Nematode and Strepsipteran Parasitism in Bait-Trapped and Hand-Collected Hornets (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, ).

The parasitism of two groups of host-manipulating parasites of hornets was examined in Kyoto, Japan. (661 individuals), (303), (457), (158), (57), and (4) were collected either by bait trap or hand collection with an insect net, and examined for their parasites. An endoparasitic nematode, was isolated from three overwintered gynes of and a gyne of .

Biosynthesis of p-anisaldehyde by the white-rot basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus.

The white-rot basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus produced sweet flavor compounds on a liquid medium. The major and minor compounds identified by GC-MS analysis were p-anisaldehyde (4-methoxybenzaldehyde) and 3-chloro-p-anisaldehyde (3-chloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde), respectively. p-Anisaldehyde was only produced under static culture conditions.

Athletes as health testing examinees.

Health-testing examination data of 91 male and 54 female athletes were studied, together with age-matched controls, on serum biochemistry, ECG findings, hematology, and some data on gynecological physiology. Analysis of serum biochemical values revealed statistically significant differences in 14 of 18 routine test items as compared with the age-matched controls. In ECG findings, the combination of bradycardia and left ventricular hypertrophy was most frequently found in male athletes, whereas that of bradycardia and sinus arrhythmia was observed predominantly in female athletes.