TY  - JOUR
A1  - Turaliyeva, M.
A1  - Yeshibaev, A.
A1  - Saparbekova, A.
A1  - Akynova, L.
A1  - Abildayeva, R.
A1  - Sadenova, M.
A1  - Sartayeva, K.
A1  - Schieffer, Andre
A1  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Species composition and injuriousness of stranger xylophilous fauna affecting indigenous urban dendroflora of Central Asia
JF  - Asian journal of microbiology, biotechnology & environmental sciences : AJMBES
N2  - At the present time, one of the most serious environmental problems of Central Asia and South Kazakhstan is the ongoing large-scale deterioration of principal urban tree populations. Several major centers of massive spread of invasive plant pests have been found in urban dendroflora of this region. The degree of damage of seven most wide-spread aboriginal tree species was found to range from 21.4±1.1 to 85.4±1.8%. In particular, the integrity of the native communities of sycamore (Platanus spp.), willow (Salix spp.), poplar (Populus spp.) and elm (Ulmus spp.) is highly endangered. Our taxonomic analysis of the most dangerous tree pests of the region has revealed them as neobiontic xylophilous insects such as Cossus cossus L. (Order: Lepidoptera L.) Monochamus urussovi Fisch., Monochamus sutor L., Acanthocinus aedelis L. and Ñetonia aureate L. (Order: Coleoptera L.). We relate the origin of this threatening trend with the import of industrial wood in the mid 90’s of the last century that was associated with high degree of the constructional work in the region. Because of the absence of efficient natural predators of the pest species, the application of microbiological methods of the pest control and limitation is suggested.
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 0972-3005
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
SP  - 359
EP  - 366
PB  - EM International
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Heinzel, Alexander
A1  - Schäfer, Ralf
A1  - Müller, Hans-Wilhelm
A1  - Schieffer, Andre
A1  - Ingenhag, Ariane
A1  - Northoff, Georg
A1  - Franz, Matthias
A1  - Hautzel, Hubertus
T1  - Differential modulation of valence and arousal in high-alexithymic and low-alexithymic individuals
JF  - Neuroreport
N2  - High-alexithymic individuals are characterized by an impaired ability to identify and communicate emotions whereas low-alexithymic individuals have a wide-ranging ability to deal with emotions. This study examined the hypothesis that valence and arousal modifications of emotional stimuli differentially modulate cortical regions in high-alexithymic and low-alexithymic individuals. To this end, 28 high-alexithymic and 25 low-alexithymic individuals were investigated with event-related fMRI using visual emotional stimuli. We found differential neural activations in the dorsal anterior cingulate, the insula and the amygdala. We suggest that these differences may account for the impaired ability of high-alexithymic individuals to appropriately handle emotional stimuli.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e32833f38e0
SN  - 1473-558X
VL  - 21
IS  - 15
SP  - 998
EP  - 1002
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
CY  - London
ER  -