A new species of the genus Psithyristria Stål, 1870, Psithyristria ridibunda sp. nov., is described from Quezon, Luzon, Philippines. The new species is very similar to Psithyristria incredibilis Lee & Hill, 2010, but the cubital cell is distinctly larger than the radial cell and the medial branch of the uncal lobe is much shorter than the lateral branch and has two tiny apical spines. Psithyris...

the aim of this research was to evaluate and select of appropriate indicators for different zones of baghe shadi region where it have six different zones (restricted zone, protected zone, restored zone, inhibition zone, recreational zone and other uses zone). to do so, first top-down approach and likert scale questionnaire was used for voting from 32 experts. after that using influence matrix, ...

If conservation of biodiversity is the goal, then the protected areas network of the continental US may be one of our best conservation tools for safeguarding ecological systems (i.e., vegetation communities). We evaluated representation of ecological systems in the current protected areas network and found insufficient representation at three vegetation community levels within lower elevations...

Against the backdrop of urban stock renewal, as core area a city rich in culture, aesthetics, and tourism resources, assessment landscape visual sensitivity historic districts can provide an accurate, objective, intuitive decision-making basis for multi-purpose planning districts. The main purpose this study was to develop method based on geographic information system (GIS) order make index map...

Based on the analysis of expedition, stock, published and official cadastral materials specially protected natural areas, article characterizes complex (landscape) nature reserves Vologda region in context landscape concept formation network areas region, gives assessment compliance with biodiversity conservation tasks under taiga zone conditions. The history establishment reserves, species age...

BACKGROUND Question Prompt Lists (QPLs) have proven very effective in encouraging cancer patients to ask questions, allowing them to take up a more active role during visits with the oncologist. As no such tool has yet been validated for Italian-speaking users, we carried out the cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of an existing Australian Question Prompt List. METHODS Cross-cultural ad...