Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Busseola segeta Bowden (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae): A Case Study of Host Use Diversification in Guineo-Congolian Rainforest Relic Area, Kenya

Habitat modification and fragmentation are considered as some of the 4 Piece RAF Sectional factors that drive organism distribution and host use diversification.Indigenous African stem borer pests are thought to have diversified their host ranges to include maize [Zea mays L.] and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in response to their increased

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When Policy Meets Practice: The Dilemma for Guidance on Risk Assessment Under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity decided years ago to undertake the development of guidance on risk assessment of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology, in order to assist the Parties to the pr

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Social network-based group intervention to promote uptake of cervical cancer screening in Uganda: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Introduction Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer and accounts for one quarter of all cancer-related deaths among women in Uganda, where lifetime CC screening is estimated to be as low as 5%.This study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a social network-based group intervention designed to e

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International Child Abduction: The Complexities of Forensic Psychiatric Assessments Before the Hague Convention

Bathmat The Hague Convention is an international intergovernmental agreement that facilitates the return of abducted children to lawful parents across international borders.Children may not be returned if it can be established that the return would result in harm to the child.Forensic psychiatrists may be called upon to provide an expert opinion re

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