BAYESIAN MODELLING OF POPULATION TRENDS IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION PROVIDES EMPIRICALLY BASED COUNTRY ESTIMATES FOR SOUTH AFRICA

Bayesian modelling of population trends in alcohol consumption provides empirically based country estimates for South Africa

Abstract Background Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions.Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently increases the risk for injuries and transmission of some infectious diseases, long-term average consumption is Cleaners (Cage the fundamental predictor of risk for most con

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Diverging Effects of Landscape Factors and Inter-Row Management on the Abundance of Beneficial and Herbivorous Arthropods in Andalusian Vineyards (Spain)

Land use at landscape and field scales can increase the diversity and abundance of natural enemies for pest control.In this study, we investigated interactions between landscape elements (semi-natural vegetation, olive orchards, vineyards, other agricultural areas) and inter-row management (vegetation cover vs.bare soil) in relation Glass Tumblers

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Impact of landscape configuration and composition on pollinator communities across different European biogeographic regions

IntroductionHeterogeneity in composition and spatial configuration of landscape elements support diversity and abundance of flower-visiting insects, but this is likely dependent on taxonomic group, spatial scale, weather and climatic conditions, and is particularly impacted by agricultural intensification.Here, we analyzed the impacts of both aspec

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