Chayote plants (Sechium edule) with monoecious characters require a pollination process. The process requires pollinating agents to increase its productivity, one of which is insects. This research aimed determine the diversity and abundance insects pollinator on chayote plants. Observation used scan sampling method. Pollinator observations were carried out in 3 time periods, morning, afternoon...

Trends in Phytochemical Research (TPR) Volume 1 Issue 1 March 2017 K E Y W O R D S Chemical constituents, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the hexane extract of Alchemilla sericata Reichenb Ali Shafaghat1, , Akram Panahi2 and Masoud Shafaghatlonbar3 1Department of Chemistry, Khalkhal Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal, Iran 2Department of Chemistry, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Aza...

Cilia are evolutionarily highly conserved organelles with important functions in many organs. The extracellular component of the cilium protruding from plasma membrane comprises an axoneme composed microtubule doublets, arranged a 9 + 0 conformation primary cilia or 2 motile cilia. These microtubules facilitate transport intraflagellar cargoes along axoneme. They also provide structural stabili...

The aim of this study was to highlight the importance of evaluating entomological evidence in forensic investigations on a regional scale. To evaluate climatic, geographical and environmental influences on the selection of carrion-breeding fauna in Northern Italy and consequently on inferred forensic data (post-mortem intervals and post-mortem transfer), we present details of six indoor-outdoor...

1 Rahman I, Maino A, Cook AE, et al. Mortality following exenteration for malignant tumours of the orbit. Br J Ophthalmol 2005;89:1445–8. 2 Tyers AG. Orbital exenteration for invasive skin tumours. Eye 2006;20:1165–70. 3 Gunalp I, Gunduz K, Duruk K. Orbital exenteration: a review of 429 cases. Int Ophthalmol 1995;19:177–84. 4 Ben Simon GJ, Schwarcz RM, Douglas R, et al. Orbital exenteration: on...

Cilia are hairlike organelles involved in both sensory functions and motility. We discuss the question of whether location chemical receptors on cilia provides an advantage terms sensitivity motile have a further advantage. Using simple advection-diffusion model, we compute capture rates diffusive molecules cilium. Because its geometry, non-motile cilium quiescent fluid has rate equivalent to c...

BACKGROUND Our group previously found that up to 7% of amateur anglers in Caceres, Spain may be allergic to the larvae of Protophormia terraenovae (order Diptera, family Calliphoridae) used as live bait for fishing. OBJECTIVE To identify the pattern of major allergens in P terraenovae and other species of Calliphoridae. MATERIALS AND METHODS Extracts of P terraenovae, Calliphora vomitoria, ...

The larvae of the common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) produce antibacterial secretions that have a therapeutic effect on chronic and nonhealing wounds. Recent developments in insect biotechnology have made it possible to use these larvae as a source of novel anti-infectives. Here, we report the application of next-generation RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) to characterize the transcriptomes of ...

The New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and the Australian sheep blow fly, Lucilia cuprina, are major pests of livestock. The sterile insect technique was used to eradicate C. hominivorax from North and Central America. This involved area-wide releases of male and female flies that had been sterilized by radiation. Genetic systems have been developed for making 'male-only' strains...

This study identified flavonoid glycosides in species of the genus Alchemilla, A. procerrima, A. stricta, A. hirtipedicellata and A. sericata. A. procerrima is an endemic species for Turkey. After detailed investigation, flavonoid compounds of the species were identified for the first time. In this study, flavonoid compounds were determined by using two different chromatography techniques, TLC ...