A new species of the toothed toad Oreolalax (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, China by Yinmeng Hou, Shengchao Shi, Daming Hu, Yue Deng, Jianping Jiang, Feng Xie, Bin Wang

“…The toad genus Oreolalax is widely distributed in southwest China and northern Vietnam. A new species of the genus is described from Sichuan Province, China. …”
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A Pilot Model of Community-based Forest Management in Xuan Nha Nature Reserve, Son La Province, Vietnam by Thuy Thi Phan, Duong Huu Nong

“…This study evaluated the implementation of a pilot model for promoting community-based conservation through a contracting program in Xuan Nha Nature Reserve, located in Son La province, northern Vietnam, from 2014 to 2022. To assess the effectiveness of the program, in-depth interviews were conducted with 26 officials and 100 individuals residing in three villages. …”
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Isolation and characterisation of 17 microsatellite DNA loci from RAD reduced-representation genomes for Asian warty newts, genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) by Ming-Le Mao, Tao Luo, Wei Li, Ning Xiao, Huai-Qing Deng, Jiang Zhou

“…Asian warty newts, genus Paramesotriton, are endemic to southern China and northern Vietnam. Despite the achievements in biodiversity, molecular systematics and biogeography of species in this genus, population genetic diversity studies are lacking due to the lack of economical and available genetic markers. …”
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The traditional portion of a Vietnamese colonial port city : commerce, politics, and the origin of Hải Phòng (1802-1888) by Vu, Duong Luan

“…Consequently, despite the difficulties of water transport to and from a seaport influenced by rivers and tides, the disagreement of scientist and the lack of infrastructure, the government of Indochina eventually decided to select Hải Phòng as the location to build the major port of northern Vietnam in the late nineteenth century. It is also the reason for this city not only maintaining marine exchange and transport under the domination of French colonialism but also remaining as an irreplaceable port in the northern part of modern Vietnam during the long twentieth century.…”
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High reinfection rate after preventive chemotherapy for fishborne zoonotic trematodes in Vietnam. by Tore Lier, Dung Trung Do, Maria Vang Johansen, Thi Hop Nguyen, Anders Dalsgaard, Anne Mette Asfeldt

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of preventive chemotherapy to control FZT in an endemic area in Northern Vietnam. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPLE FINDINGS:We followed a cohort of 396 people who fulfilled the criteria for receiving preventive chemotherapy. …”
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The influence of Facebook intensity on life satisfaction and academic performance of college students during COVID-19 pandemic by Do Van Huan, Nguyen Thi Bach Tuyet, Tran Manh Dung, Vi Thanh Ha, Truong Dinh Duc

“…This study explores the influence of Facebook usage during COVID-19 pandemic on life satisfaction of seniors of a public university in Northern Vietnam. Determinants such as academic performance, social overload and social activities can play a mediating position in the indirect impact of Facebook intensity on life satisfaction of final year students during COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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A new species of mud snake (Squamata: Homalopsidae: Myrrophis) from southern Vietnam by Sang Ngoc Nguyen, Manh Van Le, Amy Lathrop, Thi-Dieu-Hien Vo, Robert W. Murphy, Jing Che

“…Abstract Homalopsid snakes of the genus Myrrophis include only two species distributed in southern China and northern Vietnam. Here, we describe a third species from southern Vietnam based on morphological data and nucleotide sequences from the mitochondrial gene cyt b. …”
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The complete chloroplast genome of Scurrula chingii (W.C. Cheng) H.S. Kiu (Loranthaceae), a hemiparasitic shrub by Manru Li, Yifei Zhang, Yuanjie Li, Ling Zhang

“…Kiu is a stem hemiparasite of the genus Scurrula in the family Loranthaceae distributed in southwest China and northern Vietnam. Here, we report and characterize the complete plastid genome sequence of S. chingii to provide genomic resources useful for the phylogenetic studies of Santalales. …”
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Cardamom Casualties: Extreme Weather Events and Ethnic Minority Livelihood Vulnerability in the Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands by Jean-François Rousseau, Sarah Turner, Yiqiang Xu

“…Focusing on four case study villages, two in Yunnan, and two in northern Vietnam, we analyse the coping and adaptation strategies Hmong, Yao, Hani, and Yi minority farmers have adopted. …”
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A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China by Qi Ma, Zhijian Wang

“…The Nidirana Dubois, 1992 exhibit a ubiquitous presence in East and Southeast Asia, spanning from Japan west to southern China and from northern Thailand to northern Vietnam and Laos in the south. The taxonomic categorisations pertaining to this genus continue to be a subject of debate, particularly with regard to those species that possess broad geographical distributions. …”
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On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909) by Mao-Liang Li, Jin-Long Ren, Jun-Jie Huang, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Shuo Qi, Ke Jiang, Ying-Yong Wang, Jia-Tang Li

