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1. Diagnostic management of acute pulmonary embolism: a prediction model based on a patient data meta-analysis. [2023]

  • Es, Nick van, Takada, Toshihiko, Kraaijpoel, Noémie, Klok, Frederikus A, Stals, Milou A M, Büller, Harry R, Courtney, D Mark, Freund, Yonathan, Galipienzo, Javier, Gal, Grégoire Le, Ghanima, Waleed, Huisman, Menno V, Kline, Jeffrey A, Moons, Karel G M, Parpia, Sameer, Perrier, Arnaud, Righini, Marc, Robert-Ebadi, Helia, Roy, Pierre-Marie, and Wells, Phil S
  • European Heart Journal; 8/21/2023, Vol. 44 Issue 32, p3073-3081, 9p
Subjects
PULMONARY embolism, CLINICAL prediction rules, NURSING home patients, PREDICTION models, VENOUS thrombosis, THROMBOEMBOLISM, and SYMPTOMS
Abstract
Aims Risk stratification is used for decisions regarding need for imaging in patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim was to develop a clinical prediction model that provides an individualized, accurate probability estimate for the presence of acute PE in patients with suspected disease based on readily available clinical items and D-dimer concentrations. Methods and results An individual patient data meta-analysis was performed based on sixteen cross-sectional or prospective studies with data from 28 305 adult patients with clinically suspected PE from various clinical settings, including primary care, emergency care, hospitalized and nursing home patients. A multilevel logistic regression model was built and validated including ten a priori defined objective candidate predictors to predict objectively confirmed PE at baseline or venous thromboembolism (VTE) during follow-up of 30 to 90 days. Multiple imputation was used for missing data. Backward elimination was performed with a P -value <0.10. Discrimination (c-statistic with 95% confidence intervals [CI] and prediction intervals [PI]) and calibration (outcome:expected [O:E] ratio and calibration plot) were evaluated based on internal-external cross-validation. The accuracy of the model was subsequently compared with algorithms based on the Wells score and D-dimer testing. The final model included age (in years), sex, previous VTE, recent surgery or immobilization, haemoptysis, cancer, clinical signs of deep vein thrombosis, inpatient status, D-dimer (in µg/L), and an interaction term between age and D-dimer. The pooled c-statistic was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.85–0.89; 95% PI, 0.77–0.93) and overall calibration was very good (pooled O:E ratio, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.87–1.14; 95% PI, 0.55–1.79). The model slightly overestimated VTE probability in the lower range of estimated probabilities. Discrimination of the current model in the validation data sets was better than that of the Wells score combined with a D-dimer threshold based on age (c-statistic 0.73; 95% CI, 0.70–0.75) or structured clinical pretest probability (c-statistic 0.79; 95% CI, 0.76–0.81). Conclusion The present model provides an absolute, individualized probability of PE presence in a broad population of patients with suspected PE, with very good discrimination and calibration. Its clinical utility needs to be evaluated in a prospective management or impact study. Registration PROSPERO ID 89366. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

2. Macronutrient composition and its effect on body composition changes during weight loss therapy in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial [2023]

  • Lindqvist, Catarina, Holmer, Magnus, Hagström, Hannes, Petersson, Sven, Tillander, Veronika, Brismar, Torkel B., and Stål, Per
  • Nutrition. June, 2023, Vol. 110

3. Assessment of development, parasitism, and predation of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in sassafras (Lauraceae) in southeastern US agroecosystems [2023]

  • Tillman, P. Glynn, Kesheimer, Katelyn A., Hirsch, Katherine L., and Grabarczyk, Erin E.
  • Florida Entomologist. March, 2023, Vol. 106 Issue 1, p16, 6 p.

4. Predation and parasitism of naturally occurring and sentinel stink bug egg masses of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) and Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in various southeastern habitats. [2023]

  • Tillman, P Glynn, Grabarczyk, Erin E, Balusu, Rammohan, Kesheimer, Katelyn, Blaauw, Brett, Sial, Ashfaq, Vinson, Edgar, and Cottrell, Ted E
  • Journal of Insect Science. Mar2023, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p1-12. 12p.
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, STINKBUGS, PARASITISM, PREDATION, and HEMIPTERA
Abstract
Stink bugs, including Halyomorpha halys (Stål) and Nezara viridula (L.), are agricultural pests that feed on fruit in a variety of crops. Monitoring predation and parasitism of stink bug egg masses furthers our understanding of potential biological control tactics. However, best practices for laboratory and field assessments of parasitism and predation of egg masses require further attention. We carried out a series of laboratory and field experiments to test whether parasitism and predation for three types of sentinel H. halys egg masses, fresh, frozen, and refrigerated, varied in agricultural commodities. In addition, we asked if predation and parasitism differed between sentinel and naturally occurring H. halys and N. viridula egg masses in soybean. In the laboratory, more H. halys eggs were parasitized by Trissolcus euschisti (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) if they were frozen or refrigerated compared to fresh eggs. Similarly, in the field, parasitism was higher for frozen egg masses than fresh. In 2018 and 2019, H. halys natural egg masses had higher parasitism and lower predation compared to sentinel egg masses in soybean. In a paired field test during 2020 and 2021, there was no difference in parasitism between H. halys natural and sentinel eggs, but much higher incidence of parasitism was detected in natural N. viridula egg masses than sentinel eggs. Collecting natural egg masses is the best methodology for field assessment of parasitism of stink bug egg masses; however, if natural egg masses are not easily available, deploying refrigerated sentinel egg masses is a good alternative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

5. Ethyl formate dilution in carbon dioxide for fumigation control of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys, Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [2022]

  • Kawagoe, James C, Abrams, Adelaine E, Lourie, Austin P, and Walse, Spencer S
  • Pest Management Science; Jul2022, Vol. 78 Issue 7, p3090-3097, 8p
Subjects
STINKBUGS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, CARBON dioxide, FUMIGATION, ATMOSPHERIC carbon dioxide, HEMIPTERA, and DILUTION
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, has caused significant agricultural damage to numerous hosts, so agricultural producers seek to limit its spread. Where established, BMSB can also cause substantial urban and commercial disturbance, as overwintering adults may seek refuge inside dwellings, covered spaces, vehicles, and consignments. Phytosanitary authorities are most concerned with the importation of 'hitchhiking' adults in this refugia, with certain countries requiring a quarantine treatment to mitigate risk. This study explores fumigation with ethyl formate, applied as 16.7% by mass dilution in carbon dioxide, for control of adult BMSB. RESULTS: The induction of diapause, to simulate overwintering physiology, resulted in 2‐ and 3‐fold increases in the tolerance of adults toward this ethyl formate fumigation at 10 ± 0.5 °C (x¯±2s) lasting for 8 and 12 h, respectively. However, a decreased tolerance (0.7‐fold) of diapausing specimens was observed for a 4‐h duration. Diapausing and nondiapausing adult BMSB can be controlled at the probit 9 level if the headspace concentration of ethyl formate, [EF], in the carbon dioxide mixture is maintained ≥7.68 mg L−1 for 12 h at 10 ± 0.5 °C (x¯±2s). If the duration is shortened to 4 h, [EF] must be maintained ≥14.73 mg L−1 over the course of fumigation. CONCLUSION: The toxicity of ethyl formate in this mixture can be distinct for different physiological states of the same life stage, as evidenced by a ca. 3‐fold increase in the Haber's z parameter for adult BMSB when in diapause. Respective to the physiological state of adults, this study identifies how the applied dose and/or treatment duration can be modulated (i.e. tuned) to ensure adequate toxicological efficacy toward BMSB infesting hosts or refuge at temperatures ca. >10 °C. Published 2022. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

6. Use of an algorithm based on routine blood laboratory tests to exclude COVID-19 in a screening-setting of healthcare workers. [2022]

  • Leers, Math P. G., Deneer, Ruben, Mostard, Guy J. M., Mostard, Remy L. M., Boer, Arjen-Kars, Scharnhorst, Volkher, Stals, Frans, Kleinveld, Henne A., and van Dam, Dirk W.
  • PLoS ONE. 6/28/2022, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p1-12. 12p.
Subjects
MEDICAL personnel, BLOOD testing, COVID-19 testing, SICK leave, and HOSPITALS
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is an ongoing pandemic leading to exhaustion of the hospital care system. Our health care system has to deal with a high level of sick leave of health care workers (HCWs) with COVID-19 related complaints, in whom an infection with SARS-CoV-2 has to be ruled out before they can return back to work. The aim of the present study is to investigate if the recently described CoLab-algorithm can be used to exclude COVID-19 in a screening setting of HCWs. Methods: In the period from January 2021 till March 2021, HCWs with COVID-19-related complaints were prospectively collected and included in this study. Next to the routinely performed SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, using a set of naso- and oropharyngeal swab samples, two blood tubes (one EDTA- and one heparin-tube) were drawn for analysing the 10 laboratory parameters required for running the CoLab-algorithm. Results: In total, 726 HCWs with a complete CoLab-laboratory panel were included in this study. In this group, 684 HCWs were tested SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR negative and 42 cases RT-PCR positive. ROC curve analysis showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.853 (95% CI: 0.801–0.904). At a safe cut-off value for excluding COVID-19 of -6.525, the sensitivity was 100% with a specificity of 34% (95% CI: 21 to 49%). No SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR cases were missed with this cut-off and COVID-19 could be safely ruled out in more than one third of HCWs. Conclusion: The CoLab-score is an easy and reliable algorithm that can be used for screening HCWs with COVID-19 related complaints. A major advantage of this approach is that the results of the score are available within 1 hour after collecting the samples. This results in a faster return to labour process of a large part of the COVID-19 negative HCWs (34%), next to a reduction in RT-PCR tests (reagents and labour costs) that can be saved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

