—Morphological and morphometric comparisons of Otomys orestes dollmani, known only from Mount Gargues in the Mathews Range, central Kenya, indicate that the taxon is a valid species distinct from other African forms under which it has been previously synonymized (O. irroratus, O. orestes, O. tropicalis). Based also on these comparisons, the morphological recognition and distribution of O. orest...

INTRODUCTION Early infant diagnosis is an important step in identifying children infected with HIV during the perinatal period or in utero. Multiple factors contribute to delayed antiretroviral treatment initiation for HIV-infected children, including delays in the early infant HIV diagnosis cascade. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate early infant diagnosis turnaround time...

A survey of 125 farmers was conducted in 2005 in the Central and Western highlands of Kenya and the Kullu valley in the Western Himalayas of India to investigate pest management practices and constraints among farmers growing cruciferous vegetables. Lepidopteran insects were the most important pests affecting the crops and pest management relied primarily on application of pyrethroid and/or org...

Oplurus bibronii was a species described more than 160 years ago from the highlands of Ovalle, Chile. The species was earlier synonymized with Phymaturus palluma and since then its taxonomic status has not been re-examined. In February of 2011, we were successful in capturing specimens of Phymaturus in the highlands of Ovalle and additionally we examined high quality digital pictures of the typ...

Citation: Tebebu TY, Steenhuis TS, Dagnew DC, Guzman CD, Bayabil HK, Zegeye AD, Collick AS, Langan S, MacAlister C, Langendoen EJ, Yitaferu B and Tilahun SA (2015) Corrigendum: Improving efficacy of landscape interventions in the (sub) humid Ethiopian highlands by improved understanding of runoff processes. Front. Earth Sci. 3:57. doi: 10.3389/feart.2015.00057 Corrigendum: Improving efficacy of...

Understanding the diversification of biological lineages is central to evolutionary studies. To properly study the process of speciation, it is necessary to link micro-evolutionary studies with macro-evolutionary mechanisms. Micro-evolutionary studies require proper sampling across a taxon's range to adequately infer genetic diversity. Here we use the grass frogs of the genus Ptychadena from th...

Lake sediment records give valuable insight into the dynamic events that characterized last deglaciation in Iceland. Here, we focus on well-dated record from Hestvatn, a low-elevation lake south Iceland, features six graded bedding deposited by outburst floods glacial lakes dammed decaying Iceland Ice Sheet (IIS) time period of Vedde Ash and G10ka Series tephra. Using climate proxies preserved ...

Objective: This study was carried out to look at the changes in the trend of suicidal behavior in a hill resort in Cameron Highlands Malaysia. Methods: Data on suicides and parasuicides from the year of 1995-2005 were collected from the only hospital in Cameron Highlands and also from police headquarters for the district in Brinchang. Results: The result obtained showed that the suicide rate in...

In prehistoric studies of Iran, the Abharrood River Basin, located on the east of Zanjan province and in the northwestborder of the Central Plateau, is one of the little-known and dark regions. Studying this region according to itsenvironmental features and geographical location is important for understanding regional relations and interregionalinteractions between three cultural-geographical a...