Complexes of sibling species are common among mosquitoes, and their existence within vector species can have important epidemiological consequences. Anopheles albitarsis sensu stricto and Anopheles deaneorum Rosa-Freitas are two putative vectors of malaria parasites belonging to the Albitarsis species complex (Diptera: Culicidae). Using an induced mating technique, we studied the reproductive i...

BACKGROUND As an appropriate tool, membrane process is used for desalination of brackish water, in the production of drinking water. The present study aims to investigate desalination processes of brackish water of Qom Province in Iran. METHODS This study was carried out at the central laboratory of Water and Wastewater Company of the studied area. To this aim, membrane processes, including n...

Here we have characterized the putative Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor RosA from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The rosA gene encodes a protein of 713 aa, which shares 38% sequence similarity to Pro1 from Sordaria macrospora. In contrast to Pro1, which promotes the transition from protoperithecia to perithecia, RosA is a negative regulator of sexual development in A. nidulans. T...

In this work we present the first version of ROSA Analyser, a tool designed to get closer to a fully automatic process of analysing the behaviour of a system specified as a process of the Markovian Process Algebra ROSA. In this first development stage, ROSA Analyser is able to generate the Labelled Transition System, according to ROSA Operational Semantics. ROSA Analyser performance starts with...

Rosa: Tape 1, Side B The recording begins in a delicatessen. Rosa is with her mother and twin brother. Over the noise of cars passing the shop, Rosa’s mother can be heard ordering some Cabanas while Rosa sings a song by her favourite pop group 5ive. As they leave the shop, Rosa says goodbye to the shopkeeper who had given the twins a free meat pie each. Their mother asks them to wait until they...

Roses (Rosa indica) belong to one of the most crucial groups of plants in the floriculture industry. Rosa species have special fragrances of interest to the perfume and pharmaceutical industries. The genetic diversity of plants based on morphological characteristics is difficult to measure under natural conditions due to the influence of environmental factors, which is why a reliable fingerprin...

CP2K is a freely available and increasingly popular Density Functional Theory code for the simulation of a wide range of systems. It is heavily used on many Cray XT systems, including ‘HECToR’ in the UK and ‘Monte Rosa’ in Switzerland. We describe performance optimisations made to the code in several key areas, including 3D Fourier Transforms, and present the implementation of a load balancing ...

The medicinal value of rose hips largely depends on the contents vitamin C and flavonoids. Rose contain more than most fruits vegetables. We were particularly interested in how bioactive substances are inherited from main species. aim study was to compare ascorbic acid, organic acids, phenolics fruits, hips, Rosa pendulina L. hybrid × spinosissima acid studied higher R. pendulina. total acids s...

In the commercial production of roses, introducing a method to reduce the time of propagation with maximum success is crucial. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different concentrations (0, 1500, 3000, 4500 mg/L) of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on propagation of three cultivars of Rosa hybrid L. ('Dolce Vita', 'Samurai' and 'Utopia') by stenting (simultaneous cutting and graf...

Ben Neill will demonstrate the mutantrumpet, a hybrid electroacoustic instrument. The capabilities of the mutantrumpet are designed to erase the boundaries between acoustic and electronic musical creation and performance. It is both an expanded acoustic instrument and an electronic controller capable of interacting with audio and video simultaneously. The demonstration will explore the multi-fa...