Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Antartica , Cladosporium austrolitorale from coastal sea sand. Australia , Austroboletus yourkae on ...soil, Crepidotus innuopurpureus on dead wood, Curvularia stenotaphri from roots and leaves of Stenotaphrum secundatum and Thecaphora stajsicii from capsules of Oxalis radicosa . Belgium , Paraxerochrysium coryli (incl. Paraxerochrysium gen. nov.) from Corylus avellana . Brazil , Calvatia nordestina on soil, Didymella tabebuiicola from leaf spots on Tabebuia aurea , Fusarium subflagellisporum from hypertrophied floral and vegetative branches of Mangifera indica and Microdochium maculosum from living leaves of Digitaria insularis . Canada , Cuphophyllus bondii from a grassland. Croatia , Mollisia inferiseptata from a rotten Laurus nobilis trunk. Cyprus , Amanita exilis on calcareous soil. Czech Republic , Cytospora hippophaicola from wood of symptomatic Vaccinium corymbosum . Denmark , Lasiosphaeria deviata on pieces of wood and herbaceous debris. Dominican Republic , Calocybella goethei among grass on a lawn. France (Corsica) , Inocybe corsica on wet ground. France (French Guiana) , Trechispora patawaensis on decayed branch of unknown angiosperm tree and Trechispora subregularis on decayed log of unknown angiosperm tree. Germany , Paramicrothecium sambuci (incl. Paramicrothecium gen. nov.) on dead stems of Sambucus nigra . India , Aureobasidium microtermitis from the gut of a Microtermes sp. termite, Laccaria diospyricola on soil and Phylloporia tamilnadensis on branches of Catunaregam spinosa . Iran , Pythium serotinoosporum from soil under Prunus dulcis . Italy , Pluteus brunneovenosus on twigs of broadleaved trees on the ground. Japan , Heterophoma rehmanniae on leaves of Rehmannia glutinosa f. hueichingensis . Kazakhstan , Murispora kazachstanica from healthy roots of Triticum aestivum . Namibia , Caespitomonium euphorbiae (incl. Caespitomonium gen. nov.) from stems of an Euphorbia sp. Netherlands , Alfaria junci , Myrmecridium junci , Myrmecridium juncicola , Myrmecridium juncigenum , Ophioceras junci , Paradinemasporium junci (incl. Paradinemasporium gen. nov.), Phialoseptomonium junci , Sporidesmiella juncicola , Xenopyricularia junci and Zaanenomyces quadripartis (incl. Zaanenomyces gen. nov.), from dead culms of Juncus effusus , Cylindromonium everniae and Rhodoveronaea everniae from Evernia prunastri , Cyphellophora sambuci and Myrmecridium sambuci from Sambucus nigra , Kiflimonium junci , Sarocladium junci , Zaanenomyces moderatricis-academiae and Zaanenomyces versatilis from dead culms of Juncus inflexus , Microcera physciae from Physcia tenella , Myrmecridium dactylidis from dead culms of Dactylis glomerata , Neochalara spiraeae and Sporidesmium spiraeae from leaves of Spiraea japonica , Neofabraea salicina from Salix sp., Paradissoconium narthecii (incl. Paradissoconium gen. nov.) from dead leaves of Narthecium ossifragum , Polyscytalum vaccinii from Vaccinium myrtillus , Pseudosoloacrosporiella cryptomeriae (incl. Pseudosoloacrosporiella gen. nov.) from leaves of Cryptomeria japonica , Ramularia pararhabdospora from Plantago lanceolata , Sporidesmiella pini from needles of Pinus sylvestris and Xenoacrodontium juglandis (incl. Xenoacrodontium gen. nov. and Xenoacrodontiaceae fam. nov.) from Juglans regia . New Zealand , Cryptometrion metrosideri from twigs of Metrosideros sp., Coccomyces pycnophyllocladi from dead leaves of Phyllocladus alpinus , Hypoderma aliforme from fallen leaves Fuscopora solandri and Hypoderma subiculatum from dead leaves Phormium tenax . Norway , Neodevriesia kalakoutskii from permafrost and Variabilispora viridis from driftwood of Picea abies . Portugal , Entomortierella hereditatis from a biofilm covering a deteriorated limestone wall. Russia , Colpoma junipericola from needles of Juniperus sabina , Entoloma cinnamomeum on soil in grasslands, Entoloma verae on soil in grasslands, Hyphodermella pallidostraminea on a dry dead branch of Actinidia sp., Lepiota sayanensis on litter in a mixed forest, Papiliotrema horticola from Malus communis , Paramacroventuria ribis (incl. Paramacroventuria gen. nov.) from leaves of Ribes aureum and Paramyrothecium lathyri from leaves of Lathyrus tuberosus . South Africa , Harzia combreti from leaf litter of Combretum collinum ssp. sulvense , Penicillium xyleborini from Xyleborinus saxesenii , Phaeoisaria dalbergiae from bark of Dalbergia armata , Protocreopsis euphorbiae from leaf litter of Euphorbia ingens and Roigiella syzygii from twigs of Syzygium chordatum . Spain , Genea zamorana on sandy soil, Gymnopus nigrescens on Scleropodium touretii , Hesperomyces parexochomi on Parexochomus quadriplagiatus , Paraphoma variabilis from dung, Phaeococcomyces kinklidomatophilus from a blackened metal railing of an industrial warehouse and Tuber suaveolens in soil under Quercus faginea . Svalbard and Jan Mayen , Inocybe nivea