Electroantennographic and Behavioral Responses of the Melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), to Volatile Compounds of Ridge Gourd, Luffa acutangular L.

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), is a major invasive pest, widely distributed in the Asia-Pacific region and some parts of Africa. Melon fly attractants could improve the effectiveness of current pest management measures. Previous studies have shown that some host fruits are attractive to melon flies but few have investigated the chemical compounds responsible for their attraction.

Spotted Fever Group Infecting Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), Yak (), and Tibetan Sheep () in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area, China.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Area (QTPA) has a complex natural ecosystem, causing a greatly increased risk of spreading various tick-borne diseases including rickettsial infections, which are regarded as one of the oldest known vector-borne zoonoses. However, the information of one of its pathogen, spotted fever group (SFG ), is limited in tick vectors and animals in this area. Therefore, this study focused on the investigation of SFG in tick vectors, yaks (), and Tibetan sheep () in the QTPA.

Development and application of a rapid detection system for human papillomavirus and Herpes simplex virus-2 by loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an important factor that causes cervical cancer and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), while HSV-2 plays an important role when HR-HPV triggers the cancer. Thus, a quick and convenient assay in the detection of HPV and HSV-2in the screening of HPV and HSV-2 infection is required. Two respective HPV and HSV-2 detection methods were established based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay.

[Brachial-basilic arteriovenous fistula versus arteriovenous graft in vascular access for maintenance hemodialysis patients].

Objective: To compared the outcomes of autogenous brachial-basilic arteriovenous fistula (BBAVF) and AV graft (AVG) in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis.

Methods: Approved by Zhong Da hospital ethics committee, we analyzed 61 complex patients, 30 randomized to receive AVG and 31 received BBAVF. We compared patency rates of BBAVF and AVG in 3 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, and complication rates.

Protective role of interlekin-1 alpha gene polymorphism in Chinese Han population with sporadic Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorders after Alzheimer's disease in the elderly. Abundant evidence showed that proinflammatory factors were involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic Parkinson's disease (SPD). Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a cytokine that plays an important role in neurodegenerative disease.