7. Diversity and distribution of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) haplotypes of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), along the eastern front of its invasive range in Eurasia. [2021]

  • Gariepy, Tara D., Musolin, Dmitry L., Konjević, Aleksandra, Karpun, Natalia N., Zakharchenko, Vilena Y., Zhuravleva, Elena N., Tavella, Luciana, Bruin, Allison, and Haye, Tim
  • NeoBiota. 9/30/2021, Vol. 68, p53-77. 25p.
Subjects
STINKBUGS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, CYTOCHROME oxidase, GENETIC variation, and HEMIPTERA
Abstract
The arrival, establishment and pest status of Halyomorpha halys in Europe and non-native countries in Asia have been well-documented, with thorough characterisation of the genetic diversity and occurrence of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) haplotypes in Switzerland, France, Hungary, Italy and Greece. However, a number of gaps exist in terms of the characterisation of the haplotype diversity and occurrence of H. halys along the invasion front that covers eastern Europe, western and central Asia. To contribute towards filling this gap, the COI haplotype diversity and distribution were investigated for H. halys collected in Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. A total of 646 specimens were analysed and five haplotypes were found (H1, H3, H8, H33 and H80). Haplotype H1 was present in all five countries investigated and was the only haplotype detected amongst > 500 specimens collected from Ukraine, Russia and Georgia. H1 (82%) was the dominant haplotype found in Kazakhstan, alongside H3 (18%). In contrast to the low or no diversity observed in these four countries, Serbia had higher haplotype diversity and was represented by five haplotypes. Although H3 was dominant (47%) in Serbia, H1 was also prevalent (40%); the remaining haplotypes (H8, H33 and H80) were minor contributors (1-11%) to the haplotype composition. The results are discussed in context with other known populations in neighbouring countries and patterns of haplotype diversity indicate the movement of successful invasive populations in Europe to generate secondary invasions along the eastern front of the invasion in Eurasia. Possible scenarios regarding the spread of particular haplotypes in these regions are discussed, along with suggestions for future research to fill existing gaps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

8. Parasitism and Predation on Sentinel Egg Masses of Three Stink Bug Species (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Native and Exotic Ornamental Landscapes [2021]

  • Cornelius, Mary L., Vinyard, Bryan T., Weber, Donald C., and Greenstone, Matthew H.
  • Journal of Economic Entomology. April, 2021, Vol. 114 Issue 2, p590, 7 p.

9. Observations of parasitoid behaviour in both no‐choice and choice tests are consistent with proposed ecological host range. [2021]

  • Withers, Toni M., Allen, Geoff R., Todoroki, Christine L., Pugh, Andrew R., and Gresham, Belinda A.
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata; Jan2021, Vol. 169 Issue 1, p97-110, 14p
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL weed control, BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, CHRYSOMELIDAE, BEETLES, HYMENOPTERA, and EUCALYPTUS
Abstract
The solitary larval endoparasitoid Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a proposed biocontrol agent of Paropsis charybdis Stål (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae), a pest of eucalypts in New Zealand. Eadya daenerys oviposition behaviour was examined in two assay types during host range testing, with the aim of improving ecological host range prediction. No‐choice sequential and two‐choice behavioural observations were undertaken against nine closely related species of New Zealand non‐target beetle larvae, including a native beetle, introduced weed biocontrol agents, and invasive paropsine beetles. No behavioural measure was significantly different between no‐choice and two‐choice tests. In sequential no‐choice assays the order of first presentation (target–non‐target) had no significant effect on the median number of attacks or the attack rate while on the plant. Beetle species was the most important factor. Parasitoids expressed significantly lower on‐plant attack rates against non‐targets compared to target P. charybdis larvae. The median number of attacks was always higher towards target larvae than towards non‐target larvae, except for the phylogenetically closest related non‐target Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Most non‐target larvae were disregarded upon contact, which suggests that the infrequent attack behaviour observed by two individual E. daenerys against Allocharis nr. tarsalis larvae in two‐choice tests and the frass of Chrysolina abchasica (Weise) was probably abnormal host selection behaviour. Results indicate that E. daenerys is unlikely to attack non‐target species apart from Eucalyptus‐feeding invasive paropsines (Chrysomelinae). Non‐lethal negative impacts upon less preferred non‐target larvae are possible if E. daenerys does attack them in the field; however, this is likely to be rare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

10. Disease characteristics of MCT8 deficiency: an international, retrospective, multicentre cohort study [2020]

  • Groeneweg, Stefan, van Geest, Ferdy S, Abaci, Ayhan, Alcantud, Alberto, Ambegaonkar, Gautam P, Armour, Christine M, Bakhtiani, Priyanka, Barca, Diana, Bertini, Enrico S, van Beynum, Ingrid M, Brunetti-Pierri, Nicola, Bugiani, Marianna, Cappa, Marco, Cappuccio, Gerarda, Castellotti, Barbara, Castiglioni, Claudia, Chatterjee, Krishna, de Coo, Irenaeus F M, Coutant, Régis, Craiu, Dana, Crock, Patricia, DeGoede, Christian, Demir, Korcan, Dica, Alice, Dimitri, Paul, Dolcetta-Capuzzo, Anna, Dremmen, Marjolein H G, Dubey, Rachana, Enderli, Anina, Fairchild, Jan, Gallichan, Jonathan, George, Belinda, Gevers, Evelien F, Hackenberg, Annette, Halász, Zita, Heinrich, Bianka, Huynh, Tony, Klosowska, Anna, van der Knaap, Marjo S, van der Knoop, Marieke M, Konrad, Daniel, Koolen, David A, Krude, Heiko, Lawson-Yuen, Amy, Lebl, Jan, Linder-Lucht, Michaela, Lorea, Cláudia F, Lourenço, Charles M, Lunsing, Roelineke J, Lyons, Greta, Malikova, Jana, Mancilla, Edna E, McGowan, Anne, Mericq, Veronica, Lora, Felipe M, Moran, Carla, Müller, Katalin E, Oliver-Petit, Isabelle, Paone, Laura, Paul, Praveen G, Polak, Michel, Porta, Francesco, Poswar, Fabiano O, Reinauer, Christina, Rozenkova, Klara, Menevse, Tuba S, Simm, Peter, Simon, Anna, Singh, Yogen, Spada, Marco, van der Spek, Jet, Stals, Milou A M, Stoupa, Athanasia, Subramanian, Gopinath M, Tonduti, Davide, Turan, Serap, den Uil, Corstiaan A, Vanderniet, Joel, van der Walt, Adri, Wémeau, Jean-Louis, Wierzba, Jolante, de Wit, Marie-Claire Y, Wolf, Nicole I, Wurm, Michael, Zibordi, Federica, Zung, Amnon, Zwaveling-Soonawala, Nitash, and Visser, W Edward
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. July, 2020, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p594.

11. INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF SESAME LEAF AND STEM EXTRACTS ON Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae). [2020]

  • Negbenebor, H. E., Abdullahi, R. I., Nura, S., and Sharif, U.
  • Bayero Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences; Jun2020, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p145-151, 7p
Subjects
SESAME, BOTANICAL insecticides, INSECTICIDES, CARDIAC glycosides, INSECT mortality, HEMIPTERA, and EXTRACTS
Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate the insecticidal potency of leaf and stem ethanolic extracts of white sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) on the pod-sucking bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal.) under laboratory conditions. Four different concentrations of the extracts (5.00, 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00 mg/l) of ethanolic extracts were prepared from the leaf and stem parts of the Sesame plant. Water and Cypermethrin were used as negative and positive controls. Fresh cowpea pods were treated with the various concentrations of the stem and leaf ethanolic extracts and the pod-sucking bugs were introduced into the jars containing the pods. The result obtained revealed significant differences (P≤0.05) in the effect of various concentrations in inducing mortality of the insects at different instars. The extracts were more effective in the first (1st) instars against the pod-sucking bugs. The activity is concentration dependent as it increases with increase in concentration of the extract. However, leaf ethanolic extract proved to be more effective. More so, the percentages of pods infested by the bugs were found to be lower among the 20.00 mg/l treated pods in both stem and leaf ethanolic extracts. The phytochemical result indicated the presence of certain phytochemicals such as alkaloids, carbohydrates, cardiac glycosides, diterpenoids, flavonoids, proteins, saponins, steroids, tannins and triterpenoids that were proved to be vital in the insecticidal activity of the extracts. Thus, the stem and leaf ethanolic extracts of sesame are effective botanical insecticides against C. tomentosicollis especially at 20.00 mg/l of the leaf extract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

12. Behavioral response of Nilaparvata lugens (Stal), Cyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter and Paederus fuscipes Curtis to three synthetic volatile chemical compounds [2020]

  • Khan, Muhammad Musa, Huang, Qing, Wagan, Tufail Ahmed, Hua, Hongxia, Cai, Wanlun, and Zhao, Jing
  • Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. June, 2020, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p269.

