scholarly journals Butterflies (lepidoptera: papilionoidea) of La Honda Basin, Mesa de Los Santos, Santander, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-45
Author(s):  
Alfonso Villalobos-Moreno ◽  
Julián A. Salazar-Escobar
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Third Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Analysis Of Similarity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Butterfly Communities

Colombia is a privileged country given the geographical position, the diversity of ecosystems and the great plant complexity, conditions that allow it to occupy the third place in diversity of diurnal butterflies. The objective of this work was to establish the composition of species of diurnal butterflies in four locations of the La Honda basin for which captures were made using entomological nets of 45 cm in diameter, in the project of Characterization of the wild Entomofauna of La Honda basin, located in the northeast of the Colombian Andes. Analysis of inventory quality and analysis of similarity between sampling sites were performed. A total of 226 specimens were collected belonging to 95 species of the family Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Riodinidae and Nymphalidae, the last having greatest abundance (134) and richness of species (53). La Navarra was the site with greatest abundance (110) and richness of species (54). The analysis of inventory quality indicated a potential richness of 167.13 species, a proportion of observed species of 56.24% and a sampling effort of 99.82%. The comparison of inventories allowed establishing that butterfly communities are different for all sampling sites, although there is a slight similarity between La Navarra and La Purnia. Based on the analysis of the inventory quality, it is proposed to carry out new sampling for these and other locations, as well as at different times of the year.

scholarly journals Technical note: A time-integrated sediment trap to sample diatoms for hydrological tracing

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 4709-4725
Author(s):  
Jasper Foets ◽  
Carlos E. Wetzel ◽  
Núria Martínez-Carreras ◽  
Adriaan J. Teuling ◽  
Jean-François Iffly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality Assessment ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Terrestrial Environment ◽  
The Third ◽  
Run Off ◽  
Analysis Of Similarity ◽  
Sediment Data ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Diatom Community Composition

Abstract. Diatoms, microscopic single-celled algae, are present in almost all habitats containing water (e.g. streams, lakes, soil and rocks). In the terrestrial environment, their diversified species distributions are mainly controlled by physiographical factors and anthropic disturbances which makes them useful tracers in catchment hydrology. In their use as a tracer, diatoms are generally sampled in streams by means of an automated sampling method; as a result, many samples must be collected to cover a whole storm run-off event. As diatom analysis is labour-intensive, a trade-off has to be made between the number of sites and the number of samples per site. In an attempt to reduce this sampling effort, we explored the potential for the Phillips sampler, a time-integrated mass-flux sampler, to provide a representative sample of the diatom assemblage of a whole storm run-off event. We addressed this by comparing the diatom community composition of the Phillips sampler to the composite community collected by automatic samplers for three events. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) showed that, based on the species composition, (1) all three events could be separated from each other, (2) the Phillips sampler was able to sample representative communities for two events and (3) significantly different communities were only collected for the third event. These observations were generally confirmed by analysis of similarity (ANOSIM), permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA), and the comparison of species relative abundances and community-derived indices. However, sediment data from the third event, which was sampled with automatic samplers, showed a large amount of noise; therefore, we could not verify if the Phillips sampler sampled representative communities or not. Nevertheless, we believe that this sampler could not only be applied in hydrological tracing using terrestrial diatoms, but it might also be a useful tool in water quality assessment.

scholarly journals Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an Andean forest on eastern slope of Tona river basin, Santander, Colombia

2020 ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Alfonso Villalobos-Moreno ◽  
Julián Adolfo Salazar-Escobar
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Eastern Slope ◽  
The Family ◽  
Del Rio

El objetivo fue establecer la composición de especies de mariposas en dos localidades en la cuenca del río Tona. Se recolectaron mariposas en el proyecto Caracterización de la Entomofauna silvestre de la cuenca de río Tona, Santander. Se colectaron 262 ejemplares y 91 especies de las familias Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Riodinidae y Nymphalidae. La familia Nymphalidae tuvo la mayor abundancia (169) y riqueza de especies (56), y las especies más abundantes: Euptychoides laccine (15) y Pedaliodes phrasis (12). El análisis de calidad del inventario señaló una riqueza potencial de 168,61, proporción de especies observadas del 53,97% y esfuerzo de muestreo del 99,97%. Puente Rojo tuvo los mayores valores de diversidad: abundancia (168), riqueza observada (72), N0 (165,20), N1 (52,44) y N2 (36,66). The objective was to establish the composition of species of butterflies in two localities in Tona river basin. We made captures of butterflies for the project Characterization of wild entomofauna of Tona river basin, Santander. We collected 262 specimens and 91 species of the families Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Riodinidae and Nymphalidae. The family Nymphalidae was higher abundance (169) and richness of specie (56), and the most abundant species: Euptychoides laccine (15) and Pedaliodes phrasis (12). The analysis of inventory quality indicated a potential richness of 168.61, proportion of observed specie of 53.97% and sampling effort of 99.91%. Puente Rojo had the highest diversity values: abundance (168), observed richness (72), N0 (165.20), N1 (52.44) y N2 (36.66).

