The monotypic genus Neopalpa was described in 1998 by Czech entomologist Dalibor Povolný based on two male specimens from Santa Catalina Island, California, which he named Neopalpa neonata. The female of this species was discovered recently based on a DNA barcode match and is described. In addition, a new species with marked differences in morphology and DNA barcodes from southern California an...

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 2008, 21:323–331 Purpose of review To evaluate the impact of recent research on the management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the light of new theories on embryological development, earlie antenatal diagnosis, fetal and postnatal interventions together with advances in perinata intensive care. Recent findings The year 2007 provided in excess of 200 publ...

This study was conducted on 528 neonates of Pak-Karakul sheep born during February to April, 1998 at the Sheep and Goat Development Center, Rakh Khairewala, District Layyah, Overall mortality observed in neonates was 9.28%.The mortality rate in male and female neonatal lambs was 9.72 and 8.90%,respectively. The survived lambs were significantly heavier (3.77 ± 0.63 kg) (P< 0.001) than those die...

transgenic (tg) mice are very important models of disease, and have been introduced to biological studies since 1982. they are used for understanding the pathobiology of different diseases, finding targets for pharmacological manipulations, and for the evaluation of efficacy and toxicity of medicines in preclinical studies. many different types of tg mice are available as models for human disea...

growing usage of animals in the research projects has drawn more attention to their welfare and ethics surrounding this practice. dissemination of information about the existing ethical consideration and alternatives in animal experiments has two important functions; first, it increases the researcher's awareness of the possible methods of using animals in the experiment, and second, to ensure ...