Abstract Understanding the role of elephant in the structure and functioning of African savanna ecosystems requires a mechanistic understanding of their habitat and diet selection at the landscape scale. To this end a ...

Three arachnid species, the rock scorpion Hadogenes gunningi, the burrowing scorpion Opistophthalmus pugnax and the baboon spider Harpactira hamiltoni have been identified as species of conservation interest for inclusion ...

Relationships between occurrence of a species and features of habitats occupied are central to establish factors that influence its distribution. Within large protected areas extinction processes may cause retractions of ...

The mental capacity for knowledge production, storage and dissemination is one of the characteristics that makes us human. Throughout history humankind has built spaces to accommodate knowledge in its various forms: ...

This experiment was designed to evaluate whether an allogeneic fibrin-fibronectin protein concentrate (AFFP) can not only prevent ankylosis and root resorption of autotransplanted roots during healing but contribute to ...

Abstract Background: The high prevalence of smoking on the mines contributes significantly to the public health burden due to exposure to crystalline silica dust and high HIV and TB prevalence rates. Progressive anti-tobacco ...

Objectives: To establish the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of survivors of critical illness as a result of trauma six months after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) and to determine which HRQOL measurement ...

ABSTRACT This abstract provides a brief summary of the research study (Nieswiadomy, 2002). The South African report on confidential enquiries into maternal deaths identified delayed and/or infrequent antenatal care as ...

Using data collected in 2007 for Addis Ababa Mortality Surveillance, the paper examines the effect of cause of death/type of illness on choice of health care in adults 12 years and above. The multinomial logit model using ...