Thorayya Malhas: a Pioneer from Jordan

Larval mosquitoes collected from northern Jordan and the Jordan Valley.

Nineteen species of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes are reported from larval collections made in northern Jordan and the Jordan Valley. Culex judaicus, Culiseta annulata, and Uranotaenia unguiculata are reported as new records for Jordan. The impact of agricultural development and man-made changes on the mosquito fauna of Jordan is discussed.

Food Faddism in a Sample from Al-Balqa Governorate in Jordan

Introduction: Obesity is a worldwide health concern, which has been on an alarming trend in Jordan. Obesity leads to several chronic disorders and adversely affects the figure. Furthermore, it is considered to be a severe health threat during adolescence and early adulthood. People in Jordan tend to consume the foods that are rapidly prepared, and such dietary habits are referr...

Parnham—A Pioneer Venture

A parasite pioneer

The concept that infectious biological agents were responsible for many diseases was controversial in the midnineteenth century. But key experiments by famed scientists such as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch eventually won over sceptics. However, some other researchers, equally convinced by this notion, and who also carried our convincing experiments in its support at the same time, have failed ...

Feature Extraction from Pioneer Venus OCPP Data

Scientific visualization provides means to explore data and highlight interesting features in the data. In this paper we will discuss the visualization of astrophysical data. Light properties of sunlight scattered by the atmosphere of Venus were measured by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. One of the objectives of this mission was to determine the properties of the clouds and haze in the atmosphere. ...