Leucocara, a new subgenus of Clivina Latreille, is established for C.americana Dejean and its relatives, whose collective geographical range includes the Western Hemisphere Nearctic Region and the Eastern Hemisphere Palaearctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical Regions.Previously, these taxa were included in the subgenus Reichardtula Whitehead, 1977, a t
Plasma human growth cytokines in children with vasovagal syncope
PurposeThe study was designed to investigate the profile of plasma human growth cytokines in pediatric vasovagal syncope (VVS).Materials and methodsIn the discovery set of the study, plasma human growth cytokines were measured using a Quantiboby Human Growth Factor Array in 24 VVS children and 12 healthy controls.Scatter and principal component ana
The role of conversation in health care interventions: enabling sensemaking and learning
Abstract Background Those attempting to implement changes in health care settings often find that intervention efforts do not progress as expected.Unexpected outcomes are often attributed to variation and/or error in implementation processes.We argue that some unanticipated variation in intervention outcomes arises because unexpected conversations
Importance and correlations of characters for cowpea diversity in traditional varieties
ABSTRACT Cowpea is a legume with ample plasticity, versatility and nutritional potential.It is a species widely used as a source of income Steering Column Accessories and subsistence for small farmers in several Brazilian states, among them Acre.Due to the different varieties found in the State, it is the target of studies aiming at its genetic imp
Disrupted resting-state spontaneous neural activity in stable COPD
Huizhen Xin,1,* Haijun Li,1,* Honghui Headbands Yu,1 Jingjing Yu,2 Juan Zhang,1 Wenjing Wang,2 Dechang Peng1 1Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of Ch