EVALUATION OF STATISTICAL AND GEOSTATISTICAL MODELS OF DIGITAL SOIL PROPERTIES MAPPING IN TROPICAL MOUNTAIN REGIONS

Evaluation of statistical and geostatistical models of digital soil properties mapping in tropical mountain regions

Soil properties have an enormous impact on economic and environmental aspects of agricultural production.Quantitative relationships between soil properties and the factors that influence their variability are the basis of digital soil mapping.The predictive models of soil properties evaluated in this work are statistical (multiple linear regression

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Capturing a soil carbon economy

Current carbon pricing and trading mechanisms, despite their efficacy in reducing GHG emissions from industry, will not be sufficient to achieve Net Zero targets.Current mechanisms that redress emissions are largely economic disincentives, in effect financial penalties for emitters.In order to attain Net Zero futures, financial incentives for activ

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Ultrastructure and functional morphology of the appendages in the reef-building sedentary polychaete Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida, Sedentaria, Sabellida)

Abstract Background The sedentary polychaete Sabellaria alveolata, the sandcastle or honeycomb worm, possesses four different kinds of appendages besides the parapodia: opercular papillae, tentacular filaments, palps, and branchiae.It exhibits a highly specialized anterior end, the operculum, formed by the prostomium, peristomium, and two anterior

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Malaria prevention in north-eastern Tanzania: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level

Abstract Objective This study aims to provide a better understanding of the amounts spent on different malaria prevention products and the determinants of these expenditures.Methods 1,601 households were interviewed about their expenditure on malaria mosquito nets in the past five years, net re-treatments in the past six months and other expenditur

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