The enigmatic Madagascan genus Semiclaviger Wasmann is among the most morphologically distinct members of the obligately myrmecophilous pselaphine supertribe Clavigeritae. Here, the genus is redescribed, and the lectotype of the type species S. sikorae Wasmann is designated. We present a detailed study of the morphology of Semiclaviger, which supports its uniqueness among the Clavigeritae. The ...

Objective: To find out whether initiating external cephalic version (ECV) earlier in pregnancy increase the rate of successful ECV procedures, and be more effective in decreasing the non cephalic presentations at birth and also cesarean section rate. Methodology: This interventional study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology st Mardan Medical Complex from first July 2010 to ...

Sir, I was interested to read the report of Akhtar and Jagawat (Journal, April 1993 ) regarding the restraint of psychiatric out-patients. While inhuman treatment of psychiatrically ill persons is to be condemned, the argument against the use of physical restraint seems at best superficial in the case of many psychotic patients. In the paper under discussion, the authors have admitted that rest...

Nadeem ur Rehman MBBS Faran Emmanuel MBBSMSc Saeed Akhtar PhD Country Office for Pakistan, UNODC; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan; Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait Correspondence to: Saeed Akhtar Email: [email protected]...

Topics in Rational Choice Theory: Altruism, Consequentialism, and Identity by Sahar Zahida Akhtar Department of Philosophy Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Allen Buchanan, co-supervisor ___________________________ Alex Rosenberg, co-supervisor ___________________________ Jesse Prinz ___________________________ Susan Wolf ________________________...

Introduction Children conservatively produce syntactic patterns on a verb-by-verb basis (Akhtar and Tomasello, 1997; Baker, 1979; Bates and MacWhinney, 1987; Bowerman, 1982; Braine, 1976; Brooks and Tomasello, 1999; Gropen et al., 1989; Ingram and Thompson, 1996; Lieven et al., 1997; MacWhinney, 1982; Olguin and Tomasello, 1993; Schlesinger, 1982; Tomasello, 1992). Ultimately, however, generali...

Cossyphodini Wasmann, 1899 (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae) from South Africa, Namibia and adjacent regions are revised, and newly collected material is presented. All species are figured, including as much as possible type specimens of African taxa for comparison. New species are described: Cossyphodes andreaei sp. n. and Cossyphodes caecus sp. n. (both South Africa), Cossyphodes naukluftensis sp. ...

the cotton bollworm, helicoverpa armigera (hübner), is one of the important polyphagous pests causing serious loss to many economically important crops in iran. the goal of this experiment was to study the age-stage, two-sex life table of h. armigera on different bean cultivars including white kidney bean (cultivars daneshkadeh, pak, and shokufa), red kidney bean (cultivars akhtar, naz, and say...