Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae - Small Hive Beetle - SHB), is a parasite of honey bee colonies that causes the notifiable disease called aethinosis.In 2014, SHB was detected in Southern Italy, where it is still present (Calabria region).As part of surveillance activities, official diagnosis of the disease is performed by veterinary chiefs
Immune priming in insects involves an initial challenge with a non-pathogenic microbe or exposure to a low dose of pathogenic microorganisms, which provides a certain degree of protection against a subsequent pathogenic infection.The protective effect of insect immune priming has been linked to the activation of humoral or cellular features of the
We investigate the flow of brine-enriched shelf water from Storfjorden (Svalbard) into Fram Strait and onto the western Svalbard Shelf using a regional set-up of NEMO-SHELF, a 3-D numerical ocean circulation model.The model is set up with realistic bathymetry, atmospheric forcing, open boundary conditions and tides.The model has 3 km horizontal res
Graphene is a new, advanced material with many possible applications in basic and clinical medicine, electronics and automation.Graphene compounds can be successfully used as an integral part of drug delivery systems, in the construction of transistors, polar processors, touch screens, solar cells and in the production of materials for the miller m
The article deals with the problems of democratization as a neocolonial practice.The author argues that the spread of democracy is similar in many respects to colonialism and civilizing mission as universal and even messianic phenomena.He notes that both of these phenomena, despite the similarity of their origin, have different "gender basis" (colo