Pacific Island countries (PICs) are developing countries representing one of the culturally richest and most diverse regions worldwide. A decade ago, the realization evolved at international level that intangible cultural heritage (ICH) represents a development tool with an inherent commercial value. Regional initiatives are currently trying to balance objectives of development and protection o...

Two soap formulations, both containing 20% deet and one each containing permethrin at 0.5 and 1.0%, respectively, were applied to exposed arms and legs of volunteers as personal protection against outdoor human biting mosquitoes in six locations on Penang Island, Malaysia. The predominant mosquito species collected from these locations were Aedes albopictus, Mansonia uniformis, Culex gelidus, A...

Tomatoes showing yellow leaf curl symptoms in the island of Grenada exhibit an infection with Tomato yellow leaf curl virus either alone or in combination with Potato yellow mosaic virus J.-M. Lett 1 *, F. Péréfarres 1,2 , M. Hoareau 1 , P. Lefeuvre 1 , A. De Bruyn 1,2 , M. Dottin 3 , P. Prior 1 , E. Wicker 1,4 and P. Umaharan 5 1 CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Pôle de Protection des Plantes, 97410 Saint-Pi...

-The colonization of Southeast Farallon Island, California, by northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, began in 1959 with the appearance of a single animal. By 1971, over 100 juveniles were counted during the fall and spring haulout. Breeding began on the island in 1972. The age of juveniles and their pattern of island use for the two years preceding the birth was similar to that of A...

Objectives: To determine the awareness of mangrove ecosystem services, uses mangroves, management strategies, and challenges households in Maliwaliw Island, Salcedo, Eastern Samar, Philippines. Methods: A survey was conducted using an interview schedule to households’ services strategies Samar. Moreover, a problem confrontation index (MMPCI) also created describe Island. About 99 completed part...

In the relation between urban development and the Viennese Danube different periods can be identified from the late 17th to the early 20th century. These periods were strongly intertwined with both the history of the river and the history of the city. Urban expansion into the floodplains is demonstrated in this paper by investigating the island Unterer Werd, next to the city centre. In the late...

Animals display a great diversity of parental care tactics that ultimately enhance offspring survival, but how such behaviors evolve remains unknown for most systems. Here, we studied the evolution of maternal care, in the form of nest guarding, in a single population of long-tailed sun skink (Eutropis longicaudata) living on Orchid Island (Taiwan). This species typically does not provide prote...

Many studies have documented CpG island hypermethylation in human colon adenocarcinomas. Several of these reports have additionally found such CpG island hypermethylation to be more extensive in tumors with a mismatch-repair deficiency, as revealed by microsatellite instability (MSI+). Because the source of samples used in these prior studies may not have been representative of the general popu...

Prediction of the accurate amount of solid waste is difficult work because several parameters affect it. There is a high degree of fluctuation in the prediction of amount of solid waste generation. Therefore, applying neural network as intelligent system can be a good option. In a tourist area such as Langkawi Island, protection of the area and pollution control are important issues; also it is...

introduction: providing the material for penile reconstruction after release of chordee associated with hypospadias is challenging. we have used the preputial vascularized island flap for this purpose. we report the results of this prospective study. materials and methods: one hundred and twelve boys ranging from 13 months to 12 years of age were enrolled in this study. the location of meatus r...