Input to the knowledge of arthropods associated to banana (Musa paradisiaca), Madre de Dios, Peru

COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY TO MALARIA IN MADRE DE DIOS, PERU by

Construction of a highway and artisanal gold mining have contributed to population and land use changes within the department of Madre de Dios, Peru. Such changes are expected to alter malaria rates due to impacts on vector habitat and human exposure. Vulnerability, as defined by the possibility of bereavement of a physical good or abstract state, is useful for understanding which communities a...

Elevated Mercury Concentrations in Humans of Madre de Dios, Peru

The enormous increase in practically unregulated mining in Madre de Dios Peru is leading to massive release of liquid elemental mercury to the environment. Rapidly increasing global prices for gold are causing a massive upsurge in artisanal mining in the Peruvian Amazon, considered to be one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. This study identifies the current levels of mercury in the ...

Sediment Transport, Artisanal Gold Mining, and the Evaluation of Potential Mercury Contamination in Madre de Dios, Peru

Community perceptions of health and rodent-borne diseases along the Inter-Oceanic Highway in Madre de Dios, Peru

BACKGROUND Madre de Dios is located in the southeastern Amazonian region of Peru. Rodents have been estimated to be the reservoirs for up to 50 % of emerging zoonotic pathogens, including a host of viruses, bacteria, and parasites. As part of a larger study involving both human and animal research, this study serves to obtain a broader understanding of the key challenges and concerns related to...

effect of input vs. collaborative output tasks on iranian efl learners grammatical knowledge and willingness to communicate

چکیده: این مطالعه به بررسی تاثیر فعالیت های درون داد و برون داد گروهی بر روی دستور زبان انگلیسی زبان آموزان ایرانی وهمچنین به بررسی تاثیر این 2 نوع فعالیت ها بر روی تمایل به برقراری ارتباط زبان آموزان می پردازد. بر این اساس، در این مطالعه فعالیت های درون داد و برون داد گروهی در مورد 5 نوع ساختار دستوری ( (used to, too, enough, wish, and past tense طراحی و تنظیم شده است. به منظور دستیابی به این...