Camellia quynhii is described and illustrated as a new species of section Stereocarpus (Pierre) Sealy from 12th village, Vu Bon Commune, Krong Pak District, Dak Lak Province. C. resembles dormoyana but differs in several morphological characteristics: sepals 6–7; petals about 12–15; filaments tomentose at the base; style 3(–4), basally united; capsule 3(–4) locular, 2–6 seeds each locule. Infor...

The Andean highlands challenged but did not prevent human exploration and occupation starting in the Late Pleistocene. timing nature of these events is an ongoing area research debate for which reliable chronologies are required. Our goal to revise chronological framework Telarmachay rockshelter, a key site from highlands. To achieve this objective, we have conducted new AMS dating programme ut...

Background: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important cause of bone infection since the 1940s. Current guidelines recommend targeted antibiotic use for osteomyelitis treatment informed by microbial sensitivity patterns. However, in settings without microbiology facilities, empirical antibiotic use is common. Unrecognized antibiotic resistance potentiates persisten...

Two new species of the genus Chlorogomphus are described based on both sexes collected from Central Highlands Vietnam. These C. hoaian sp. nov. (holotype male Kon Ka Kinh National Park, 14.3672° N, 108.5368° E, alt. 1000 m) and vani Chu Yang Sin 12.4780° 108.4617° 749 m). Furthermore, gracilis Wilson & Reels, 2001 is recorded Vietnam for first time, with notes its morphology detailed illust...

UNLABELLED A cluster of human plague cases occurred in the seaport city of Mahajanga, Madagascar, from 1991 to 1999 following 62 years with no evidence of plague, which offered insights into plague pathogen dynamics in an urban environment. We analyzed a set of 44 Mahajanga isolates from this 9-year outbreak, as well as an additional 218 Malagasy isolates from the highland foci. We sequenced th...

This paper combines household survey and census data to construct a provincial poverty map of Vietnam and evaluate the accuracy of geographically targeted anti-poverty programs. First, the paper estimates per capita expenditure as a function of selected household and geographic characteristics using the 1998 Vietnam Living Standards Survey. Next, these results are combined with data on the same...