A 2-yr field study was conducted to assess the effects of transgenic japonica rice (KMD1 and KMD2) with a synthetic cry1Ab gene from Bacillus thuingiensis Berliner on population dynamics and seasonal average densities of five thrips species including Stenchaetothrips biformis (Bagnall), Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom), F.tenuicornis (Uzel), Haplothr
Application of a ImageJ-Based Method to Measure Blood Flow in Adult Zebrafish and Its Applications for Toxicological and Pharmacological Assessments
Blood flow is an important physiological endpoint to measure cardiovascular performance in animals.Because of their innate transparent bodies, zebrafish is an excellent animal model for assessing in vivo cardiovascular performance.Previously, various helpful methods for measuring blood flow in zebrafish larvae were discovered and developed.However,
The World of Anaconda: the myth of the snake-canoe and its relationship with the stilt villages from eastern amazon
Amazonian ethnography relies on a world created by an Lozenges anaconda, an ancestral creator.The story that myths tell is that the Amazon River is the metaphor of an anaconda; a large, meandering reptile.While the Anaconda sails along the great river, it populates the riverbanks, creating the Indian villages along its margins.This is why the anaco
The prevalence, incidence and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infections in forest rangers in Bu Gia Map National Park, Binh Phuoc province, Vietnam: a pilot study
Abstract Background Prophylaxis for high-risk populations, such as forest workers, could be one component for malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Sub-region.A study was conducted to assess the malaria incidence in forest rangers and the feasibility of malaria prophylaxis for rangers sleeping in forest camps.Methods Forest rangers deployed in