Tableland areas, featured by flat and broad landforms, provide precious land resources for agricultural production and human settlements over the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP).However, severe gully erosion triggered by extreme rainfall and intense human activities makes tableland areas shrink continuously.Preventing the loss of tableland areas I-3-C

IntroductionLeptospira are a group of bacteria, including pathogenic types that cause leptospirosis.In Uganda, Leptospira exposure has been reported in humans, with domesticated animals being speculated as the source.However, comparable evidence of Leptospira prevalence and circulating serovars/serogroups in animals is only documented for cattle, a

Abstract Background Prunus microcarpa Boiss.is usually found in dry calcareous and rocky mountain slopes and is well adapted to severe winter and dry-hot summer conditions.Morphological and pomological diversity among 81 accessions of P.microcarpa species selected from natural habitats was assessed.Results The Sling Bags accessions investigated wer

Patients with a missing tooth along with diastema have limited treatment options to restore the edentulous space.The use of a conventional fixed partial denture (FPD) to replace the missing tooth may result in too wide anterior teeth leading to poor esthetics.The diastema resulting from the missing central incisors can be managed with implant-suppo