Publications by authors named "A Aracil"
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- The genus Merodon, known for its high species diversity in hoverflies, has 195 species in the Palaearctic region and only 17 in the Afrotropical region.
- After 8 years of fieldwork in South Africa, researchers describe 11 new species, resulting in a 39% increase in Afrotropical Merodon species.
- The study utilizes various techniques including morphology and molecular analysis, and it provides a detailed illustrated key, morphological diagnosis, distribution maps, and insights into the relationship between the Merodon species and their host plants.
Merodon capi Vujić et Radenković, 2020 and Merodon roni Radenković et Vujić, 2020 are two cryptic species belonging to the Merodon planifacies Bezzi, 1915 species complex that have recently been described, with the differences between them being revealed by molecular and geometric morphometry studies of adult specimens. In the present study, the preimaginal morphology of both species is described and displayed, with the material used corresponding to samples taken from bulbs of Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta plants at two locations in KwaZulu-Natal province (South Africa).
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- The study investigates the genetic diversity of the black soldier fly species (Hermetia illucens) across 39 countries, revealing significant genetic variations, particularly in the mitochondrial COI gene, despite the nuclear markers showing consistency.
- In total, 56 distinct COI haplotypes were identified, indicating high variability in both natural and cultured populations, likely due to independent breeding practices.
- The research challenges assumptions about the species' uniformity, as some biogeographic regions display unique haplotypes, suggesting the complexity of its distribution and evolution.
Weight regain is one of the most common problems in the long-term after bariatric surgery. It is unknown if high-intensity exercise programs applied in late phases of post-surgical follow-up could counteract this trend. After a 3-year follow-up, 21 patients underwent sleeve gastrectomy were randomized into an exercise group (EG, n = 11), that performed a 5-month supervised exercise program, and a control group (CG, n = 10), that followed the usual care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The role of exercise to achieve weight reductions in patients awaiting bariatric surgery has been little studied. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of an exercise program on body composition and cardiometabolic risk factors in patients awaiting bariatric surgery.
Methods: Twenty-three patients awaiting bariatric surgery were divided into two groups: (a) an exercise group (EG, n = 12) and (b) a control group (CG, n = 11).