Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for the Control of the Melon Fly (<i>Bactrocera cucurbitae</i>) Under Laboratory and Semi-Field Conditions in Sri Lanka by Muditha Nawarathne, Lahiru Udayanga, Hasini Ekanayake, Bader Alhafi Alotaib, Ananda Pathirage, Nayana Siriwardena, Athula Jayarathne, Hassan Ammouneh, Mohamed M. M. Najim, Abou Traore, Tharaka Ranathunge

“…A <i>B. cucurbitae</i> colony was established and maintained under standard laboratory conditions. …”
Get full text

Late-stage diversification strategy for the synthesis of peptide acids and amides using hydrazides by Shoko Tanaka, Mizuki Kanno, Yosuke Tashiro, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase, Kohei Sato

“…The antimicrobial activity of modelin-5 derivatives synthesized from the corresponding hydrazides was evaluated by the colony count of Escherichia coli (E. coli) after treatment with the peptides. …”
Get full text

Bacterial Diversity in Native Heart Valves in Infective Endocarditis by Anna Sinitskaya, Alexander Kostyunin, Maxim Asanov, Maria Khutornaya, Anastasia Klyueva, Alyona Poddubnyak, Alexey Tupikin, Marsel Kabilov, Maxim Sinitsky

“…<b>Results:</b> Gram staining of the histological sections revealed bacterial cells localized on the atrial surface at the leaflet’s free edge or on the ventricular surface at the leaflet’s base within fibrin deposits in only three of the studied heart valves. Bacterial colonies were co-localized with microthrombi (CD41⁺ cells) containing single leucocytes (CD45⁺ cells), represented by segmented neutrophils. …”
Get full text

A cross-study analysis of the effect of a dual-strain probiotic applied via the waterline on the growth performance and gut health of broilers under a mild necrotic enteritis chall... by S.A.S. van der Klein, M. Bernardeau, Q. Wang, K. Gibbs

“…Treatments in each trial were a non-challenged control (C); challenged control (10 x dose of Eimeria/bird on d 14 and 1.0 x ∼109 colony forming units (CFU)/bird of C. perfringens on d 16-20; CC); and CC supplemented daily via the waterline with 1 × 109 CFU/bird of probiotic (CC+Probiotic). …”
Get full text

Characterization and utilization of trichoderma sp. for efficient management of oil palm empty fruit bunch waste in plantations by N. Nurmiati, P. Periadnadi, K. Kartiwan, T.W. Edelwis

“…Furthermore, several stages were undertaken including isolation, identification, as well as testing of morphology and potential in vitro.RESULTS: The results showed that the growth characteristics of Trichoderma sp. in filling a petri dish spanned approximately five days, forming colonies with a dark green hue. Microscopically, the isolates consisted of conidiophores, phialides, and conidia. …”
Get full text

Nonfimbrial Adhesin Mutants Reveal Divergent Escherichia coli O157:H7 Adherence Mechanisms on Human and Cattle Epithelial Cells by Matthew R. Moreau, Indira T. Kudva, Robab Katani, Rebecca Cote, Lingling Li, Terrance M. Arthur, Vivek Kapur

“…Supershedding (SS) is a phenomenon that has been reported in some cattle that shed more than 104 colony-forming units of O57:H7 per gram of feces, 100–1000 times more or greater than normal shedders. …”
Get full text

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Metronidazole and Clindamycin against Gardnerella vaginalis in Planktonic and Biofilm Formation by Ting Li, Zhan Zhang, Fengjuan Wang, Yuanhui He, Xiaonan Zong, Huihui Bai, Zhaohui Liu

“…G. vaginalis isolates were obtained from the vagina and identified using their characteristic colony morphology. Sequence data of clinical G. vaginalis isolates were confirmed by comparing 16S rDNA sequences. …”
Get full text

DYNLT3 overexpression induces apoptosis and inhibits cell growth and migration via inhibition of the Wnt pathway and EMT in cervical cancer by Jianan Zhang, Qi Shen, Lu Xia, Xueqiong Zhu, Xuejie Zhu

“…Cell proliferation and apoptosis rates and invasiveness and migratory capacities were determined by CCK-8 assays, BrdU staining assays and colony formation assays, fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS), wound healing assays, and Transwell invasion assays of cervical cancer cells after DYNLT3 modulation. …”
Get full text

Scutellarein Inhibits Osteosarcoma Growth by Targeting the TLR4/TRAF6/NF-&kappa;B Pathway by Shi Y, Tang Y, Sun Z, Sui P, Shao Y, Wang Z, Zhang J, Gao M

“…However, the effects and mechanisms of SCU on the growth of OS remain unknown.Methods: The Cell Counting Kit-8, colony formation assay and 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation assays were used to analyze cell proliferation ability in vitro. …”
Get full text

Rice blast incidence and morphological variation of Magnaporthe oryzae, Cav. in Ebonyi State, Nigeria by Buliaminu Adeniyi Yekini, Olaitan Chinenye Okechukwu, Clement Gboyega Afolabi