associated with Salix polaris . Thailand , Biscogniauxia whalleyi on corticated wood. UK , Parasitella quercicola from Quercus robur . USA , Aspergillus arizonicus from indoor air in a hospital, Caeliomyces tampanus (incl. Caeliomyces gen. nov.) from office dust, Cippumomyces mortalis (incl. Cippumomyces gen. nov.) from a tombstone, Cylindrium desperesense from air in a store, Tetracoccosporium pseudoaerium from air sample in house, Toxicocladosporium glendoranum from air in a brick room, Toxicocladosporium losalamitosense from air in a classroom, Valsonectria portsmouthensis from air in men’s locker room and Varicosporellopsis americana from sludge in a water reservoir. Vietnam , Entoloma kovalenkoi on rotten wood, Fusarium chuoi inside seed of Musa itinerans , Micropsalliota albofelina on soil in tropical evergreen mixed forests and Phytophthora docyniae from soil and roots of Docynia indica . Morphological and culture characteristics are supported by DNA barcodes.
To determine the degree of influence of meteorological factors on long-term gravimetric measurements, crustal reaction to the variable atmospheric pressure is estimated in the frequency range ...corresponding to the period of accumulation of one and series of single counts of the gravimeter. The experiment revealed a change in the level of microseismic oscillations caused by variable atmospheric pressure. The experimental results of long-term observations at a gravimetric measurement point indicate that the level of microseismic oscillations is significantly lower at higher atmospheric pressure. With a decrease in atmospheric pressure, the highest amplitudes in the microseismic noise spectrum are observed in the frequency range of 0.05–0.5 Hz. The necessity of removing daily variations in the microseism levels caused by variable ambient temperature is shown.
—The study estimates the impact level of storm microseisms on long-term gravimetric measurements. The gravimetric measurements were conducted at the Zapolskoe, Obninsk, and Murmansk sites using CG-5 ...Autograv relative gravity meters. seismic measurements were conducted simultaneously with the gravimetric measurements at Zapolskoe. The analysis of these measurements has demonstrated the feasibility of using seismic data as control information to estimate the high-frequency noise component in gravimetric data. Additional seismic information was taken from the services of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. The analysis of these data established that the attenuation of the noise component in gravimetric measurements is consistent with the data from the modeled sensitive element of the gravimeter, which utilizes seismic series as an input. The first characterization of the storm-induced background noise in gravimetric measurements at the Murmansk site is obtained. Also, the possibility of predicting measurement errors based on meteorological forecasts is ascertained, which can aid in the planning of gravimetric work.
The relationships between the red blood cell (RBC) membrane elasticity and RBC aggregation in healthy individuals and in patients with anemia of malignant tumors treated with human erythropoietin ...drug epoetin alfa (EA) were analyzed. It was found that prior to the treatment of patients, incubation of RBCs with EA was accompanied by an increase of RBC deformability and the reduction of their aggregation (RBCA). In these circumstances the two characteristics of the RBC microrheology correlated negatively with each other (
r
=–0.734,
p
< 0.05). In contrast, aggregation and deformability of RBCs from healthy individuals increased under the influence of EA and positively correlated with each other (
r
= 0.580,
p
< 0.05). After a 4-week treatment of patients with EA, aggregation response of the patients’ RBCs was increased by 29% (
p
< 0.05) and was close to that of healthy RBCs. This change of the RBC aggregation response may be connected with an alteration of the sensitivity of the membrane cationic channel to EA and an increase of the cell deformability. This possibility was supported by experiments with the use of Ca
2+
-channel blocker verapamil and Ca
2+
-chelating agent EDTA. Under these conditions a decrease of the RBC aggregation varied from 40 to 50% (
p
< 0.05). It was suggested that the effectors of calcium regulatory cascade upon exposure to EA may be membrane integrin receptors of type IIb–IIIa. This assumption was confirmed by experiments employing the inhibitors of these receptors (tirofibam and integrelin) and a preparation of monoclonal antibodies against IIb–IIIa receptors (monafram), which produced a significant decrease (20–30%,
p
< 0.05) of the RBC aggregation. Thus, our findings suggest that the altered aggregation response of RBCs in anemic patients with malignant tumors can be restored by the correction of anemia with epoetin alfa.
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