Biofilms were obtained from cocoons of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, involving removal sericin, extraction and solubilization fibroin fibers, dialysis dispersions preparation biofilms by casting process. Biofilm transparency was verified UV?Vis spectroscopy thermal stability thermogravimetric/differential scanning calorimetry (TG/DSC). Soon after preparation, solidification solution prepared extra...

Simulium (Nevermannia) khunklangense sp. nov. is described from females, males, pupae and larvae collected in Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. This new species is placed in the vernum species-group of the subgenus Nevermannia and is similar to S. (N.) chomthongense Takaoka & Srisuka described from Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand, but is distinguished in the male by the num...

INTRODUCTION Abdominal cocoon syndrome is characterized by small bowel encapsulation by a fibro-collagenous membrane or "cocoon". It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 42-year old man presented with sub-acute intestinal obstruction. Intra-operatively, the entire small bowel was found to be encapsulated in a dense fibrous sac. The peritoneal sac was excised, foll...

The tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta, is a semi-domesticated vanya silk-producing insect of high economic importance. To date, no molecular marker associated with cocoon and shell weights has been identified in this species. In this report, we identified a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker and examined its inheritance, and also developed a stable diagnostic sequence-cha...

Cosmic rays with energies up to a few PeV are known be accelerated within the Milky Way. Traditionally, it has been presumed that supernova remnants were main source of very-high-energy cosmic but theoretically is difficult get protons and observationally there simply no evidence support as sources hadrons above tens TeV. One possible those Galactic Center region. Here we report observations 1-...

Long gamma ray bursts (LGRBs) are associated to the collapse of a massive star and formation relativistic jet. As jet propagates through star, it forms an extended, hot cocoon. The dynamical evolution jet/cocoon system its interaction with environment has been studied extensively both analytically numerically. On other hand, role played by supernova (SN) explosion LGRBs in determining outcome b...

Four new leaf mining Oecophyllembiinae (Gracillariidae) species are described from China and Japan: Metriochroa symplocosella sp. nov. (host plants: Symplocos anomala, S. sumuntia, Symplocaceae) from China, Guttigera schefflerella sp. nov. (host plant: Schefflera octophylla, Araliaceae), Eumetriochroa araliella sp. nov. (host plants: Dendropanax trifidus, Evodiopanax innovans, Eleutherococcus s...

The co-inoculation of mulberry with phosphate solubilizing micro-organisms, nitrogen fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhiza has influenced its macronutrient uptake through leaf. The data revealed that maximum nitrogen (484.12 kg /ha) , phosphorus (59.83 kg /ha) and potassium (244.61 kg/ha) uptake through leaf has taken place due to co-inoculation treatments as compared to the un inoculated t...