The genus Vermisporium presently accommodates 13 species, 11 of which are associated with leaf spots of eucalypts in the Southern Hemisphere. Vermisporium is chiefly distinguished from Seimatosporium (Amphisphaeriaceae) on the basis of a short exogenous basal appendage, and the absence of a recognisable apical appendage. Due to the increasing importance of these species in native forests, and c...

This study aims to determine the types of dragonflies and level diversity dragonfly species in Nglanggeran Ancient Volcano Area, Patuk Kapanewon, Gunungkidul Regency. research is a descriptive observational study, with accidental sampling technique. The was conducted March-May 2021 Observations were made at 08.00-16.00 WITA. results found 11 dragonflies, from Aeshnidae family 1 (Gynacantha subi...

☆ We thank the Editor Stuart Gillan, an anonymous refe Kecskés,Mike Lemmon, Bingxuan Lin, PaulMalatesta, Ern Zhang, and seminar participants at ConcordiaUniversity,H Singapore, Peking University, Shanghai Advanced Institu of International Business and Economics, University of N Xiamen University, and conference participants at the ESE national Conference in Finance (Wuhan), the Northern Fi Fina...

A new mycological medium, Fishmeal Extract Dextrose Agar (FEDA) was developed using aqueous extract of fishmeal as a substitute for peptone and evaluated for its efficacy in supporting the growth of fungi commonly encountered in clinical specimens and in maintaining fungal stock cultures. Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophyte, Microsporum gypsium, Microsporum nanum, Epidermophyton flo...

During a three years survey on the prevailing types of Dermatomycoses in Karachi, a case of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum nanum was discovered. This is the first report of scalp infection by this particular species of Dermatophytes from Pakistan. Reports of human infections by Microsporum nanum are rare. Such cases have been encountered in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, New. ze...

We consider a “managerial optimal” framework for top executive compensation, where top management sets their own compensation subject to limited entrenchment, instead of the conventional setting where such compensation is set by a board that maximizes firm value. Top management would like to pay themselves as much as possible, but are constrained by the need to ensure sufficient efficiency to a...

The pollination process in Trigonidium obtusum Lindl. (Epidendroideae: Maxillariinae) is documented. The flowers are pollinated by sexually excited drones of Plebeia droryana (Meliponinae). When attempting to copulate either with sepals or petals, these bees slip on the waxy perianth surface and become trapped in the funnel-like flower tube. Bees trying to escape from the flowers may instead ac...

Rhododendron spp. is an important ornamental species that is widely cultivated for landscape worldwide. Heat stress is a major obstacle for its cultivation in south China. Previous studies on rhododendron principally focused on its physiological and biochemical processes, which are involved in a series of stress tolerance. However, molecular or genetic properties of rhododendron's response to h...

Veleshkinema  iranicum n. gen., n. sp. is described and illustrated based on morphological, morphometric and molecular characters. The new genus is characterized by having slender females and males, stylet with asymmetrical knobs, dorsal gland orifice just posterior to subventral knob, lip region with flattened apex and eight sectors, pharynx with a non-muscular and non-valvular median bulb, ph...

BACKGROUND Dermatophytes are the most common causative agents of superficial mycoses. Species identification of these fungi is important from therapeutic and epidemiological point of wive. Traditional approaches for identification of dermatophytes at the species level, relying on macroscopic and microscopic features of the colonies, usually are time-consuming and unreliable in many circumstance...