Plagiognathus ozgurkocaki sp. nov. is described based on a long series of specimens from Karaman, Turkey. The new species remarkable among its congeners in Palearctic Region due to the combination following characters: remarkably small size, dense and unicolorous pale yellow vestiture, darkened cuneus first antennal segment with basal ring pre-apical dots. associated endemic Phlomis leucophract...

BACKGROUND Jiangtang decoction (JTD) is a China patented drug which contains Euphorbia humifusa Willd, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge, and Coptis chinensis Franch. For decades, it has also been used clinically to treat diabetic nephropathy (DN) effectively; however, the associated mechanisms remain unknown. Thus, the present study aimed ...

In the first half of twentieth century, South American Locust (SAL), Schistocerca cancellata (Serville, 1838), was a major pest agriculture in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil. From 1954–2014, preventive management program appeared to limit SAL populations, with only small- moderate-scale treatments required, limited outbreak areas northwest Argentina. However, lack locust outb...

In einer Reihe von Untersuchungen wird die philosophische Disziplin der Ontologie als Grundlage für die Informationsmodellierung verwendet. Aufbauend auf der Bunge-Ontologie wird in diesem Beitrag eine Vorgehensweise zur ontologischen Evaluierung von Referenzmodellen präsentiert und anhand des YCIM-Modells von Scheer exemplarisch angewendet.

This paper is a part of a wider research program concerning the assessment of quality at University. It was selected by the Department of University Policies (Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation) in an attempt to determine the causes and “reasons” underlying dropping school in our country. The Program includes three sub-projects concerning both academic and socio-professional success,...