“…The twenty-two isolates, identified as Magnaporthe oryzae (Mo), grown on potato dextrose agar showed various differences in their cultural and morphological characters such as colony colour, margin, pigmentation, surface texture, shapes, septate and cells. …”
Get full text

Analisis Metode Estimasi Biaya pada Perangkat Lunak Beserta Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi : A Systematic Literature Review by Amelia Devi Putri Ariyanto, Lutfiyatul ‘Azizah, Umi Laili Yuhana

“…Besides, this study also succeeded in finding the best method and combination of methods based on best accuracy, namely COCOMO II and the combination of Genetic Algorithm and Artificial Bee Colony, along with the five main factors that influence cost estimation so that it can be used by researchers or other practitioners to develop cost estimates for software projects. …”
Get full text

UM CINEMA À MARGEM by Paulo Marcondes Ferreira Soares

“…Reflexões recentes sobre as repercussões subsequentes dessas ideias, sob o influxo da globalização e do debate do pós-colonial, têm levantado questões a proposito das possibilidades de mobilização de recursos e trajetórias diversas como meio alternativo a persistência de nossa condição de marginalização e submissão ao modelo dos países hegemônicos. …”
Get full text

Amazonie vénézuélienne dans Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent (1799-1804) d'Alexandre de Humboldt : Nature et Homme  by Maurice Belrose

“…Dans les chapitres consacrés à la Guyane espagnole , il relate son long voyage en pirogue du port llanero de San Fernando de Apure jusqu'au Haut-Orénoque, puis de là jusqu'à la ville d'Angostura (actuellement Ciudad Bolívar), capitale de la province, faisant état non seulement de ce qu'il a vu, observé, entendu dire et noté dans son « journal », mais aussi du fruit des recherches qu'il a effectuées postérieurement à son voyage, et qui justifient qu'il se proclame « historien des colonies ».L'Amazonie vénézuélienne est tributaire de l'Orénoque et ses nombreux affluents. …”
Get full text

Development of SacB-based counterselection for efficient allelic exchange in Fusobacterium nucleatum by Peng Zhou, Bibek G C, Bo Hu, Chenggang Wu

“…Post-counterselection with 5% sucrose, chromosomal plasmid loss occurred in all colonies, leading to gene alternations in half of the screened isolates. …”
Get full text

Reflections on the Yoruba Past: Toyin Falola on Isaac Delano by Wale Oyedeji

“…As such, in this writing, I intend to consider the greatness of Yoruba culture, a people in West Africa, visa-a-vie their precolonial undertaking and their colonial experience. Leaning on the works of Isaac Delano, this work will look into the Yoruba past to reflect on the culture, philosophy, ideology, epistemology and ontology of the people, with a view to educating the general public on the inexhaustible items of their knowledge economy and productions. …”
Get full text

Diversity in Adaptive Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Under Exposure to Continuous Linezolid Stress in vitro by Han T, Jia T, Wang J

“…Polymerase chain reaction assays and sequencing techniques were performed to detect well-known molecular determinants related to linezolid resistance, including the expression of optrA and cfr, mutations of 23S rRNA gene and ribosomal protein (L3, L4, L22) encoding genes (rplC, rplD, rplV).Results: After induction with sequentially increasing concentrations of linezolid, all four MRSA strains (L914, L860, L1096, and L2875) evolved into linezolid-resistant strains over various induction times (480, 384, 288, and 240 h) and universally formed small colony variants. A new mutation in the domain V region of 23S rRNA gene (C2404T) and one mutation in amino acid sequences of ribosomal protein (Met208Thr) were firstly identified among linezolid-resistant strains. …”
Get full text

Revendiquer en français la culture innue de Mashteuiatsh. L’autre récit sur la naissance de la confédération canadienne dans Kukum de Michel Jean by François-Emmanuël Boucher

“…'Kukum' peut être regardé comme générateur de fissures dans le récit de fondation qui ne tenait, somme toute, qu’en raison d’une forte dose d’aveuglement et d’une méconnaissance généralisée de la nature de l’acte colonial qui acquiert une autre signification dès qu’on focalise sur la question autochtone. …”
Get full text

Gut microbiota derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide influences prostate cancer progression via the p38/HMOX1 pathway by Yuhua Zhou, Jing Lv, Shengkai Jin, Chaowei Fu, Bo Liu, Yang Shen, Menglu Li, Yuwei Zhang, Ninghan Feng, Ninghan Feng, Ninghan Feng, Ninghan Feng

“…Subsequently, CCK8 time gradients, colony formation assays, and EdU assays measured TMAO’s influence on cell proliferation. …”
Get full text

A Problem of Perspective: Religions in Africa or African Traditional Religion by Osman Şahin

“…The works written by Christian missionaries, anthropologists, soldiers and researchers on religious life in Africa, both before and after the colonial period, have been the trendsetters of the "religion in Africa" literature. …”
Get full text

SUMO modified ETV1 promotes M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophage infiltration and cancer progression by facilitating CCL2 transcription in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ce... by Tianci Han, Xiaoqi Guo, Junwei Xie, Wei Tong, Liang Zhang

“…Cell growth was detected by CCK-8 and colony formation assays. Macrophage phenotypes were determined using flow cytometry. …”
Get full text