Dogs originated more than 14,000 BP, but the location(s) where they first arose is uncertain. The earliest archeological evidence of ancient dogs was discovered in Europe and the Middle East, some 5-7 millennia before that from Southeast Asia. However, mitochondrial DNA analyses suggest that most modern dogs derive from Southeast Asia, which has fueled the controversial hypothesis that dog dome...

Article history: Received 26 July 2009 Available online 13 August 2010 This article uses new data to analyze the impact on Southeast Asian urbanization of globalization and industrialization in the world economy's core countries between the 1870s and World War II. Dramatic falls in transport costs and free trade, enforced, if necessary, by colonial rule, combined to open vast frontier areas thr...

MCPIP1 mediates silica-induced cell migration in human pulmonary 1 fibroblasts 2 Running Title: MCPIP1 induced pulmonary fibroblast migration 3 Haijun Liu, Xiaoniu Dai, Yusi Cheng, Shencun Fang, Yingming Zhang, 4 Xingang Wang, Wei Zhang, Hong Liao, Honghong Yao, Jie Chao 5 6 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, 7 Jiangsu, 210009, China 8 Neurobiology Labo...

A new genus and species of enarthronote oribatid mite, Psammochthonius kethleyi n.g., n. sp., is described and illustrated based on adult and immature specimens collected from coastal sandy soil in Thailand (Phangnga), Brazil (SAo Paulo) and the U.S.A. (Mississippi). Analysis shows that it is a member of Hypochthonioidea, but not of any named family, so the monobasic family Psammochthoniidae n....

Background MRI is deemed standard of reference for assessment of ventricular volumes and function. However, it remains unclear if the RV can also be adequately assessed in SAO orientation as used for assessment of LV function or requires dedicated axial-Cine imaging. Additional axial-Cine acquisition adds 10-15 min of scan time and thus has a substantial impact on clinical workflow and patient ...

There are ~750 active and potentially active volcanoes in Southeast Asia. Ash from eruptions of volcanic explosivity index 3 (VEI 3) and smaller pose mostly local hazards while eruptions of VEI ≥ 4 could disrupt trade, travel, and daily life in large parts of the region. We classify Southeast Asian volcanoes into five groups, using their morphology and, where known, their eruptive history and d...

The question surrounding the colonization of Polynesia has remained controversial. Two hypotheses, one postulating Taiwan as the putative homeland and the other asserting a Melanesian origin of the Polynesian people, have received considerable attention. In this work, we present haplotype data based on the distribution of 19 biallelic polymorphisms on the Y chromosome in a sample of 551 male in...

The economic and political crises that have engulfed Southeast Asia over recent years should not have come as such a surprise. A consideration of the region’s historical position and economic development demonstrates just what formidable obstacles still constrain the nations of Southeast Asia as they attempt to restore growth and stability. This paper places the Southeast Asian experience in hi...

In the 1990s Southeast Asia became prominent in discussions of globalization. Comparative studies often pointed to the region’s capitalist economies as exemplars of pro-globalization development strategies, countries whose economic and political fortunes have been tied (for better or worse) to a deepening embrace of global trade and investment. The region’s sudden economic reversal in 1997-98 c...

Neglect of human rights that compromises health outcomes, the combination of high population density and domestic livestock that encourages zoonoses, claims over viral sovereignty, and an emphasis on health tourism that creates dual standards of care: too often health in southeast Asia is in the news for the wrong reasons. Today’s Lancet reports good news from the region as well as disappointme...