scholarly journals Hemoglobin Hirose: α2β237(C3) Tryptophan Yielding Serine

Blood ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 730-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
KOTARO YAMAOKA
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Family ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
Slow Moving ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Β Chain ◽  
Screening Survey

Abstract During an electrophoretic screening survey for hemoglobinopathies in western Japan, a slow-moving variant of hemoglobin A, to be designated hemoglobin Hirose, was found in a family of Japanese origin. Chemical characterization of hemoglobin Hirose revealed that tryptophan at the 37th position of the β-chain was replaced by serine, the third residue of C-helix of the β-chain involving contacts between αl and β2 subunits. Even though the oxygen equilibrium of this hemoglobin was abnormal, none of the family members showed any clinically significant symptoms.

Wild Relatives Of Cultivated Plants Of Karakalpakstan And Khorezm And Their Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
A.B. Ajiev ◽  
◽  
G.P. Almenova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Third Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Republic

The results of systematic review of wild relatives of cultivated plants (WRCP) of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm are presented. In the flora of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm, 171 species of wild relatives of cultivated plants belonging to 117 genera and 39 families are recorded. The largest number of WRCP species is found in the Chenopodiaceae. Family, there are 11 general, 29 species in it, which is 9.44 and 16.9 %%, respectively. The family Poaceae has 25 species of wild relatives, concentrated in 20 genera (14.6% and 17.12%, respectively). The third place belongs to the Fabaceae family and Asteraceae: 15 (8.77%) and 13 (7.6%) species, respectively, belonging to 10 (8.56%) genera were recorded in it. Family - Brassicaceae - represented in the outbreak by 11 (9.44%) genera, in which 13 (7.6%) species are wild relatives of cultivated plants or are close to cultivated.

scholarly journals The flora peculiarities of the Melekess-Stavropol physiographic region

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Anastasiya Victorovna Ivanova ◽  
Natalia Victorovna Kostina ◽  
Tatyana Mikhajlovna Lysenko ◽  
Olga Victorovna Kozlovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
The Third ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Stavropol Region ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Accumulation Curves ◽  
Physiographic Regions

We publish the results of a three-stage study of the floristic heterogeneity of the Melekess-Stavropol physiographic region located on the territory of the Samara and Ulyanovsk Regions. The area belongs to the forest-steppe zone of the Trans Volga Lowland and occupies the area of 7,7 thousand km. Based on the analysis of family spectra, originality of the flora of the region we show the comparison of Soksky and Irgiz physiographic regions of the Samara Trans Volga. At the first stage of the research we consider the internal heterogeneity of the region, changes in the species composition of the flora along a two-sided latitudinal gradient. For this, the course of the curve, reflecting the accumulation of the number of species with an increase in area, has been studied. The accumulation curves of the number of species aligned in both directions showed three stages of an increase in the number of species, indicating the species heterogeneity of the area. The study of the position of the leading families, depending on the size and geographical position of the floristic sample, shows the heterogeneity of the studied Melekess-Stavropol region by the flora type, which is determined by the third term of the first triple of the family spectrum. At the second stage, four floral groups (floristic samples) are analyzed, which are geographically isolated at the first step. A comparison is made of the isolated groupings at the head of the family spectra using the fraction of the family in the flora and the number of species in the family. The third stage includes a comparison of the selected floral groups of the Melekess-Stavropol physio-geographical region according to the Preston index. Taking into account the existing numerical threshold of 0,27, above which the samples should be considered as different floras, it is possible to speak of the presence of four different floras on the territory of the studied area.

scholarly journals TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY OF THE FABACEAE ON THE TERRITORY OF SAMARA-ULYANOVSK REGION

Ekosistemy ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 32-47
Author(s):  
A. V. Ivanova ◽  
N. V., Kostina ◽  
V. M. Vasjukov
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Taxonomic Diversity ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Volga Region ◽  
Third Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
Relative Paucity ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Ulyanovsk Region

