition, the following mainly focuses on the socio-political dynamics at work since Adolf Ellegard Jensen undertook fieldwork on the Gedeo of Southwest Ethiopia in 1955 1955.3 Jensen’s 1955 manuscript serves as a starting point from which to trace and understand changes and continuities among the Gedeo since 1955. During the two periods of fieldwork, the German research team took more than 500 blackand-white photographs and produced documentary films4 on ensete (Ensete Ventricosum) plantation and processing, tanning, and mourning ceremonies. The photos show different aspects of Gedeo daily life, such...
2015 •
Saúde (Santa Maria)
Análise Da Qualidade De Vida De Diabéticos Que Utilizam Insulinas Convencionais Versus Insulinas Análogas2021 •
A Diabetes Mellitus (DM) é uma doença crônica, não transmissível que exige controle, mudanças de hábitos, rotinas e, principalmente, tratamento adequado. O tratamento pode carecer do uso de insulina exógena, estas podem ser convencionais ou análogas. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida de diabéticos que utilizam insulinas convencionais versus insulinas análogas. Metodologia: Estudo observacional transversal. Amostra de 30 pacientes maiores de 18 anos, ambos os sexos, portadores de Diabetes mellitus 1 e 2 (DM1 e DM2) que utilizam insulinas no tratamento. Aplicou-se um questionário com 12 questões objetivas sobre o paciente, sua doença e seus conhecimentos acerca desta, além do instrumento DQOL-Brasil (Diabetes Quality of Life Measures) contendo 25 questões dividas em 3 domínios: satisfação, impacto e preocupações. Resultado: Os participantes eram de ambos sexos, sendo que 53,3% do sexo feminino e 46,7 % do sexo masculino. Frente ao tipo de DM, 23,3% apresenta tipo 1 e 76,7% tipo 2,...
2018 •
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Back to the future: Proceedings from the 2010 NF Conference2010 •
2004 •
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
Otogenic Intracranial Abscess1998 •
Aulia Choirunnisa
PENTINGNYA MENANAMKAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER SEJAK USIA DINI2023 •
arXiv (Cornell University)
Simulation Of Reaction Systems By The Strictly Minimal Ones2020 •
2017 •
Hyperfine Interactions
Investigation of hyperfine interactions in GdCrO3 perovskite oxide using PAC spectroscopy2010 •
XI Seminário de Pesquisa em Administração UNIFACS, Anais
Fraude Corporativa na Área da Saúde: uma abordagem baseada em cultura, comportamento e corrupção no Brasil2024 •