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Natural Resources (NR) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in natural resources throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and engineers (on all academic and professional levels) all over the world to promote, discuss and share various new issues…
Xiaosheng Yang, Dandara Salvador, Hannu Tapani Makkonen, Lassi Pakkanen
As a by-product from the phosphate fertilizer industry Phosphogypsum (PG) was considered a potentially valuable source of the rare earth elements (REEs). Because of trace concentration of REEs in the PG (normally <0.1% wt) and also their tiny and complex occu…
Benjamin Kolie, Jun Yao, Geoffrey Sunahara, Lucie Duonamou
Republic of Guinea’s environmental situation is characterized by the continued degradation of natural resources. Lefa gold mine is one of the Guinean Republic’s gold companies which support the socioeconomic improvement. It operates in the northeastern part o…
Aliefman Hakim, Jamaluddin, I. Nyoman Loka, Sukib, Ni Wayan Wida Sasmining Prastiwi
This research aims to know the proper isolation method to isolate naringin compound from Citrus maxima for natural product chemistry laboratory. This natural product chemistry laboratory provide s students with the essential skills and knowledge required to p…
Stanley I. Echebima, Andrew A. Obafemi, Benjamin C. Ndukwu
This study examined land cover and land use changes (LCLUC) in Owerri and environs from 1986 to 2016 and went further to determine the trend in the change of each LCLUC class. The satellite imagery of the area over the three decades was characterized into the…
Hung-Ling Stella Liu, Michael J. Bradley, I-Chun Nicky Wu, James N. Maples
The growth and sprawl of the American black bear ( Ursus americanus ) population ha ve been observed and monitored in the past two decades, especially in south-central Kentucky. To better manage human-black bear interaction and develop informed policy and bes…
Thair Al-Ani, Pentti Hölttä, Sari Grönholm, Lassi Pakkanen, Nadhir Al-Ansari
Abundant porphyritic granites, including Grt-bearing and Bt-bearing porphyritic granites, and porphyritic potash-feldspar granite (trondhjemite - granitic composition) are widely distributed within the Kovela granitic complex Southern Finland, which associate…
Mary E. Ngaiwi, Ernest Molua, A. E. Egbe
Soil is a basic natural resource for food production, the vast majority of food we consume is either directly or indirectly derived from soil. Soil quality determines the quantity and quality of foods grown. Protecting the soil’s physical, chemical and biolog…
Grace L. Sama, Ernest L. Molua
Trade in services accounts for a large and growing share of both production and employment in Cameroon. Services have been among the fastest - growing components of Cameroon’s trade portfolio in sectors like telecommunications, information and communication t…
Hussam H. M. Husein, Mouhiddin Kalkha, Ahmad Al Jrdi, Rupert Bäumler
The Orontes river basin can be considered one of the most polluted areas in the eastern Mediterranean due to the intense urban occupation, intensive agriculture irrigation, and large numbers of different industries activities. The objective of the study was t…
Uyiosa Omoregie
Are liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects currently viable? LNG projects viability has been shown to be sensitive to crude oil price. Crude oil prices fell below the 2009-2014 five-year average in early September 2014. The drastic fall in price was from a mont…
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