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The Inhibitory Properties of Organic Pest Control Agents against Aphid (Aphididae: Homoptera) on Canola Brassica napus L. (Brassicaceae) Under Field Environment

Resistance in aphid to pesticides appears to have been the cause of failure in controlling this pest in certain cropping systems. This study is to report the insecticidal property of botanicals and their potential as organic pest control agents for field management of aphid on Canola Brassica napus L. (Brassicaceae). Aphid species Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae) was frequently found in large number or of major agronomical importance at the experimental place. The effectiveness of four botanical pest control agents such as, Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum L. , Garlic Allium sativum L. , Goosefoot Chenopodium album L. , and Aloe vera L. , was assessed through foliar applications on canola (B. napus) crop. The toxicity of botanicals differed significantly depending upon the treatment applied. The A. vera (Aloeaceae) and to a greater extent N. tabacum at 10% concentration were the most effective botanicals and rated parallel for effectiveness in treated crop and had the least aphid's damage and enhanced yield across all the season followed by C. album and A. sativum relative to the untreated control that had the most damaged plants by pest resulting in reduced yield. Consequently, the performances of A. vera and N. tabacum as botanical pesticides were observed the best in reducing pest and seed damage, as these did not induce any adverse effect on plant and showed that there is a prospective to use them in an integrated pest management system, being safe and economical for oilseeds production and protection.
Sensibilidade de teste imunoenzimático anti-L. braziliensis em relação a outros testes utilizados no diagnóstico da leishmaniose tegumentar americana

The diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is frequently based on clinical and epidemiological data associated with the results of laboratory tests. Some laboratory methods are currently being applied for the diagnosis of ACL, among them the indirect immunofluorescence reaction (IIFR), the Montenegro skin test (MST), histopathological examination, and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The performance of these methods varies in a considerable proportion of patients. After the standardization of an immunoenzymatic test (ELISA) for the detection of IgG in the serum of patients with ACL using a crude Leishmania braziliensis antigen, the results obtained were compared to those of other tests routinely used for the diagnosis. The tests revealed the following sensitivity, when analyzed separately: 85% for ELISA IgG, 81% for PCR, 64.4% for MST, 58.1% for IIFR, and 34% for the presence of parasites in the biopsy. ELISA was positive in 75% of patients with ACL presenting a negative MST, in 84.8% of ACL patients with negative skin or mucous biopsies for the presence of the parasite, and in 100% of cases with a negative PCR. Thus, ELISA presented a higher sensitivity than the other tests and was useful as a complementary method for the diagnosis of ACL.
Fertilität, Familiengründung und Familienerweiterung in den nordischen Ländern

Dieser Beitrag beschaftigt sich mit der Geburtenentwicklung in den nordischen Landern seit den 1970er Jahren und den Wirkungen familienpolitischer Masnahmen auf die Fertilitatsentwicklung. Basis der Analysen bilden Auswertungen harmonisierter Registerdaten Danemarks, Finnlands, Norwegens und Schwedens. Der erste Teil des Beitrags bietet einen Uberblick uber die Entwicklung der Fertilitat in den nordischen Landern nach Alter und Geburtenordnung. Dies erlaubt, gemeinsame von landerspezifischen Entwicklungen zu unterscheiden. Daran schliest sich eine Darstellung des Zusammenhangs zwischen Bildungsrichtungen und Fertilitat. Im letzten Teil des Beitrages erortern wir, welchen Einfluss familienpolitische Masnahmen, insbesondere ein einkommensbezogenes Elterngeld, ein auf den Geburtenabstand bezogenes Elterngeld, sowie die Inanspruchnahme der Elternzeit durch Vater auf Geburtenverhalten und Geburtenentwicklung in den einzelnen Landern hatten.
Collapsing glomerulopathy following COVID-19 infection; possible relationship with APOL1 kidney risk alleles in African-Americans

Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) is being increasingly reported in African American patients with COVID-19 infection during the current pandemic It is possible that CG following COVID-19 infection in this population may be linked to underlying APOL1 kidney risk alleles, which are not uncommon in this ethnic group This lesion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of rapidly declining renal function in association with heavy proteinuria in the setting of COVID-19 disease, especially in patients of African ancestry
Evaluation of the relationship between CD163 positive macrophages and prognostic factors in serous ovarian tumors

Introduction: Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer in women and is the fifth most common cause of mortality from malignancy. Objectives: The present study was performed to evaluate the number of CD163 positive macrophages and prognostic factors in serous ovarian tumors. Materials and Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 43 tissue samples obtained from patients with serous ovarian tumors were selected from the pathology ward of Al-Zahra hospital, Isfahan, Iran. Then, the patients’ demographic information including age, pathological results, clinical stage of the disease, degree of tissue differentiation, the number of CD163 positive macrophages, and the five-year survival rate after the surgery were recorded and evaluated. Results: Patient age, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, histological grade, lymphatic metastasis, and the five-year survival rate were positively and significantly associated with the number of CD163 positive macrophages (P <0.05). In addition, the number of CD163 positive macrophages increased the odds of the five-year survival rate in these patients by 1.490 times (P = 0.026). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the number of CD163 positive macrophages had a significant association with the progression of ovarian cancer. Moreover, the increased number of CD163 positive macrophages increased the chance of mortality in these patients.
Investigation of the metabolic responses during the cycling phase of an ultraendurance triathlon

The purpose of this study was to investigate the premise that ultraendurance triathletes perform the cycling portion of the Ironman Triathlon at an intensity near ventilatory threshold (T v e n t). Eleven highly-trained ultraendurance triathletes ( x ± SEM: age = 35.8 ± 1.6 yrs; body fat = 11.7%; V 0 2 m a x = 67.5 ± 1.0 ml-kg" 1-min"1) completed two randomly assigned trials. The first trial consisted of a ride to volitional fatigue (BiTvent) at the subjects T v e nt power output (POTvent) calculated from a preliminary cycling V0 2 m a x test. The second trial was a 5 h bike time trial at a self-selected pace (BiSsp)The endurance time for the BiT v e n t was 130.7 ± 18.6 min. Significant differences between trials existed on the measures: power output = 273.6 ± 8.6 vs. 188.0 ± 8.6 W; V 0 2 = 3.61 ± 0.15 vs. 2.64 + 0.09 Lmin' 1; % T v e n t V 0 2 = 110.7 ± 2.6 vs. 80.5 ± 3.3%; HR = 159 ± 3 vs. 130 ±4 bpm; RER = 0.95 ± 0.01 vs. 0.91 ± 0.01; and V E= 103.4 ± 4.7 vs. 66.7 ± 2.8 Lmin"1; BiTv e nt vs. BiSsp respectively. While these results suggest that ultraendurance triathletes do not perform at their POT v ent during the cycling phase, mean HR data (146 ± 2 bpm) from seven of these subjects during the bike portion of the Canadian Ironman Triathlon (IMC) demonstrate that ultraendurance triathletes do perform at an intensity near their T v e nt HR (150 ± 4 bpm; r = .873; p < 0.05). A treadmill run V 0 2 m a x subsequent to BiSsp significantly reduced Tventspeed (8.9 ± 0.3 mph vs. 8.4 ± 0.2 mph; p < .05), however, did not improve the ability to predict IMC marathon run pace (IMC marathon = 5.9 ± 0.3 mph; r= .425; p > .05).
Growth, Dispersal and Survival of the Pacific Tree Frog

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Applications of Circulation Control Technology

