The ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis Pallas was investigated under laboratory conditions to clarify the relationship between food abundance or scarcity and ovarian development or oosorption.Four conditions were used: (1) fully fed for 24 h, (2) 24-h starvation, (3) 48-h starvation, and (4) 24-h starvation followed by 24-h re-feeding.Body length an

Introduction: Scientific journals are the perfect instrument to communicate results of the research process and transmit knowledge.The editorial board is a team of experts of vital importance in the operation of a scientific journal, however, a frequent editorial practice is the publication of manuscripts in the journals they edit; therefore, we dc

This paper deals with the issue of safety lead time (SLT) calculations in production-inventory systems in presence of both demand and replenishment lead time variability.We provide some formulations of the SLT and Art for Kids numerically show their performance as compared to a benchmark in the literature.Thus the main objective of this paper is to

This report describes a case of cortical blindness that followed successful surgical repair of two stab wounds in the heart in a 29-year old Libyan man.The patient presented in a state of pre cardiac arrest (shock and low cardiac output status), following multiple chest stab wounds.Chest tube was immediately inserted.Surgery was urgently performed

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