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Two new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) from central Laos

Turczaninowia, 2019
Begonia comprises at least 1850 species, most of which are local endemics. The greatest genus diversity is observed in tropical zone of America and Asia with particular rich area in Indochinese Peninsula.
Лонид Владимирович Аверьянов, Кхан Синь Нгуен, Т.В. Майсак, Хьеп Тьен Нгуен, Хьеу Куанг Нгуен   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Size, Demography, and Distribution of Cambodia's Largest Elephant Population Revealed Using Traditional Genetic Tools and a Novel SNP Panel

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Asian elephant population parameters were assessed using microsatellite, SNP, and sex determination DNA markers. This represents one of the first studies in mainland Asia to demonstrate that integrating microsatellite and SNP data enhances genotyping success from degraded fecal samples, increases the number of useable samples and markers, and ...
Rachel Crouthers, Wayne Linklater, Peter Ritchie, Visattha In, Chanrith Phoeurk, Alexander Ball   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary and Epidemiological Characterization of Multidrug‐Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated From Pangolins in China

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malayan pangolin populations have fallen to a critically endangered level, and illegal trafficking of wild pangolins is a global problem. Little is known about antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria (MDRB) harbored by pangolins, although pangolins are frequently consumed as food or used in traditional medicine. In this study, we report for the first
Yawen Wang, Xue Wang, Jianan Zhao, Jun Zeng, Shijia Hu, Fang Ji, Guoying Dong, Hongxuan He, Chengmin Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Nutritional Counselling and Support on Body Mass Index Recovery and Treatment Outcomes Among Tuberculosis Patients in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Tuberculosis (TB) and undernutrition are intricately linked, significantly impacting health outcomes. However, nutritional support for TB patients is not systematically implemented in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
Donekham Inthavong, Hend Elsayed, Phonesavanh Keonakhone, Vilath Seevisay, Somdeth Souksanh, Sakhone Suthepmany, Misouk Chanthavong, Xaysomvang Keodavong, Phonesavanh Kommanivanh, Phitsada Siphanthong, Phengsy Sengmany, Buahome Sisounon, Jacques Sebert, Manami Yanagawa, Fukushi Morishita, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Takuya Yamanaka   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opium Cultivation Imperilling Endangered Species in Northern Laos

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
To avoid government eradication efforts, farmers in northeastern Laos shifted opium cultivation deep into a national park, causing a > 1000% increase in protected forest cleared for the crop between 2018 and 2022. This displacement directly threatened endangered species like white‐cheeked gibbons, elephants, and dholes by causing a rise in hunting ...
Jay White, Khamphui Invixay, Akchousanh Rasphone, Vincent Nijman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of intussusception among children <24 months old before rotavirus vaccine introduction in Lao PDR

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2023
Vannida Douangboupha, Savina Vorasane, Souksavath Sivixay, Chaysavanh Thammavong, Thonglay Vongphacachanh, Vongphet Soulithone, Sanyalack Saysanasongkham, Inthaxay Sisanon, Sousada Narongsack, Soumalay Chankongsine, Sourith Sydasak, Viengpeht Yathotou, Lauren Franzel-Sassanpour, Umesh D. Parashar, Jacqueline E. Tate, Margaret Cortese, Eleanor Burnett   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation assessment of Pinus cernua (Pinaceae)

Turczaninowia, 2017
The paper presents results of completed conservation assessment of the strict Laos-Vietnamese endemic, Pinus cernua, based on survey of all previous publications and data obtained from extensive fieldworks during September–October 2016, supported by ...
L. V. Averyanov, K. S. Nguyen, T. H. Nguyen, T. S. Nguyen, T. V. Maisak   +4 more
doaj  

A study on the diversity of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in karstic limestone areas in Vientiane Province, Laos, with a description of two new species of Sergentomyia França and & Parrot

Parasites & Vectors
Background Southeast Asia is well known as a hotspot of biodiversity. However, very little is known about cave-dwelling hematophagous insects that are medically important. Taxonomic knowledge and ecology of phlebotomine sand flies are very poorly studied
Khamsing Vongphayloth, Fano José Randrianambinintsoa, Khaithong Lakeomany, Nothasine Phommavanh, Tavun Pongsanarm, Veaky Vungkyly, Phonesavanh Luangamath, Somsanith Chonephetsarath, Paul T. Brey, Jérôme Depaquit   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Spaces and Rural Futures: Climate Change, Agrarian Dynamics, and Knowledge Politics in Southeast Asian Socioecological Transformations

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contemporary rural change in Southeast Asia is shaped by complex, intersecting forces that defy simplistic narratives. Researchers must therefore develop new ways to grasp nuanced, non‐linear, and locally specific processes to understand how transformational shifts may occur (or not) in the region.
John F. McCarthy, Jean‐Christophe Castella, Kelly Dorkenoo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source