RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE LABORATORY HOST RANGE AND A MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION DETERMINING THE FIELD HOST RANGE OF LIXUS AEMULUS, FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CHROMOLAENA ODORATA IN SOUTH AFRICA

Risk assessment of the laboratory host range and a molecular characterisation determining the field host range of Lixus aemulus, for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata in South Africa

Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) is a sprawling shrub native to the Americas, and a destructive invader of much of the humid tropics and subtropics of the Old World.Opportunistic native-range exploration in 1995 identified a stem-boring weevil, Lixus aemulus, as a promising biological control candidate agent.Host-specificity testing wa

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Systematic Lymphadenectomy and Oncological Outcomes of Women With Apparent Early-Stage Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Endometrium: A Multi-Institutional Cohort Study

ObjectiveThe survival value of systematic lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer is ambiguous and controversial.The current study aimed to evaluate the long-term survival role of combined pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy in patients with presumed early-stage clear cell carcinoma of the endometrium.MethodsPatients in three Chinese teaching hos

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Olfactory and solitary chemosensory cells: two different chemosensory systems in the nasal cavity of the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Abstract Background The nasal cavity of all vertebrates houses multiple chemosensors, either innervated by the Ist (olfactory) or the Vth (trigeminal) cranial nerve.Various types of receptor cells are present, either segregated lip shimmer in different compartments (e.g.in rodents) or mingled in one epithelium (e.g.fish).In addition, solitary chemo

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Study on safety assessment of flange climb derailment at low speed based on the relationship between the derailment quotient and wheel rise

In railways, on-track running tests are implemented to assess running safety against flange climb derailment.Results of tests depend on the frequency component of measured data.In this paper, the relationship between the measured data of the derailment quotient, which is the assessment quantity of derailment, and wheel rise are investigated.The dat

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