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5 March 2025

In a number of previous publications, scattering theory for N-pole semiconductor quantum devices was developed. In the framework of the Landauer–Büttiker formalism, an S-matrix was constructed with the aid of an R-matrix providing a mappin...

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  • Open Access
796 Views
15 Pages

10 November 2025

In a series of previous publications an R-matrix approach was developed to describe transport in N-pole quantum devices in the Landauer–Büttiker formalism. Central quantities in this formalism are the transmission coefficients occurring in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,602 Views
15 Pages

Current Trends and Issues in Applications of Remote Sensing in Coastal and Marine Conservation

  • Egidijus Jurkus,
  • Ramūnas Povilanskas,
  • Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas and
  • Julius Taminskas

11 March 2022

The background of this feature article is a necessity to systematize a vast array of issues pertinent to the latest applications of remote sensing in coastal and marine conservation. Hence the purpose of this study: stocktaking of cutting-edge resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,634 Views
17 Pages

28 February 2025

Storm surge is one of the most significant marine hazards in coastal regions of Fujian, China. Previous studies show that surface waves can exacerbate storm surge by providing additional momentum and mass flux. In fact, surface wave effects on curren...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,272 Views
11 Pages

10 November 2016

Here, a new method is proposed to quantitatively evaluate the eddy current distribution induced by different exciting coils of an eddy current probe. Probability of energy allocation of a vector field is modeled via conservation of energy and imitati...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,089 Views
21 Pages

4 July 2019

We define a family of observables for abelian Yang-Mills fields associated to compact regions U M with smooth boundary in Riemannian manifolds. Each observable is parametrized by a first variation of solutions and arises as the integra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,681 Views
14 Pages

Delineating Biophysical Environments of the Sunda Banda Seascape, Indonesia

  • Mingshu Wang,
  • Gabby N. Ahmadia,
  • Iliana Chollett,
  • Charles Huang,
  • Helen Fox,
  • Anton Wijonarno and
  • Marguerite Madden

The Sunda Banda Seascape (SBS), located in the center of the Coral Triangle, is a global center of marine biodiversity and a conservation priority. We proposed the first biophysical environmental delineation of the SBS using globally available satell...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,167 Views
44 Pages

5 January 2022

Many physical phenomena in fields of studies such as optical fibre, solid-state physics, quantum field theory and so on are represented using nonlinear evolution equations with variable coefficients due to the fact that the majority of nonlinear cond...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,794 Views
23 Pages

Predictive Modelling of Sea Debris around Maltese Coastal Waters

  • Mark Dingli,
  • Kristian Guillaumier and
  • Adam Gauci

10 September 2024

The accumulation of sea-surface debris around the coastal waters of Malta poses significant ecological and environmental challenges, negatively affecting marine ecosystems and human activities. This issue is exacerbated due to the lack of an effectiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,428 Views
15 Pages

Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Reef-Building Halimeda macroloba in the Indo-Pacific Region

  • Xiaohan Song,
  • Jianting Yao,
  • Michael Y. Roleda,
  • Yanshuo Liang,
  • Rui Xu,
  • Yude Lin,
  • Shienna Mae C. Gonzaga,
  • Yuqun Du and
  • Delin Duan

16 May 2025

Understanding population genetic connectivity is crucial for the sustainability and persistence of marine biodiversity. As a fundamental reef-building macroalga of the coastal ecosystem, Halimeda macroloba Decaisne is one of the dominant intertidal s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,957 Views
24 Pages

Forecasting the Impact of Climate Change on Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793) Habitat and Distribution in Pakistan

  • Tauheed Ullah Khan,
  • Xiaofeng Luan,
  • Ghulam Nabi,
  • Muhammad Fahad Raza,
  • Arshad Iqbal,
  • Shahid Niaz Khan and
  • Huijian Hu

11 March 2025

Climate change has led to global biodiversity loss, severely impacting all species, including essential pollinators like bees, which are highly sensitive to environmental changes. Like other bee species, A. dorsata is also not immune to climate chang...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,327 Views
9 Pages

