Journal Articles
Looking beneath the scales: Does local ecological knowledge and environmental values better inform conservation of cryptic species?
Can local knowledge help uncover the hidden lives of elusive wildlife? Focusing on pangolins in Assam, this study explores how Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) and community-held environmental values can inform the conservation of cryptic and threatened species. Drawing on insights from forest-dwelling communities, the research demonstrates that LEK is a powerful tool for detecting species that are otherwise difficult to monitor, with experience and age shaping recognition. At the same time, prevailing values linked to hunting and trade reveal complex conservation challenges.
Grounded IOT protocol for reliable computer vision in industrial applications
The Social Internet of Things (SIoT) enables collaborative service provisioning among interconnected devices by leveraging socially inspired trust relationships. This paper proposes a socially driven SIoT protocol for trust-aware service selection, enabling dynamic friendship formation and ranking among distributed service-providing devices based on observed execution behaviour.
Enhanced Release of Cyanotoxins in Freshwater Lakes: Insights on the Causal Mechanisms and Eutrophication Dynamics in the North Bank Plains of Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, India
- Shallow lakes in the sub-tropics are more prone to eutrophication and cyanotoxin pollution.
- Microcystin-LR is a commonly occurring cyanotoxin in water bodies and a potent toxin for living organisms.
- MC-LR depends on harmful algal blooms (HABs), trophic state index (TSI), and bio physicochemical variables of water bodies.
- Ecohydrological monitoring and epidemiological interventions will help in the systematic remediation of cyanotoxin pollution