13. Season-Long Monitoring of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Throughout the United States Using Commercially Available Traps and Lures [2020]

  • Acebes-Doria, Angelita L., Agnello, Arthur M., Alston, Diane G., Andrews, Heather, Beers, Elizabeth H., Bergh, J. Christopher, Bessin, Ric, Blaauw, Brett R., Buntin, G. David, Burkness, Eric C., Chen, Shi, Cottrell, Ted E., Daane, Kent M., Fann, Lauren E., Fleischer, Shelby J., Guedot, Christelle, Gut, Larry J., Hamilton, George C., Hilton, Richard, Hoelmer, Kim A., Hutchison, William D., Jentsch, Peter, Krawczyk, Greg, Kuhar, Thomas P., Lee, Jana C., Milnes, Joshua M., Nielsen, Anne L., Patel, Dilani K., Short, Brent D., Sial, Ashfaq A., Spears, Lori R., Tatman, Kathy, Toews, Michael D., Walgenbach, James D., Welty, Celeste, Wiman, Nik G., van Zoeren, Janet, and Leskey, Tracy C.
  • Journal of Economic Entomology. February, 2020, Vol. 113 Issue 1, p159, 13 p.

14. Effects of Aggregation Lure and Tree Species on Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Seasonal Oviposition. [2020]

  • Formella, Adam, Dorman, Seth J, Taylor, Sally V, and Kuhar, Thomas P
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Feb2020, Vol. 113 Issue 1, p203-210, 8p
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, STINKBUGS, HEMIPTERA, ORNAMENTAL trees, and FARM produce
Abstract
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is a polyphagous pest that feeds on a wide variety of agricultural commodities including tree fruits, berries, vegetables, field crops, and ornamental trees and shrubs. Accurate knowledge of where H. halys lays eggs is critical to optimize the potential release of Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead), a scelionid egg parasitoid native to the same host region as H. halys. Ideally, parasitoids should be released in and around areas with high host density. In southwestern Virginia in 2017 and 2018, we searched trees for egg masses in an urban environment and nonmanaged wooded border environment. We also evaluated the effects of a commercial aggregation lure on the number of eggs being deposited. This aggregation lure, when combined with methyl (E , E , Z)-2,4,6-decatrienoate (MDT), has been shown to attract both adult and nymph H. halys and its effects on egg laying were not known. Results of this study showed no difference between the number of eggs laid on trees with and without lures. Catalpa trees, Catalpa bignonioides Walter, had the most egg masses throughout the course of the study; however, the redbud, Cercis canadensis L., had similar numbers in the late July and August. There was an overall trend with more eggs masses found on trees with fruiting structures present. This information can provide insight on where and when to make augmentative releases of egg parasitoids for H. halys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

15. Pest kill rate as aggregate evaluation criterion to rank biological control agents: a case study with Neotropical predators of Tuta absoluta on tomato. [2019]

  • van Lenteren, J.C., Bueno, V.H.P., Burgio, G., Lanzoni, A., Montes, F.C., Silva, D.B., de Jong, P.W., and Hemerik, L.
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research. Dec2019, Vol. 109 Issue 6, p812-820. 9p.
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, BIOLOGICAL pest control, PEST control, PESTS, TOMATOES, and SPECIES pools
Abstract
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), a key pest of tomato, is quickly spreading over the world and biological control is considered as one of the control options. Worldwide more than 160 species of natural enemies are associated with this pest, and an important challenge is to quickly find an effective biocontrol agent from this pool of candidate species. Evaluation criteria for control agents are presented, with the advantages they offer for separating potentially useful natural enemies from less promising ones. Next, an aggregate parameter for ranking agents is proposed: the pest kill rate k m. We explain why the predator's intrinsic rate of increase cannot be used for comparing the control potential of predators or parasitoids, while k m can be used to compare both types of natural enemies. As an example, kill rates for males, females and both sexes combined of three Neotropical mirid species (Campyloneuropsis infumatus (Carvalho), Engytatus varians (Distant) and Macrolophus basicornis (Stål)) were determined, taking all life-history data (developmental times, survival rates, total nymphal and adult predation, sex ratios and adult lifespan) into account. Based on the value for the intrinsic rate of increase (r m) for T. absoluta and for the kill rate k m of the predators, we predict that all three predators are potentially able to control the pest, because their k m values are all higher than the r m of the pest. Using only k m values, we conclude that E. varians is the best candidate for control of T. absoluta on tomato, with C. infumatus ranking second and M. basicornis last. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

16. Community Composition, Abundance, and Phenology of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Soybean in the North Central Region of the United States [2019]

  • Pezzini, Daniela T., DiFonzo, Christina D., Finke, Deborah L., Hunt, Thomas E., Knodel, Janet J., Krupke, Christian H., McCornack, Brian, Michel, Andrew P., Philips, Christopher R., Varenhorst, Adam J., Wright, Robert J., and Koch, Robert L.
  • Journal of Economic Entomology. August, 2019, Vol. 112 Issue 4, p1722, 10 p.

17. Potential of Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) as a Host Plant for Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [2019]

  • Tillman, P. Glynn, Cottrell, Ted E., and Buntin, G. David
  • Florida Entomologist. Apr2019, Vol. 102 Issue 1, p222-226. 5p.
Subjects
MELIACEAE, HOST plants, HEMIPTERA, STINKBUGS, and INSECT antifeedants
Abstract
Currently, the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is considered an agricultural and nuisance pest in Georgia. The invasive chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae), commonly grows in dense thickets along roadsides, and in woodlands adjacent to agricultural crops across the southeastern USA. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the potential of M. azedarach to serve as a host plant of H. halys by examining mortality and feeding of first and second instars on M. azedarach leaves vs. carrot (i.e., a control diet), and documenting presence of H. halys on M. azedarach in woodlands at 2 locations in Georgia where this stink bug has become established. Over all sampling dates and locations, the number of H. halys in chinaberry was very low (0.1 per tree), and only 3 late instars and 1 adult were observed feeding on M. azedarach at 1 field site late in the season. Percentage feeding by second instars of H. halys was lower for individuals given M. azedarach leaves vs. those provided with carrot, most likely indicating that compounds in M. azedarach have an antifeeding effect. In fact, mortality for second instars on M. azedarach leaves was very high, and thus we conclude that M. azedarach is an unsuitable host plant for H. halys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

18. New record of Trissolcus solocis (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitising Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the United States of America. [2019]

  • Balusu, Rammohan R., Cottrell, Ted E., Talamas, Elijah J., Toews, Michael D., Blaauw, Brett R., Sial, Ashfaq A., Buntin, David G., Vinson, Edgar L., Fadamiro, Henry Y., and Tillman, Glynn P.
  • Biodiversity Data Journal; 2019, p1-6, 6p
Subjects
TRISSOLCUS, BROWN marmorated stink bug, PARASITOIDS, SCELIONIDAE, and WASPS
Abstract
Background A parasitoid wasp, Trissolcus solocis Johnson, was recorded parasitising eggs of the invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in the United States. This is the first record of this species parasitising eggs of H. halys. New information First record of Trissolcus solocis parasitising Halyomorpha halys eggs in the United States and first record of T. solocis in Alabama. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

19. Outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis treated with compassionate use pacritinib: a sponsor-independent international study [2018]

  • Mascarenhas, J., Virtgaym, E., Stal, M., Blacklock, H., Gerds, A. T., Mesa, R., and Ganly, P.
  • Annals of Hematology. August, 2018, Vol. 97 Issue 8, p1369, 6 p.

20. Pembrolizumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma previously treated with sorafenib (KEYNOTE-224): a non-randomised, open-label phase 2 trial [2018]

  • Zhu, Andrew X, Finn, Richard S, Edeline, Julien, Cattan, Stephane, Ogasawara, Sadahisa, Palmer, Daniel, Verslype, Chris, Zagonel, Vittorina, Fartoux, Laetitia, Vogel, Arndt, Sarker, Debashis, Verset, Gontran, Chan, Stephen L, Knox, Jennifer, Daniele, Bruno, Webber, Andrea L, Ebbinghaus, Scot W, Ma, Junshui, Siegel, Abby B, Cheng, Ann-Lii, Kudo, Masatoshi, Alistar, Angela, Asselah, Jamil, Blanc, Jean-Frederic, Borbath, Ivan, Cannon, Timothy, Chung, Ki, Cohn, Allen, Cosgrove, David P, Damjanov, Nevena, Gupta, Mukul, Karino, Yoshivasu, Karwal, Mark, Kaubisch, Andreas, Kelley, Robin, Van Laethem, Jena-Luc, Larson, Timothy, Lee, James, Li, Daneng, Manhas, Atisha, Manji, Gulam Abbas, Numata, Kazushi, Parsons, Benjamin, Paulson, Andrew S., Pinto, Carmine, Ramirez, Robert, Ratnam, Suresh, Rizell, Magnus, Rosmorduc, Olivier, Sada, Yvonne, Sasaki, Yutaka, Stal, Per I, Strasser, Simone, Trojan, Joerg, Vaccaro, Gina, Van Vlierberghe, Hans, Weiss, Alan, Weiss, Karl-Heinz, and Yamashita, Tatsuya
  • Lancet Oncology. July, 2018, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p940.

