HAVE FEMALE TWISTED-WING PARASITES (INSECTA: STREPSIPTERA) EVOLVED TOLERANCE TRAITS AS RESPONSE TO TRAUMATIC PENETRATION?

Have female twisted-wing parasites (Insecta: Strepsiptera) evolved tolerance traits as response to traumatic penetration?

Traumatic GLUCOMANNAN insemination describes an unusual form of mating during which a male penetrates the body wall of its female partner to inject sperm.Females unable to prevent traumatic insemination have been predicted to develop either traits of tolerance or of resistance, both reducing the fitness costs associated with the male-inflicted inju

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Driving Natural Resource Efficiency through environmental regulation, industry 4.0, international trade and FDI

The accelerated industrial growth and economic expansion of Southeast Asian economies have intensified the concern related environmental issues and natural resource depletion.Amid these circumstances, the Air Diffusers study finds an opportunity to investigate the key enabling factors that enhance natural resource efficiency.The research investigat

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Unilateral Urrets-Zavalia syndrome after Implantable Collamer Lens implantation: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Fixed dilated pupil after ophthalmic surgery or Urrets-Zavalia syndrome occurs after anterior segment surgery and usually relates to postoperative elevation of intraocular pressure.Urrets-Zavalia syndrome results in complaints of glare, halo, and 103 photophobia.Retention of the viscoelastic agent during Implantable Collamer Len

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The Successful Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Induced Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage

Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) is a catastrophic pulmonary complication of 103 systemic lupus erythematosus.It can result in refractory hypoxaemia despite mechanical ventilation.Increasing lung compliance and worsening pulmonary hypertension can potentiate cardiogenic shock from acute right ventricular failure.In such patients with cardiopulmon

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