The morphological traits of the female reproductive system of Diaphorina citri were examined in detail.Diaphorina citri has telotrophic ovaries with ovarioles organized as a "bouquet", displaying a rudimentary terminal filament and a syncytial tropharium.The vitellarium carries a single growing oocyte at each maturation cycle, which is connected wi
ABSTRACT: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is rare life threatening condition produced in diabetics [1] after a few years of uncontrolled glycosuria resulting in the action of gas producing bacteria forming air cavities (hence the name) in the kidney.The baby beanies generally sought treatment for EPN is nephrectomy.We present a case of a female patien
Trifunctional protein deficiency/Long-chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHAD/TFP) deficiency is a disorder of fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis.Severe neonatal lactic acidosis, cardiomyopathy, and hepatic dysfunction are caused by the accumulation of toxic long-chain acylcarnitines.The feasibility of umbilical cord blood use in sc
The MILAGRO field campaign was a multi-agency international collaborative project to evaluate the regional impacts of the Mexico City air pollution plume as a means of understanding urban impacts on the global climate.Mexico City lies on an elevated plateau with mountains on three sides and has complex mountain and surface-driven wind flows.This pa