21. INSECTOS PERJUDICIALES Y BENÉFICOS EN CULTIVO DE CÁRTAMO EN LA REGIÓN PAMPEANA SEMIÁRIDA. [2018]

  • Florencia, Fritz, Ramonda, Fernando, and Baudino, Estela M.
  • Semiárida. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía UNLPam. 2018, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p35-44. 10p.
Abstract
The work's aims were to identify both harmful and helpful insect species for safflower crop and to study their distribution along time in relation to plant phenological state. The insect species identified as harmful were: Uroleucon jaceae L., Capitophorus elaeagni, Frankliniella occidentalis P., Dichelops furcatus (F.), Athaumasthus haematicus (Stál), Nezara viridula (L.), Nysius simulans Stál, Edessa meditabunda (F.), Piezodorus guildinii (W.), Helicoverpa zea B., Epicauta adspersa K., Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), Chauliognathus scriptus (Germ.), Pantomorus auripes H. and Rachiplusia nu (G.). Regarding aphids, their highest density was observed at the beginning of November, when crop was in the state of branching, with invasion mainly of the upper third of plants: leaves, young shoots and flower heads. Among all harmful true bugs found in the crop, red bug - Athaumastus haematicus (Stál)- comprised the highest proportion and was detected before aphids attacks, when stem elongation of plants was just beginning. As for beneficial species, the six insects detected in sufflower crop were Hippodamia convergens G., Eriopis connexa G., Harmonia axyridis (P.), Nabis sp., Ophion sp. and Apis melifera L., besides various spider species. The coccinellids- Hippodamia convergens; Eriopis connexa and Harmonia axydiris performed as the main natural control agents at crop. KE [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

22. Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation [2018]

  • Thomson, Scott A., Pyle, Richard L., Ahyong, Shane T., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel, Ammirati, Joe, Araya, Juan Francisco, Ascher, John S., Audisio, Tracy Lynn, Azevedo-Santos, Valter M., Bailly, Nicolas, Baker, William J., Balke, Michael, Barclay, Maxwell V. L., Barrett, Russell L., Benine, Ricardo C., Bickerstaff, James R. M., Bouchard, Patrice, Bour, Roger, Bourgoin, Thierry, Boyko, Christopher B., Breure, Abraham S. H., Brothers, Denis J., Byng, James W., Campbell, David, Ceriaco, Luis M. P., Cernak, Istvan, Cerretti, Pierfilippo, Chang, Chih-Han, Cho, Soowon, Copus, Joshua M., Costello, Mark J., Cseh, Andras, Csuzdi, Csaba, Culham, Alastair, D'Elia, Guillermo, d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cedric, Daneliya, Mikhail E., Dekker, Rene, Dickinson, Edward C., Dickinson, Timothy A., van Dijk, Peter Paul, Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B., Dima, Balint, Dmitriev, Dmitry A., Duistermaat, Leni, Dumbacher, John P., Eiserhardt, Wolf L., Ekrem, Torbjorn, Evenhuis, Neal L., Faille, Arnaud, Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Fiesler, Emile, Fishbein, Mark, Fordham, Barry G., Freitas, Andre V. L., Friol, Natalia R., Fritz, Uwe, Froslev, Tobias, Funk, Vicki A., Gaimari, Stephen D., Garbino, Guilherme S. T., Garraffoni, Andre R. S., Geml, Jozsef, Gill, Anthony C., Gray, Alan, Grazziotin, Felipe G., Greenslade, Penelope, Gutierrez, Eliecer E., Harvey, Mark S., Hazevoet, Cornelis J., He, Kai, He, Xiaolan, Helfer, Stephan, Helgen, Kristofer M., van Heteren, Anneke H., Hita Garcia, Francisco, Holstein, Norbert, Horvath, Margit K., Hovenkamp, Peter H., Hwang, Wei Song, Hyvonen, Jaakko, Islam, Melissa B., Iverson, John B., Ivie, Michael A., Jaafar, Zeehan, Jackson, Morgan D., Jayat, J. Pablo, Johnson, Norman F., Kaiser, Hinrich, Klitgard, Bente B., Knapp, Daniel G., Kojima, Jun-ichi, Koljalg, Urmas, Kontschan, Jeno, Krell, Frank-Thorsten, Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard, Kullander, Sven, Latella, Leonardo, Lattke, John E., Lencioni, Valeria, Lewis, Gwilym P., Lhano, Marcos G., Lujan, Nathan K., Luksenburg, Jolanda A., Mariaux, Jean, Marinho-Filho, Jader, Marshall, Christopher J., Mate, Jason F., McDonough, Molly M., Michel, Ellinor, Miranda, Vitor F. O., Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, Molinari, Jesus, Monks, Scott, Moore, Abigail J., Moratelli, Ricardo, Muranyi, David, Nakano, Takafumi, Nikolaeva, Svetlana, Noyes, John, Ohl, Michael, Oleas, Nora H., Orrell, Thomas, Pall-Gergely, Barna, Pape, Thomas, Papp, Viktor, Parenti, Lynne R., Patterson, David, Pavlinov, Igor Ya., Pine, Ronald H., Poczai, Peter, Prado, Jefferson, Prathapan, Divakaran, Rabeler, Richard K., Randall, John E., Rheindt, Frank E., Rhodin, Anders G. J., Rodriguez, Sara M., Rogers, D. Christopher, Roque, Fabio de O., Rowe, Kevin C., Ruedas, Luis A., Salazar-Bravo, Jorge, Salvador, Rodrigo B., Sangster, George, Sarmiento, Carlos E., Schigel, Dmitry S., Schmidt, Stefan, Schueler, Frederick W., Segers, Hendrik, Snow, Neil, Souza-Dias, Pedro G. B., Stals, Riaan, Stenroos, Soili, Stone, R. Douglas, Sturm, Charles F., Stys, Pavel, Teta, Pablo, Thomas, Daniel C., Timm, Robert M., Tindall, Brian J., Todd, Jonathan A., Triebel, Dagmar, Valdecasas, Antonio G., Vizzini, Alfredo, Vorontsova, Maria S., de Vos, Jurriaan M., Wagner, Philipp, Watling, Les, Weakley, Alan, Welter-Schultes, Francisco, Whitmore, Daniel, Wilding, Nicholas, Will, Kipling, Williams, Jason, Wilson, Karen, Winston, Judith E., Wuster, Wolfgang, Yanega, Douglas, Yeates, David K., Zaher, Hussam, Zhang, Guanyang, Zhang, Zhi-Qiang, and Zhou, Hong-Zhang
  • PLoS Biology. March 14, 2018, Vol. 16 Issue 3, pe2005075.

23. Population growth parameters of three Neotropical mirid predators (Hemiptera: Miridae) at five temperatures on tobacco with Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs as food. [2018]

  • BUENO, V. H. P., CALIXTO, A. M., MONTES, F. C., and VAN LENTEREN, J. C.
  • Israel Journal of Entomology. 2018, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p1-22. 22p.
Subjects
MIRIDAE, EGGS as food, PREDATORY animals, TEMPERATURE effect, and MEDITERRANEAN flour moth
Abstract
Three Neotropical predators Campyloneuropsis infumatus (Carvalho), Engytatus varians (Distant) and Macrolophus basicornis (Stål) (Hemiptera: Miridae) are considered in Brazil as potential biological control agents of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and other tomato pests. This study evaluated the effect of five constant temperatures (16, 20, 24, 28 and 32°C, all ±1°C) on the reproduction, population growth and longevity of these predatory mirids. Adults freshly emerged from nymphs reared at each temperature, were separated in couples and kept in 1.7 l glass pots with tobacco plant seedlings (Nicotiana tabacum L., cv. TNN) as oviposition substrate and ad libitum Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs as food. The shortest pre-oviposition and the longest oviposition periods were observed at 24°C and 28°C in all three mirid species. At 24°C all three species showed the highest daily and total fecundities. The population growth parameters represented by the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) and the finite rate of increase (λ) were highest at 24°C and 28°C, and the net reproductive rate (R0) was highest at 24°C for all three species. Longevities of both males and females were longest at 24°C and 28°C in all three mirids. The size of tibia and adult weight in the three species were greatest at 20°C and 28°C, respectively. Differences in values for all above variables were small and often statistically non-significant for the three mirid species at the same temperature. Also, not a single significant difference was found for any of the growth parameters at each of the temperatures, including rm. The results indicate that temperatures in the range from 24-28°C are best for reproduction and population growth of C. infumatus, E. varians and M. basicornis. The factitious prey E. kuehniella is an excellent food source and tobacco plants provide a good rearing substrate for these mirids. The obtained results may assist in developing a mass rearing method for C. infumatus, E. varians and M. basicornis, in determining optimal timing and frequency of mirid releases in the crop, and in determining whether they are active at the temperature spectrum observed during tomato production in the field or greenhouse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

