NEW EARLY PLIOCENE OWLS FROM LANGEBAANWEG, SOUTH AFRICA, WITH FIRST EVIDENCE OF ATHENE SOUTH OF THE SAHARA AND A NEW SPECIES OF TYTO

New early Pliocene owls from Langebaanweg, South Africa, with first evidence of Athene south of the Sahara and a new species of Tyto

The fossiliferous Upper Varswater Formation at Langebaanweg (South Africa) produced remains of at least five species of owls (Strigiformes).Tyto richae sp.nov.is the first palaeospecies of Tytonidae described from an African fossil site, though indeterminate remains referable to the genus Tyto are known from the Middle Miocene of Morocco, the early

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Critical evaluation of the Global DOTS Expansion Plan

The development vegemite pop art of the DOTS Expansion Plan has been a milestone in tuberculosis (TB) control at the global and national levels.Key challenges that remain are overcoming the weakness of a strategy built on case management, sustaining commitment, competing priorities, the threat of HIV, maintaining high quality of care and preventing

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Evaluation of Mandibular Anterior Nutrient Canals in Periodontal Diseases: A Prospective Case Control Radiographic Study

Aims: To evaluate radiographically, the presence or absence of nutrient canals in controls and patients with periodontal diseases, and to correlate the number of nutrient canals with severity of bone loss.Materials and methods: A total number of 1000 patients were enrolled, in that 500 patients were of study group and 500 of control group, in both

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