Larval Feeding Habits of Five Firefly Species Across Aquatic, Semi-Aquatic, and Terrestrial Lineages.

While adult fireflies are terrestrial, their larvae inhabit various habitat types, and a lack of comprehensive research on the feeding habits of these larvae across different habitats has greatly impeded the development of artificial diets. Here, we tested 14 types of foods, primarily covering gastropods, vertebrates, and fruit, to survey feed for aquatic ( and ), semi-aquatic ( and sp.), and terrestrial () fireflies.

Complete genome sequence of Bacillus velezensis WB, an isolate from the watermelon rhizosphere: genomic insights into its antifungal effects.

Objectives: Here, we report the complete genome of strain WB, isolated from the rhizosphere of a healthy watermelon from a Fusarium wilt diseased field, which possesses antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon) and reduces the incidence of Fusarium wilt in watermelon.

Dimethyl fumarate ameliorates autoimmune hepatitis in mice by blocking NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a fumaric acid derivative clinically approved for the treatment of some inflammatory diseases, but the underlying mechanism for its therapeutic effects remains incompletely understood. NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation has critical roles in innate immune responses to various infections and sterile inflammations. In this study, we aimed to explore whether DMF affects auto-immune hepatitis (AIH) in mice induced by concanavalin A (Con A) by modulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis by morphological characteristics combine with molecular biological methods.

Strongyloidiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases caused by infection with the nematode Strongyloides genus and distributed worldwide. Strongyloidiasis can be fatal in immunosuppressed patients induced hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis. Unfortunately, until now, due to the unspecific clinical symptom in infected individuals and the low sensitivity diagnosis of strongyloidiasis, many patients were misdiagnosed every year.

Surgical treatment of hypothalamic hamartoma causing central precocious puberty: long-term follow-up.

Hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a rare condition that often manifests as central precocious puberty (CPP). There is a lack of information available concerning the long-term effectiveness of surgery for the treatment of CPP due to HH. Here the authors describe 3 cases of CPP due to HH, with a follow-up ranging from 9 to 11 years after surgery.

The diagnosis and treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma combined with tuberous sclerosis.

Background: Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma develops in a small proportion of tuberous sclerosis patients. There are still several controversies on the early diagnosis of the tumor, treatment of hydrocephalus, and timing of operation, etc.

Methods: From September 1996 to April 2006, 17 patients were admitted in neurosurgical department of "Beijing Tiantan Hospital".

[Transcallosal-interforniceal approach treatment of hypothalamic astrocytoma in children].

Objective: To explore the clinical features, diagnosis and efficiency of transcallosal-interforniceal approach treatment of hypothalamic astrocytoma in children.

Methods: A total of 42 pediatric cases of hypothalamic astrocytoma were operated by transcallosal-interforniceal approach. All cases received post-operative radiotherapy and follow-up visits.

[Complications after transcallosal transseptal interforniceal resection of hypothalamic hamartoma: analysis of 37 cases].

Objective: To summarize the post-operative complications of resection of hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) through transcallosal transseptal interforniceal approach.

Methods: Thirty-seven HH patients, 26 males and 11 females, aged 8.7 underwent resection of the tumor via the transcallosal transseptal interforniceal approach.

Radical resection of 202 pediatric craniopharyngiomas with special reference to the surgical approaches and hypothalamic protection.

Objective: The goal of this study was to disclose the appropriate surgical approaches to radically removing pediatric craniopharyngiomas with optimal hypothalamic protection.

Methods: In 202 patients undergoing primary surgery from April 1997 to December 2002, eight approaches were used to remove craniopharyngiomas in the sellar region and the third ventricle. Among the eight approaches, the transcallosal-interseptal-interforniceal approach was used in 89 cases, the unilateral transfrontal interhemispheric approach in 68 cases, the pterional approach in 20 cases, and the other five approaches in 25 cases.

[Supratentorial cavernous angiomas in children].

Objective: To discuss the clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of supratentorial cavernous angiomas in children.

Methods: The clinical data of 25 pediatric patients with supratentorial cavernous angioma, 17 boys and 6 girls, aged 9.6 (1-15), were reviewed retrospectively, and the relationship between the duration of epilepsy before surgery and prognosis was analyzed.

[The clinical features and treatment of intracranial tumors in infants].

Objective: To explore the treatment plan of intracranial tumors in infants.

Methods: The clinical features and curative effect of 114 patients of intracranial tumors in infants who were admitted and performed microsurgery were analyzed retrospectively. The total removal of tumor was 72.

[Long-term effect of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy in treatment of intracranial germinoma: report of 39 cases].

Objective: To evaluate the long-term effect of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy in treatment of intracranial germinomas.

Methods: Chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy was given to 45 patients with intracranial germinomas, 24 in the pineal region, 8 in the pineal and suprasellar regions, 4 in the suprasellar region, and 3 in the pineal region and cerebral ventricle from December 1993 to December 1996. Vincristine (VCR), methotrexate (MTX), bleomycin and cisplatin were administered for 4 days as a course of treatment.