The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae), infests non-commercial apple (Malus domestica (Borkh.) Borkh.) and native black-fruited hawthorns (mostly Crataegus douglasii Lindl.) in central Washington, but little has been published on the abundance of the fly in this region. In this paper, the abundance of R. pomonella across different sites near apple-growing area...

CONCEPTIONS OF THE POETIC IN CLASSICAL GREEK PROSE Alison C. Traweek Dr. Sheila Murnaghan This dissertation explores how prose authors of the Classical period envisioned literary distinctions, particularly how and when they labeled a particular utterance ‘poetic’. The first chapter addresses fifth-century prose authors whose work survives in significant degree (Herodotus, Thucydides), or whose ...

Various chemical drugs have been used for leishmaniasis treatment, but their side effects and drug resistance have led to look for new effective compounds. Crataegus microphylla the traditional and medicinal herb is a valuable source of new Pharmaceutical agents. The extract were prepared The extract obtained by maceration method, and diluted with 5% DMSO. Leishmania major promastigotes were cu...

Crataegus pinnatifida (Hawthorn) is widely distributed in China and has a long history of use as a traditional medicine. The fruit of C. pinnatifida has been used for the treatment of cardiodynia, hernia, dyspepsia, postpartum blood stasis, and hemafecia and thus increasing interest in this plant has emerged in recent years. Between 1966 and 2013, numerous articles have been published on the ch...

The aim of the study was to perform a quantitative analysis of fluid extracts of maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba L.), motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca L.) and hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna Jacq.), to evaluate their antioxidant activity and to compare their ability to inactivate free radicals. The antioxidant activity was measured using the DPPH*and the ABTS*+ radical scavenging reaction systems. The...

Laura K. Bachrach, M.D. Robert J. Beall, Ph.D. Preston W. Campbell, III, M.D. Susan C. Casey, B.S., R.D. Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D. Mary Corey, Ph.D. W. Hobart Davies, Ph.D. Judy A. Fulton, R.D. Richard J. Grand, M.D. John E. Grunow, M.D. Dana S. Hardin, M.D. Lesles Hendeles, Pharm.D. James E. Heubi, M.D. Van S. Hubbard, M.D. Hui-Chuan Kai, Ph.D. Sheila Innis, Ph.D. Elisabeth Luder, Ph.D., R.D. Ka...