Climate change has modified the structure and functions of ecosystems, affecting human well-being. Evergreen plants in the warm-temperate ecosystems will lose climatically suitable habitats under climate change but have not drawn much scholarly interest. Therefore, the present research aimed to predict the future climatic niches of eight coastal warm-adapted evergreen trees under climate change...

The aquatic gastropod genus Probythinella THIELE is redefined and proposed as a monophyletic subunit (sister to Cincinnatia) within the North American component of the family Hydrobiidae (Prosobranchia: Rissooidea) on the basis of synapomorphies of blunt shell apex, presence of two seminal receptacles, short albumen gland, and blunt terminus of penis. Probythinella is composed of two parapatric...

Taxonomic history of staphylinid beetles of the tribe Amblyopinini is dis cussed. Chilamblyopinus piceus, a distinctive new genus and species, is described and illustrations of diagnostic characters are provided. A key to currently recognized genera in the Amblyopinini is provided. A preliminary reevaluation of relationships among genera currently included in the Amblyopinini suggests that subs...

Thirty one adult epileptics participated in this trial. Aged between 23-42 years, 6 were newly diagnosed cases, while the remaining 25 were old ones already taking some antiepileptic drugs. Mentat, 2 tablets b.i.d., along with the other drugs for a period of six weeks brought about significant reduction in seizure frequency. Thus Mentat served as a valuable adjuvant to commonly used antiepilept...