EULIMACROSTOMA GEN. NOV., A NEW GENUS OF EULIMIDAE (GASTROPODA, CAENOGASTROPODA) WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES AND REEVALUATION OF OTHER WESTERN ATLANTIC SPECIES

Eulimacrostoma gen. nov., a new genus of Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) with description of a new species and reevaluation of other western Atlantic species

A new genus and a new species of Eulimidae are described based on the shell morphology and on the host-parasite relationship of the type species.Eulimacrostoma microsculpturata Souza & Pimenta gen.nov.and sp.nov.parasitizes a starfish of the genus Luidia and has an elongated, conical, straight, or slightly curved shell, a protoconch with a

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Methaemoglobinaemia due to nitrobenzene poisoning

An acute poisoning with nitrobenzene presenting as methaemoglobinaemia is an uncommon medical emergency.Here, we report the case of a 33-year-old male presenting with an alleged history of consumption of an unknown substance 24 h ago.On admission, he was unconscious (Glasgow Coma Scale score 3) and gasping.General physical examination revealed cyan

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Evaluation of Teacher Education Curricula and its relevance to licensure examination using Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) model

This study aimed to evaluate the relevance of the teacher education curricula of one state university in Samar Philippines to the national licensure examination for teachers.To this end, the CIPP (context, input, process, and product) evaluation model developed by Stufflebeam was employed.Documentary analysis of course catalog, interviews with floo

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