\u3ci\u3eCentral Asian portraits: the celebrities of the khanates and the neighbouring states\u3c/i\u3e

Contents: Dost Mohomed -- The late Akhond of Swat -- Shere Ali -- General Kaufmann -- The late Yakoob Beg -- Khododad Khan -- Mohomed Khan (Khiva) -- Izzet Kutebar -- Abderrahman (Barucksye) -- Khudayar Khan -- Abderrahman Aftobatcha -- Mozaffur Eddin -- General Kolpakoffsky -- General Tchernaieff -- Noor Verdi Khan -- Shuja-ud-Dowlah -- Kakoob Khan

Machining and grinding of ultrahigh-strength steels and stainless steel alloys

Machining and grinding of ultrahigh-strength steels and stainless steel alloy

Influence of phosphorous and lime application on root growth and grain yield of two winter wheat cultivars (Triticum Aestivum, L em thell)

Differential grain yield response of two winter wheat cultivars ('Yamhill' and'McDermid) when grown on acid soils prompted this investigation. Root samples were taken at two soil depths at late tillering and anthesis from plots established on an acid nonpareil soil in Douglas County, Oregon. The soil pH was 5.2-5.3 and this was increased to 6.5 on the limed plots. Lime and/or phosphorous were applied in a split-split plot design. Grain yields were also obtained from each plot. A root sampling method was evaluated using soil cores. After separating the roots from the soil, they were stored in 95% ethanol until stained with Feulgens. Nuclei of live roots were differentiated by the stain. The live roots were counted and the Newman formula was used to determine root length. Yamhill had significantly greater root length than McDermid at the late tillering stage of plant development. Though cultivar differences for root length across all treatments were not statistically significant at anthesis. Yamhill tended to have more root length than McDermid, especially when phosphorous was not applied. Phosphorous was the most significant factor affecting root length both in the 0-20cm depth and in the 20-40cm depth samples. McDermid root length responded to phosphorous to a greater degree than Yamhill. In the deeper soil samples (20-40cm) lime did not contribute to increased root length. In the upper soil layer (0-20cm) it did significantly affect root length. Though neither lime nor phosphorous was incorporated into the 20-40cm depth, the phosphorous affected root length below its area of application by causing an overall increase in plant growth. Grain yield responded to lime and phosphorous application in the same manner as root length. In 1978 the correlation between grain yield and root length was r = .750 at the tillering stage and r = .880 at anthesis. The second year a value of r = .750 was obtained between root length and grain yield at the tillering stage of plant development. The root sampling technique was effective in distinguishing cultivar differences at the 0-20cm depth in the early stages of plant development. Deeper in the soil not enough roots were obtained to get an accurate assessment of cultivar root development. This technique was also an accurate method of determining root length response to lime and phosphorous applications

Deformation processing of titanium and its alloys

Deformation processing of titanium alloy

A National Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Competition for Medical Students

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New Lyssavirus Genotype from the Lesser Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis blythi), Kyrghyzstan

The Aravan virus was isolated from a Lesser Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis blythi) in the Osh region of Kyrghyzstan, central Asia, in 1991. We determined the complete sequence of the nucleoprotein (N) gene and compared it with those of 26 representative lyssaviruses obtained from databases. The Aravan virus was distinguished from seven distinct genotypes on the basis of nucleotide and amino acid identity. Phylogenetic analysis based on both nucleotide and amino acid sequences showed that the Aravan virus was more closely related to genotypes 4, 5, and—to a lesser extent—6, which circulates among insectivorus bats in Europe and Africa. The Aravan virus does not belong to any of the seven known genotypes of lyssaviruses, namely, rabies, Lagos bat, Mokola, and Duvenhage viruses and European bat lyssavirus 1, European bat lyssavirus 2, and Australian bat lyssavirus. Based on these data, we propose a new genotype for the Lyssavirus genus

Henipavirus Neutralising Antibodies in an Isolated Island Population of African Fruit Bats

Isolated islands provide valuable opportunities to study the persistence of viruses in wildlife populations, including population size thresholds such as the critical community size. The straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum, has been identified as a reservoir for henipaviruses (serological evidence) and Lagos bat virus (LBV; virus isolation and serological evidence) in continental Africa. Here, we sampled from a remote population of E. helvum annobonensis fruit bats on Annobón island in the Gulf of Guinea to investigate whether antibodies to these viruses also exist in this isolated subspecies. Henipavirus serological analyses (Luminex multiplexed binding and inhibition assays, virus neutralisation tests and western blots) and lyssavirus serological analyses (LBV: modified Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralisation test, LBV and Mokola virus: lentivirus pseudovirus neutralisation assay) were undertaken on 73 and 70 samples respectively. Given the isolation of fruit bats on Annobón and their lack of connectivity with other populations, it was expected that the population size on the island would be too small to allow persistence of viruses that are thought to cause acute and immunising infections. However, the presence of antibodies against henipaviruses was detected using the Luminex binding assay and confirmed using alternative assays. Neutralising antibodies to LBV were detected in one bat using both assays. We demonstrate clear evidence for exposure of multiple individuals to henipaviruses in this remote population of E. helvum annobonensis fruit bats on Annobón island. The situation is less clear for LBV. Seroprevalences to henipaviruses and LBV in Annobón are notably different to those in E. helvum in continental locations studied using the same sampling techniques and assays. Whilst cross-sectional serological studies in wildlife populations cannot provide details on viral dynamics within populations, valuable information on the presence or absence of viruses may be obtained and utilised for informing future studies