Breeding for better quality fruits is a major focus for tomatoes, which are continuously subjected to post-harvest losses. Several methods have been used to improve the fruit shelf life of tomatoes, including the use of ripening gene mutants of Solanum lycopersicum. We developed extended shelf-life tomato hybrids with better quality fruits using ripening mutants. Nine tomato crosses were develo...

Objectives  Surgeons are now utilizing small incisions when performing thyroidectomy. This study evaluated the association between patient weight, nodule size, and maximum thyroid diameter and the length of an open thyroidectomy incision. Study Design  Retrospective analysis of 32 consecutive patients. Subjects and Methods  Patient demographics, clinical exam, ultrasound findings, operative fin...

With the rapid penetration of mobile Internet, the use of LBS has gradually become a mainstream in China EBusiness. Considering all factors affecting the quality of LBS, an improved SERVQUAL model and a correspondent LBS quality evaluation index system was set up. After analyzing some Chinese LBS service platforms (WeChat, Sina Weibo, Diangping etc.), we have found that the two traditional dime...

The APTIMA HPV Assay (AHPV) allows detection of 14 high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) RNA types in cervical specimens. Until present, the assay has been compared to HPV DNA tests only in triage settings. Herein, we compare AHPV with a DNA assay (Hybrid Capture 2; HC2) and liquid-based cytology (LBC; using PreservCyt ThinPrep liquid Pap) in a screening setting (French APTIMA screening evaluati...

Correspondence: Christian Garbar Department of Biopathology, Institute Jean Godinot, 1 avenue General Koenig BP 171, 51056 Reims Cedex, France Tel +33 3 2650 4266 Fax +33 3 2650 4274 Email [email protected] Abstract: In Europe, the alternative centrifuge method of liquid-based cytology is widely used in cervical screening. Turbitec (Labonord SAS, Templemars, France) is a centr...

OBJECTIVES Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is regarded as the most important diagnostic tool for thyroid lesions because of its simplicity, safety, and cost-effectiveness. However, its pivotal role in the correct characterization of the majority of nodules is impaired by the difficulties in discriminating benign from malignant follicular-patterned lesions. STUDY DESIGN Liquid-based cytology (LB...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a fully automated system for liquid-based cytology (LBC): the NovaPrep® Processor System (NPS), which is based on the new concept of double decantation, versus conventional cytology (CC), the gold standard for cytology. STUDY DESIGN We performed a preliminary comparative study involving 1,129 female patients who underwent sampling for a Pap test; the sample was first sme...

In the United States, 34% of adults were obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) in 2005-2006.1 Of particular concern is the rapid increase within the most extreme weight categories, resulting in the heaviest individuals becoming heavier.1,2 The prevalence of severe obesity, defined as BMI > 40 or approximately > 100 lbs. overweight, increased by 50% from 2000 to 2005, with 1 in 20 Americans now severely obese....

BACKGROUND Indigenous women in Australia have a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer despite a national cervical screening program. Prior to introduction of a national human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination program, we determined HPV genotype prevalence by Indigenous status and residence in remote areas. METHODS We recruited women aged 17 to 40 years presenting to community-based prima...

OBJECTIVE To study P-cadherin aberrant expression as a possible marker for cervical adenocarcinomas in cytological samples. METHODS We studied P-cadherin immunoexpression in liquid-based cervical cytology samples of biopsy-proven cervical lesions. RESULTS We found a statistically significant correlation between P-cadherin expression and a cytological diagnosis of malignancy, either glandula...