The International Humanitarian Demining Development (IHHD) concept did not evolve on a haphazard basis. The concept was born out of practical experience in Manica Province, Mozambique during the emergency relief phase between 1993 and 1995. Based on those experiences, and a serious concern that mine clearance was regarded as a purely technical activity with local involvement being relegated to ...

Four new species of Astenus (Eurysunius) Dejean (Staphylinidae: Paederinae) are described from Western Anatolia, Turkey, and illustrated: Astenus gusarovi sp. n. (Çökelez Mountain, Denizli province), A. orgeli sp. n. (İmambaba Tepesi, Aydın province and Bozdağlar, İzmir province), A. kumlutasi sp. n. (Akdağlar, Kütahya province and Murat Mountain, Uşak province) and A. honazicus sp. n. (Honaz M...

In the context of China’s trial fallow policy; the heavy metal pollution of farmland is addressed via field surveys in Hunan Province, where the fallow policy has been implemented, and in Jiangxi Province, where it has not been implemented. We measured and analyzed willingness to accept (WTA) using the contingent valuation method (CVM). The conclusions of this study are as follows: (1) Farmer a...

A species of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 collected from Guizhou Province, China is diagnosed and described as new to science: Cyclocosmia liui Xu, Xu & Li, sp. n. (♀). New records of Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2006 (♀) from China (Yunnan Province) and Vietnam (Vinh Phuc Province, Ninh Binh Province), and Cyclocosmia ricketti (Pocock, 1901) collected from Jiangxi Provin...

Foundation item: Supported by Zhejiang Innovation Program for Graduates, China(No.YK2010015) 1Eye Center, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital; Eye Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China Correspondence to: Miao-Qin Wu. Eye Center, Zhejian...

1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China 2 Basic Department, Air Force Aviation University of Chinese PLA, Changchun, Jilin Province, China 3 Department of Engineering Mechanics, Nanling Campus, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China 4 Department of Pain, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the economic impact of a 100% smoke-free law on bars and restaurants in an Argentinean province. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a time series analysis of restaurant and bar revenues in the province of Santa Fe 31 months before and 29 months after the implementation of the 100% smoke-free environment law. The neighboring province of Entre Rios without smoking restricti...

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Information Institute, 155 Hanzhong Rd, Bai Xia Qu, Nanjing, Jiangsu China; Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, Jiangsu Province, China; The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China; Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China; Xuzhou Clinical Medical C...

Ptomaphaginus Portevin, 1914 is one of the most speciose genera in the tribe Ptomaphagini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae). Its members are mainly soil dwellers and are almost all distributed in the Oriental Region. This paper reports eleven new species from China: P. guangxiensis sp. nov. (type locality: Napo, Guangxi autonomous region), P. gutianshanicus sp. nov. (type locality: Gutianshan...

Four species of the genus Pseudopoda are recorded from southern China. Three new species are described: Pseudopoda bicruris sp. nov. (male, female; Hainan Province), Pseudopoda mediana sp. nov. (male, female; Hainan Province), Pseudopoda tiantangensis sp. nov. (male, female; Hubei Province). The female of Pseudopoda lushanensis (Wang, 1990) from Jiangxi Province is described for the first time.