Utilization of Novel SSR Markers to Assess the Genetic Diversity of Native Germplasm Accessions Collected from South Korea.

The crop is highly regarded in South Korea, both as a health food and traditional food. However, there is still a lack of SSR primer sets (PSPSs) for studying genetic variation among accessions of cultivated and weedy types of crop (CWTPC) from South Korea. In this study, 30 PSPSs were newly developed based on transcriptome contigs in , and 17 of these PSPSs were used to study the genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships and structure population among 90 accessions of the CWTPC collected from South Korea.

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Normal Maize Germplasm Collected in South Sudan Revealed by SSR Markers.

Maize is one of the leading global cereals, and in South Sudan maize cultivation occurs in nearly all of the country's agro-ecological zones. Despite its widespread cultivation, farmers in South Sudan depend on undeveloped varieties, which results in very low yields in the field. In the current study, 27 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to investigate genetic diversity and population structures among 37 landrace maize accessions collected from farmers' fields in South Sudan.

Common features of F-18 FDG PET/CT findings in Scrub Typhus: prospective study before and after antibiotics therapy.

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by obligate intracellular organism Orientia tsutsugamushi. While there have been many reports on the evaluation of disease activity and infectious diseases using F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), the clinical value of FDG PET/CT in scrub typhus has not been fully investigated. We enrolled 17 patients who were 18 years of age or older and clinically suspected of having scrub typhus with eschar.

Long-term Follow-up (Minimum 5 Years) Study of Single-level Posterior Dynamic Stabilization in Lumbar Degenerative Disease; 'Interspinous U' & 'DIAM'.

Objectives: Recently posterior dynamic stabilizations (PDS) are increased in degenerative lumbar disease. But, some previous studies had doubts its long term prognosis. Long term clinical and radiological results of PDS using interspinous device (Interspinous U, DIAM) were analyzed.

Traumatic Atlanto-occipital Dislocation (AOD).

Objective: Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD) results from high energy trauma and is an uncommon and usually fatal injury due to an injury to the cervicomedullary junction. Recently, improved prehospital management, early diagnosis and effective treatment led to increasing reports of survival. This study of patients with AOD initial imaging modalities recognizes the clinical features and diagnostic considerations for a quick diagnosis.