B‐WARE Research Centre, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2 Institute of Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands Soil Geography and Landscapes Group, Wageningen UR, Wageni...

the prevalence of allergic diseases is high in the general population, and the high prevalence of these diseases not only leads to considerable mortality and morbidity, but also has economic importance. in this study 400 patients were evaluated in tehran and karaj cities during 1995-1998. skin prick test with stan¬dard extracts was done in patients in comparison with controls. selection of ex¬t...

Catharanthus roseus (L.) known as Madagascar periwinkle (MP) is a legendary medicinal plant mostly because of possessing two invaluable antitumor terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs), vincristine and vinblastine. The plant has also high aesthetic value as an evergreen ornamental that yields prolific blooms of splendid colors. The plant possesses yet another unique characteristic as an amiable expe...

Characterisations of ‘‘hunter-gatherers’’ in Australia and ‘‘horticulturalists’’, or ‘‘agriculturalists’’, in New Guinea are familiar, and yet problematic. These terms are inadequate to convey the richness and diversity of subsistence practices across both regions, either for the recent pasts of ethnography and history, or for the distant pasts of archaeology (Harlan 1995); but they continue to...

Weile Wang Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA E-mail: [email protected] Bruce T. Anderson Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA E-mail: [email protected] Nathan Phillips Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA E-mail: [email protected] Robert K. Kaufmann Department of Geography and Environment, Boston Univer...

Research into the nature and function of curricular matters in applied geography has provided an opportunity to assess the penetration and relative importance of geospatial technology to the discipline of geography. Departments of Geography with degree programs in applied geography were surveyed to find out how important geospatial technology was in the preparation of students for meaningful jo...

Hippocrates already noted that geographical factors such as climate, relief, geology but also settlement patterns had influenced the distribution of diseases. The task of medical geography is to investigate the associations between geographical factors and diseases. Thereby, geographic techniques and concepts are applied on health problems. Of particular importance is the mapping of diseases wh...