Rural Resources

Social Capital Formation in Community Savings Groups: Bonding, Bridging, and Linking Capital in Conflict-Affected South Sudan

This article examines how Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) mechanisms generate bonding, bridging and linking social capital in conflict-affected rural South Sudan. It converts a doctoral thesis on CGSL mechanisms in Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei and Lakes States into a jour...

Social Capital Formation in Community Savings Groups: Bonding, Bridging, and Linking Capital in Conflict-Affected South Sudan

This article examines how Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) mechanisms generate bonding, bridging and linking social capital in conflict-affected rural South Sudan. It converts a doctoral thesis on CGSL mechanisms in Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei and Lakes States into a jour...

Identifying Aquatic Plants in Crab Ponds Based on Spectral Data, RGB Image Fusion, and Deep Learning

Aquatic vegetation is critical for maintaining water quality, dissolved oxygen levels, and suitable habitats for crabs in aquaculture ponds. However, traditional manual surveys for monitoring aquatic plant growth and identifying invasive weeds are inefficient, labor-intensive, an...

Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Chinese Lizard Gudgeon (Saurogobio dabryi)

The Chinese lizard gudgeon (Saurogobio dabryi) is an economically important freshwater species within the Cyprinidae family, abundant in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its adjacent basins. As a promising species suitable for aquaculture in China, the lack o...

Examining the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) Moderate Risk Cannabis Use Threshold Among a Sample of U.S. Military Veterans with Chronic Pain Who Report Medical Cannabis Use

BACKGROUND: The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) is widely used for substance use screening. However, its established risk cutoffs may not be appropriate for people who use cannabis for medical reasons. This study sought to determine an optimal m...

Morphological and Molecular Identification of New Puccinia Species from Qinghai, China

Rust fungi of the genus Puccinia are important plant pathogens responsible for substantial economic losses in agriculture and forestry. During field surveys conducted in Qinghai Province, China, a novel rust species, Puccinia ligulari-przewalskii, was discovered parasitizing Ligu...