INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF BROWSE SPECIES AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF DOMINANT INDIGENOUS BROWSE SPECIES IN THE KAVANGO WEST REGION OF NAMIBIA

Indigenous knowledge of browse species and nutritional quality of dominant indigenous browse species in the Kavango West Region of Namibia

Abstract Livestock production is crucial to the livelihoods of rural Namibians but highly constrained by feed shortages due to climate change and bush encroachment.The study investigated the grazing and feeding practices and indigenous knowledge of browsable and non-browsable species by interviewing 30 small-scale farmers in the Kavango West Region

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Vibration reliability of steel beams prestressed by drawing

Introduction.Vibrations of building structures and mechanism parts were analyzed.The need to investigate the oscillation processes and vibration reliability of steel beams prestressed by web drawing was formulated.The subject of study is structural steel.The object of study is bimetallic steel beam prestressed without rods.Materials and methods.The

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Temperament-based treatment for young adults with eating disorders: acceptability and initial efficacy of an intensive, multi-family, parent-involved treatment

Abstract Background Adult eating disorder treatments are hampered by lack of access and limited efficacy.This open-trial study evaluated the acceptability and preliminary Portable Vaporizers efficacy of a novel intervention for adults with eating disorders delivered to young adults and parent-supports in an intensive, multi-family format (Young Adu

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