Implementation of Electrical Auricular Acupuncture and Low Frequency Modulated Electric Current Therapy in Pain Management of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Pilot Trial

  • Irena Krusche-Mandl,
  • Alexandra Kaider,
  • Julia Starlinger,
  • Michael Preschitz,
  • Rupert Schuster,
  • Ronald Kefurt,
  • Peter Marhofer,
  • Maximilian Kasparek,
  • Stefan Hajdu and
  • Sabine Sator-Katzenschlager

15 August 2019

Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of knee pain. Conservative therapy resources are limited due to adverse effects. Therefore, alternative non-invasive therapy approaches to reduce pain medications are gaining importance. The current st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,845 Views
16 Pages

19 March 2013

Human actions have contributed to numerous environmental challenges, including climate change and a significant loss of the world’s biodiversity. As the scientific study of human thought and behaviour, psychology has much to offer in better understan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,959 Views
14 Pages

4 September 2018

In relativistic quantum field theory with local interactions, charge is locally conserved. This implies local conservation of probability for the Dirac and Klein–Gordon wavefunctions, as special cases; and in turn for non-relativistic quantum f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,276 Views
14 Pages

6 November 2024

We investigate the reliability of the hypothesis of exact conservation of the charged weak hadronic vector current in neutron β-decay with a polarized neutron and an unpolarized proton and electron. We calculate the contributions of the p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,078 Views
60 Pages

14 September 2021

In this paper, we review gene bank operations that have an influence on the global conservation system, with the intention to identify critical aspects that should be improved for optimum performance. We describe the role of active and base collectio...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,193 Views
32 Pages

Conservation of Native Livestock Breeds in Russia: Current State and Promising Prospects

  • Natalia A. Zinovieva,
  • Tatiana E. Deniskova,
  • Veronika R. Kharzinova,
  • Vugar A. Bagirov,
  • Michael N. Romanov,
  • Valeriya V. Volkova,
  • Dinara S. Grishina,
  • Alexandra S. Abdelmanova,
  • Igor V. Gusev and
  • Oksana I. Boronetskaya
  • + 2 authors

25 October 2025

This review summarizes and analyzes the current status and trends in conservation of agricultural AnGR in Russia. The biodiversity of farm animal species in Russia is significant and is represented by 507 breeds, including 236 aboriginal ones. Based...

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
959 Views
10 Pages

Dugong (Dugong dugon) Conservation in China: Current Status, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations

  • Yue Zhang,
  • Zhiguo Dou,
  • Guoxiang Liao,
  • Daoyan Xu,
  • Shengjun Yan and
  • Shifei Li

The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the sole extant species of the genus Dugong within the order Sirenia, and the only strictly herbivorous marine mammal. As one of the oldest marine mammals, it plays a vital role in maintaining marine biodiversity. Inhabit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,256 Views
32 Pages

Agricultural Practices and Soil and Water Conservation in the Transboundary Region of Kenya and Uganda: Farmers’ Perspectives of Current Soil Erosion

  • Hope Mwanake,
  • Bano Mehdi-Schulz,
  • Karsten Schulz,
  • Nzula Kitaka,
  • Luke O. Olang,
  • Jakob Lederer and
  • Mathew Herrnegger

Poor agricultural practices among small-scale sub-Saharan African farmers can lead to soil erosion and reduce agricultural productivity. However, information on such practices is normally not well documented, making it challenging to design future mi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,401 Views
14 Pages

2 August 2023

Despite the global decline in marine species biodiversity, relatively few countries have enacted national endangered and threatened species legislation. Tailoring an adequate legislative framework with clear objectives and regulations consistent with...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,573 Views
21 Pages

Conservative Management of Focal Chondral Lesions of the Knee and Ankle: Current Concepts

  • Filippo Migliorini,
  • Raju Vaishya,
  • Julian Koettnitz,
  • Madhan Jeyaraman,
  • Luise Schäfer,
  • Jörg Eschweiler and
  • Francesco Simeone

