A new fossil genus, Eonandeva gen. nov., with two new species: E. helva sp. nov. (type for the genus) and E. latistyla sp. nov., is described from Eocene Baltic amber (~45-40 Ma). Adult males of both new species show the wing venation pattern, shape and chaetotaxy typical for the tribe Tanytarsini. The characters defined as prior apomorphies for the new genus--the gonostylus with a subapical fl...

Taenia saginata (T. saginata) is one of the most common cestode in human. We report a case of intestinal perforation caused due to T. saginata infection. The patient, 54-year-old female, had intermittent abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting on referral. Intestinal obstruction and perforation leading to necrosis, and volvulus due to an impacted tapeworm was observed. Histopathological examinati...

A model of spheroidal particles is used to calculate the steady-state temperature of dust grains immersed in the interstellar radiation field. It is found that the temperature of non-spherical grains with the aspect ratios a/b < ∼ 2 deviates from that of spheres less than 10 %. More elongated or flattened particles are usually cooler than spheres of the same mass and in some cases the temperatu...

The computational cost of conventional lter methods for junction characterization is very high. This burden can be attenuated by using steerable lters. However, in order to achieve a high orientational selectivity to characterize complex junctions a large number of basis lters is necessary. From this results a yet too high computational eeort for steerable lters. In this paper we present a new ...

The role of microtubules in the spreading of cells from the liver-derived IAR2 rat cell line was studied. Cells in the control medium seeded on a flat isotropic glass surface rapidly spread to form discoid shapes. Spreading in colcemid-containing medium was disorganized and delayed; partial reversal of spreading was observed. Nevertheless, even in the presence of colcemid the cells finally spre...

In 2002, V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) erupted in a red novae event which has been interpreted to be stellar merger. Soon after reaching peak luminosity, it began cool, and its spectrum evolved later spectral types. Dust was also formed the post-merger remnant, making bright mid-infrared. Interferometric studies at these wavelengths have suggested presence of flattened, elongated structure. We in...

In two-phase slug flow pattern, the bulk of the gas is trapped inside large bubbles that are separated by liquid slugs, which may contain small dispersed bubbles. The unsteady nature of slug flow makes the prediction of pressure drop and heat and mass transfer a difficult task. Earlier models that deal with steady slug flow assume constant lengths and shapes of liquid slugs and elongated bubble...

Although quantitative observations of rainbow spectra, colors, and luminances are needed for any comprehensive analysis of rainbow scattering theory, very little such data has been published. But new remote sensing tools now make possible the detailed spectral and colorimetric measurement of natural rainbows, which here are defined as bows seen in sunlit rain or water-drop sprays. To measure th...

Thousands of fungal species use surface energy to power the launch of their ballistospores. The surface energy is released when a spherical Buller's drop at the spore's hilar appendix merges with a flattened drop on the adaxial side of the spore. The launching mechanism is primarily understood in terms of energetic models, and crucial features such as launching directionality are unexplained. I...

A computer-controlled four-roll mill is used to examine two transient modes of deformation of a liquid drop: elongation in a steady flow and interfacial-tensiondriven motion which occurs after the flow is stopped abruptly. For modest extensions, drop breakup does not occur with the flow on, but may occur following cessation of the flow as a result of deterministic motions associated with intern...