With 10 million hectares, forest covers only 16% of the territory of Madagascar in 2005.Deforestation is attaining alarming proportions and is recognized as a major environmental problem.This process has recently accelerated, particularly in the read more southwest of the country.The main factor promoting deforestation is slash-and-burn maize culti
Abstract Background Despite evidence suggesting a role in plant defence, the use of plant lectins in crop protection has been hindered by their low and species-specific insecticidal activity.Snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) is transported to the haemolymph of insects after oral ingestion, and can be used as a basis for novel inse
Background: Prison can be characterized as an impoverished environment encouraging a sedentary lifestyle with limited autonomy and social interaction, which may negatively affect self-control and executive function.Here, we aim to study the effects of imprisonment on self-control and executive functions, and we report the change read more in neurop
In 2009, a paper was published suggesting that watersheds provide a geospatial read more platform for establishing linkages between aquatic contaminants, the health of the environment, and human health.This article is a follow-up to that original article.From an environmental perspective, watersheds segregate landscapes into geospatial units that m