On the Employment Structure and Transfer Characteristics of Rural Laborers in He'nan Province

He’nan is a populous province in China, in which a large number of rural laborers are one of the important factors affecting social and economic development of He’nan Province. However, the employment structure and transfer characteristics of rural laborers have important effect on regional industrial structure. Applying shiftshare method（ SSM） which is often used in analyzing the characteristics of industrial structure to the structure analysis of the labour force can better show the characteristics of labor employment and transfer, thereby providing some reference for the development of regional social economy. The results showed that the transfer of rural laborers in He’nan Province still showed the typical characteristics of traditional agricultural province; the basic advantages of agricultural employment of rural laborers have gradually weakened, while the competitive advantages of the industry, the building industry, and the wholesale ＆ retail trade and catering service industry gradually became obvious, at the same time, there were differences in the deviation of departments among different regions of He’nan Province.

Hematology of Wild Caught Hoplobatrachus rugulosus in Northern Thailand

The rice field frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus is an important anuran species found in wetlands throughout Thailand. At present, the hematological parameters of wild populations are unknown. Therefore, hematological and morphological characteristics of peripheral blood cells of wild-caught H. rugulosus were examined. Thirty-three adult frogs （17 male and 16 female frogs） were collected from a natural population in Nan Province, northem Thailand during the wet season of 2014. Blood samples were analyzed by packed cell volume （PCV） and blood cell counts from hemocytometer and Giemsa-stained blood smears. The mean PCV of male frogs （30.70% ±6.07%） was significantly higher than that of the female frogs （25.09%± 4.85%）. The mean number of lymphocytes and neutrophils also showed significant sex-related differences. Moreover, the morphometric analysis of blood cells revealed dimensions as follows： erythrocytes （17.96 ±1.44 μm length × 11.50 ± 1.09μm width）, immature erythrocytes （14.91 ± 2.20 μm diameter）, thrombocytes （13.93± 3.14 μm length × 7.05 ± 1.31 μm width）, lymphocytes （11.01 ±2.69μm diameter）, monocytes （12.04±2.40 μm diameter）, neutrophils （12.58 -±2.08μm diameter）, basophils （13.60 ± 2.17μm diameter） and eosinophils （12.33 ± 2.95 μm diameter）. Overall, the hematological parameters obtained in this study could be regarded as the first report and a crucial baseline data of wild H. rugulosus in Thailand that can be used for monitoring the health status of this anuran.

Addition of Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth,1854) (Squamata:Colubridae) to the Snake Fauna of Thailand with Preliminary Remarks on Its Distribution

The first record of Ptyas nigromarginata （Blyth, 1854） from Thailand and a new record from China are reported. Literature and internet sources were searched for previous records of this species to establish its geographic and altitudinal distributions in Asia. The distribution in India was adapted to the new state division of the northern part of the country. The results show that the species almost exclusively occurs in hill evergreen and montane forests of the Himalayan foothills and mountain ranges continuous with it, at altitudes of 1000-2300 m above sea level.