THE CANDELABRA TREE (EUPHORBIA INGENS): A SOURCE OF WATER FOR BLACK RHINOCEROS IN LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK, MALAWI

The candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens): a source of water for black rhinoceros in Liwonde National Park, Malawi

The introduction of two rhinoceros into a 15 km2 fenced sanctuary within Liwonde National Park operation igloo white provided an opportunity for close observation of the animals feeding on the toxic succulent Euphorbia ingens.Feeding invariably caused the death of the plant and for plants with basal diameters between 5-17 cm, mortality ranged from

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The interaction of institutional quality, economic complexity, and carbon dioxide emission: An empirical examination for China and Pakistan

Environmental quality (EQ) emerged as a top priority for the governments of China and Pakistan as both countries are at potential risk of environmental degradation.Therefore, sten jacket m it is critical to identify the factors that adversely affect environmental quality and alleviate the detrimental consequences of global warming.To mitigate the n

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Eleven game elements for female nonadaptive gamification courses

Based on the HEXAD framework, this study examines the size of female gamification user types and explores universal game elements for developing nonadaptive courses.A HEXAD scale questionnaire completed from 309 female university students.Data analysis was completed using frequency measures and the one-way ANOVA test.The dominant user types and uni

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Validation of Masimo Pronto 7 and HemoCue 201 for hemoglobin determination in children from 1 to 5 years of age.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the accuracy and precision of HemoCue 201 (HemoCue) and Masimo Pronto 7 (Masimo) devices for measuring hemoglobin (Hb) in epidemiological studies, having venous blood samples as a gold standard.Material and methodsWe measured Hb concentrations in a field sample of 148 children from one to five years of age.Masimo and HemoCue we

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