After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan experienced a period of severe recession and the economy is only slowly recovering. In 2006, the country recorded a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $ 2247 (measured in current international $ in purchasing power parity, PPP), which compared to $ 1511 in 1991. Using a poverty headcount of PPP US $ 2 per day, 2% of the population were ...

Проанализированы основные аспекты деятельности представителей художественной династии Волковых, оказавшей непосредственное влияние на становление и развитие культуры Узбекской ССР. Материалами явились произведения живописи, аудиозаписи воспоминаний, результаты изысканий искусствоведов историков культуры. Отражена фактография местных художественных объединений, установлена роль А. Н. Волкова в и...

1Departamento de Farmacologı́a, Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquı́mica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Quı́mica y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA), Buenos Aires, Argentina 3Instituto de Fisiologı́a Animal, Fundación Miguel Lillo y Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nac...

Today, one of the important topics, which are mentioned in architecture, is the relationship between architectural works with each other and way of effect of such works on them. On the other hand, under current conditions and despite existing trends which look for their own architecture, it is crucial important to interpret how contemporary architectural works are affected by previous architect...

BACKGROUND The DOTS (directly observed treatment short-course) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control is recommended by the World Health Organization globally. However, there are few studies of long-term TB treatment outcomes from DOTS programs in high-burden settings and particularly settings of high drug resistance. A DOTS program was implemented progressively in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan st...

tube cell lysis and DNA extraction procedure for PCR-based detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in aquatic insects, mollusks and fish. To the Editor: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has been identified as a major problem in the former Soviet Union, and was recently surveyed in the Aral Sea regions of Dashoguz (Turkmenistan) and Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) (1). However, few data are available fo...

The classical biological control program for exotic saltcedars (various Tamarix species and hybrids) has involved the assessment of different populations of the leaf beetle Diorhabda elongata (Brullé) s.l. that are promising for release in areas of North America that are located south of 37 degrees N latitude. We report here the overwintering survival, phenology, and voltinism of four D. elonga...