Harnessing Leguminosae Typical Scents for a More Effective and Eco-Friendly Pheromone Trapping of Pest.

The utilization of pheromone-based products for insect pest management has been a longstanding practice. However, mounting evidence suggests that pheromones of insect pests could also inadvertently attract natural enemies, leading to their unintentional entrapment by pheromone baits. In East Asia, pheromone traps of the bean bug capture several species of natural enemies, which reduces top-down control of the pest and could lead to failures of pest management programs.

Distribution pattern of different volumes of ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided intertransverse process block: a randomized, blinded, computed tomography imaging study.

Background: Intertransverse process (ITP) blocks showed reliable paravertebral spread in cadaveric studies, but specific distribution patterns, spread pathways, and dose‒effect relationships remain unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution patterns of three different volumes of local anesthetic (LA) in ITP block in living humans using computed tomography.

Methods: Forty-five individuals (18-75 years old) were randomized to receive 0.

Binding properties of chemosensory protein 4 in Riptortus pedestris to aggregation pheromones.

In insects, chemosensory proteins (CSPs) play an important role in the perception of the external environment and have been widely used for protein-binding characterization. Riptortus pedestris has received increased attention as a potential cause of soybean staygreen syndrome in recent years. In this study, we found that RpedCSP4 expression in the antennae of adult R.

Binding properties of chemosensory protein 12 in Riptortus pedestris to aggregation pheromone (E)-2-hexenyl (Z)-3-hexenoate.

Riptortus pedestris (bean bug), a common soybean pest, has a highly developed olfactory system to find hosts for feeding and oviposition. Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) have been identified in many insect species; however, their functions in R. pedestris remain unknown.

Serum level of macrophage migration inhibitory factor predicts severity and prognosis in patients with ischemic stroke.

Objective: To evaluate whether the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) level in serum of ischemic stroke patients was associated with their clinical severity and early outcome.

Methods: During February 2017-March 2018, consecutive patients admitted to our hospital because of first-ever ischemic stroke were identified. The prognostic value of MIF was set for predicting the outcome of these patients at discharge.

Aspirin resistance predicts unfavorable functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Objective: To investigate the prognostic value of aspirin reaction units (ARU) in a 3-month follow-up study in a cohort of Chinese patients with first-ever ischemic stroke.

Methods: Prospective single-center survey of acute ischemic stroke patients receiving aspirin therapy. Two hundred and seventy-five Chinese patients with first-ever ischemic stroke who previously received aspirin therapy were enrolled.

An Increased Serum Level of Lipoprotein(a) Is a Predictor for Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries.

Objective: This prospective cohort-designed study was performed to verify whether higher levels of serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) could be a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in Chinese patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).

Methods: During 2013-2014, consecutive patients with first-ever SCI were recruited and assessed for DVT using color Doppler ultrasonography for 15 days after injury and whenever clinically requested. Using logistic regression models, multivariate analyses were performed.

Plasma levels of copeptin predict 1-year mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

To evaluate the association between plasma levels of copeptin and 1-year mortality in a cohort of Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke. We prospectively studied 275 patients with ischemic stroke who were admitted within 24 h after the onset of symptoms. Copeptin and NIH stroke scale (NIHSS) score were measured at the time of admission.

Executive dysfunction in patients with cerebral hypoperfusion after cerebral angiostenosis/occlusion.

Impairment of executive functions (EFs) was investigated in patients with cerebral hypoperfusion after cerebral angiostenosis/occlusion. Several EFs were measured in patients with cerebral angiostenosis/occlusion and healthy subjects. The vascular conditions, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV), mean transit time (MTT), time to peak (TTP), and delay time were assessed.