LARVAL MOSQUITO (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) ABUNDANCE IN RELATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF PITCHER PLANTS NEPENTHES MIRABILIS VAR. MIRABILIS IN SONGKHLA PROVINCE, THAILAND

Larval mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance in relation with environmental conditions of pitcher plants Nepenthes mirabilis var. mirabilis in Songkhla Province, Thailand

This study examined the abundance Briefs of various immature mosquito species and ascertained selected environmental conditions in the pitcher.A total of hundred pitchers (Nepenthes mirabilis var.mirabilis), including 50 upper pitchers and 50 lower pitchers, were collected during rainy and dry seasons from Songkhla Province, Thailand.A total of 546

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Testing the shape-similarity hypothesis between particle-size distribution and water retention for Sicilian soils

Application of the Arya and Paris (AP) model to estimate the soil water retention curve requires a detailed description of the particlesize distribution (PSD) but limited experimental PSD data are generally determined by the conventional sieve-hydrometer (SH) method.Detailed PSDs can be obtained by fitting a continuous model to SH data or performin

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Detention of Asylum Seekers in Mexico

Mexico ratified the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol in April Hand Sensor Board 2000.While Regulations establishing a mechanism for eligibility determination were issued at the same time, the Mexican government began a transitional process to take over eligibility in March 2002.Prior to that time, the UNHCR had be

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