* Overview * Advantages of Combining BLC Suction with Circulation Control High Lift Generation * Circulation Control Pneumatic Aerodynamics Overview: Blown Force and Moment Augmentation and Modification as Applied Primarily to Fixed Wing Aircraft * Exploratory Investigations of Circulation Control Technology: Overview for Period 1987-2003 at NSWCCD * II. Experiments and Applications: Fundamental Flow Physics * Measurements and Analysis of Circulation Control Airfoils * Some Circulation and Separation Control Experiments * Noise Reduction Through Circulation Control * III. Experiments and Applications: Aerospace * Pneumatic Flap Performance for a Two-Dimensional Circulation Control Airfoil, Steady and Pulsed * Trailing Edge Circulation Control of an Airfoil at Transonic Mach Numbers * Experimental and Computational Investigation into the Use of the Coanda Effect on the Bell A821201 Airfoil * Novel Flow Control Method for Airfoil. Performance Enhancement Using Co-Flow Jet * Experimental Development and Evaluation of Pneumatic Powered-Lift Super-STOL Aircraft * Use of Circulation Control for Flight Control * IV. Experiments and Applications: Non-Aerospace * Pneumatic Aerodynamic Technology to Improve Performance and Control of Automotive Vehicles * Aerodynamic Heat Exchanger: A Novel Approach to Radiator Design Using Circulation Control * V. Tools for Predicting Circulation Control Performance: NCCR 1510 Airfoil Test Case * Investigation of Turbulent Coanda Wall Jets Using DNS and RANS * RANS and Detached-Eddy Simulation of the NCCR Airfoil * Full Reynolds Stress Modeling of Circulation Control Airfoils * VI. Tools for Predicting Circulation Control Performance: NCCR 103RE Airfoil Test Case * Aspects of Numerical Simulation of Circulation Control Airfoils * Role of Turbulence Modeling in Flow Prediction of Circulation Control Airfoils * VII. Tools for Predicting Circulation Control Performance: GACC Airfoil Test Case * Simulation of Steady Circulation Control for the General Aviation Circulation Control (GACC) Wing * Computational Study of a Circulation Control Airfoil Using FLUENT * VIII. Tools for Predicting Circulation Control Performance: Additional CFD Applications * Computational Evaluation of Steady and Pulsed Jet Effects on a Circulation Control Airfoil * Time-Accurate Simulations of Synthetic Jet-Based Flow Control for a Spinning Axisymmetric Body * IX. Exploring a Visionary Use of.
Playground as meaning-making space: Multimodal making and re-making of meaning in the (virtual) playground

This article takes as its starting point a recognition of play as meaning-making, and the playground as a rich and dynamic ‘meaning-makerspace’ where children draw moment-to-moment, rapidly and readily on the multiple resources available to them to make signs of their interest evident. These resources are drawn from their own lifeworlds, folkloric and site-specific imagination, transmitted game forms from the past, and their pleasure and affective response to contemporary media. The playground is, therefore, a dynamic site for making and re-making, reflecting the concept of ‘makerspace as mindset’, where creative, collaborative meaning-making occurs ceaselessly in a range of modes. To illustrate this position, we share findings from ‘Playing the Archive’, an ‘Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’ funded project exploring archives, spaces and technologies of play. Building upon the Iona and Peter Opie Archive of play from the 1950s–1960s, the project involved ethnographic research in two contemporary London primary school playgrounds, working with children aged 7–11 as co-researchers. A range of multimodal methods were used with the children to gain insights into their play, including iPads as filmmaking devices, chest-mounted GoPro cameras, voice recorders, drawings and mapping of playspaces. The research highlights that contemporary play exists not only in physical playgrounds, but increasingly in globalised ‘virtual playgrounds’ such as video games and social media. While these playworlds may at first appear separate, we identified ways in which virtual play intersects and inflects activity in the physical playground. We argue that play should therefore be seen as a series of ‘laminates’ drawing variously on media culture, folklore and the children’s everyday lived experiences, re-mixed and re-mediated inventively in the playground.
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The Measurement of Insulin Clearance

