HOST RECORDS AND CLEPTOPARASITIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CUCKOO BEE MESONYCHIUM ASTERIA (SMITH) (APIDAE, ERICROCIDINI) IN NESTS OF CENTRIS XANTHOMELAENA MOURE & CASTRO, (APIDAE, CENTRIDINI)

Mesonychium asteria (Smith) is a cleptoparasitic bee with occurrence restricted to South America.In this study, we provide new information related to the host association and cleptoparasitic behavior of this FOIE GRAS species in nests of Centris xanthomelaena Moure & Castro.Observations were conducted at the nesting sites of C.xanthomelaena in a Ca

Atherosclerosis is a chronic immunomodulated disease that affects multiple vascular beds and results in a significant worldwide disease burden.Conventional imaging modalities focus on the morphological features of atherosclerotic disease such as the degree of stenosis caused by a lesion.Modern CT, MR and positron emission tomography scanners have s

Although gambling is traditionally associated with homosocial competition and with the prestige of the aristocratic ethos, Restoration comedies abound with examples of marginal characters at the gambling table.This article Highball Glasses explores the symbolic implications of these marginal gamblers in plays written and produced during the reigns

The plasma membrane-localized BRI1-ASSOCIATED KINASE1 (BAK1) functions as a co-receptor with several receptor kinases including the brassinosteroid (BR) receptor BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE 1 (BRI1), which is involved in growth, and the receptors for bacterial flagellin and EF-Tu, FLAGELLIN-SENSING 2 (FLS2) and EF-TU RECEPTOR (EFR), respectively, w

As granular data about elections and voters become available, redistricting simulation methods are playing an increasingly important role when legislatures adopt FOIE GRAS redistricting plans and courts determine their legality.These simulation methods are designed to yield a representative sample of all redistricting plans that satisfy statutory g