The development of appropriate wildlife survey techniques is essential to promote effective and efficient monitoring of species of conservation concern. Here, we demonstrate the utility of two rapid-assessment, non-invasive methods to detect the presence of elusive, small, arboreal animals. We use the hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, a rodent of conservation concern, as our focal speci...

Adventitious root formation in plant cuttings is influenced by many endogenous and environmental factors. Leaf photosynthesis during rooting of leafy cuttings in hard to root species can contribute to supply carbohydrates to the intensive metabolic processes related to adventious root formation. Light intensity during rooting is artificially kept low to decrease potential cutting desiccation, b...

Methods Otherwise healthy children with oral food challenge confirmed hazelnut allergy were prospectively evaluated. Crude protein extracts were obtained from 5 hazelnut varieties, including autochthon, Northern Italy and Oregon (USA) cultivars, with phosphate saline buffer, pH 7.2. The immunoreactive protein components were identified by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and Western immunoblotting, usi...

Two powdery mildew species have been collected from Iran. For the first time, Erysiphe magnifica on Magnolia sp. was identified from Iran based on morphological and molecular characteristics. Erysiphe corylacearum was collected for the second time in the country and reported for the first time from Guilan province. There are some polymorphisms in ITS-rDNA sequences of...

The Late Devensian Lateglacial to early Holocene transition across north-west Europe was characterized by a rapid shift in climate from the cold, harsh conditions of Loch Lomond Stadial warmer Postglacial. However, our knowledge this south-east England has been hampered paucity mires with sedimentary records spanning period. We present two new high-resolution paleoenvironmental Langshot Bog and...