PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPY: FACTS AND FACTITIOUS CLAIMS

Pediatric laparoscopy: Facts and factitious claims

Background: Pediatric laparoscopy (LS) is claimed to be superior to open surgery (OS).This review questions the scientific veracity of this assertion by systematic analysis of published evidences comparing LS versus OS in infants and children.Materials and Methods: Search of PubMed data base and the available literature on Candy pediatric LS is ana

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Genetic identification of SNP markers and candidate genes associated with sugarcane smut resistance using BSR-Seq

Sugarcane smut caused by Sporisorium scitamineum is one of the most severe fungal diseases worldwide.In this study, a cross was made between a smut-resistant variety YT93-159 and a smut-susceptible variety ROC22, and 312 progenies were obtained.Two bulks of Eyebrow Stencils progenies were then constructed, one consisted of 27 highly smut resistant

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Social signaling via bioluminescent blinks determines nearest neighbor distance in schools of flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron

Abstract The schooling flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron can be found at dark nights at the water surface in the Indo-Pacific.Schools are characterized by bioluminescent blink patterns of sub-ocular light organs densely-packed with bioluminescent, symbiotic bacteria.Here we analyzed how blink patterns of Limit Switch A.katoptron are used in socia

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