The Irish are the largest and longest-established non-British minority ethnic group in Britain, but their difference
is recognised only in the migrant generation. Unlike the second generations of the so-called 'visible' ethnic groups, children of Irish-born parents in England are…

Since coming to power in 1997, New Labour has identified reducing anti-social behaviour and fear of crime as key issues to be dealt with. In the main, its response has been to introduce a range of punitive measures. The main…

A new species, Vaejovis atenango, belonging to the V. punctipalpi group is described from southern Mexico; this group was previously only known from the North American deserts in the USA and northern Mexico. This geographically discontinuous distribution is similar to…

The new species Pachychernes tamaulipensis is described from all freeliving stages collected in nests of the packrat, Neotoma micropus, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. This species is related to P. shelfordi, P. zehorum, P. attenuatus and P. baileyi; all of them form…

Sciurodendrium bravohollisa e n,sp.(Heligrnone llidae) is described as an intestinal parasite of 2 squirrels. Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier,1829, collected from Los Robles, Municipio de Tlalnepantla, Morelos State, Mexico. The new species differs from all other congeners in possessing a very well…

Papuamorbus rostellus, new genus and new species, is described from Papua New Guinea, and included in the tribe Amorbini. A dorsal view illustration and drawing of male genital capsule are provided. A key to the known genera of Amorbini is…

Two new species of Bauhinia L. (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae, Cercideae) are described and illustrated: B. miriamae R. Torres endemic to Oaxaca, and B. wunderlinii R. Torres from Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. Similarities to and differences from B. divaricata L. are discussed…

Eight new species of Hygia from Malaysia (Borneo) are described, and included in the tribe Colpurini. The new species are as follows: H. alta from Sarawak, H. borneensis from Sarawak, H. mjobergi from Sarawak and Sabah, H. murudina from Sarawak…

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Bonnevie-Nebelong, Ellen. “Methods for Journal Evaluation: Journal Citation Identity, Journal Citation Image, and Internationalisation.” Scientometrics 66.2 (Jan. 2006): 411-24.

Objective – To conduct a number of citation analyses of the Journal of Documentation (JDOC), comparing…

The three papers in this issue of the African Journal of Information and Communication Technology also cover three current hot areas of ICT, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), ultra wideband systems and human computer interface. In the Issue we also…