Insulin clearance has recently been highlighted as a fundamental aspect of glucose metabolism, as it has been hypothesized that its impairment could be related to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This review focuses on methods used to calculate insulin clearance: from the early surrogate indices employing C-peptide:insulin molar ratio, to direct measurement methods used in animal models, to modeling-based techniques to estimate the components of insulin clearance (hepatic versus extrahepatic). The methods are explored and interpreted by critically highlighting advantages and limitations.
Comment on Satin et al. “Take Me To Your Leader”: An Electrophysiological Appraisal of the Role of Hub Cells in Pancreatic Islets. Diabetes 2020;69:830–836

Satin et al. (1) present a critique of a recent model for “hub/follower” dynamics in intra-islet regulation of insulin secretion presented in two recent articles from our laboratories (2,3). Based on older work and our own demonstrations of heterogeneity between individual β-cells, these studies used a combination of multicellular Ca2+ imaging, network theory, and interventional approaches to demonstrate that a subpopulation of β-cells within the islet displays earlier responses to stimulation with glucose and is required for fully coordinated behavior across sections of the islet. Studies from others using some of these approaches have reached broadly similar conclusions (4,5). The critique of Satin et al. (1) is based in large …
The current status and a conservation strategy for species of Galliformes in China

Galliformes is one group of birds which has a close relationship with human beings. Their conservation has received widespread attention from many international conservation organizations. As one of the countries rich in Galliformes, to strengthen the conservation of Galliformes is not only an important aspect of wildlife conservation in China, but also plays a significant role in global biodiversity conservation practice. In recent years, the Chinese government has paid more and more attention to protecting wild populations of Galliformes. In "the National Project on Wildlife Protection and Nature Reserve Construction" carried out by the State Administration of Forestry of China, pheasants are among the 15 groups of animals and plants which have high priority for conservation. In this paper, the species diversity, endemic species, and distribution patterns of Galliformes in China are introduced, and the current status and threats to this group of birds are summarized. Base on achievements made in in situ protection, ex situ conservation and scientific research, the main problems existing in conservation practice are discussed, and a conservation strategy for Chinese Galliformes is suggested.
Draft Genome Sequences of Seven Strains of Paenibacillus spp. (Phylum Firmicutes) Inhabiting the Seeds of Cucumis melo L. (Cantaloupe) and Exhibiting Plant Probiotic Traits

Here, we report the draft genome sequences of seven Paenibacillus sp. strains (EKM202P, EKM205P, EKM206P, EKM207P, EKM208P, EKM211P, and EKM212P) that were previously isolated from cultivated surface-sterilized seeds of Cucumis melo L. (cantaloupe). These candidate Paenibacillus plant probiotics displayed in vitro growth-promoting traits and suppressive activity against root-associated fungal/oomycete pathogens. ABSTRACT Here, we report the draft genome sequences of seven Paenibacillus sp. strains (EKM202P, EKM205P, EKM206P, EKM207P, EKM208P, EKM211P, and EKM212P) that were previously isolated from cultivated surface-sterilized seeds of Cucumis melo L. (cantaloupe). These candidate Paenibacillus plant probiotics displayed in vitro growth-promoting traits and suppressive activity against root-associated fungal/oomycete pathogens.
A new approach to measuring legislators’ activity

How do we measure the activity of legislators? I argue that, in addition to using measures such as how many bills they pass, we must also consider activities such as parliamentary questions, early day motions, motions for the agenda and one-minute speeches. One means for doing so is Akirav’s activity scale developed in Israel. I use this scale to measure legislators’ activity in two additional political systems – the United States and the United Kingdom. I also identify the characteristics shared by the most active legislators and the least active. The findings indicate that opposition, junior and committee chair legislators are more active than other representatives. While previous studies have investigated the cost–benefit analysis in which legislators engage regarding where and how to invest their time in their legislative work, this study is the first to conduct such an analysis about both their legislative and non-legislative activities. This more complete picture reveals their incentives for engaging fully in parliamentary work.
Effects of carbohydrate amendments on nutrient partitioning, plant and microbial performance of a grassland-shrub ecosystem

