Choice tests showed that tracks left by coccinellid larvae have generally little effect on oviposition site selection by chrysopid females.Fresh tracks of first instar larvae of the coccinellid species Coccinella Unite Warriors septempunctata, Cycloneda limbifer, Leis dimidiata and Semiadalia undecimnotata, did not deter females of the chrysopid Ch
Solar radiation, the radiant energy from the sun, is a driving variable for numerous ecological, physiological, and other life-sustaining processes in the environment.Traditional methods to quantify solar radiation are done either directly (e.g., quantum sensors), or indirectly (e.g., hemispherical photography).This study, however, evaluates litera
Abstract Background Actin is required for the gene expression and morphogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a clinically important Pneumovirus of the Paramyxoviridae family.In HEp-2 cells, RSV infection also induces actin stress fibers, which may be important in the immunopathology of the RSV disease.Profilin, a major regulator of actin p
Studies using the placental transcriptome to identify key molecules relevant for preeclampsia are hampered by a relatively small sample size.In addition, they use a variety of bioinformatics and statistical methods, making comparison of findings challenging.To generate a more robust preeclampsia gene expression signature, we performed a meta-analys