A review of Trichogramma Westwood parasitoids on eggs of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller) in habitats of the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor

Studies on egg parasitoids of the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) were conducted during the period 1991-2018 in native localities of the pest on the Balkan Peninsula and in Asia Minor. In Bulgaria the biological material (2510 egg batches and 579273 eggs) was collected in 48 host localities. A number of 650 egg batches and 135611 eggs were studied from the Balkan countries (North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Greece), and in the Asian part of Turkey (Asia Minor), the biological material was examined from nine habitats. Eight species of egg parasitoids (Ooencyrtus pityocampae, Baryscapus servadeii, B. transversalis, Pediobius bruchicida, Anastatus bifasciatus, Eupelmus vesicularis, E. vladimiri and Trichogramma sp.) were found. The total regulating effect of egg parasitoids in Bulgaria was on average 17.6%, and in the other Balkan countries – 24.9%. Trichogramma sp. was found in 63.1% of the analysed samples in Bulgaria and in 55.6% from the neighboring countries. The percent of parasitism of T. pityocampa eggs by Trichogramma sp. was low - on average 0.39% for Bulgaria and 0.73% for the other Balkan countries. The relative share of the species in the total percentage of parasitised eggs for Bulgaria and the other countries was 2.2% and 2.9%, respectively.

Therapy with L-thyroxine and Omnadren after Cardiac Surgery. A Case Report

Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery produces systemic inflammatory response and catabolic state. Severe stress frequently causes abnormalities in thyroid hormones in the absence of primary thyroid disease, defined as sick euthyroid syndrome (SES).Materials and methods: Supplementation therapy with thyroid and anabolic hormones in combination with an adequate nutritional support has been used to improve outcome in critically ill patient after cardiac surgery.Results: Administration of thyroid and anabolic hormones significantly improved patient’s condition.Conclusions: Supplementation therapy with thyroid and anabolic hormones in combination with an adequate nutritional support could be used to improve hemodynamics, achieve transition to anabolic metabolism and enhance recovery, which could eventually help for a reduction in post-operative morbidity and mortality

Therapy with L-thyroxine and Omnadren after Cardiac Surgery. A Case Report

Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery produces systemic inflammatory response and catabolic state. Severe stress frequently causes abnormalities in thyroid hormones in the absence of primary thyroid disease, defined as sick euthyroid syndrome (SES).Materials and methods: Supplementation therapy with thyroid and anabolic hormones in combination with an adequate nutritional support has been used to improve outcome in critically ill patient after cardiac surgery.Results: Administration of thyroid and anabolic hormones significantly improved patient’s condition.Conclusions: Supplementation therapy with thyroid and anabolic hormones in combination with an adequate nutritional support could be used to improve hemodynamics, achieve transition to anabolic metabolism and enhance recovery, which could eventually help for a reduction in post-operative morbidity and mortality

Phenological changes in the pine processionary moth: possible causes, consequences and up-and-coming monitoring methods

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Phenological changes in the pine processionary moth: possible causes, consequences and up-and-coming monitoring methods

International audienc

A test system for the front-end electronics of the PADME charged particle detector system

The PADME charged particle detector system aims to detect positrons and electrons with efficiency better than 99 % and time resolution below 1 ns. The system hosts about 200 readout electronics channels whose operation has to be verified and commissioned. A custom based test system allowing performing qualitative check of the detector and the front-end electronics has been developed. The initial tests and the performance of the front-end electronics are described and discussed. Time resolution better than 400 ps was achieved