An ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants of Cyprus was carried out in two sites. Paphos vine zone and Larnaca mixed farming zone. These are among the areas in Cyprus whose inhabitants subsisted primarily on pastoralism and agriculture and therefore still preserve the traditional knowledge on wild edible plants. The information was collected for three-year period, in the framework of the E...

The members of the Phyllostomidae, the New-World leaf-nosed family of bats, show a remarkable evolutionary diversification of dietary strategies including insectivory, as the ancestral trait, followed by appearance of carnivory and plant-based diets such as nectarivory and frugivory. Here we explore the microbiome composition of different feeding specialists: insectivore Macrotus waterhousii, s...

Kiambang extract (Salvinia molesta D.Mitch.) is an alternative to control Teki Weed (Cyperus rotundus L.), The aim of the study was test effectiveness kiambang as a bioherbicide and obtain best concentration in controlling pregrowth puzzle weed L.) . research carried out at Experimental Garden Nursery, Riau University, Jalan Bina Widya km 12.5, Simpang Baru Village, Tampan District Natural Mate...

Canine tick-borne pathogens such as Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis are widespread in the Mediterranean basin but have never been reported or investigated in Cyprus. We describe herein the presence of canine tick-borne pathogens in three dogs with clinical signs compatible with vector-borne diseases from Paphos area of Cyprus. Molecular and phylogenetic analysis revealed the presence of E....

Information on the genetic diversity of local melon (Cucumis melo L.) genotypes is important for breeding and germplasm conservation efforts. This study was to characterize morphological molecular features accessions collected from different regions northern Cyprus Turkey. We studied 32 accessions, comprising 19 areas in Cyprus, 4 hybrid cultivars, 9 grown Their characteristics were determined ...

This paper extends previous studies that investigated the accessibility of different web sites of specific content, to an analysis of the whole web of a specific country (Cyprus). To our knowledge no previous study has analyzed such a big number of web sites for accessibility in a single study. More specifically this paper evaluates the compliance of 30,000 Cyprus related websites spidered by A...

The present paper reports for the first time in birds the modulatory effects of the nucleus of the basal optic root (nBOR) on visual neurons in the nucleus rotundus in particular and those of the accessory optic system on the tectofugal pathway in general. Pharmacological blockade of the nBOR by lidocaine led to a decrease or increase in visual responsiveness of rotundal cells, suggesting excit...

In vivo and in vitro research study was conducted on Cyperus rotundus to evaluate the sound mechanistic background in the treatment of gastrointestinal, bronchial and vascular disorders as well as in pain, emesis, pyrexia and bacterial infections. Results showed that crude extract of Cyperus rotundus (Cr.Cr) exhibited the dose-dependent spasmolytic effect in rabbit jejunum by inhibiting the spo...