Neoskrjabinolepis (Neoskrjabinolepidoides) merkushevae sp. n. is described from the shrew Sorex minutus L. (type host) from Belarus. The new species is characterised by rostellar hooks 35-37 µm long, provided with small epiphyseal thickening of the handle; short (35-40 µm) cirrus consisting of a basal part with claw-shaped spines, a parabasal part with thin needleshaped spines and an unarmed distal part; cirrus-sac slightly passing into median field; and 12-16 eggs per gravid uterus. In addition to the type host and the type locality, the host range of the new species includes Sorex araneus L. and there are geographical records from Bulgaria, Lithuania and North-East Altay (Russia).
Remote lasing from long distance towards Earth provides an efficient tool for remote sensing of the upper layers of the atmosphere. The basic element of such a system is a laser producing ultra-short pulses which are first negatively chirped before firing into the Earth‘s atmosphere. The atmospheric air imposes a positive chirp so at distances of several kilometres the laser pulse gets very short and has a very high intensity. At this point the air is ionized and the plasma filament forms a lasing medium., Hana Turčičová., and Obsahuje bibliografii