24. Biogeography and diversification of Holarctic water striders: Cenozoic temperature variation, habitat shifting and multiple intercontinental dispersals. [2018]

  • YE, Z. H. E. N., ZHEN, Y. A. H. U. I., DAMGAARD, J. A. K. O. B., CHEN, P. I. N. G. P. I. N. G., ZHU, L. I. N., ZHENG, C. H. E. N. G. U. A. N. G., and BU, W. E. N. J. U. N.
  • Systematic Entomology. Jan2018, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p19-30. 12p.
Subjects
BIODIVERSITY, VERTEBRATES, HABITATS, GLACIATION, and PLIOCENE Epoch
Abstract
It is now rare to find a semi-aquatic organism group with which to vigorously test whether their diversification model and distribution pattern are closely related to the Cenozoic temperature variation. This hypothesis is explored for water striders of the genera Aquarius Schellenberg, Gerris Fabricius and Limnoporus Stål, which comprise a monophyletic clade with primarily Holarctic distribution. We sample almost 90% of the currently recognized Aquarius, Gerris and Limnoporus species. Five DNA fragments from 62 species are used to reconstruct a phylogram. Divergence time is estimated using Bayesian relaxed-clock method and three fossil calibrations. We investigate diversification dynamics, biogeography and ancestral state reconstruction by using maximum-likelihood, Bayesian and parsimony approaches. Our results showed that the crown of the three genera originated and underwent an initial diversification in Asia at 72 Ma (HPD: 59-86 Ma) in the Late Cretaceous, subsequently expanding into other regions via dispersal. The Bering Land Bridge was the major migration route between Eurasia and North America but was interrupted before the early Oligocene (34 Ma). Ancestors most likely used lentic habitats, and a minimum of two independent shifts to lotic habitats occurred in the initial diversification. Cenozoic temperature variation regulated the evolutionary history of Holarctic water striders of the genera Aquarius, Gerris and Limnoporus. Temperature warming during Stage I (52-66 Ma) was associated with the disappearance of shallow lentic habitats; this phenomenon forced certain lentic lineages to colonize new lotic habitats and promoted the diversification of lineages. Temperature cooling during Stage II (after 34 Ma) was associated with the fragmentation of water habitats of the 'mixed-mesophytic' belt, resulting in the extinction of historical taxa and influencing close lineages that shaped the present disjunct Eurasian-North American distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

25. A Synoptic Catalogue of Vacillated Nomenclature Usages in the Literature of Family-Group Names Gyponinae Stål and Scarinae Amyot & Serville, Genera Gypona Germar and Scaris Le Peletier & Serville, Synonyms, and Use of Docalidia ferruginea (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) [2017]

  • Nielson, M. W. and Freytag, P. H.
  • Transactions of the American Entomological Society. Oct2017, Vol. 143 Issue 3, p533-555. 23p.
Subjects
ZOOLOGICAL nomenclature, LEAFHOPPERS, PARROTFISHES, BURSA fabricii, and ANNOTATIONS
Abstract
A synoptic, annotated catalogue is provided, documenting the long history of vacillated nomenclature usages between leafhopper family-group names Gyponidae Stål 1870c and Scaridae Amyot & Serville 1843a (nec Scaridae Rafinesque 1810b), between genus-group names Gypona Germar 1821a and Scaris Le Peletier & Serville 1828a (nec Scaris Chaudoir 1879), synonyms, and use of Docalidia ferruginea (Fabricius) in the literature for Iassus ferrugineus, beginning at the formation of each taxon and ending at the present. Authors' annotations, where applicable, follow each citation. A photograph of the lectotype of Iassus ferrugineus Fabricius (Coelidiinae) and a misidentified specimen (Gyponinae) by Germar are shown for comparative purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

26. Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Response to Pyramid Traps Baited with Attractive Light and Pheromonal Stimuli. [2017]

  • Rice, Kevin B., Cullum, John P., Wiman, Nik G., Hilton, Richard, and Leskey, Tracy C.
  • Florida Entomologist. Jun2017, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p449-453. 5p.
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, HEMIPTERA, INTRODUCED insects, INSECT pests, PHEROMONES, INSECT traps, INSECT population density, and ECONOMICS
Abstract
Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive insect that causes severe economic damage to multiple agricultural commodities. Several monitoring tools, including pheromone and light-baited black pyramid traps, have been developed to monitor H. halys. Here, we evaluated the attractiveness of these traps baited with only light, only pheromone, or the combination in comparison with unbaited traps throughout the growing season in regions with high and low H. halys population densities. In regions with high population densities in the Mid-Atlantic, all traps baited with pheromone or lights performed better than control traps. During mid-season, traps containing lights captured more H. halys adults, whereas pheromone-baited traps captured greater numbers during the late season. In low density regions in the Pacific Northwest, traps with lights or pheromone captured more H. halys adults than control traps. In addition, we evaluated the influence of competing light sources associated with anthropogenic structures. When light traps were deployed next to these additional light sources, H. halys captures in pyramid traps baited with light were not significantly reduced. Overall, our results indicate that both light and pheromone traps can be used to detect H. halys activity in low and high density populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

27. Prospects for charged Higgs searches at the LHC. [2017]

  • Arhrib, A., Hernandez-Sanchez, J., Mahmoudi, F., Santos, R., Akeroyd, A., Moretti, S., Yagyu, K., Yildirim, E., Khater, W., Krawczyk, M., Najjari, S., Sokołowska, D., Osland, P., Purmohammadi, M., Pruna, G., Sharma, P., Stål, O., Aoki, M., Basso, L., and Ginzburg, I.
  • European Physical Journal C -- Particles & Fields. May2017, Vol. 77 Issue 5, p1-33. 33p.
Subjects
HIGGS bosons, SCALAR field theory, SUPERSYMMETRY, STANDARD model (Nuclear physics), DARK matter, and MATHEMATICAL models
Abstract
The goal of this report is to summarize the current situation and discuss possible search strategies for charged scalars, in non-supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model at the LHC. Such scalars appear in Multi-Higgs-Doublet models, in particular in the popular Two-Higgs-Doublet model, allowing for charged and additional neutral Higgs bosons. These models have the attractive property that electroweak precision observables are automatically in agreement with the Standard Model at the tree level. For the most popular version of this framework, Model II, a discovery of a charged Higgs boson remains challenging, since the parameter space is becoming very constrained, and the QCD background is very high. We also briefly comment on models with dark matter which constrain the corresponding charged scalars that occur in these models. The stakes of a possible discovery of an extended scalar sector are very high, and these searches should be pursued in all conceivable channels, at the LHC and at future colliders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

28. A comprehensive overview of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing and diagnoses among different STI care providers: a cross-sectional study. [2017]

  • den Heijer, Casper D. J., Hoebe, Christian J. P. A., van Liere, Geneviève A. F. S., van Bergen, Jan E. A. M., Cals, Jochen W. L., Stals, Frans S., and Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M.
  • BMC Infectious Diseases. 4/20/2017, Vol. 17, p1-10. 10p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
NEISSERIA gonorrhoeae, SEXUALLY transmitted diseases, ANTIBIOTICS, CHLAMYDIA trachomatis, GYNECOLOGISTS, DIAGNOSIS, CHLAMYDIA infection diagnosis, GENITOURINARY disease diagnosis, GONORRHEA diagnosis, CLINICS, GENITOURINARY diseases, GONORRHEA, DISEASES in men, NEISSERIA, PHARYNGEAL diseases, PHYSICIANS, GENERAL practitioners, CROSS-sectional method, and RECTAL diseases
Abstract
Background: Gonorrhoea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), can cause reproductive morbidity, is increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics and is frequently asymptomatic, which shows the essential role of NG test practice. In this study we wanted to compare NG diagnostic testing procedures between different STI care providers serving a defined geographic Dutch region (280,000 inhabitants).Methods: Data on laboratory testing and diagnosis of urogenital and extragenital (i.e. anorectal and oropharyngeal) NG were retrieved from general practitioners (GPs), an STI clinic, and gynaecologists (2006-2010). Per provider, we assessed their contribution regarding the total number of tests performed and type of populations tested, the proportion of NG positives re-tested (3-12 months after treatment) and test-of-cure (TOC, within 3 months post treatment).Results: Overall, 17,702 NG tests (48.7% STI clinic, 38.2% GPs, 13.1% gynaecologists) were performed during 15,458 patient visits. From this total number of tests, 2257 (12.7%) were extragenital, of which 99.4% were performed by the STI clinic. Men were mostly tested at the STI clinic (71%) and women by their GP (43%). NG positivity per visit was 1.6%; GP 1.9% (n = 111), STI clinic 1.7% (n = 131) and gynaecology 0.2% (n = 5). NG positivity was associated with Chlamydia trachomatis positivity (OR: 2.06, 95% confidence interval: 1.46-2.92). Per anatomical location, the proportion of NG positives re-tested were: urogenital 20.3% (n = 36), anorectal 43.6% (n = 17) and oropharyngeal 57.1% (n = 20). NG positivity among re-tests was 16.9%. Proportions of NG positives with TOC by anatomical location were: urogenital 10.2% (n = 18), anorectal 17.9% (n = 7) and oropharyngeal 17.1% (n = 6).Conclusions: To achieve best practice in relation to NG testing, we recommend that: 1) GPs test at extragenital sites, especially men who have sex with men (MSM), 2) all care providers consider re-testing 3 to 12 months after NG diagnosis and 3) TOC is performed following oropharyngeal NG diagnosis in settings which provide services to higher-risk men and women (such as STI clinics). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

