Juvenile Hormone Is an Important Factor in Regulating Dallas Diapause.

is a Chinese traditional edible and medicinal insect, which is in great demand in the society. This insect reproduces once a year which is caused by reproductive diapause resulting in insufficient production in wild resources. However, the mechanism of diapause in is still unclear.

Low-Voltage, High-Pitch Computerized Tomography Angiography of the Infrarenal Aorta and Lower Extremity Vessels: Assessment of Radiation Dose, Image Quality With Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction, and Efficacy of Test Injection Using a Monitoring Scan at Knee Level.

Objectives: Our aim was to assess image quality and radiation dose of low-voltage high-pitch computed tomography angiography of the infrarenal aorta and lower extremities and evaluate the efficacy of test injection technique using a monitoring scan at knee level.

Methods: A total of 60 patients with suspected peripheral arterial disease were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (30 patients, 80 kVp, high pitch [3.2], and hybrid iterative reconstruction [sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction]) and group 2 (30 patients, 120 kVp, low pitch [1.

The accuracy of sizing of the femoral component in total knee replacement.

Purpose: Femoral sizing in total knee replacement is important. Either undersizing or oversizing may result in deleterious effects to the clinical outcome after the surgery. There has been no study on the precision and accuracy of femoral sizing and the effect of measurement at different landmarks over the distal femur.