HUNTINGTON DISEASE (CHOREA) IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Huntington Disease (Chorea) in the Middle East

CLEAR THE AIR Huntington disease (HD) has been reported in Arab families in several Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt and in non-Arab populations in other countries in the region.It is probably under-reported, and until now, has not been recorded in Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan or in Iraq.The M

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Climatic effects on landscape multifunctionality in urban parks: a view for integrating ecological supply and human benefits

The rapid and relentless development of urban areas highlights the importance of landscape multifunctionality.However, there is limited research on the temporal dynamics and climatic effects of urban landscape multifunctionality.This study aimed to address this gap by analyzing the features of multiple landscape functions triggered by seasonal clim

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The effects of six species of aphids on some life history parameters of the ladybird Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

One of the factors affecting the effectiveness of predatory coccinellids in an aphid infested crop is the food specificity of the predator.The response towards six species of aphids (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) was therefore tested Ice Cream Spades in one of the most abundant aphidophagous coccinellids in Bulgaria - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.

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