BACKGROUND There is considerable variation in the planning and implementation process for breast augmentation. Although general guidelines are available, the distinctive characteristics of the Natrelle 410 breast implant warrant surgical guidelines specific to this device. This study aimed to develop consensus recommendations for patient selection and preoperative planning for Natrelle 410 in p...

Abstract On the basis of in situ analysis sturgeon condition within Lower Danube River, aim was to carry out a research that would complement results obtained from monitoring and ultrasonic tagging methods. Thus, DNA samples were taken selectively each ultrasonically tagged specimen order determine whether or not there is possibility hybridization between species Acipenser stellatus Huso huso ....

A new gregarious braconid parasitoid wasp of Euphorinae, Meteorus stellatus Fujie, Shimizu & Maeto sp. nov. , is described from the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, based on an integrative taxonomic framework. The phylogenetic position species within Meteorini was analyzed DNA fragments mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1) and nuclear 28S rDNA genes. recovered as a member versicolor compl...

BACKGROUND More fish have been afforded US Endangered Species Act protection than any other vertebrate taxonomic group, and none has been designated as recovered. Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) occupy large rivers and estuaries along the Atlantic coast of North America, and the species has been protected by the US Endangered Species Act since its enactment. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL ...

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Food-borne diseases have always been a major concern to the consumers, food safety authorities and food industries. Hylocereus spp or Pitaya peels are normally treated as wastes and will be discarded during processing. In this study, the antibacterial activity of ethanol, chloroform and hexane extracts from Hylocereus polyrhizus (red flesh pitaya) and Hylocereus undatus (white flesh pitaya) pee...