Potential of Hedgerows with Aromatic Plants as Reservoirs of Natural Enemies of Pests in Orange Orchards.

In the present study, the potential of hedgerows from Mediterranean aromatic plant species, i.e., oregano, rosemary, sage, and savory, in orange field margins to function as reservoirs of natural enemies of citrus pests was tested in comparison to the common management practice of bare soil or weed vegetation.

Sown Wildflowers Enhance Habitats of Pollinators and Beneficial Arthropods in a Tomato Field Margin.

We evaluated the capacity of selected plants, sown along a processing tomato field margin in central Greece and natural vegetation, to attract beneficial and Hymenoptera pollinating insects and questioned whether they can distract pollinators from crop flowers. Measurements of flower cover and attracted pollinators and beneficial arthropods were recorded from early-May to mid-July, during the cultivation period of the crop. Flower cover was higher in the sown mixtures compared to natural vegetation and was positively correlated with the number of attracted pollinators.

The immunohistochemical expression of CD24 and CD171 adhesion molecules in borderline ovarian tumors.

CD24 and CD171 are cell adhesion proteins, which have been shown to be overexpressed in several carcinomas and to be associated with a poor clinical outcome. Our aim was to determine the expression of these two adhesion molecules in ovarian borderline neoplasms. We investigated 50 ovarian borderline tumors (serous, mucinous and endometrioid) as well as 29 benign cystadenomas and 25 carcinomas, which were used as controls.

Alterations in diet consistency and variation in Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α expression in condylar chondrocytes.

Objective: To investigate the expression of HIF-1α during the postnatal development of the mandibular condyle under normal and soft consistency diet conditions.

Materials And Methods: Forty eight Wistar-Furth rats, aged 21 days, were divided into two groups, each being fed with either normal or soft consistency diet. Three animals from each group were sacrificed after 3, 7, 10 days (initial period), 14, 17 days (intermediate period), and 21, 24 and 28 days (final period) after the start of the experiment.

Histological evaluation of colonic anastomotic healing, during perioperative Capecitabine administration. Experimental study in rats.

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a highly promising treatment modality for colorectal cancer. One of the basic side effects of this method is the possible impact on anastomotic healing. Capecitabine is a tumor selective pro-drug of 5-fluorouracil, indicated for the therapy of colorectal cancer.