29. Mapping of QTLs conferring resistance in rice to brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. [2017]

  • Shabanimofrad, M., Rafii, M.Y., Ashkani, S., Hanafi, M.M., Adam, N.A., Harun, A.R., Latif, M.A., Miah, G., Sahebi, M., and Azizi, P.
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Jan2017, Vol. 162 Issue 1, p60-68. 9p.
Subjects
RICE diseases & pests, NILAPARVATA lugens, LOCUS (Genetics), GENETIC markers in plants, and RICE breeding
Abstract
Brown planthopper ( BPH), Nilaparvata lugens Stål ( Hemiptera: Delphacide), is a destructive insect pest of rice, Oryza sativa L. ( Poaceae), in rice-producing areas worldwide. Host plant resistance is a major aspect of managing this pest. In this study, a mapping population consisting of 150 F3 lines, derived from a cross of MR276 and Rathu Heenati, was used to detect and analyse quantitative trait loci ( QTLs) for the resistance to BPH. Composite Interval Mapping ( CIM) was used for QTL detection. In total 10 QTLs controlling BPH resistance were mapped on chromosomes 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 12. Four QTLs - qBph-1-1, qBph-3-1, qBph-6-1, and qBph-7-1 - were mapped on chromosomes 1, 3, 6, and 7 in the standard seedbox screening test, explaining 41% of the phenotypic variance. Two QTLs, qBph-6-1 and qBph-9-1, were detected on chromosomes 6 and 9 in the honeydew test, accounting for 32% of the total phenotypic variance. Moreover, four QTLs - qBph-3-1, qBph-6-1, qBph-10-1, and qBph-12-1 - were identified on chromosomes 3, 6, 10, and 12 expressing antixenosis to BPH and explaining 41% of the phenotypic variance. QTL qBph-3-1 was located in the chromosomal region between markers RM231 and RM3872 on chromosome 3, and QTL qBph-6-1 was located in the region between RM588 and RM204 on chromosome 6, indicating that these regions have a major effect in controlling the resistance to BPH in the population studied. The molecular markers linked to QTLs that are identified will be useful in the development of varieties resistant to BPH. Our study contributes to the development of genetic material for breeding programmes and marker-assisted selection ( MAS) in rice to improve BPH resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

30. Identification, Biology, Impacts, and Management of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) of Soybean and Corn in the Midwestern United States. [2017]

  • Koch, Robert L., Pezzini, Daniela T., Michel, Andrew P., and Hunt, Thomas E.
  • Journal of Integrated Pest Management; 2017, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p
Subjects
BROWN marmorated stink bug, PODISUS, and INSECT pest control
Abstract
Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) are an emerging threat to soybean and corn production in the midwestern United States. An invasive species, the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is spreading through the region. However, little is known about the complex of stink bug species associated with corn and soybean in the midwestern United States. In this region, particularly in the more northern states, stink bugs have historically caused only infrequent impacts to these crops. To prepare growers and agricultural professionals to contend with this new threat, we provide a review of stink bugs associated with soybean and corn in the midwestern United States. Descriptions and images of common stink bug species are provided as a diagnostic aid. The biologies and impacts of stink bugs to crops are discussed, with particular attention to differences among species. Based primarily on information from southern states, scouting, thresholds, and insecticide-based management of these pests are discussed. It is hoped that this review will provide stakeholders sufficient information for management of these pests, until more region-specific research can be performed on stink bugs in soybean and corn in the midwestern United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

31. Comparison of Two Sampling Methods for Assessing Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Numbers in Soybean Fields. [2016]

  • Aigner, B. L., Herbert, D. A., Dively, G. P., Venugopal, D., Whalen, J., Cissel, B., Kuhar, T. P., Brewster, C. C., Hogue, J. W., and Seymore, E.
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Dec2016, Vol. 109 Issue 6, p2586-2589, 4p
Subjects
SOYBEAN diseases & pests, BROWN marmorated stink bug, and STINKBUGS
Abstract
Sampling soybean fields for the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), can be challenging. Both adults and nymphs have a "startle response" and drop to the ground with even the slightest disturbance. This behavior could reduce the effectiveness of the traditional sweep net and ground cloth sampling methods. In 2013 and 2014, in Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland, we evaluated a visual plant inspection method that consisted of counting the number of brown marmorated stink bug nymphs and adults seen on soybean plants in a 2-min inspection period while walking carefully between two rows. After a 30-min interval, which allowed the stink bugs to reposition in the canopy, the area was resampled using 15 sweeps with a 38-cm-diameter sweep net. In total, 76 soybean fields and 2,042 paired comparisons were used to determine a strong linear relationship between sampling methods (y = 0.984x + 0.4359, R2 = 0.6934, where y = brown marmorated stink bugs/2-min visual count and x = brown marmorated stink bugs/15 sweeps). An average visual count of 5.4 brown marmorated stink bugs in 2 min was estimated as being equivalent to the current economic threshold of 5 stink bugs per 15 sweeps. Visual inspection appears to be an effective method for assessing brown marmorated stink bug populations in soybeans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

32. Studies on probing stimulants for the green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in the rice plant (Oryza sativa L.). [2016]

  • Zhi-Hui ZHAN, Akane MATSUO, and Chul-Sa KIM
  • Journal of Pesticide Science. 2016, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p163-166. 4p. 5 Black and White Photographs, 1 Graph.
Subjects
STIMULANTS, LEAFHOPPERS, RICE diseases & pests, BIOLOGICAL assay, and METHANOL
Abstract
A crude rice extract caused a higher probing response than did the control in the green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix nigropictus. Bioassay-guided separation led to the isolation of four active compounds, isoscoparin 2"-O-glucoside, isoscoparin 2"-O-(6"'-(E)-feruloyl)glucoside, isoscoparin 2"-O-(6"'-(E)-p-coumaroyl)glucoside, and isovitexin 2"-O-(6"'- (E)-feruloyl)glucoside from ODS 40% methanol in water faction. Each of the compounds, or any combination without one of the four compounds, caused weaker probing responses than the crude rice extract. The activity was recovered only when all the compounds were combined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

33. Who tests whom? A comprehensive overview of Chlamydia trachomatis test practices in a Dutch region among different STI care providers for urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal sites in young people: a cross-sectional study [2016]

  • den Heijer, Casper D J, van Liere, G A F S, Hoebe, C J P A, van Bergen, J E A M, Cals, J W L, Stals, F S, and Dukers-Muijrers, N H T M
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections. May, 2016, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p211, 7 p.

34. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology [2016]

  • Roy, Helen E., Brown, Peter M. J., Adriaens, Tim, Berkvens, Nick, Borges, Isabel, Clusella-Trullas, Susana, Comont, Richard F., Clercq, Patrick, Eschen, Rene, Estoup, Arnaud, Evans, Edward W., Facon, Benoit, Gardiner, Mary M., Gil, Artur, Grez, Audrey A., Guillemaud, Thomas, Haelewaters, Danny, Herz, Annette, Honek, Alois, Howe, Andy G., Hui, Cang, Hutchison, William D., Kenis, Marc, Koch, Robert L., Kulfan, Jan, Lawson Handley, Lori, Lombaert, Eric, Loomans, Antoon, Losey, John, Lukashuk, Alexander O., Maes, Dirk, Magro, Alexandra, Murray, Katie M., Martin, Gilles San, Martinkova, Zdenka, Minnaar, Ingrid A., Nedved, OldAich, Orlova-Bienkowskaja, Marina J., Osawa, Naoya, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ravn, Hans Peter, Rondoni, Gabriele, Rorke, Steph L., Ryndevich, Sergey K., Saethre, May-Guri, Sloggett, John J., Soares, Antonio Onofre, Stals, Riaan, Tinsley, Matthew C., Vandereycken, Axel, Wielink, Paul, Viglasova, Sandra, Zach, Peter, Zakharov, Ilya A., Zaviezo, Tania, and Zhao, Zihua
  • Biological Invasions. April, 2016, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p997, 48 p.

