Managing flower-visiting insects is essential in : Enhance yield while ensuring quality.

The role of insects in the agriculture of plants that can rely on wind for successful pollination has been a mystery. We studied the contributions of wind-, insect-, and self-pollination in (which can receive fruits relying on the wind). The fruit set under open pollination was significantly higher than other treatments.

Objective Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation of Patients With Diabetes and Prediabetes: Protocol for a Nonrandomized, Exploratory, Observational Case-Control Study Using Digitalized Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Tools.

Background: Diabetes and prediabetes are diagnosed differentially by Western and Chinese medicine. While Western medicine uses objective laboratory analysis of biochemical parameters to define the severity of diabetes and prediabetes, Chinese medicine uses a comprehensive approach that integrates observation, inquiry, pulse palpation, and tongue diagnosis. The medical information collected is then categorized into different syndromes.

Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects, toxicity, and phytochemical analysis of Wall.

Preliminary pharmacological studies revealed that the EtOAc fraction (BGEA) might be the main active fraction with anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects in Wall. Further assays on BGEA at doses of 200, 400, and 800 mg/kg using four animal models showed that it could inhibit the xylene-induced ear edema, carrageenan-induced paw edema, and acetic acid-induced writhing and prolong the latency time in the hot-plate test. ELISA analysis revealed that the anti-inflammatory activity of BGEA might be associated with the decrease of TNF-, IL-1, and IL-6 levels and the increase of the IL-10 level.

Pseudopollen in and its implications for pollination ecology and taxonomy.

Background And Aims: In 1997, Tsou described the special differentiation of the connective tissues of some species of to produce single-celled powders with unique patterns called pseudopollen. The purpose of this study was to investigate the morphological structure of the pseudopollen of (Theaceae) and to study the morphology of pseudopollen in seven other species.

Methods: Scanning electron microscopy, paraffin section, light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, histochemistry.

Association between Maternal Drug Use and Cytochrome P450 Genetic Polymorphisms and the Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the associations between maternal drug use, cytochrome P450 ( ) genetic polymorphisms, and their interactions with the risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in offspring.

Methods: A case-control study involving 569 mothers of CHD cases and 652 controls was conducted from November 2017 to January 2020.

Results: After adjusting for potential confounding factors, the results show that mothers who used ovulatory drugs (adjusted odds ratio [a ] = 2.

[Association between maternal reduced folate carrier gene polymorphisms and congenital heart disease in offspring: a case-control study].

Objective: To study the association between maternal reduced folate carrier () gene polymorphisms and congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring.

Methods: A hospital-based case-control study was conducted. The mothers of 683 infants with CHD who attended the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, from November 2017 to March 2020 were enrolled as the case group.

[Association of maternal diabetes mellitus and UCP2 gene polymorphisms with congenital heart disease in offspring: a case-control study].

Objective: To study the association of maternal diabetes mellitus (DM), uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) gene polymorphisms, and their interaction with the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring.

Methods: A hospital-based case-control study was conducted. A total of 464 mothers of children with CHD alone who were diagnosed in Hunan Children's Hospital from March 2018 to August 2019 were enrolled as the case group.