INTEGRATED GEOTECHNICAL APPROACH AND GIS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES EXPLOITABLE QUARRIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN IFNI INLIER AND LAKHSSAS PLATEAU (WESTERN ANTI ATLAS, MOROCCO)

Integrated Geotechnical Approach and GIS for Identification of Geological Resources Exploitable Quarries for Sustainable Development in Ifni Inlier and Lakhssas Plateau (Western Anti Atlas, Morocco)

The purpose of this paper is to identify, quantify Quickstrikes and delineate the areas with suitable aggregate resources in the Precambrian massif of Ifni and the limestone plateau of Lakhssas (southwest Morocco).To fulfill this objective, a study was undertaken on the geotechnical parameters of the various geological outcrops of the region based

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Turn it off and on again: characteristics and control of torpor [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Torpor is a hypothermic, hypoactive, hypometabolic state entered into by a wide range of animals Pants in response to environmental challenge.This review summarises the current understanding of torpor.We start by describing the characteristics of the wide-ranging physiological adaptations associated with torpor.Next follows a discussion of thermore

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