Choice variety is supposed to increase the likelihood that a chooser's preferences are satisfied. To assess the effects of variety on real-world mate choice, we analysed human dating decisions across 84 speed-dating events (events in which people go on a series of sequential 'mini-dates'). Results showed that choosers made fewer proposals (positive dating decisions) at events in which the avail...

Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of lateral tarsal strip procedure (LTS) in treating different types lid malposition. Study Design: Interventional case series. Place and Duration Study: Sindh Institute Ophthalmology visual sciences from January 2019 to December 2019. Method: There were 49 eyelids on which LTS was performed. A complete ophthalmic examination done patients assessed for hor...

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microcerotermes diversus (silvestri) is a major pest of buildings and a wide variety of crops and trees in khouzestan province, because of consuming on materials containing cellulose. one new environmentally safe tactic for the control of subterranean termites is baiting world-wide. in laboratory bioassays, toxicity of imidacloprid bait at concentrations of 25, 50 and 100 ppm, was evaluated und...