Subfamily Tripetalocerinae consist of four genera distributed in Southeast Asia. Clinophaestus gen. nov. (type species: Clinophaestus robustus sp. nov.) and Tripetaloceroides gen. nov. (type species: Tripetalocera tonkinensis Gunther, 1938) are described. New tribe Clinophaestini trib. nov. (type genus: Clinophaestus gen. nov.) is established. Diagnosis and key to tribes and genera are given. A...

Background: Genetic changeability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) signifies a challenge for the sensitivity of immunologic and molecular diagnostics. Therefore, knowing the spread of HBV genotypes (GENs) and mutation has considerable impacts on treatment strategies, vaccination program, diagnosis, and prevention. The present study aimed to detect HBV GENs and mutants in HBsAg-positive patients. Meth...

B S Mahesh1, S Padmashree2, Hima John3, J Rema4 1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Annoor Dental College, Ernaulam...

The objective of the present study was to determine if exposure to the phytoestrogen genistein (GEN) during immune development had any effects on the production of IgE by adult mice following dermal treatment with trimellitic anhydride (TMA), a respiratory allergen. B6C3F1 mice were exposed to GEN either by feeding at 500 ppm or by gavage (20 mg/kg) for varied periods from gestation day (GD) 14...

As an addition to the presently poorly known aradid fauna of Ecuador, 3 new genera and 4 new species are described: Osellaptera setifera gen. n., sp. n.; Kormilevia ecuadoriana sp. n. both belonging to Mezirinae; and CarventinaeCotopaxicoris cruciatus gen. n., sp. n. and Onorecoris piceus gen. n., sp. n. An updated key is provided for all species of the Neotropical genus Kormilevia Usinger & Ma...

M. Saigo [Math. Rep. Coll. Gen. Educ., Kyushu Univ., 11 (1978) 135-143] has defined a pair of fractional integral operators and fractional derivatives involving generalizd hypergeometric function. The aim of present paper is to define their q-analogues. First, we define a pair of q-analogues of Saigo’s fractional integral operators and establish some results for it. Next, we define a pair of q-...

Drawing upon interviews and participant observation conducted with hundreds of middle-aged and elderly Chinese women in rural and urban neighborhoods in Beijing Municipality between 1993 and 2012, this paper explores the emergence of revolutionary new narratives of self-compassion among older women in reform-era Beijing. Taught before 1949 that they should first and foremost serve their familie...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-associated protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) complexes have vital anti-apoptotic functions in human breast cancer cells. We have shown previously that targeting the naturally occurring PTK inhibitor genistein to the EGFR-associated PTK complexes using the EGF-Genistein (Gen) conjugate triggers rapid apoptotic cell death in human breast cancer cells and abroga...