Elephant poaching and the ivory trade remain high on the agenda at meetings of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).Well-informed debates require robust estimates of trends, the spatial distribution of poaching, and drivers of poaching.We present an analysis of trends and drivers of an indicato
Biometrics is essentially a pattern recognition system that recognizes an individual using their unique anatomical or behavioral patterns such as face, fingerprint, iris, signature etc.Recent researches have shown that many biometric traits are vulnerable to spoof attacks.Moreover, recent works showed that, contrary to a common belief, multimodal b
Abstract Background Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz), is a staple food and the main source of calories for many populations in Africa, but the plant is beset by several damaging viruses.So far, eight families of virus infecting cassava have been identified; the Geminiviridae (ssDNA viruses responsible for cassava mosaic disease, CMD) and Potyvir
Anthropocentrism of modern society leads to great damage to the environment.Mankind is faced with serious UNSCENTED ecological crisis.In order to protect the environment, mankind must abandon political and religious differences and take the road to sustainable development.Modern education as delivering environmental information should contribute to
The self-cleaning or oxidation capacity of the atmosphere is principally controlled by hydroxyl (OH) radicals in the troposphere.Hydroxyl has primary (P) and secondary (S) sources, the former Lighting mainly through the photodissociation of ozone, the latter through OH recycling in radical reaction chains.We used the recent Mainz Organics Mechanism