The first recorded electroantennographic preliminary studies on stingless bees have been performed using two species of Frieseomelitta from Brazil. Experiments with F. silvestrii and F. varia showed that antennae respond to hexane extracts of heads and abdomens of both species and posterior tibia of F. silvestrii (which carry plant resin), as well as to the pure compounds 2-heptanol and 2-nonan...

The objective of this study was to determine the presence of different species of the genus Malassezia in the healthy external auditory canal of wild felids maintained in captivity. One hundred and thirty-two adult animals (264 samples of cerumen), 77 males (58.3%) and 55 females (41.7%), were studied: large felids (55 animals) - 26 lions (Panthera leo), 13 tigers (Panthera tigris), 6 leopards ...

Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread) is a mixture of bee pollen, salivary enzymes, and regurgitated honey, fermented by indigenous microbes during storage in the cerumen pot. Current literature data for bread overshadowed particularly honeybee Apis. In regions such as South America, Australia, Southeast Asia, information on stingless mainly sought to promote meliponiculture industry socio...

Unhealthy ears may cause hearing loss. This issue affect children to have difficulty communicating with others and decrease learning achievement at school. community service activity aimed give knowledge about loss conduct examinations in orphanage children. was held the Aulia Al-Ikhlas Orphanage Sungai Pagar Village, Kampar Kiri Hilir District, Regency, Riau. At beginning of activity, we provi...

EVIDENCE SUMMARY In studies that evaluated onetime softening in the office to ease or eliminate the need for irrigation, a presoak with docusate sodium (Colace) was most effective, although its effects were not compared with those of water. Both triethanolamine (Cerumenex) and olive oil were the next most effective treatments. Carbamide peroxide (Debrox, Murine Ear) was least effective (see Tab...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of 2 ceruminolytic products, Cerumenex Eardrops (Purdue Frederick Company, Norwalk, Conn) and Murine Ear Drops (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill), in subjects with partial or complete occlusion of the ear canal due to cerumen. DESIGN Randomized, subject- and observer-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. SETTING Corporate research clinic. PARTI...