The flora of фSamara-Ulyanovsk Volga Region belongs to the Fabaceae type (the third place in the family spectrum), while having inclusions of other types of local flora. The study examines how homogeneous is the species representation of the genera of the Fabaceae family throughout the research area. The authors used 445 floristic lists from the FD SUR database as source data. Based on these lists, the authors obtained combined lists of all the floras and their generic and family spectra. The heterogeneity of the composition of the Fabaceae family at the generic and species levels was studied in 12 physical-geographical regions. The authors identified 15 reference floras in six of examined regions, where the lists of vascular plant species include 700 species. The area of the identified reference floras is 300–900 km2. The general list of the Fabaceae family in the research area includes 113 species from 23 genera. The genus Astragalus L. is at the top of the genera. The other large genera are Vicia L. and Lathyrus L. The authors registered some differences from the overall picture for certain physical and geographical areas. This is the consequence of various local environmental conditions in the research area. In some cases, the genus Vicia becomes the most abundant, but the distribution of Astragalus becomes rather small. The genus Lathyrus does not always hold the third place in the spectrum. The considered reference floras are nominally divided into three groups according to the composition of the generic spectrum of the Fabaceae family: the flora group with numerical dominance of the genus Astragalus, the group with predominance of the genus Vicia and the group in which the genus Trifolium L. and Amoria C. Presl. form the basis of the composition. The first two groups are characterized by the multiplicity of the corresponding genera in comparison with others. On the contrary, the composition of the third group is explained by the relative paucity of genera Astragalus and Vicia. The composition and abundance of the genera Trifolium and Amoria are the most stable in all considered floras. The authors note the lack of uniformity in the order of leading genera of the Fabaceae family in Samara-Ulyanovsk Volga region.

Prothrombin Metz : Purification and Characterization of a Variant of Human Prothrombin

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Ribieto ◽  
J Elion ◽  
D Labie ◽  
F Josso
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Factor Xa ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel ◽  
Cleavage Pattern ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Double Immunodiffusion ◽  
The Family

For the purification of the abnormal prothrombin (Pt Metz), advantage has been taken of the existence in the family of three siblings who, being double heterozygotes for Pt Metz and a hypoprothrombinemia, have no normal Pt. Purification procedures included barium citrate adsorption and chromatography on DEAE Sephadex as for normal Pt. As opposed to some other variants (Pt Barcelona and Madrid), Pt Metz elutes as a single symetrical peak. By SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, this material is homogeneous and appears to have the same molecular weight as normal Pt. Comigration of normal and abnormal Pt in the absence of SDS, shows a double band suggesting an abnormal charge for the variant. Pt Metz exhibits an identity reaction with the control by double immunodiffusion. Upon activation by factor Xa, Pt Metz can generate amydolytic activity on Bz-Phe-Val-Arg-pNa (S2160), but only a very low clotting activity. Clear abnormalities are observed in the cleavage pattern of Pt Metz when monitored by SDS gel electrophoresis. The main feature are the accumulation of prethrombin l (Pl) and the appearance of abnormal intermediates migrating faster than Pl.

Zakat as a Measure of Social Justice in Islamic Finance : An Accountant’s Overview

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranam Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Family ◽  
Additional Amount ◽  
Important Form

Zakat is an important form of religiously mandated charity under Islam. It is the third pillar of Islam. The giving of Zakat is important for Muslims, as this leads to purification of their wealth from all sins. This paper examines the role of Zakat as an instrument of social justice and poverty eradication in society. Each Muslim calculates his or her own Zakat individually. Generally, this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one's capital, after the needs of the family have been met. One can donate additional amount as an act of voluntary charity but Zakat is fundamental to every Muslim. Zakat is the Islamic contribution to social justice: those who have to give charity share the benefit of their prosperity to those who have fallen short. This is the Islamic approach to remove greed and envy and to purify one's soul based on good intentions. This is the institution of Zakat in Islam. The institution of Zakat serves to eradicate poverty in the community and uphold the light of Islam. Allah says “whatever is paid as Zakat for the sake of Allah shall be rewarded in manifolds”.

Gaunilo Parodies Anselm

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-71
Author(s):  
Geo Siegwart
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
The Third ◽  
Common Structure ◽  
Logical Reconstruction ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
And Function

The main objective is an interpretation of the island parody, in particular a logical reconstruction of the parodying argument that stays close to the text. The parodied reasoning is identified as the proof in the second chapter of the Proslogion, more specifically, this proof as it is represented by Gaunilo in the first chapter of his Liber pro insipiente. The second task is a detailed comparison between parodied and parodying argument as well as an account of their common structure. The third objective is a tentative characterization of the nature and function of parodies of arguments. It seems that parodying does not add new pertinent points of view to the usual criticism of an argument.

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