Building Accelerated Plant Breeding Pipelines: Screening to Evaluate Lima Bean Resistance to Root-Knot Nematode in Diverse Inbred Lines and Segregating Breeding Populations.

Lima beans () are a cornerstone crop of Delaware's processing vegetable industry. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; spp.) cause galling of root systems, which severely reduces yield.

Oxygenation Index and Oxygen Saturation Index for Predicting Postoperative Outcome in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: The OI was originally evaluated as a prognostic tool for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in children and was an independent predictor for mortality in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods: Oxygenation index and OSI of 201 adult patients undergoing emergency surgery were evaluated at different time points. The primary objective of this study was to find the correlation between OI and OSI.

Effect of incremental PEEP titration on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial.

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) has a significant negative impact and are associated with increased length of hospital stay and cost of care. Emergency surgery is a well-established risk factor for PPC. Previous studies reported that personalized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) might reduce postoperative atelectasis and postoperative pulmonary complications.

Mentoring approaches in a safe surgery program in Tanzania: Lessons learned during COVID-19 and recommendations for the future.

Background: COVID-19 has dramatically affected the delivery of health care and technical assistance. This is true in Tanzania, where maternal mortality and surgical infection rates are significantly higher than in high-income countries. This paper describes lessons learned about the optimal application of in-person and virtual mentorship in the Safe Surgery 2020 program to improve the quality of surgical services in Tanzania before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

First report of Rhizoctonia solani AG 4 causing brown bean of lima bean in Delaware.

Lima bean production has been an economically valuable staple in Delaware agriculture for almost a century, with annual revenue approaching 8 million dollars (USDA-NASS, 2019; Evans et al. 2007). From 2019-2021, lima beans displaying symptoms of brown discoloration, referred to as "brown bean" were observed in the green baby lima variety 'Cypress' across multiple commercial and research fields.