35. Potential of biological control agents against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): current knowledge in Argentina [2015]

  • Luna, Maria G., Pereyra, Patricia C., Coviella, Carlos E., Nieves, Eliana, Savino, Vivina, Gervassio, Nadia G. Salas, Luft, Erica, Virla, Eduardo, and Sanchez, Norma E.
  • Florida Entomologist. June, 2015, Vol. 98 Issue 2, p489.

36. Případ diferenciální diagnostiky pancytopenie. [2014]

  • Kadlčková, E., Rohoň, P., Navrátil, M., Křen, L., Zimová, I., Palíšek, J., Staníček, J., and Ryšavý, I.
  • Transfusiology & Haematology Today / Transfuze a Hematologie Dnes. 2014, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p59-66. 8p.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to report the differential diagnosis undertaken in a 47-year-old patient who was admitted for severe pancytopenia at the Department of Internal Medicine, Tomas Bata Regional Hospital in Zlín in August 2012. As the initial examinations regarding inflammation, tumours, infections and systemic diseases were negative, myelodysplastic syndrome was suspected. Trephine biopsy was performed, but myelodysplastic syndrome was not confirmed. The patient quickly became dependent on transfusions and suffered from recurrent infections. The differential diagnostic process was further complicated by the patient's repeated refusal to be hospitalized at the department of Internal Medicine. Repeated CT scans showed increasing splenomegaly and eventually multiple osteoplastic and mixed deposits in the pelvic bone appeared, pointing to a probable malignancy. The patient was referred for further investigation to the Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology and Oncology Clinic, University Hospital Brno-Bohunice. The indicated whole-body PET/CT found extensive deposits of viable tumour tissue in the chest wall. Histological samples were taken and corticosteroid treatment was started. However, this resulted in tumour lysis syndrome followed by kidney failure. The patient developed multiple organ failure with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and died on the day that the histological diagnosis of undifferentiated sarcoma was made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

37. Essential oils as spatial repellents for the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys ( Stål) ( Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [2014]

  • Zhang, Q.‐H., Schneidmiller, R. G., Hoover, D. R., Zhou, G., Margaryan, A., and Bryant, P.
  • Journal of Applied Entomology. Aug2014, Vol. 138 Issue 7, p490-499. 10p.
Subjects
ESSENTIAL oils, REPELLENTS, STINKBUGS, HEMIPTERA, LEMONGRASS oil, SPEARMINT oil, and METHYL benzoate
Abstract
The brown marmorated stink bug ( BMSB), Halyomorpha halys ( Stål), native to Northeastern Asia, is a serious invasive pest in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Germany and France. Several common essential oils and their compositions were tested against BMSBs as potential repellents. All the tested individual essential oils and a ternary oil blend showed significant repellency to both BMSB nymphs and adults. Clove oil, lemongrass oil, spearmint oil, ylang-ylang oil, and the ternary oil mixture (clove, lemongrass and spearmint) almost completely blocked attraction of BMSBs to the stink bug attractant-baited traps; whereas wintergreen oil, geranium oil, pennyroyal oil and rosemary oil resulted in 60-85% trap catch reductions. Over 20 BMSB antennally active compounds were identified from SPME headspace samples of the eight repellent essential oils using GC- EAD and GC- MS techniques. Among the synthetic EAD-active compounds tested in the field, eugenol, l-carvone, p/l-menthone, pulegone, methyl salicylate, trans/ cis-citral, methyl benzoate and β-caryophyllene significantly reduced trap catches of BMSBs by 72-99%; these compounds are likely responsible for the repellency of their corresponding essential oils. Surprisingly, a synthetic mixture of the predacious spined soldier bug ( SSB) [ Podisus maculiventris (Say)] aggregation pheromone ( trans-2-hexenal, α-terpineol and benzyl alcohol) also showed a significant inhibition of BMSB response to its attractants. These repellent essential oils and their active compounds, as well as the synthetic SSB pheromone, are potentially useful as part of an efficient, environmentally sound semiochemical-based IPM programme to combat this serious invasive stink bug. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

38. A Modular Approach to Introduce Function into Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles. [2014]

  • Huerta, Elisa, van Genabeek, Bas, Stals, Patrick J. M., Meijer, E. W., and Palmans, Anja R. A.
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications; Aug2014, Vol. 35 Issue 15, p1320-1325, 6p
Subjects
ORGANOCATALYSIS, AMPHIPHILES, NAPHTHALIMIDES, STEREOSELECTIVE reactions, ALDOL condensation, and CYCLOHEXANONES
Abstract
Here, a modular approach is reported to introduce a specific function into single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs). Hereto, an amphiphilic polymer with pendant benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) units is mixed with a 'free' BTA that contains a functional group, either a fluorescent naphthalimide or a catalytically active l-proline. Taking advantage of hydrophobic interactions and self-recognition properties of the BTA units, the 'free' BTAs are captured into the interior of the SCPN in water as evidenced by fluorescence studies. To illustrate that function can be readily introduced using a modular approach, l-proline-based BTAs are incorporated to procure a catalytically active SCPN in water. The aldol reaction between p-nitrobenzaldehyde and cyclohexanone shows good conversions at low catalyst loadings and substrate concentrations, and high stereoselectivities are obtained ( de = 91% and ee = 98%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

39. VAV3 mediates resistance to breast cancer endocrine therapy [2014]

  • Aguilar, Helena, Urruticoechea, Ander, Halonen, Pasi, Kiyotani, Kazuma, Mushiroda, Taisei, Barril, Xavier, Serra-Musach, Jordi, Islam, Abul, Caizzi, Livia, Di Croce, Luciano, Nevedomskaya, Ekaterina, Zwart, Wilbert, Bostner, Josefine, Karlsson, Elin, Pnrez Tenorio, Gizeh, Fornander, Tommy, Sgroi, Dennis C, Garcia-Mata, Rafael, Jansen, Maurice PHM, Garcia, Nadia, Bonifaci, Nuria, Climent, Fina, Soler, Maria Teresa, Rodriguez-Vida, Alejo, Gil, Miguel, Brunet, Joan, Martrat, Griselda, Gomez-Baldo, Laia, Extremera, Ana I, Figueras, Agnes, Balart, Josep, Clarke, Robert, Burnstein, Kerry L, Carlson, Kathryn E, Katzenellenbogen, John A, Vizoso, Miguel, Esteller, Manel, Villanueva, Alberto, Rodriguez-Peea, Ana B, Bustelo, Xosn R, Nakamura, Yusuke, Zembutsu, Hitoshi, Stal, Olle, Beijersbergen, Roderick L, and Pujana, Miguel Angel
  • Breast Cancer Research. May 28, 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 3

40. Rapport du groupe de travail sur l'identification des animaux de la Federation Europeenne des Associations en Sciences des Animaux de Laboratoire (FELASA) [2014]

  • Dahlborn, K., Bugnon, P., Nevalainen, T., Raspa, M., Verbost, P., and Spangenberg, E.
  • STAL. March 2014, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p29, 13 p.

41. Maligní nádory vzniklé po úspěšné léčbě akutní myeloidní leukemie u dospělých nemocných: dlouhodobé zkušenosti jednoho pracoviště. [2013]

  • Szotkowski, T., Šustková, Z., Vrbková, J., Hubáček, J., Raida, L., Rohoň, P., Kuba, A., Szotkowská, R., Pikalová, Z., Sičová, K., Jarošová, M., Faber, E., Papajík, T., and Indrák, K.
  • Transfusiology & Haematology Today / Transfuze a Hematologie Dnes. 2013, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p210-214. 5p.
Abstract
Introduction. Current curative treatment of acute myeloid leukemia is based on intensive chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with a significant risk of severe adverse effects, including leukemogenic and cancerogenic ones. Objectives. The study is aimed at assessing of incidence and types of malignant tumours in successfully treated acute myeloid leukemia patients. Methods. A retrospective analysis consists of 256 patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the Department of Hemato-Oncology in Olomouc in 1996-2008 who were treated with intensive chemotherapy and achieved complete remission of the disease. Results. Second malignancy occurred in 11 individuals (4.3%) after successful treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Observed age-standardized incidence of these tumours, 8.29/1,000 person-years, 95% Cl = (2.99; 13.58), was not significantly different from the incidence in population. Five patients died of the second malignancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

42. 719 OBSERVATIONS OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) MANAGEMENT PATTERNS FROM THE GLOBAL HCC BRIDGE STUDY: SECOND INTERIM ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN (EU) COHORT [2012]

  • Izzo, F., Colombo, M., Leroy, V., Blanc, J.-F., Johnson, P., Fenwick, S., Stal, P., Assenat, E., Matilla, A., Pascual Bartolome, S., Bourcier, V., Degos, F., Huang, B., Wagner, S., and Orsini, L.
  • Journal of Hepatology. Apr2012 Supplement, Vol. 56 Issue s2, pS284-S284. 1p.

