Eighteen specimens of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) collected from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan represent the first Japanese specimen-based records species. All conformed closely to diagnosis S. gibbosa, having caudal fin uniformly pale, a black spot on dorsal-fin origin, body scales with centrally discontinuous striae, 26−31+50–57=77–88 gill rakers arch, and 18 or 19+14 15=32–34 ...

Large eddy simulations of high-magnetic Reynolds number (Rem) inhomogeneous magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows are performed. Dynamic Smagorinsky sub-grid scale model is used for closure. A hybrid formulation spectral and finite difference methods developed to carry out the simulations. The current code validated by comparing it previously published benchmark channel flow results. carried at a bul...

Paktylenchus tuberosus gen.n., sp.n. is described and illustrated from soil around Solanum tuberosum from Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. Paktylenchus gen.n, can be distinguished from the most closely related genus, Agelenchus Andrassy, 1954, by the distinct longitudinal striae, three incisures in the lateral field, and absence of males. Paktylenchus tuberosus shows affinities to Coslenchus Siddiqi, 1...

The design and use of a new device for obtaining corneoscleral buttons for storage and corneal discs for keratoplasty from neonatal and adult donor eyes is described. The device is simple to use and eliminates most of the difficulties in handling infant donor eyes. It thus minimises the risk of damage to the corneal endothelium and the formation of stretch striae, which reduce the quality of th...

Lichen Planus (LP) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease that affects the skin, oral mucosa, genital mucosa, scalp and nails. LP lesions are described using the six P's (planar [flat-topped], purple, polygonal, pruritic, papules and plaques). Onset is usually acute, affecting the flexor surfaces of the wrists, forearms, and legs. The lesions are often covered by lacy, reticular, white ...