THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF MYANMAR

The medicinal plants of Myanmar

A comprehensive compilation is provided of the medicinal plants of the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly Burma).This contribution, containing 123 families, 367 genera, and 472 species, was compiled from earlier treatments, monographs, books, and pamphlets, with some medicinal uses and preparations translated from Burmese to English.The e

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Xenotorodor stygioxanthus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae), described from an established population in Spain with discussion of taxonomic placement

The family Lecithoceridae is not well represented in the Palaearctic region, with very few taxa in Europe.Here we describe a new genus and species of lecithocerid moth, Xenotorodor stygioxanthus Sterling, Lees & Grundy, gen.nov., sp.nov.The taxon represents a subfamily new to Europe.We consider placement of the genus within Crocanthinae or

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Fly Ash/Blast Furnace Slag-Based Geopolymer as a Potential Binder for Mine Backfilling: Effect of Binder Type and Activator Concentration

This article investigated the potential of fly ash (FA)/blast furnace slag- (BFS-) based geopolymer as a novel backfilling material.The effects of NaOH concentration and FA/BFS mass ratio were explored through XRD, FTIR, and TG-DTG analyses.The results indicated that the reaction products Tasting Glasses and strengths of geopolymer depended on the

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Expansão da agricultura e sua vinculação com o processo de urbanização na Região Nordeste/Brasil (1990-2010)

O processo de urbanização brasileiro tem se modificado nos últimos vinte anos.Os estudos em economia regional têm apontado para a forte influência da expansão da agricultura de exportação em territórios de fronteira como um dos principais determinantes da nova dinâmica urbana no período 1990-2010.Utilizam-se dados estatísticos para, pri

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