Visuo-spatial integration is indeed one of the cognitive domains in which humans have clearly undergone evolutionary development (Wynn, 1989, 2010). Our ability to conceive of and organize our actions in space is arguably unmatched among primates. And as Bruner & Lozano explicate, this spatial cognition relies on our ability to generate an " inner virtual space " using neural resources of the I...

Cavia intermedia is a rodent species critically endangered and is found only on a 10 hectare island off the southern Brazilian coast. To identify the ectoparasites of C. intermedia, 27 specimens (14 males and 13 females), representing approximately 65% of the estimated total population, were captured and examined. A total of 1336 chewing lice of two species were collected: Gliricola lindolphoi ...

A survey was undertaken in China between 1996 and 2001 for phytophagous insect fauna associated with mile-a-minute weed, Polygonum perfoliatum L. (Polygonaceae). The purpose was to identify potential biological control agents for this invasive plant in the eastern USA. The survey covered 23 provinces including northeastern China, where the climate is similar to that of the eastern USA, and sout...

4 Department of Botany, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA A pronase-sensitive, 14 kDa component of bacteroids of Bradyrhizobium japonicum 1-1 IOARS was identified and characterized using monoclonal antibodies. This component was weakly synthesized or was missing in bacteroids of a unique Nod+ Fixmutant, ARS2525. Both the 14 kDa component and poly-/?-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) were located in th...

BACKGROUND Polygonum minus (PM) or locally known in Malaysia, as "kesum" is rich in micronutrients and natural antioxidants. However, its beneficial effect on outcome associates with oxidative stress including cognitive function is yet to be discovered. We assessed the efficacy of PM extract (LineMinus™) on cognitive function and psychosocial status among middle-aged women in Klang Valley of Ma...

The barks and leaves extracts of Canarium patentinervium Miq. (Burseraceae Kunth.) were investigated for cyclooxygenase (COX) and 5-lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibition via in vitro models. The corresponding antioxidative power of the plant extract was also tested via nonenzyme and enzyme in vitro assays. The ethanolic extract of leaves inhibited the enzymatic activity of 5-LOX, COX-1, and COX-2 with ...

As part of ongoing work on the Flora Southeastern United States (Weakley & Team 2022a) and related projects, as well for general floristic, conservation, scientific in eastern North America, it is essential to document taxonomic nomenclatural changes significant distribution records. Here we describe three new species (in Rhynchospora, Sabulina, Solidago), a section Trichostema), make combi...