The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), is a major pest of Brassicaceae and has a worldwide distribution. Biological and genetic differences were studied between populations native to South Africa, Benin, Brazil, France, Japan, United States, Martinique, Réunion Island, Uzbekistan and five localities in Australia. To observe the variability of oviposition behavio...

This study was conducted at the Bukhara breeding centre (Ouzbekistan, Central Asia) on Persian gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) and at Thumammah (Saudi Arabia) on sand gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa marica). Plasma prolactin (PRL) and progesterone were determined in groups of females. Because these females were under two different photoperiods (20 degrees N in Saudi Arabia and 40 de...

Genetic diversity in 403 morphologically distinct landraces of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare) originating from seven geographical zones of Asia was studied using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from regions of medium to high recombination in the barley genome. The seven polymorphic SSR markers representing each of the chromosomes chosen for the study revealed a high level of al...

Based on a review of troodontid specimens from the territories of the former Soviet Union, including new discoveries from Uzbekistan, two dental morphotypes can be distinguished among Troodontidae from the Cretaceous of Asia: (1) unserrated teeth, present in Mei from Lujiatun (China; Early Cretaceous: Hauterivian-Barremian), an unnamed taxon from Hövöör (Mongolia; Early Cretaceous: Aptian-Albia...

neoliberal approach with the aim to promote development in different countries has particular implications. it can be cited as monetary and financial system reform, privatization, elimination of barriers to trade and foreign investment. hence, from the beginning of the post-soviet, central asian countries adopted different approaches towards economic reform and moved towards a free market with ...

This article presents development challenges of vegetable and fruit production sector in Uzbekistan. The governmental sector reforms, labour resources, price formation, import and export activities have been the object of the study in this article. The paper reviews several problems with developed support system and further development of fruit and vegetable production in Uzbekistan. The paper ...

Uzbekistan is endemic of cystic echinococcosis (CE). In order to estimate endemicity of CE, we collected data from emergency surgery due to CE in 2002-2010 and also investigated the prevalence of hydatid cysts in the liver and lungs of sheep at an abattoir in Uzbekistan from July 2009 to June 2010. In 14 emergency hospitals, 8,014 patients received surgical removal or drainage of CE during 2002...

Medicinal plants are a reservoir of biologically active compounds with therapeutic properties that over time have been discovered and used by diverse groups of people for treatment of various ailments. In this regard, Uzbekistan has an excellent historic research base of herbal medicines with about 70% of Uzbek households using medicinal plants to meet their health needs for several centuries. ...

CONTEXT Because individuals' and couples' needs vary, the availability of a variety of contraceptive choices is a key component of successful family planning programs. Most women in Uzbekistan rely on a single contraceptive method (the IUD), but it is unclear whether this reflects constraints on choice or simply a widespread preference. METHODS Nationally representative data from the 1996 Uzb...

Let M be a type I von Neumann algebra with the center Z and a faithful normal semi-finite trace τ. Let L(M, τ) be the algebra of all τ -measurable operators affiliated with M. We prove that any Z-linear derivation on L(M, τ) is inner and hence automatically continuous in the measure topology. If the lattice of projections from Z is atomic then any derivation on L(M, τ) is Z-linear. This implies...