Age-Related Plasticity Integration in Male Cicadas : Are Adult Cicadas Capital Breeders?

Labile traits, such as behavioural, physiological traits or body mass, vary within an individual either over time or across environments. Such changes within an individual can be linked across traits, forming within-individual trait correlations. These correlations are particularly expected when ageing causes changes in the expression of multiple traits.

Identification of Late Ripening Citrus Mutant, (), and Its Selectable Marker.

'Miyagawa-wase' mandarin ( Marc. cv. early) is one of the most widely cultivated citrus varieties on Jeju Island in Korea.

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The Value of Posterior Cervical Angle as a Predictor of Vaginal Delivery: A Preliminary Study.

Accurate prediction of failure to progress and rapid decision making regarding the mode of delivery can improve pregnancy outcomes. We examined the value of sonographic cervical markers in the prediction of successful vaginal delivery beyond 34 weeks of gestation. A retrospective chart review was carried out.

Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Latency in Late Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes.

This study aims to evaluate the perinatal outcomes of preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM) with latency periods at 33 + 0-36 + 6 weeks of gestation. This retrospective case-control study included women with singleton pregnancies who delivered at 33 + 0-36 + 6 weeks at Korea University Ansan Hospital in South Korea between 2006-2019. The maternal and neonatal characteristics were compared between different latency periods (expectant delivery ≥72 h vs.

Biochemical Responses of Anodized Titanium Implants with a Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Submicron Particle Coating. Part 2: An In Vivo Study.

Purpose: A biochemical approach to implant surfaces can improve bone growth, resulting in desirable bone-implant interfaces. This study was conducted to identify the effect on osseointegration of direct coating of titanium (Ti) implants with poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA)/recombinant human bone morphogenetic 2 (rhBMP-2) submicron particles by electrospray.

Materials And Methods: Anodized Ti implants were used as a control group, and implants coated with 80 μL of PLGA/rhBMP-2 (50 μg/mL rhBMP-2 per implant) submicron particles by electrospray were used as the experimental group in an in vivo rabbit tibia model.

Polyphenols and antioxidant capacity of a spontaneous reddish mutant in Satsuma mandarin, Shinheungri.

A Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc. cv. Miyagawa) spontaneous mutant, Shinheungri, produces fruit with an abnormal red-coloured peel during ripening.