Prospek Swasembada Beras di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur

Variasi Genetik Orangutan Kalimantan Timur Berdasarkan DNA Mitokhondria Genetic variations of East Kalimantan Orangutan based on D-Loop mitochondria DNA

Analysis of the variation of D-Loop mtDNA of East Kalimantan orangutan was done to provided the genetic information data from endangerd species in order to support their population conservation efforts. The reason using mtDNA in this research is caused by higher level of mutation ( 5 – 10 trimes) when compared with nuclear DNA and it enable to transmited via maternal transmission without experi...

Resource claims between tradition and modernity: masyarakat adat strategies in Mului (Kalimantan Timur)

Resource claims between tradition and modernity: masyarakat adat strategies in Mului (Kalimantan Timur)

The Albinism of Timur, Zal, and Edward the Confessor.

INTRODUCTION HISTORICAL personages are often alleged to have suffered from certain diseases or disabilities. Sometimes there is good evidence for this, but sometimes when the evidence is examined one wonders how the belief originated. At least three historical characters, and one biblical one, are frequently referred to as albinos. Two of them, Edward the Confessor and Timur, were real people, ...

Seasonal forecasting of fire over Kalimantan, Indonesia

Large-scale fires occur frequently across Indonesia, particularly in the southern region of Kalimantan and eastern Sumatra. They have considerable impacts on carbon emissions, haze production, biodiversity, health, and economic activities. In this study, we demonstrate that severe fire and haze events in Indonesia can generally be predicted months in advance using predictions of seasonal rainfa...