We present JHK S observations of 22 intermediate-mass stars in the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association, obtained with the NAOS/CONICA system at the ESO Very Large Telescope. This survey was performed to determine the status of (sub)stellar candidate companions of Sco OB2 member stars of spectral type A and late-B. The distinction between companions and background stars is made on the basis of a c...

Based on results of the analysis herbarium collections, data from online-resources iNaturalist and UkrBIN various literature sources information about distribution six plant species family Ranunculaceae Juss. with national conservation level included in «The Red Data Book Ukraine» territory Poltava region were summarized. Four (Adonis vernalis L., A. volgensis DC., Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.,...