The family Loricariidae with about 690 species divided into six subfamilies, is one of the world's largest fish families. Cytogenetic studies conducted in the family showed that among 90 species analyzed the diploid number ranges from 2n=38 in Ancistrus sp. to 2n=96 in Hemipsilichthys gobio Luetken, 1874. In the present study, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was employed to determine ...

Sir, we would like to draw attention to an observed differential rate of eye injury between International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) troops in Afghanistan. Until recently, most conflicts had seen an increased rate of fragment-related penetrating eye injury secondary to the increased use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). 2 Even within armoure...

Adsorption and assembly of colloidal particles at the surface of liquid droplets are at the base of particle-stabilized emulsions and templating. Here we report that electrohydrodynamic and electro-rheological effects in leaky-dielectric liquid drops can be used to structure and dynamically control colloidal particle assemblies at drop surfaces, including electric-field-assisted convective asse...

An intensive survey was undertaken and reported the existence of an invasive armoured sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis from Bharathapuzha River, Palakkad, Kerala, India, its invasion as one foremost threats to endemic aquatic biodiversity Kerala. It belongs Genus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) which is known popular aquarium fish that constitutes most successful freshwaters taxa, having ...

Abstract A deep ice core was drilled at Dome A, Antarctic Plateau, East Antarctica, which started with the installation of a casing in January 2012 and reached 800.8 m 2017. To date, total 337 successful ice-core drilling runs have been conducted, including 118 to drill pilot hole. The time 52 days, eight days were required for down reaming hole, 44 coring. average penetration depths individual...