Elektrithone expectata gen. et sp. nov. (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) is described from Eocene Baltic amber and represents the first record of this family from Baltic amber. The forewing venation of the new genus is characterized by a small number of crossveins as found in some 'polystoechotid'-like genera, and by the absence of the distal nygma and the strong reduction of the anal area which are cha...

Alicodoxa rasnitsynigen. et sp. n. (Dictyopharinae: Orthopagini) is described based on a nymph from Rovno amber; it also occurs in Baltic amber. A small additional wax plate dorsal to the large wax plate of abdominal tergites VI-VIII is first reported in this and other genera of Dictyopharidae. A lectotype is designated for Pseudophana reticulata Germar & Berendt, 1856 transferred to Protepipte...

Abstract Eocene amber is an important window into the past about 35 million years ago. The large quantities of resin produced by this forest past, resulting in amber, triggered idea a under stress. Recent findings higher abundances hoverfly larvae modern fauna often associated with wood-borer larvae, provided hint that may have contributed to Yet, so far only few such been reported. We compiled...

Organizational transformation refers to the actions where a company or business changes major component of its organization, which in turn influences organizational performance. In literature, there is an abundance study on underperforming teams transformation. However, little known parameters processes those teams. earlier study, we divided performance-wise into Green (best), Amber (caution), ...

Orias, E. (University of California, Santa Barbara), and T. K. Gartner. Suppression of amber and ochre rII mutants of bacteriophage T4 by streptomycin. J. Bacteriol. 91:2210-2215. 1966.-Streptomycin-induced suppression of amber and ochre rII mutants of phage T4 was studied in a streptomycin-sensitive strain of Escherichia coli and four nearly isogenic streptomycin-resistant derivatives of this ...

The life-like fidelity of organisms captured in amber is unique among all kinds of fossilization and represents an invaluable source for different fields of palaeontological and biological research. One of the most challenging aspects in amber research is the study of traits related to behaviour. Here, indirect evidence for pheromone-mediated mating behaviour is recorded from a biting midge (Ce...

Evolutionary tracks are of key importance for the understanding of star formation. Unfortunately, tracks published by various groups differ so that it is fundamental to have observational tests. In order to do this, we intend to measure the masses of the two components of the Pre-Main Sequence (PMS) binary HD113449 by combining radial velocity (RV) measurements taken with HARPS, with infrared i...

Cerocephalinae (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) is a small group of parasitoid wasps characterized by a number of derived diagnostic features. Their hosts are endophytic beetles. So far, 43 species of Cerocephalinae have been described, including one fossil species from the Miocene. In this study, we add two new genera and species from Baltic and Dominican amber to the fossil record. Tenuicornus do...

Many commonly used force fields for protein systems such as AMBER, CHARMM, GROMACS, OPLS, and ECEPP have amino-acid-independent force-field parameters for main-chain torsion-energy terms. Here, we propose a new type of amino-acid-dependent torsion-energy terms in the force fields. As an example, we applied this approach to AMBER ff03 force field and determined new amino-acid-dependent parameter...

If, therefore, amber has a resistivity of 10-'8Q/cm, XMS has about 3 x 10-'7Q/cm. The new material ranks very close to amber in its insulating qualities and will in many cases be a very good substitute for it. Its resistivity is equal to or perhaps a little higher than quartz, but the ease of molding it will make it superior to quartz. Whereas amber insulators are usually flamed to remove surfa...