43. Exitianus obscurinervis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a New Experimental Vector of Spiroplasma kunkelii. [2011]

  • Carloni, E., Virla, E., Paradell, S., Carpane, P., Nome, C., Laguna, I., and Pecci, M. P. GimÉNez
  • Journal of Economic Entomology; Dec2011, Vol. 104 Issue 6, p1793-1799, 7p
Subjects
EXITIANUS, CORN diseases, LEAFHOPPERS, and INSECTS
Abstract
"Corn stunt" caused by the mollicute Spiroplasma kunkelii (Whitcomb) is potentially one of the most severe diseases affecting the corn (Zea mays L.) crop in the Americas, and the leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott) is considered its most important vector. However, other insects seen quite frequently in corn crops might well be its vectors in Argentina. To identify any leafhoppers species other than D. maidis that can transmit S. kunkelii, transmission assays were conducted, using individuals of Exitianus obscurinervis (Stål) collected in field and reared under controlled conditions. S. kunkelii was transmitted to corn plants by E. obscurirwrvis. The pathogen was transmitted to seven of the 11 plants, which showed characteristic corn stunt symptoms, and the presence of the pathogen was confirmed by DAS-ELISA. The presence of S. kunkelii in the E. obscurinervis individuals used in transmission experiments was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopy. The current study shows the existence of a new experimental vector of S. kunkelii, the leafhopper E. obscurinervis, which acquired spiroplasmas from infected plants and inoculated it to healthy plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

44. Môrewind oor die Karasberge: 'n Kultuurhistoriese Verkenning van die Karasstreek van die Laat Negentiende Eeu. [2011]

  • Groenewald, Gerald
  • Historia; Nov2011, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p203-206, 4p
Subjects
NAMIBIAN history and NONFICTION
Abstract
The article presents a book review of "Môrewind oor die Karasberge: ’n Kultuurhistoriese Verkenning van die Karasstreek van die Laat Negentiende Eeu," by E. L. P. Stals.

45. MORFOMETRÍA GEOMÉTRICA Y FILOGENIA EN RHODNIINI (HEMIPTERA, REDUVIIDAE) DE VENEZUELA. [2011]

  • SOTO-VIVAS, Ana, LIRIA, Jonathan, and DE LUNA, EfraÍn
  • Acta Zoológica Mexicana. 2011, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p87-102. 16p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
RHODNIUS, CONENOSES, CLASSIFICATION of insects, and SPECIES diversity
Abstract
Tribe Rhodniini includes Rhodnius Stål and Psammolestes Bergroth. Enzymatic and molecular evidence suggest the tribe is monophyletic. Most species are wild, living in palms and bird nests. Traditionally both genera were considered related; nevertheless, molecular studies don't support the Rhodnius monophyly. The goal was to phylogenetically analyze morphometric variation in wing architecture in support of Rhodniini taxonomy and systematics. We photographed 524 wings of five representatives of Rhodniini: Psammolestes arthuri (Pinto) (n = 89), Rhodnius pictipes Stål (n = 21), R. robustus Larrousse (n = 24), R. prolixus Stål (n = 16), and R. neivai Lent (n = 22). As outgroups we studied four representatives of Triatomini: Eratyrus mucronatus Stål (n = 15), Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion) (n = 45), P. geniculatus (Latreille) (n = 183), and Triatoma maculata (Erichson) (n = 109). Landmark coordinate (x, y) configurations were registered and aligned by Generalized Procrustes Analysis. Covariance Analyses were implemented with proportions of re-classified groups and MANOVA. Then, wing shape variables (confidence intervals from relative warps) and centroid size were cladistically analysed. Statistical analyses of variance found not significant differences in wing isometric size (Kruskal-Wallis) among P. arthuri-R. neivai-R. pictipes; R. robustus-R. prolixus-T. maculata and between P. rufotuberculatus-P. geniculatus. The a posteriori re-classification was perfect in E. mucrunatus 100% and R. pictipes, followed by T. maculata 96%, R. neivai 95%, P arthuri 93.2%; R. prolixus 87.5%, P. geniculatus 87.4%, P. rufotuberculatus 84.4%, and R. robustus 76%. Cladistic analyses under parsimony selected two most parsimonious trees (L=4.461 IC=0.973 and IR=0.979), where the strict consensus showed a monophyletic group with Panstrongylus (rufotuberculatus + geniculatus) and Triatoma + Rhodniini (Rhodinus + Psammolestes), but internally it shows the paraphyly of Rhodnius regarding Psammolestes. The congruence between these results and previous molecular analyses in Rhodniini, reveal the phylogenetic information of our morphometric characters as support to systematic studies, allowing the combination of geometric morphometrics and phylogenetic methods for the first time in this group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

46. Evidence for low muscle capillary supply as a pathogenic factor in chronic compartment syndrome Edmundsson et al. Capillary supply of lower leg muscle in CECS. [2010]

  • Edmundsson, D., Toolanen, G., Thornell, L‐E., and Stål, P.
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. Dec2010, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p805-813. 9p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects
COMPARTMENT syndrome, THERAPEUTICS, ANALYSIS of variance, CAPILLARIES, CHI-squared test, COMPUTER software, EXERCISE, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, LEG, LONGITUDINAL method, MICROCIRCULATION, MUSCLES, RESEARCH funding, STRIATED muscle, T-test (Statistics), DATA analysis, CASE-control method, ANALYTICAL chemistry, PATHOLOGY, DONOR blood supply, and FASCIAE surgery
Abstract
There is a paucity of data regarding the pathogenesis of chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS), its consequences for the muscles and the effects of treatment with fasciotomy. We analyzed biopsies from the tibialis anterior muscle, from nine patients, obtained during a decompressing fasciotomy and during follow-up 1 year later. Control biopsies were obtained from nine normal subjects. Muscle capillarity, fiber-type composition and fiber area were analyzed with enzyme- and immunohistochemistry and morphometry. At baseline, CECS patients had lower capillary density (273 vs 378 capillaries/mm, P=0.008), lower number of capillaries around muscle fibers (4.5 vs 5.7, P=0.004) and lower number of capillaries in relation to the muscle fiber area (1.1 vs 1.5, P=0.01) compared with normal controls. The fiber-type composition and fiber area did not differ, but focal signs of neuromuscular damage were observed in the CECS samples. At 1-year follow-up after fasciotomy, the fiber area and the number of fibers containing developmental myosin heavy chains were increased, but no enhancement of the capillary network was detected. Thus, morphologically, patients with CECS seemed to have reduced microcirculation capacity. Fasciotomy appeared to trigger a regenerative response in the muscle, however, without any increase in the capillary bed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

47. The effect of data sources and quality on the predictive capacity of CLIMEX models: An assessment of Teleonemia scrupulosa and Octotoma scabripennis for the biocontrol of Lantana camara in Australia [2010]

  • Lawson, Ben E., Day, Michael D., Bowen, Michiala, van Klinken, Rieks D., and Zalucki, Myron P.
  • Biological Control. Jan2010, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p68-76. 9p.
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL pest control, LANTANA camara, PREDICTION theory, BIOCLIMATOLOGY, SPATIAL variation, BIOLOGICAL mathematical modeling, and CHRYSOMELIDAE
Abstract
Abstract: Understanding the effects of different types and quality of data on bioclimatic modeling predictions is vital to ascertaining the value of existing models, and to improving future models. Bioclimatic models were constructed using the CLIMEX program, using different data types – seasonal dynamics, geographic (overseas) distribution, and a combination of the two – for two biological control agents for the major weed Lantana camara L. in Australia. The models for one agent, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Hemiptera: Tingidae) were based on a higher quality and quantity of data than the models for the other agent, Octotoma scabripennis Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Predictions of the geographic distribution for Australia showed that T. scrupulosa models exhibited greater accuracy with a progressive improvement from seasonal dynamics data, to the model based on overseas distribution, and finally the model combining the two data types. In contrast, O. scabripennis models were of low accuracy, and showed no clear trends across the various model types. These case studies demonstrate the importance of high quality data for developing models, and of supplementing distributional data with species seasonal dynamics data wherever possible. Seasonal dynamics data allows the modeller to focus on the species response to climatic trends, while distributional data enables easier fitting of stress parameters by restricting the species envelope to the described distribution. It is apparent that CLIMEX models based on low quality seasonal dynamics data, together with a small quantity of distributional data, are of minimal value in predicting the spatial extent of species distribution. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

48. Smelting steel in electrofurnaces with increased hot-metal consumption [2009]

  • Godik, L. A., Kozyrev, N. A., Shabanov, P. A., Timmerman, N. N., and Zakharova, T. P.
  • Steel in Translation. May 2009, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p412, 4 p.

49. New steels for pipelines of strength classes K54--K60 (X70): Production experience at OAO MMK [2009]

  • Nastich, S. Yu., Kornilov, V. L., Morozov, Yu. D., Denisov, S. V., and Molostov, M. A.
  • Steel in Translation. May 2009, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p431, 6 p.

50. Benefits of 09I2-DPS steel for critical welded structures [2009]

  • Gladhstein, L. I., Bobyleva, L. A., Yakushev, E. V., Lopatkin, V. A., Pemov, I. F., and Naumenko, A. A.
  • Steel in Translation. Feb 2009, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p168, 6 p.

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