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    Garik Gutman, Jiquan Chen, Geoffrey M. Henebry, Martin Kappas, editors.
    Summary: This volume is a compilation of studies on interactions of changes in land cover, land use and climate with people, societies and ecosystems in drylands of Greater Central Asia. It explores the effects of collapse of socialist governance and management systems on land use in various parts of Central Asia, including former Soviet Union republics, Mongolia and northern drylands of China. Often, regional land-atmosphere feedbacks may have large global importance. Remote sensing is a primary tool in studying vast dryland territories where in situ observations are sporadic. State-of-the-art methods of satellite remote sensing combined with GIS and models are used to tackle science questions and provide an outlook of current changes at land surface and potential scenarios for the future. In 10 chapters, contributing authors cover topics such as water resources, effects of institutional changes on urban centers and agriculture, landscape dynamics, and the primary drivers of environmental changes in dryland environment. Satellite observations that have accumulated during the last five decades provide a rich time series of the dynamic land surface, enabling systematic analysis of changes in land cover and land use from space. The book is a truly international effort by a team of scientists from the U.S., Europe and Central Asia. It is directed at the broad science community including graduate students, academics and other professionals at all levels within natural and social sciences. In particular, it will appeal to geographers, environmental and social scientists, economists, agricultural scientists, and remote sensing specialists.

    Contents:
    Preface
    Multiple Perspectives on Eurasian Drylands
    Dry Land Belt of Northern Eurasia: Contemporary Environmental Changes
    Recent Land Surface Dynamics in Greater Central Asia
    Quantifying the Anthropogenic Signature in Drylands of Central Asia and Its Impact on Water Scarcity and Dust Emissions
    The Complexity and Challenges of Central Asia's Water-Energy-Food Systems
    Assessment of the influences of dust storms on cotton production in Tajikistan
    Population and Urban Dynamics in Drylands of China
    Hydrology and Erosion Risk Parameters for Grasslands in Central Asia
    A Conceptual Framework for Ecosystem Stewardship Based on Landscape Dynamics: Case Studies From Kazakhstan and Mongolia
    Social-Ecological Systems across the Asian Drylands Belt (ADB)
    Index.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
  • Article
    Adno J.
    S Afr Med J. 1978 Apr 08;53(14):547-50.
    The successful treatment with levamisole of 3 categories of Herpesvirus hominis infection is described. A fourth category of patients infected with vulval condylomata acuminata were unsuccessfully treated with levamisole. The dosage regimen is discussed. The most dramatic feature was the relief of the severe pain encountered in the acute cases. Levamisole has also prevented further attacks to date. There is no doubt that levamisole has a definite place in the treatment of H. hominis infections.
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