The genetic variability of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) species, the vectors of cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs) in cassava growing areas of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, was investigated through comparison of partial sequences of the mitochondria cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) DNA in 2010/11. Two distinct species were obtained including sub-Saharan Africa 1 (SSA1), comprising of two sub-clades (I...

This paper offers a potential measurement solution for assessing disaster impacts and subsequent recovery at the household level by using a modified domestic assets index (MDAI) approach. Assessment of the utility of the domestic assets index first proposed by Bates, Killian and Peacock (1984) has been confined to earthquake areas in the Americas and southern Europe. This paper modifies and ext...

Cambodia harbours a variety of aboriginal (and presumably ancient) populations that have largely been ignored in studies of genetic diversity. Here we investigate the matrilineal gene pool of 1,054 Cambodians from 14 geographic populations. Using mitochondrial whole-genome sequencing, we identify eight new mitochondrial DNA haplogroups, all of which are either newly defined basal haplogroups or...

The stories of Kirana shops are now becoming folklore as Digital Retail has reared its head in the Indian sub-continent. To capitalize on this growth there has been a deluge of e-retail portals. However, the demographic scenario and the needs of Indian population are changing rapidly. The current study is an attempt to understand the dynamics of the major factors that consumers look into any of...

Although cases of primary non-bacterial pneumonia of unknown but probable vinal origin have been reported from Europe and America only meagre references to this condition have been made in Indian medical literature. Shone and Passmore (1943) have referred to an outbreak of pneumonitis associated with autohaemagglutination in Indian army personnel. No such cases have yet been reported from the i...

Behavioral observations on Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus in the Shivalik landscape of North India were carried out during their mating period, between 31 March and 21 May 2006. Behaviors of peafowl were recorded using scan samples. Overall, females, sub-adult males and adult males spent different proportions of time in different activities, and the proportion of time spent on different activiti...

We utilized qualitative methods to explore ethnic and cultural identity among urban Southwestern American Indian youth, parents, and elders. Twenty-four respondents ranging in age from approximately 13 to 90 years were interviewed in focus groups divided by age. Six major themes and seventeen sub-themes related to tribal and pan-American Indian ethnic identity were identified. Two important fin...

scrub typhus and many other vector borne diseases are commonly seen in South Asia including Indian subcontinent. These infections have overlapping clinical manifestations and season of presentation. Scrub typhus or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi of the family Rickettsia. It is being reported from all parts of the Indian subcontinent though i...