BUTTERFLIES ACROSS THE GLOBE: A SYNTHESIS OF THE CURRENT STATUS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MONARCH (DANAUS PLEXIPPUS) POPULATIONS WORLDWIDE

Butterflies Across the Globe: A Synthesis of the Current Status and Characteristics of Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Populations Worldwide

Recent declines in the migratory North American populations of monarchs (Danaus plexippus) have necessitated efforts to evaluate the current status of the species, including worldwide populations.While monarchs originate from North America and may be ancestrally migratory, they have expanded higgs bookcase throughout many parts of the world over th

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Is ketamine a lifesaving agent in childhood acute severe asthma?

Mohamed A Hendaus,1,2 Fatima A Jomha,3 Ahmed H Alhammadi1,2 1Department of Pediatrics, Section of Academic General Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, 2Department of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar; 3School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Khiara, Lebanon Abstract: Children with acute

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Evaluation of in-house loop-mediated isothermal amplification for tuberculosis diagnosis compared with Xpert MTB/RIF

Introduction: To evaluate the diagnostic performances of an in-house loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) kit and the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a resource-limited setting, this study was performed at the University Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, the Republic of Zambia.Methodology: Two hundred

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Fungal Stress Responses and the Importance of GPCRs

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a crucial role in the gene regulation of processes related to the response to different types of stress in fungi.These receptors act as sensors of extracellular signals and transmit the information to the interior of the 7201 diablosport predator 2 cell through G-proteins.In the presence of different and spe

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