OBJECTIVE Clerodendrum viscosum, Eryngium foetidum, Lippia javanica, and Murraya koenigii are one among the common wild edible plants in Northeast India which are also used as antidiabetic, stomach-ache relieving drugs, etc., The present study was aimed to reveal the phytochemical, antioxidant, and anthelmintic activity of the plants. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antioxidant capacity of methanol...

Rob J. van Klaveren, M.D., Ph.D., Matthijs Oudkerk, M.D., Ph.D., Mathias Prokop, M.D., Ph.D., Ernst T. Scholten, M.D., Kristiaan Nackaerts, M.D., Ph.D., Rene Vernhout, M.Sc., Carola A. van Iersel, M.Sc., Karien A.M. van den Bergh, M.Sc., Susan van ’t Westeinde, M.D., Carlijn van der Aalst, M.Sc., Erik Thunnissen, M.D., Ph.D., Dong Ming Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Ying Wang, M.D., Yingru Zhao, M.D., Hester...

New records of genera and species of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Colombia are provided. Two genera are new records for South America: Alathetus and Schraderiellus. Fifteen genera are new record for Colombia: Agaclitus, Boea, Ceratozygum, Euthyrhynchus, Eritrachys, Doesburguedessa, Lopadusa, Marmessulus, Paralincus, Patanius, Peromatus, Phalaecus, Phoeacia, Rio, and Tyrannocoris. F...

Bisher muuten Endbenutzer zur Verwendung von Internet-Diensten verschiedene Benutzer-schnittstellen beherrschen, um auf die F ulle der zur Verf ugung stehenden Daten zuzugreifen. Wir zeigen, daa die Einbindung dieser Dienste in das normale Unix-Dateisystem einige Vorteile bietet: Endbenutzer kk onnen auf verschiedenste Dienste mit einfachen Dateioperationen zu-greifen, ohne die Schnittstellen d...

The present study aims to inventory and analyse the ethnobotanical knowledge about medicinal plants in the Serra de Mariola Natural Park. In respect to traditional uses, 93 species reported by local informants were therapeutic, 27 food, 4 natural dyes and 13 handcrafts. We developed a methodology that allowed the location of individuals or vegetation communities with a specific popular use. We ...

Abstract Coastal dunes are extremely fragile and threatened ecotones, which play a key environmental role in terms of functional connection between terrestrial marine ecosystems. To counteract the hydrogeological vulnerability coastal risk areas, reliance can be made on soil bioengineering techniques, consisting planting native species combination with natural inert materials. These interventio...