Publications by authors named "J Primo"
The mealybug (De Lotto) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is an invasive pest reported in Europe at the end of the first decade of the 2000s, causing severe damage to citrus production in eastern Spain. In a previous work, (4,5,5-trimethyl-3-methylenecyclopent-1-en-1-yl)methyl acetate was identified as the sex pheromone emitted by females, a new compound with an unusual β-necrodol skeleton possessing one stereocenter. This compound was assigned to the (-)-enantiomer but the absolute configuration was then not reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae), a polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest native to Australia, is a highly damaging pest for numerous crops of economic importance. The sex pheromone of this species (2-(1,5,5-trimethylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl)ethyl acetate), currently used for pest monitoring purposes, was not attractive to males in field experiments conducted in Spanish persimmon orchards infested with this mealybug. The virgin and mated female volatile profiles of these populations were studied by the volatile collection of effluvia in Porapak-Q.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Studies suggest increased likelihood of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation (CA) in women than in men, indicating that sex may be an independent risk factor for recurrence. Nevertheless, the influence of sex on AF recurrence and underlying mechanisms remains unclear.
Methods: Retrospective, single-centre study including patients undergoing AF CA between 2017 and 2021.
Background: Ablation Index (AI) software has allowed better atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation results, but recurrence rates remain significant. Specific serum biomarkers have been associated with this recurrence.
Objectives: To evaluate whether certain biomarkers could be used (either individually or combined) to predict arrhythmia recurrence after AI-guided AF ablation.