“…Hebius sauteri (Boulenger, 1909) has been long recognized as a widely distributed species with three subspecies, namely Hebius sauteri sauteri from Taiwan Island and southeastern China, Hebius sauteri bourreti (Malnate, 1962) from northern Vietnam, and Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) from Sichuan, southwestern China. …”
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Vanmanenia marmorata, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Gastromyzontidae) from the middle Chang-Jiang Basin in Guizhou Province, south China by Shuqing Deng, E Zhang

“…The genus is a loach group adapted to running waters of streams from southern China, northern Vietnam and Laos. Currently, 19 valid species of the genus have been recognised. …”
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Orchid obscurity: understanding domestic trade in wild-harvested orchids in Viet Nam by Bullough, L-A, Nguyễn, N, Drury, R, Hinsley, A

“…We use a mixed-methods approach to determine the structure of trade chains for orchids in key trading areas of Northern Vietnam, and use a thematic framework to identify five groups of actors trading wild-harvested orchids. …”

Cross-sectional analysis of the microbiota of human gut and its direct environment in a household cohort with high background of antibiotic use by Vu Thi Ngoc, B, Ho Bich, H, Galazzo, G, Vu Tien Viet, D, Oomen, M, Nghiem Nguyen Minh, T, Tran Huy, H, van Doorn, HR, Wertheim, HFL, Penders, J

“…Here, we used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to describe the (dis)similarities in the microbiota of feces from humans (n = 107), domestic animals (n = 36), water (n = 89), and processed food (n = 74) in a cohort with individual history of antibiotic use in northern Vietnam. A significantly lower microbial diversity was observed among individuals who used antibiotics in the past 4 months (n = 44) compared to those who did not (n = 63). …”

Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist by Roberton, Scott I., Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Campos, Paula F., Mohd. Salleh, Faezah, Tridico, Silvana, Hills, Daphne

“…Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei is known from only one specimen, which was collected in the winter of 1926-27 in northern Vietnam. It has been considered to be a global priority for small carnivore conservation. …”

Dichocarpum hagiangense—a new species and an updated checklist of Ranunculaceae in Vietnam by Minh Ty Nguyen, Ngoc Bon Trinh, Thanh Thi Viet Tran, Tran Duc Thanh, Long Ke Phan, Van The Pham

“…Dichocarpum hagiangense from Ha Giang province, northern Vietnam is described and illustrated. Diagnostic features of the new species are a short rhizomatous stem, (2–)3-foliolate or simple leaves, and pink-purple flowers. …”
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Phylogeny and evolution of habitat preference in Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) and their correlation with karst and granite-stream-adapted ecomorphologies in species grou... by L. Lee Grismer, Hai Ngoc Ngo, Shuo Qi, Ying-Yong Wang, Minh Duc Le, Thomas Ziegler

“…Multivariate and univariate ecomorphological analyses of the karst-adapted G. catbaensis, G. huuliensis, and G. luii of the luii group and the granite-stream-adapted G. lichtenfelderii of the lichtenfelderi group demonstrated that their markedly statistically different body shapes may be an adaptive response that contributes to habitat partitioning in areas of northern Vietnam where they are nearly sympatric.…”
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Impact of participatory guarantee systems on sustainability outcomes: the case of vegetable farming in Vietnam by Christian Grovermann, Pham Van Hoi, Nguyen Thi Bich Yen, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Minh Ngo Hai, Pierre Ferrand

“…The study uses representative farm-level data on local vegetable value chains in northern Vietnam and uses a broad set of sustainability outcomes as well as counterfactual analysis, including systematic robustness checks. …”
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Shoreline Changes and Sediment Transport along Nhat Le Coast, Vietnam by Vu Dinh Cuong, Nguyen Thanh Hung, Tran Dinh Hoa, Nguyen Tien Thanh

“…One of the most beautiful beaches in Northern Vietnam, Nhat Le, has recently experienced severe erosion as a result of the ensemble interaction of natural factors, such as tropical cyclones, extreme weather events, and human activities. …”
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Future Changes in Tropical Cyclone Exposure and Impacts in Southeast Asia From CMIP6 Pseudo‐Global Warming Simulations by Thao Linh Tran, Elizabeth A. Ritchie, Sarah E. Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Hai Bui, Thang M. Luong

“…In particular, TC exposures, wind and rainfall impacts significantly increase in the northern Philippines, Taiwan, southwestern coast of China, and northern Vietnam; and significantly decrease in the southern areas of Southeast Asia and the southeastern coast of China.…”
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