3D IMAGING OF CRP AND ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAPHY TO DETECT DECAY IN A LIVING ADULT HOLM OAK (QUERCUS ILEX L.) IN SARDINIA (ITALY)

3D Imaging of CRP and Ultrasonic Tomography to Detect Decay in a Living Adult Holm Oak (Quercus ilex L.) in Sardinia (Italy)

A field-integrated methodology using 3D ultrasonic tomography supported by close range photogrammetry (CRP) has been developed and evaluated as a tool to detect the presence and patterns of decay forms in a living adult holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) in an urban green area of the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.Close range photogrammetry was used to

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The complete organellar genomes of the entheogenic plant Psychotria viridis (Rubiaceae), a main component of the ayahuasca brew

Psychotria viridis (Rubioideae: Rubiaceae), popularly known as chacrona, is commonly found as a shrub in the Amazon region and is well-known to produce psychoactive compounds, such as the N,N-dimethyltryptamine (copyright).Together with the liana Banisteropsis Womens Sandals caapi, P.viridis is one of the main components of the Amerindian tradition

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Effects of Bilateral Electrolytic Lesions of the Dorsomedial Striatum on Motor Behavior and Instrumental Learning in Rats

Introduction: The dorsal striatum plays an important role in the control of motor activity and learning processes within the basal ganglia circuitry.Furthermore, recent works have suggested functional differentiation between subregions of the dorsal striatum Methods: The present study examined the effects of bilateral electrolytic lesions of the do

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Identity and Eastern Penan in Borneo

This paper considers aspects of identity among the Eastern Penan of LNL Switch Kit Borneo,[1] in the approximately half century since many have transitioned from full-time hunting and gathering to a partial or fully sedentary existence, in both Brunei Darussalam (henceforth, Brunei) and East Malaysia.Despite settlement, many Eastern Penan continue

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