The slippery zone in pitchers of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata bears scattered prominent lunate cells and displays continuous epicuticular crystalline wax coverage.The aim of this study was to examine the influence of the surface anisotropy, caused by the shape of lunate cells, on insect attachment ability.Traction tests with ladybird beetl
Abstract Introduction Recent policies and recommendations by health care organizations have focused on the importance of providing a patient-centered approach to health care and the need for interprofessional training in health professions.Interprofessional teams not only are fundamental to patient-centered care, particularly in regard to services
The taxonomy, osteology, phylogenetic position, and historical biogeography of the lambeosaurine hadrosaurid Magnapaulia laticaudus (new combination) are revised.The diagnosis of this species is amended on the basis on two autapomorphies (i.e., longest haemal arches of proximal caudal vertebrae being at least four times longer than the Ball - Bat -
UPS We conducted a pilot study to assess microbiological safety of chicken litter, an affordable organic and main fertilizer used in Cameroon and worldwide.A convenience sampling of 26 farms was done and a questionnaire was administered.Samples of litter were aseptically collected.E.coli and Salmonella spp.were isolated using CLSI standards.Antibio