Publications by authors named "E R McCall"
Social paper wasps regularly prey upon lepidopteran larvae, some of which are economically impactful agricultural pest species. We examined the potential of native North American Polistes metricus Say (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius) for biocontrol of Brassica L. pests in an experimental setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Gene-expression reporter systems, such as green fluorescent protein, have been instrumental to understanding biological processes in living organisms at organ system, tissue, cell, and molecular scales. More than 30 years of work on developing MRI-visible gene-expression reporter systems has resulted in a variety of clever application-specific methods. However, these techniques have not yet been widely adopted, so a general-purpose expression reporter is still required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: Determine if independently suturing the vaginal cuff angles in addition to running barbed suture has an effect on patients' perception of postoperative bleeding after laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Setting: University-based medical center.
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- The study investigates genetic factors linked to substance use in people with HIV (PWH), who have higher substance use rates than the general population.
- Researchers conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on a diverse group of 7,542 PWH, analyzing both previously identified and novel genetic associations with alcohol, smoking, and cannabis use.
- Results revealed several known genetic variants related to substance use and identified two new loci associated with cannabis use cessation, enhancing understanding of genetic influences on substance use in PWH.
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- * A study reviewed 36 neonatal trials from 2015 to 2020, assessing their adherence to these reporting guidelines and extracting examples of effective outcome reporting across various categories.
- * Clear examples of successful outcome reporting were identified, intended to guide future trials in providing comprehensive data, thereby enhancing research quality and minimizing waste.