1 December 2025

Focal chondral defects of the knee and ankle remain a challenging clinical condition, particularly in young and active patients, as they often cause pain, mechanical symptoms, and functional limitation without necessarily progressing to osteoarthriti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,923 Views
12 Pages

Greek Tulips: Worldwide Electronic Trade over the Internet, Global Ex Situ Conservation and Current Sustainable Exploitation Challenges

  • Nikos Krigas,
  • Christos Lykas,
  • Ioannis Ipsilantis,
  • Theodora Matsi,
  • Stina Weststrand,
  • Mats Havström and
  • Georgios Tsoktouridis

19 March 2021

From an ornamental viewpoint, tulips are famous clonally propagated crops. This research focuses on 15 wild-growing Greek tulip species including 11 range-restricted species, i.e., six Greek endemics and five Balkan or Aegean endemics and subendemics...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,061 Views
23 Pages

4 April 2020

The development of innovative materials is one of the most important focus areas in heritage conservation research. Eligible materials can not only protect the physical and chemical integrity of artworks but also preserve their artistic and aesthetic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,974 Views
29 Pages

Noether Theorem and Nilpotency Property of the (Anti-)BRST Charges in the BRST Formalism: A Brief Review

  • Amit Kumar Rao,
  • Ankur Tripathi,
  • Bhupendra Chauhan and
  • Rudra Prakash Malik

27 October 2022

In some of the physically interesting gauge systems, we show that the application of the Noether theorem does not lead to the deduction of the Becchi–Rouet–Stora–Tyutin (BRST) and anti-BRST charges that obey precisely the off-shell...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,836 Views
26 Pages

Current Distribution and Conservation Issues of Aquatic Plant Species Protected under Habitats Directive in Lithuania

  • Zofija Sinkevičienė,
  • Liucija Kamaitytė-Bukelskienė,
  • Lukas Petrulaitis and
  • Zigmantas Gudžinskas

28 January 2023

The European Habitats Directive was adopted to halt the rapid loss of biodiversity and has become an important instrument for protecting biodiversity in the European Union. Three aquatic plant species protected under the European Habitats Directive h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
904 Views
9 Pages

22 November 2024

We investigate the reliability of the conservation of the vector current (CVC) hypothesis in the neutron beta decay (n β decay). We calculate the contribution of the phenomenological term, responsible for the CVC in the hadronic curr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,691 Views
16 Pages

Current and Future Spatial Distribution of the Genus Cinchona in Peru: Opportunities for Conservation in the Face of Climate Change

  • Alex J. Vergara,
  • Dennis Cieza-Tarrillo,
  • Candy Ocaña,
  • Lenin Quiñonez,
  • Guillermo Idrogo-Vasquez,
  • Lucas D. Muñoz-Astecker,
  • Erick A. Auquiñivin-Silva,
  • Robert J. Cruzalegui and
  • Carlos I. Arbizu

23 September 2023

The genus Cinchona belongs to the Rubiaceae family and comprises native Peruvian tree species distributed in tropical areas. It is currently endangered due to human disturbance and overexploitation for medicinal, forestry and food uses. To date, the...

  • Communication
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1,078 Views
11 Pages

17 July 2025

The spin polarization of current in a conventional ferromagnetic and semiconductor-based Rashba spin–orbit interaction (RSOI) in an infinite two-dimensional system and the electrical properties of the junction are described using the square lat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,723 Views
26 Pages

18 August 2021

Capurodendron is the largest endemic genus of plants from Madagascar, with around 76% of its species threatened by deforestation and illegal logging. However, some species are not well circumscribed and many of them remain undescribed, impeding a con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,260 Views
16 Pages

Habitat Suitability, Population Structure and Conservation Status of Pinanga arinasae (Arecaceae), an Endemic Palm in Bali Island, Indonesia

