In this study, the length-weight relationships (LWRs) and condition factors were estimated for 445 specimens belonging to three gobiid species viz. Ponticola bathybius (Kessler, 1877), Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831) pallasi (Berg, 1916) from Southern Caspian Sea basin. Total length total weight of examined ranged 4.9-28.3 cm 0.64-263.4 g, respectively. The parameter b studied found between ...

In this work, we studied the distribution and group dynamics of Aedes species in region Biskra, which were essentially formed by three caspius, detritus, dorsalis, as well physicochemical characteristics their breeding sites. The results showed that caspius was most abundant all sites surveyed, with a rate 66.43% total fauna indicated. While remaining two mosquito have different rates during st...

Effects of methanol extracts of Xanthium strumarium on different cancer cell lines and on the mortality rates of Aedes caspius, Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) were investigated. Among the cell lines tested, the Jurkat cell line was the most sensitive to the methanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction, with reported LC50 values of 50.18 and 48.73 μg/ml respectively. Conversely, methanol extr...

Vector borne diseases are a major source of illness and death worldwide. Mosquitoes are one of the most important vectors that alone transmit diseases to more than 700 million people per annum1. For instances, malaria alone kills 3 million each year, including 1 child every 30 sec2, is transmitted by Anopheles gambiae and Aedes caspius is the vector of Tahyna (TAH) virus in the Mediterranean re...

The discovery of well-preserved frescoes at Akrotiri on Thera has vastly expanded our awareness of the importance of color in Aegean Bronze Age costumes (C. Doumas, The WallPaintings of Thera, 1992, for good illustrations). Yellow dye, derived from saffron crocus, is particularly important in women's clothing at different stages in life, and some of these garments are further embellished with e...

UGT707B1 is a new glucosyltransferase isolated from saffron (Crocus sativus) that localizes to the cytoplasm and the nucleus of stigma and tepal cells. UGT707B1 transcripts were detected in the stigma tissue of all the Crocus species analyzed, but expression analysis of UGT707B1 in tepals revealed its absence in certain species. The analysis of the glucosylated flavonoids present in Crocus tepa...

Introduction: The polar condensation/sublimation of CO2, that involve about one fourth of the atmosphere mass, is the major Martian climatic cycle. Early observations in visible and thermal infrared have shown that the sublimation of the Seasonal South Polar Cap (SSPC) is not symmetric around the geographic South Pole [1]. Therefore the asymmetric release of CO2 in the atmosphere may lead to sp...