BACKGROUND The potential biofuel plant Jatropha curcas L. is affected by larvae of Archips micaceanus (Walker), a moth of the family Tortricidae. The hybrid Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) δ-endotoxin protein Cry1Ab/1Ac confers resistance to lepidopteran insects in transgenic rice. RESULTS Here, we report the production of a marker-free transgenic line of J. curcas (L10) expressing Cry1Ab/1Ac usi...

iv Preface Välkommen to the beautiful city of Lund in the province of Skåne, southern Sweden. It is an honor to host this year's 30th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (ISP) in Lund. Historically, Lund is one of the oldest cities in Sweden dating back to 990. Combining historic tradition with a young student population, Lund is a safe city with vibrant academic chara...

0048-3575/$ see front matter 2011 Elsevier Inc. A doi:10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.01.006 ⇑ Corresponding author. Fax: +1 509 662 8714. E-mail address: [email protected] (A.A. Sial). Neonate larvae of obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana, from a laboratory colony were exposed to two reduced-risk insecticides, chlorantraniliprole and spinetoram. After nine generations of selection, signif...

During an ARVO meeting in the late 1960s, I attended a party in David Maurice’s room at the Sheraton Sandcastle. Other than David talking with his characteristic dry humor, I don’t remember who else was in the room, except this younglooking, smiling fellow dressed in a completely white suit and bow tie; even his shoes were white. Being invited to David’s private party was a big deal at that tim...

Dra. Rosana Herminia Scola – Serviço de Doenças Neuromusculares / Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR Rua General Carneiro 181 / 3o andar 80060-900 Curitiba PR – Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Spinal vascular malformations in child are rare and still under-diagnosed entities that typically lead to progressive spinal cord symptoms and myelopathy if not properly treated. This malformation can be diffe...

Objective: To assess emotional and social aspects in the experience of abortion and the diagnosis of major depression, comparing women from two Brazilian cities (São Paulo – SP, Natal – RN). Methods: A transversal study was carried out from January 2009 to May 2010, through semi-directed interviews with women undergoing an abortion (up to 22 weeks gestation) treated at university hospitals in S...