  • Angga Yudaputra,
  • Joko Ridho Witono,
  • Inggit Puji Astuti,
  • Esti Munawaroh,
  • Yuzammi,
  • Izu Andry Fijridiyanto,
  • Rizmoon Nurul Zulkarnaen,
  • Iyan Robiansyah,
  • Puguh Dwi Raharjo and
  • Wendell P. Cropper

26 December 2021

The conservation of species should be based on knowledge of habitat requirements, population structure and conservation status. This knowledge is quite important to design conservation areas for species and to promote long-term persistence. In this s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,116 Views
18 Pages

Current Status and Conservation of Springs in Taiwan: Water Quality Assessment and Species Diversity of Aquatic Animals

  • Yuh-Wen Chiu,
  • Da-Ji Huang,
  • Bao-Sen Shieh,
  • Ye-Chen Gan,
  • Yi-Chih Chen,
  • Chia-Hung Jen,
  • Lin-Lee Lee and
  • Shih-Hsiung Liang

24 February 2023

Even though spring ecosystems are ecologically unique and socio-culturally important worldwide, they hardly attract research attention. The aims of this study were to evaluate the environmental status of water quality, and to inventory the species di...

  • Review
  • Open Access
81 Citations
33,808 Views
19 Pages

Due to the multifactorial etiology of scoliosis, a comprehensive treatment plan is essential for conservative management. Physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) methods have lately gained popularity for the conservative treatment of sco...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,122 Views
15 Pages

23 March 2023

The current status of the barbels inhabiting the Kazakhstan section of the Syrdarya River needs special study, as has been noted since the second half of the 20th century. Stocks of commercial fish valuable in the past as barbels in the Aral–Sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,461 Views
12 Pages

27 January 2020

Approximately one-tenth of the 10 million individuals living with human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) worldwide live in Japan. Most of these infected individuals live in the southwest region of Japan, including Okinawa prefecture; however, cu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
9,131 Views
24 Pages

Conserving Mekong Megafishes: Current Status and Critical Threats in Cambodia

  • Teresa Campbell,
  • Kakada Pin,
  • Peng Bun Ngor and
  • Zeb Hogan

25 June 2020

Megafishes are important to people and ecosystems worldwide. These fishes attain a maximum body weight of ≥30 kg. Global population declines highlight the need for more information about megafishes’ conservation status to inform management and conser...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,885 Views
14 Pages

12 March 2022

The rationale of this article is the need to elicit the trending themes relevant to the latest research on biodiversity conservation and tourism sustainability. Hence, the purpose of this study: stocktaking of cutting-edge research articles in this f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,490 Views
13 Pages

Understanding Pollinator Habitat Conservation under Current Policy Using Economic Experiments

  • Chian Jones Ritten,
  • Christopher Bastian,
  • Jason F. Shogren,
  • Thadchaigeni Panchalingam,
  • Mariah D. Ehmke and
  • Gregory Parkhurst

24 August 2017

Pollinators provide critical ecosystems services vital to the production of numerous crops in the United States’ agricultural sector. However, the U.S. is witnessing a serious decline in the abundance and diversity of domestic and wild pollinators, w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,805 Views
22 Pages

Current Status, Challenges, and Perspectives in the Conservation of Native Honeybees and Beekeeping in Cambodia

  • Eric Guerin,
  • Chhouk Chheang,
  • Chainarong Sinpoo,
  • Korrawat Attasopa,
  • Nuttapol Noirungsee,
  • Huoqing Zheng,
  • Tial C. Ling,
  • Patcharin Phokasem and
  • Terd Disayathanoowat

3 January 2025

The four honeybee species native to Cambodia—Apis dorsata, Apis cerana, Apis florea, and Apis andreniformis—play a vital role in ecosystem health and agricultural productivity through their pollination activities. Beekeeping in Cambodia h...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,002 Views
19 Pages

Current Status and Conservation Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources in Bhutan

