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Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the Wolbachia infection prevalence among Drosophila species that are common in Ukraine. Methods. The total of 203 imagoes, representatives of seven Drosophila species collected from seven localities in Ukraine were screened for Wolbachia via PCR assay. Results. We found Wolbachia infection only in one individual of Drosophila testacea that was collected in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Conclusions. In Ukraine, the examined Drosophila species are characterised by a low prevalence of Wolbachia infection. This research, together with previously reported infections in D. melanogaster and D. simulans populations, indicate that Wolbachia infects 3 out of 9 Drosophila species surveyed in Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The partial oxidation of unsaturated aldehydes such as acrolein and methacrolein to the corresponding carboxylic acids is of big importance for the chemical industry. The heart of these production plants is the oxidation catalyst. Acrylic acid is produced via the selective oxidation of acrolein on Mo/V/W mixed oxides with an excellent catalytic performance (S > 90 %, X > 95 %, life time >3 a). Under the same conditions the conversion of methacrolein to methacrylic acid has a poor catalytic performance (S < 35 %, X ≈ 40 %). To this day the reason for this is unclear. Hence, for the partial oxidation of methacrolein a heteropoly acid catalyst is used with a good performance (S ≈ 88 %, X ≈ 62 %), but unfortunately the lifetime is unsatisfactory (<1 a). Therefore, we have studied the gas and surface mechanism of the partial oxidation of acrolein to acrylic acid on mixed oxides with the help of in-situ experiments. The learning outcome of this study will help us to find a rational way to come up with a new catalytic system for the unsatisfactory partial oxidation of methacrolein to methacrylic acid and are summarised in a new extended mechanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Peritoneal hydatidosis secondary to liver hydatid disease is not uncommon but peritoneal hydatidosis herniating to the inguinal canal is rare, with fewer than five cases reported in the literature. We describe a 54-year-old man who presented with a progressively enlarging soft, cystic swelling in the right inguinal region. Clinical examination suggestive of irreducible right inguinal hernia and ultrasonography revealed it to be a cystic swelling within the hernial sac. The swelling was excised en bloc and open mesh hernioplasty was performed. Cyst biopsy revealed hydatid disease; hence, the patient was put on adjunctive albendazole chemotherapy for 3 months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]