The air potato beetle, Lilioceris cheni Gressitt here and Kimoto (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae), is a successful biological control agent of the air potato vine, Dioscorea bulbifera L.(Dioscoreales: Dioscoreaceae), in the southern United States.Lilioceris cheni is currently being mass-reared by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service
Strategic trade and FDI policies in a unionized industry
This paper analyzes the differences between strategic trade and the competitionm policies (in the form of inward Foreign Direct Investment) to regulate a unionized monopoly in the read more domestic country.With decentralized negotiations both policies reduce labour and product market distortions.However the fixed cost for the foreign entrant and t
Nummular keratopathy in a patient with Hyper-IgD Syndrome
Abstract Purpose To report a case of recurrent nummular keratitis in a pediatric patient with Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome.Methods A retrospective chart review.Results A 14-year-old boy with Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome redken shades eq 07m driftwood (HIDS) presented with photophobia and ocular irritation concomitant with disease exacer
Discovery of a MUC3B gene reconstructs the membrane mucin gene cluster on human chromosome 7
Human tissue surfaces are coated with mucins, a family of macromolecular sugar-laden proteins serving diverse functions from lubrication to the formation of selective biochemical barriers against harmful microorganisms and molecules.Membrane mucins are a here distinct group of mucins that are attached to epithelial cell surfaces where they create a