background: algeria is among the most affected mediterranean countries by leishmaniasis due to its large geo­graphic extent and climatic diversity. the current study aimed to determine the ecological status (composition and diversity) of phlebotomine sandfly populations in the region of oum el bouaghi (northeast algeria). methods: an entomological survey was conducted during the period may–octo...

This book consists of 14 chapters covering important aspects in regards to various terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands, river systems, mine site rehabilitation, marsh ecology and heavy metals pollution. Also aims to fill some of the information gaps in ecological restoration, particularly in under-researched ecosystems around the world. Restoration ecology emerged as a separate field in ecology in...

Background & Aims of the Study: The aim of this study was to determine the ecology of malaria vectors in order to select the vector control masseur in the future. This study was carried out on trend of malaria cases and malaria vectors in Saravan county, Sistan & Baluchestan Province, Iran. Materials & Methods: The adult mosquitoes were collected by standard Pyrethrum space spray colle...

Patients with brain dysfunction often experience restrictions in daily functioning, eithersocially or within their profession. Neuropsychological assessment is usually used to identifythe cognitive deficits that underlie this interference with daily life activities. However,the extent to which neuropsychological tests can be used to predict daily life functioningis moderate. To ...

The article states that meadow phytocenoses are distinguished from others (forest, steppe, desert, water and others) by the dependence of composition structure (structure) communities on environmental conditions. At same time, onions differ agrophytocenoses arable lands. On land, in process crop rotation every year (or with a break one chain peren-nial grasses), existence phytocenosis is distur...

Hendra virus, a novel and fatally zoonotic member of the family Paramyxoviridae, was first described in Australia in 1994. Periodic spillover from its natural host (fruit bats) results in catastrophic disease in horses and occasionally the subsequent infection of humans. Prior to 2011, 14 equine incidents involving seven human cases (four fatal) were recorded. The year 2011 saw a dramatic depar...