The Indo-Myanmar (Indo-Burma) Hotspot is one of the most threatened hotspots globally: it ranks among the eight hotspots likely to lose most plants and vertebrates as a result of forest loss continuing at its current rate (Brooks et al. 2002). Throughout the hotspot, a combination of population growth, economic development, increasing consumption and integration into the global economy is placi...

Hey Groves' Synopsis oj Surgery was first published twenty-two years ago and the fact that it has now reached its ninth edition is sufficient proof that it meets a definite need. It was originally intended as a revision book for students who had read through a text-book whilst doing their ward appointments and wished to revise their knowledge rapidly and arrange a vast array of facts in an orde...

Although photoglottography (PGG) has been used as a measure proportional to glottal area, it has not been widely applied in the clinic to study dysphonic patient populations. Historically, PGG has required the insertion of either a light source or photosensor at least to the level of the oropharynx or nasopharynx. This invasive nature of PGG has probably limited its appeal to those who are unwi...

Prior research demonstrated that writing synopsis laboratory reports (succinct syntheses of the experiment, lecture, and readings) instead of traditional laboratory reports, did not influence student learning as measured by comprehensive exam scores. This study extended this research by investigating the impact of these lab report formats on student learning as measured by laboratory report sco...

Many advances in medicine have been achieved through challenging established dogma with revolutionary thought and novel practices. Each and every specialty is reinvigorated by regular re-evaluation of processes and practices in the light of new evidence and fresh conceptualization. Challenge can galvanize fresh thinking and new approaches, yet may also reinforce and strengthen traditional parad...

The commercialization and advancement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have increased in the past decades for surveillance. UAVs use gimbal cameras LIDAR technology monitoring as they are resource-constrained devices that composed limited storage, battery power, computing capacity. Thus, UAV’s surveillance camera data must be analyzed, extracted, stored efficiently. Video synopsis is an effic...

This lecture commences with a synopsis of the present activities and organization of the world-famous veterinary research institute in South Africa, colloquially and internationally known as Onderstepoort. Some of the major historic features which contributed to the origin, firm establishment and excellent reputation of Onderstepoort are subsequently outlined. Finally, the future of the institu...

This synopsis examines the implications of a new study that imposes primate-like expression of the transcription factor Pax6 on the developing mouse cortex and finds evidence of primate-like proliferation of neuronal progenitors.