The life history of Enochrus quadripunctatus Herbst was studied in the laboratory. The duration of each developmental stage, larval behavior, and preimaginal mortality rate were determined. It takes the insect a total of 43 days from hatching to reach the adult stage, with a high mortality rate in the first stadium. The mortality rate decreases as the beetle passes through the immature sta...

camv 35s promoter activity has not been analysed in different stages of growth in oil-seed (b. napus). higher plants lack intrinsic β-glucuronidase activity, thus enhancing the sensitivity with which measurements can be made. the binary transformation vector pvw432 (buchanan-wollaston, unpublished), carrying the gus gene fused to the camv 35s promoter, was used to test transformation efficienci...

Beaulieu‐Boycott‐Innes Syndrome (BBIS) which is an autosomal recessive disorder is defined by dysmorphic facial features and developmental delay. In this case study, we used the Age and Stages Questionnaire 2 (ASQ-2) for assessment of the developmental status of an Iranian 20-month-old girl displaying a complex BBIS phenotype. Rehabilitation interventions were designed and performed focusing on...