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Gliricola porcelli
No full textGliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781) Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781: 500, pl. 1: fig.1. Pediculus saviae Schrank, 1803: 186. Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781. Pediculus bifurcatus Olfers, 1816: 83. Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781. Gyropus gracilis Nitzsch, 1818: 304. Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus porcelli Schrank, 1781. Gyropus porcelli perfoliatus Neumann, 1912b: 216. Gyropus bicaudatus Paine, 1912b: 441, pl. 20: fig. 3. Gliricola mexicana Zavaleta, 1946: 435, figs 1A–F. Gliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781); Werneck 1948: 38. Gliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781); Price et al. 2003: 76. Type host: Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Guinea pig. Type locality: Not given in the original description. Malaysian host: Cavia porcellus. Malaysian locality: Ampang (Selangor) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper). Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica. Remarks: Gliricola porcelli was collected from a pet guinea pig in a veterinary clinic located in Ampang, Selangor, and identified by the first author (A.- R.K.). This is the first record of G. porcelli from Malaysia.Published as part of Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, pp. 40-60 in Zootaxa 5263 (1) on page 44, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/779779
‘TESTAMENTUM PORCELLI’
No full textThe ‘Testamentum Porcelli’SummaryThis paper is a translation and commentary of the anonymous fourth-century pamphlet referred as the Testamentum Porcelli. Notwithstanding the humorous nature of the work, it became the subject of scholarly dispute focused on its actual meaning and potential author. The main concepts, together with the characters associated with them, are presented in footnotes and commentaries with an explanation of particular issues, e.g. the structure of the text, Roman law, and allusions to pagan festivals and customs.</jats:p
‘TESTAMENTUM PORCELLI’
No full textThe ‘Testamentum Porcelli’SummaryThis paper is a translation and commentary of the anonymous fourth-century pamphlet referred as the Testamentum Porcelli. Notwithstanding the humorous nature of the work, it became the subject of scholarly dispute focused on its actual meaning and potential author. The main concepts, together with the characters associated with them, are presented in footnotes and commentaries with an explanation of particular issues, e.g. the structure of the text, Roman law, and allusions to pagan festivals and customs
Association of the mtDNA m.4171C>A/MT-ND1 mutation with both optic neuropathy and bilateral brainstem lesions
No full textBackground: An increasing number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations, mainly in complex I genes, have
been associated with variably overlapping phenotypes of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON),
mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and Leigh syndrome (LS). We here describe
the first case in which the m.4171C>A/MT-ND1 mutation, previously reported only in association with LHON, leads
also to a Leigh-like phenotype.
Case presentation: A 16-year-old male suffered subacute visual loss and recurrent vomiting and vertigo associated
with bilateral brainstem lesions affecting the vestibular nuclei. His mother and one sister also presented subacute
visual loss compatible with LHON. Sequencing of the entire mtDNA revealed the homoplasmic m.4171C>A/MT-ND1
mutation, previously associated with pure LHON, on a haplogroup H background. Three additional non-synonymous
homoplasmic transitions affecting ND2 (m.4705T>C/MT-ND2 and m.5263C>T/MT-ND2) and ND6 (m.14180T>C/MT-ND6)
subunits, well recognized as polymorphisms in other mtDNA haplogroups but never found on the haplogroup H
background, were also present.
Conclusion: This case widens the phenotypic expression of the rare m.4171C>A/MT-ND1 LHON mutation, which
may also lead to Leigh-like brainstem lesions, and indicates that the co-occurrence of other ND non-synonymous
variants, found outside of their usual mtDNA backgrounds, may have increased the pathogenic potential of the
primary LHON mutation
Associazione tra tiroidite di Hashimoto e ispessimentointima-medio carotideo in una popolazione di donne obese o in sovrappeso
No full textIron from the Sky. The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun’s iron dagger
No full textSince Howard Carter’s discovery in 1925 1, the meteoritic origin of the iron dagger blade from the sarcophagus of the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun (14th Century BC), part of the King’s funerary collection now at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, has been the subject of debate. In this presentation, we report on the work carried out by the author in collaboration with Comelli et al. (2016). It is shown that the composition of Tutankhamun’s iron dagger blade (Fe plus 10.8 wt% Ni and 0.58 wt% Co), accurately determined through portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, strongly supports its meteoritic origin. This study confirms that ancient Egyptians attributed great value to precious objects made by meteoritic iron. However, it is as yet unclear if such dagger blade made of meteoritic iron was manufactured in Egypt or imported from Anatolia
Morfologia degli stadi larvali di Habronyx heros Wesmael (Ichneumonidae - Anomaloninae) con note di biologia
No full textThe author describes the larva! features of Habronyx heros Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Ichneu- monidae, Anomaloninae). The five larva! instars were on, the first of which was caudate and the others worm-like. The morphologicals details of the head were studied: the first instar had strongly schlerotized mandibles and well shaped maxilae and an inferior labrum with sensilla; the second instar was ligthly schlerotized, while the third, fourth and fifth instars showed a pro- gressive thickening of the peristoma, the dorsal half of the head and the inferior labrum. The key for last instar larvae (from Gauld, 1976) was modified according to the hypostomal spur varia- bility ecountered.
The !ife cycle and the competition among larvae into the host was observed and outlined
RELAZIONE TRA I LIVELLI DI C3 E L'ISPESSIMENTO DELL'INTIMA-MEDIA DELL'ARTERIA CAROTIDE COMUNE IN UNA POPOLAZIONE DI PAZIENTI OBESI O IN SOVRAPPESO
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