Gene drive and genetic sex conversion in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata.

Homing-based gene drives are recently proposed interventions promising the area-wide, species-specific genetic control of harmful insect populations. Here we characterise a first set of gene drives in a tephritid agricultural pest species, the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (medfly). Our results show that the medfly is highly amenable to homing-based gene drive strategies.

Next-generation genetic sexing strain establishment in the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata.

Tephritid fruit fly pests pose an increasing threat to the agricultural industry due to their global dispersion and a highly invasive nature. Here we showcase the feasibility of an early-detection SEPARATOR sex sorting approach through using the non-model Tephritid pest, Ceratitis capitata. This system relies on female-only fluorescent marker expression, accomplished through the use of a sex-specific intron of the highly-conserved transformer gene from C.

[Assessment of the professional community awareness about innovative diets prescribed for hypertension].

Due to the fact of constantly increasing incidence of arterial hypertension and the large role of nutrition in the treatment and prevention of this disease, the assessment of the awareness of the medical community and patients about the trends in the development of therapeutic and prophylactic diets is relevant. of the research was to assess the physician and patient awareness on the trends in the development of therapeutic and prophylactic diets and different rations prescribed for hypertension prevention. .

[The choice of local anesthesia for patients with hypertension in dental practice].

The study involved 153 patients (92 females, 61 males aged 30-75 years) with arterial pressure from 120/80 to 180/100 mm Hg. The role of dentist in primary diagnosis of hypertension was identified. The study highlights the need for functional status assessment before dental treatment and the importance of safe and effective local anesthesia for the patients with arterial hypertension.

[STENTING VERSUS PALLIATIVE SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT GASTROINTESTINAL STENOSIS].

Aim: Retrospective analysis of the results of stenting versus surgical palliation in patients with malignant gastrointestinal stenosis.

Material And Methods: 85 patients underwent endoscopic stenting (41) or surgical intervention (44). Level of stenosis: gastric outlet (23/38), multi-level gastric obstruction (2/3), duodenum or jejunum (12/3), gastrojejunoanastomosis (3/0) and gastroduodenoanastomosis (1/0).