The relationship between body size and hermaphroditic mating strategies was studied by following a population of the sea slug, Aplysia vaccaria, for one year. Fourteen individuals were tagged with internal microchips, and all mating pairs were weighed. Tagged individuals mated repeatedly both as sperm recipients and sperm donors. There was a trend toward size-assortative mating and size-assorta...

This article is devoted to work aimed at normalizing the condition of degraded soils in open-pit mines as a result anthropogenic influences through phytomass. By creating biological cover from plants, it has been achieved improve composition soil. Plants such Datura starmonium, Portuluca oleracea, Caspella bursa-pastoris, Chenopodium vulvaria, album, Plantago lanceolata, Vaccaria hispanica, Vic...

BACKGROUND Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine know that auricular point acupressure (APP) using vaccaria seeds on the large intestine point (CO7) has a significant effect on postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction. A standardized, clinical, research design will transform this clinical experience into scientific evidence, thus providing a basis to promote the wider use of this ther...

Background: Colposcopy is an invasive medical procedure, which involves pain and discomfort. Auriculotherapy is a medical technique that can facilitate the reduction of pain. Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the impacts of auriculotherapy with electrical stimulation and Vaccaria seeds on colposcopy pain. Method: This controlled randomized, clinical trial was conducted on 93 females und...