  • Jigme Tenzin,
  • Vibuntita Chankitisakul and
  • Wuttigrai Boonkum

6 April 2023

Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) ensures food security and maintains genetic diversity. The efforts to conserve FAnGR are minimal in Bhutan. In the pursuit of increasing livestock productivity, farmers are rearing livestock that narrows the rang...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,218 Views
18 Pages

10 October 2023

Analysis of physiological responses can be used to assess population health, identify threat factors, and understand mechanisms of stress. In addition to this, conservation physiologists have sought to establish potential management strategies for en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
353 Views
27 Pages

4 December 2025

In this article, we investigate the dynamical analysis and soliton solutions of the microtubule equation. First, the Lie symmetry method is applied to the considered model to reduce the governing partial differential equation into an ordinary differe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
9,577 Views
30 Pages

6 January 2022

Traditional conservation efforts did not improve the conditions in most historic urban centers of Arab cities. The internationally adopted shift in historic urban conservation grants better urban vitality and sustainability for these areas. This stud...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,562 Views
18 Pages

15 April 2023

The collection of gametes from recently deceased domestic and wildlife mammals has been well documented in the literature. Through the utilization of gametes recovered postmortem, scientists have successfully produced embryos in 10 different wildlife...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,553 Views
18 Pages

Current Societal Views about Sustainable Wildlife Management and Conservation: A Survey of College Students in China

  • Zhen Miao,
  • Qiang Wang,
  • Dongxiao Chen,
  • Zhifan Song,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Xuehong Zhou and
  • Douglas C. MacMillan

6 October 2020

Wildlife conservation and management has become a very complex public policy issue in China as concerns over on animal welfare and empathy for animals have grown. Science-based conservation strategies that are oriented toward sustainable wildlife man...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,965 Views
20 Pages

Sustainable Model: Recommendations for Water Conservation Strategies in a Developing Country Through a Psychosocial Wellness Program

  • Sumaira Aslam,
  • Hira Aftab,
  • José Moleiro Martins,
  • Mário Nuno Mata,
  • Hamza Ahmad Qureshi,
  • Ana Maria Adriano and
  • Pedro Neves Mata

20 July 2021

Human industrial activities are bringing physiochemical changes to the land, air, and seas and leading towards more uncertain climate changes, like drought, thunderstorms, and heat waves. This has resulted in water scarcity because of overexploitatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,851 Views
14 Pages

Conservation–Protection of Forests for Wildlife in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley

  • A. Blaine Elliott,
  • Anne E. Mini,
  • S. Keith McKnight and
  • Daniel J. Twedt

8 January 2020

The nearly ubiquitous bottomland hardwood forests that historically dominated the Mississippi Alluvial Valley have been greatly reduced in area. In addition, changes in hydrology and forest management have altered the structure and composition of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,529 Views
14 Pages

Current Status of Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park Wetland and Actions Required for Conservation

  • Sandra Bravo-Martin,
  • Miguel Mejías,
  • Francisco J. García-Navarro and
  • Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

Wetlands are complex ecosystems that play multiple roles. ‘Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park’ (TDNP) undoubtedly plays a role in several ecosystem services and provides a connection between nature, farmers, scientists, residents, and ot...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
8,449 Views
18 Pages

The interdisciplinary field of assessing the impacts of sound on marine life has benefited largely from the advancement of underwater acoustics that occurred after World War II. Acoustic parameters widely used in underwater acoustics were redefined t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,769 Views
17 Pages

Current Knowledge and Future Directions for Improving Subsoiling Quality and Reducing Energy Consumption in Conservation Fields

  • Shangyi Lou,
  • Jin He,
  • Hongwen Li,
  • Qingjie Wang,
  • Caiyun Lu,
  • Wenzheng Liu,
  • Peng Liu,
  • Zhenguo Zhang and
  • Hui Li

Subsoiling has been acknowledged worldwide to break compacted hardpan, improve soil permeability and water storage capacity, and promote topsoil deepening and root growth. However, there exist certain factors which limit the wide in-field application...

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