External Laryngocele in an Adult: A Case Report.

Laryngocele is a rare condition marked by an abnormal enlargement of the air-filled saccule of the laryngeal ventricle. This case report showcases a distinctive presentation of external laryngocele to assist clinicians in its diagnosis and management. A 43-year-old male, with a 20-year history of painless swelling on the right side of his neck, likened to the size of an orange, presented with a recent increment in size.

Small temperature variations are a key regulator of reproductive growth and assimilate storage in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).

Oil palm is an important crop for global vegetable oil production, and is widely grown in the humid tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Projected future climate change may well threaten palm oil production. However, oil palm plantations currently produce large amounts of unutilised biological waste.

Ethanol and lactic acid production using sap squeezed from old oil palm trunks felled for replanting.

Old oil palm trunks that had been felled for replanting were found to contain large quantities of high glucose content sap. Notably, the sap in the inner part of the trunk accounted for more than 80% of the whole trunk weight. The glucose concentration of the sap from the inner part was 85.