Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa by Fredros Okumu, Sarah J. Moore, Prashanth Selvaraj, Arnon Houri Yafin, Elijah O. Juma, GloriaSalome G. Shirima, Silas Majambere, Andy Hardy, Bart G. J. Knols, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Marceline Finda, Najat Kahamba, Edward Thomsen, Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Zohdy, Prosper Chaki, Peter DeChant, Kimberly Fornace, Nicodem Govella, Steven Gowelo, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Busiku Hamainza, Jasper N. Ijumba, William Jany, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Lenson Kariuki, Samson Kiware, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Neil F. Lobo, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Charles Mbogo, Robert S. McCann, April Monroe, Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Halfan S. Ngowo, Eric Ochomo, Mercy Opiyo, Richard Reithinger, Chadwick Haadezu Sikaala, Allison Tatarsky, David Takudzwa, Fedra Trujillano, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

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ISOLATION AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO SAPONINS FROM THE ROOTS OF Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’ by Duc Hung Nguyen, Quang Tan Tu, Hoang Mau Chu

“…Sansevieria is a genus consisting of about 60 species natively distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. Many Sansevieria species are used for ornamental purposes or in traditional medicine to treat human diseases. …”
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New species and new records of hybotid dance flies (Diptera: Hybotidae: Tachydromiinae) from Iranian mangrove habitats by Igor V. Shamshev, Ebrahim Gilasian

“…The mangrove habitats in Iran do not consist of high hybotid species richness comparing with the high diversity of this family in mangroves of tropical areas. Morphologically, recorded species of Crossopalpus and Drapetis have the closest allies amongst the Palaearctic species. …”
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Health Communication Strategies to Prevent for the Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika by Denisse Isabel Suaste Pazmiño, Arianna Jael González Vargas, Karina Michelle Tricerri Moya

“…Health communication has become one of the key points for disease prevention and one of the fundamental axes of integrated health. The Latin America tropical areas have the highest incidence and prevalence of dengue, chikungunya and zika, which require greater health intervention. …”
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Influencia de los requerimientos edafoclimáticos en el cultivo de la vainilla (Vanilla planifolia A.): Revisión. by Alejandro Retureta Aponte, Luis Moisés Morales Crispín, Brenda Mariana Hernández Mar, Gustavo Carmona-Díaz, Fabián Enríquez García

“… La vainilla (Vanilla planifolia) es una especia tropical de alto valor que depende de condiciones específicas de suelo y clima para su cultivo exitoso. …”
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of Resinicium sensu lato from Asia-Pacific revealing a new genus and five new species (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) by Jia Yu, Xue-Wei Wang, Shi-Liang Liu, Shan Shen, Li-Wei Zhou

“…In addition, the ancestral geographic origin of Resinicium, even though inconclusive, is now thought to be Asia-Pacific instead of tropical America as previously assumed.…”
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An update on the ocular manifestations of dengue by Christina Wang, Arturo Castillo, Federico Cortes-Bejarano, Eduardo Lopez, Eduardo Cunha de Souza, Lihteh Wu

“…Dengue is endemic in subtropical and tropical regions, but its geographic reach keeps expanding. …”
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Red Ring Nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus (Cobb) Baujard (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Aphelenchina: Aphelenchoidea: Bursaphelechina) formerly Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilu... by Angela S. Brammer, William T. Crow

“…Red ring disease can appear in several species of tropical palms, including date, Canary Island date and Cuban royal, but is most common in oil and coconut palms. …”
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Hurricane Dennis' Impact on Cuban Agriculture by William A. Messina, Jr., Thomas H. Spreen

“… Between July 7 and July 9, 2005, Hurricane Dennis moved along the southern coast of Cuba then moved across the island, enveloping nearly the entire country with strong hurricane and tropical storm force winds and driving rain. This was the fourth major hurricane to strike Cuba in the last four years. …”
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Meeting Island Dwarfs and Giants of the Cretaceous – The Hațeg Country UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania by Zoltán Csiki-Sava, Alexandru Andrășanu

“…Based on available geological and paleontological evidence, these animals were living on a tropical island. This paleogeographic setting led to the development of some unusual paleobiological traits including dwarfing of the dinosaurs, high levels of endemism, relictual characteristics, as well as uniquely derived anatomical, developmental, metabolic and/or sensory features. …”
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Management of Nematodes and Soil Fertility with Sunn Hemp Cover Crop by Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…It is most popular as a green manure in many tropical and subtropical areas in the world as an organic nitrogen source. …”
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Animal Models, Therapeutics, and Vaccine Approaches to Emerging and Re-Emerging Flaviviruses by Thomas J. Baric, Z. Beau Reneer

“…These viruses are predominantly found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world with their geographical spread predicted to increase as global temperatures continue to rise. …”
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Not All Landscape Palm Fertilizers Are Created Equal by Timothy K. Broschat

“…Their bold leaf textures create a tropical or Mediterranean look that is highly desired by residents and tourists alike. …”
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Not All Landscape Palm Fertilizers Are Created Equal by Timothy K. Broschat

“…Their bold leaf textures create a tropical or Mediterranean look that is highly desired by residents and tourists alike. …”
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Grass Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminis Whitehead, 1968 (Nematode: Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae) by William T. Crow

“…   Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are the most important plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide, with most temperate and tropical crops suffering yield losses from one or more species of Meloidogyne. …”
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Lower Tropospheric Response to Local Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies: A Numerical Study in the EUREC4 ${ ext{EUREC}}^{4}$A Region by M. Borgnino, F. Desbiolles, A. N. Meroni, C. Pasquero

“…The analysis focuses on north‐western tropical Atlantic and indicates that fine scale SST anomalies modulate the air column stability and the entrainment of dry air at boundary layer top. …”
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Bacteremia and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum: Case Reports from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal by Narayan Dutt Pant, Subhash Prasad Acharya, Raju Bhandari, Uday Narayan Yadav, Dil Bahadur Saru, Manisha Sharma

“…Chromobacterium violaceum is ubiquitous in the environment of tropical and subtropical regions but the infections caused by this organism are rare and the urinary tract infections caused by it are even rarer. …”
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Coinfection of malaria and scrub typhus in a toddler: First report from South India by Nandini Vasudevan, Sawantharia Jaganathan, Priya Jose, Peter Prasanth Kumar Kommu

“…Tropical infections are common in South Asia, including India. …”
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Changes in the role of Pacific decadal oscillation on East Asian winter surface temperature by Doo Young Lee, Sang-Wook Yeh, Hyein Jeong, Hyo-Seok Park

“…Observations and model simulations provide evidence that the enhanced tropical convection in the western Pacific under a negative PDO phase has intensified the atmospheric circulations associated with the EAWM since the early 2000s. …”
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Large‐Scale Climate Patterns Modulate Intraseasonal Mesoscale Activities in the Bay of Bengal by Zheen Zhang, Xueen Chen, Lequan Chi, Chunxin Yuan, Jie Zhang, Shuyan Zhang

“…Further investigations reveal asymmetric effects linked to the phase of ENSO and IOD: positive ENSO events (El Niño) and negative IOD events are followed by enhanced intraseasonal mesoscale activities in the BoB, potentially triggered by the warmer background in the tropical Indian Ocean and the bay during these events, respectively. …”
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