Nutrient partitioning, microbial and plant nutrient assimilation and biomass production were investigated after addition of carbon of low and high decomposability (sawdust and sugar, respectively) to the soil of a non-agricultural mixed grassland-shrub ecosystem at intervals during one growing season. The aim was to investigate how the energy source available for soil microorganisms, and the quality of the source, interacted with ecosystem nutrient circulation and plant performance. By the end of the season, sugar, but not sawdust amendment, had reduced the pools of soil inorganic N and P strongly whereas the pools of N and P in the microbial biomass had increased. Nutrient uptake and biomass production of herbs, but not of shrubs, declined to about one third of that in non-sugar amended soils, and tissue N and P concentrations declined. Total P in circulation between the soil inorganic, the microbial and the plant biomass pools was unchanged, whereas N declined as a result of a comparatively larger decrease in plant biomass N and soil inorganic N than the simultaneous gain in microbial biomass N. The results show, firstly, that microbial nutrient immobilization and competition with plants for inorganic soil nutrients can affect plant nutrient uptake and reduce biomass production strongly if microbial activity is stimulated by an increase of the available carbon in the soil. Secondly, the lack of increase of P or, for N, the decline of the amounts in circulation between the biological pools and the soil inorganic pool indicates that ecosystem gross mineralization was not stimulated when extra labile carbon became available. Hence, the increased microbial demand for nutrients without any stimulation of nutrient mineralization depleted the soil inorganic nutrient pool, led to reduced plant nutrient uptake and biomass production, and to a higher proportion of ecosystem nutrients allocated to the microbial biomass.
Shear force and bending moment capacities of joints constructed with glued corner blocks

Tests were carried out to determine the ultimate shear and bending moment capacities of glued corner blocks under controlled laboratory conditions. Yellow-poplar and sweetgum were utilized in constructing the joint specimens, but all comer blocks were cut from yellow-poplar. The glue faces of the four different size blocks used in the tests measured 25 by 25 mm, 25 by 38 mm, 25 by 51 mm, and 25 by 64 mm so that the edges of the glue faces on the blocks measured 25, 38, 51, or 64 mm. Specimens were assembled with liquid animal hide glue. Specimens were tested under static load by applying either shear or bending forces. Both the average shear force and the average bending moment capacities of joints formed with various size comer blocks could be predicted by relatively simple exponential expressions.
Cleavage Site Specificity for Processing of Farnesylated Prelamin A by the Zinc Metalloprotease ZMPSTE24

The integral membrane zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 is important for human health and longevity. ZMPSTE24 performs a key proteolytic step in maturation of prelamin A, the precursor of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. Mutations in the genes encoding either prelamin A or ZMPSTE24 that prevent cleavage cause the premature aging disease Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) and related progeroid disorders. ZMPSTE24 has a novel structure, with seven transmembrane spans that form a large water-filled membrane chamber whose catalytic site faces the chamber interior. Prelamin A is the only known mammalian substrate for ZMPSTE24, however, the basis of this specificity remains unclear. To define the sequence requirements for ZMPSTE24 cleavage, we mutagenized the eight residues flanking the prelamin A scissile bond (TRSY↓LLGN) to all other 19 amino acids, creating a library of 152 variants. We also replaced these eight residues with sequences derived from putative ZMPSTE24 cleavage sites from amphibian, bird, and fish prelamin A. Cleavage of prelamin A variants was assessed using an in vivo yeast assay that provides a sensitive measure of ZMPSTE24 processing efficiency. We found that residues on the C-terminal side of the cleavage site are most sensitive to changes. Consistent with other zinc metalloproteases, including thermolysin, ZMPSTE24 preferred hydrophobic residues at the P1’ position (Leu647), but in addition, showed a similar, albeit muted, pattern at P2’. Our findings begin to define a consensus sequence for ZMPSTE24 that helps to clarify how this physiologically important protease functions and may ultimately lead to identifying additional substrates.