An antipredator defence in the citrus red mite Panonychus citri, which does not produce protective webs, was examined experimentally. P. citri adult females lie down on citrus leaf surfaces with their dorsal setae (hair) directed in all upper directions. They seldom move in response to physical stimuli. Compared to normal lying females, both manipulated non-lying females and hair-removed female...

conclusions it seems that there is no significant relationship between the side-lying endurance test and abdominal muscles thickness. patients and methods a convenience sample of 55 subjects, aged 20 - 30 years, participated in this study. endurance of abdominal muscles was measured using side-lying endurance test in all subjects. ultrasound thickness measurement for the transverses abdominis (...

Questions about truthfulness occur in many contexts—when parents ask their children if they are using recreational drugs, when an employer ask applicants about the reasons they left their last job, when international leaders consider each others’ threats or promises, when voters evaluate candidates’ promises, when physicians consider a patient’s complaint, when at the start of a romantic encoun...

lying doubt is the most serious doubts about the divine prophets that has long been fueled by resorting to the conspicuity of some verses and traditions. in this paper after specifing concepts of lying and dissimulation in terminology and technical expression, analysis four doubt of lying related to prophet ibrahim and a doubt of lying prophet yusuf (pbuh)  and assessed the solutions proposed. ...

Lying down is an important behavior for cows, contributing to their health and welfare. With dairy cows being housed increasingly longer periods, if not year-round, it ensure that cow lying comfort compromised when they are housed. The aim of this study was assess preference 2 different qualities area appear be cows—surface type open space—to better understand how optimize Twenty-four Holstein ...