Jilin Province is one of the principal production bases of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China with its typical preponderance in TCM resources, research and development power, and industrialization capacity. The province has 2,790 species of TCM materials in total. Over 20% of the TCM materials in common use are from Jilin Province. The province has established 36 good agricultural prac...

The southern African species of the water beetle genus Limnebius Leach, 1815, are revised. Eleven new species are described, based on the examination and databasing of 6,201 specimens from 96 localities/events. Male genitalia are illustrated, and high resolution habitus images of the holotypes are provided. Distribution maps are provided for the eleven species now known from southern Africa, in...

1 Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong Province, P.R. China; 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, P.R. China; 3 Department of Respiratory Disease of the First Municipal Hospital of Shaoguan, 512000, Guangdong Pro...

BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of thalassemia and to analyze the need for public health services for migrant populations in different cities in Guangdong Province, China. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 21 cities of Guangdong Province. Twenty-three types of a- and β-globin gene mutations were detected in a total of 14,230 pregnant wom...

Here for the first time the presence of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Ctenizidae) is reported from mainland China and Laos. Four Conothele species collected from the regions are described as new to science, based on the female genital morphology: Conothele baiyunensis Xu, Xu & Liu, sp. n. (Guangdong Province), Conothele daxinensis Xu, Xu & Li, sp. n. (Guangxi Provi...

Liyou Xu, Jingyun Zhang, Zhili Zhou, Xianghai Yan Vehicle & Motive Power Engineering College, Henan University of Science & Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, [email protected] Vehicle & Motive Power Engineering College, Henan University of Science & Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, [email protected] Vehicle & Motive Power Engineering College, Henan University of Sci...

In order to address long healthcare waits, political and professional groups have recommended sending patients to other provinces for diagnostic procedures or treatment. We investigated the feasibility of such recommendations, specifically, whether residence in one province can impede access to MRIs in another province. We contacted all public MRI facilities in Canada and found no difference in...

The genus Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is recorded from Vietnam for the first time with description of a new species, D. lami sp. nov., from Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai Province. Besides, D. melanomerus (Vollenhoven) is recorded as new for the country from specimens collected in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc Province and Hang Kia-Pa Co Nature Reserve, Hoa Binh Province.

1 Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China 2 Shandong Key Lab of Animal Disease Control and Breeding, Jinan, Shandong Province, China 3 The Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China 4 Jinan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Jinan, Shandong Provin...

1 College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province 163319, P. R., China. 2 Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150001, P. R., China. 3 College of Animal Science ...