the parasitoid trichogramma brassicae bezdenko is used for inundative releases in biological control programs against lepidopteran pests in agro-ecosystems. age-specific functional responses of t. brassicae to different egg densities (5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, and 80) of sterilized eggs of ephestia kuehniella at 23±1°c, 60±5% rh, and 16:8 h (l:d photoperiod ) were studied. e. kuehniella densities ...

BACKGROUND To report our 3-year experience of 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV) for acute postoperative endophthalmitis at a tertiary referral center in southern Taiwan. METHODS This retrospective chart review study included 19 patients with acute postoperative endophthalmitis who underwent 23-gauge TSV from January 2011 to January 2015 at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospi...

the objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters coupled with genetic and phonotypic trends for age at first calving (afc), open days(od) and milk yield(my) of first lactation in iranian holstein cows. records of reproduction and production for genetic evaluation from 1984 to 2005 for afc, od and my were 71736, 20126 and 20126, respectively. single and two-variable animal models w...

AIM To review systematically the evidence to determine whether dexamethasone treatment of very low birthweight infants begun within 14 days of age prevents chronic lung disease (CLD) without clinically significant side effects. METHODS Randomised controlled trials of dexamethasone started within this time frame were identified through a search of electronic databases, proceedings of scientifi...

Aims Under section 23 of the Mental Health Act, managers hospital have power to order discharge a patient detained under certain sections. In past, need for this has been questioned, but debate reared its head following ‘Modernising Act’ government review in 2018, which initially proposed that managers’ hearing should be abolished. The aim research was critically analyse law determine whether o...