Moniliformis moniliformis-infected Periplaneta australasiae and Blatta orientalis were less active than uninfected controls in behavioral arena tests under both red and white light regimes. There was a strong interaction between light regime and parasitism for substrate use by P. australasiae. Under red light, parasitism decreased the use of black horizontal surfaces, whereas under white light,...

Paradistomoidella cerberi n.g., n.sp. and Paracanthostomum cerberi from Cerberus rhynchops, Xenopharynx pyriformis and Allopharynx mehrai from Ptyas korros, Neopronocephalus orientalis from Geoemyda spinosa, and Duthiersia expansa from Varanus salvator are all reported from the area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Paradistomoidella cerberi most closely resembles members of Paradistomoides but is cha...

Alima pacifica and A. orientalis are stomatopods commonly found at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. There are currently no descriptions that link the larvae to the adult morphotype despite the frequent occurrence of the last larval stage of these two species. We used DNA barcoding of the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene to link the last stage larvae of A. pacifica and A. orientalis ...

Genus Salsola, a genus of annual semi-dwarf to dwarf shrubs and woody tree species, is widely distributed across the arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Several features like high fodder value, abundant seed production, tolerance to extreme climatic conditions like high temperature and prolonged drought conditions contributed significantly towards its success as a potential forage species in...

The article presents quantitative and qualitative evaluation of mortality of children population in large industrial city with developed petrochemical industry on the basis of average long-term data (2000-2010) of Bashkortostanstat, Rosstat, annual reports of ministry of health of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The causes of children mortality are analyzed. The comparative evaluation of dynamic...

S. BERTAINA, S. GAMBARELLI, A. TKACHUK, I. N. KURKIN, B. MALKIN, A. STEPANOV AND B. BARBARA* Institut Néel, Département Nanosciences, CNRS, 25 Ave. des Martyrs, BP166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Physique, INP de Grenoble, Minatec 3 parvis Louis Néel, BP 257, 38016 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique et Biologie (UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF), DRFMC, C...

The importance of addressing problems within the housing sector for the future development of the country has become increasingly recognized by policy makers within the Russian Federation. The President of the Russian Federation, during a speech to the State Duma in December 2003, stressed the importance of tackling the challenges within the housing sector as part of the Government’s overall st...