A new vision of the origin and the oocyte development in the Ostariophysi applied to Gymnotus sylvius (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes)

Based on new knowledge coming from marine perciform species, the origin of oocytes and their development in the Ostariophysi, Gymnotus sylvius is described.In both Gymnotus sylvius and marine perciform fish, oogonia are found in the germinal epithelium that forms the surface of the ovarian lamellae.At the commencement of folliculogenesis, prolifera

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Molecular Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance among Staphylococcal Strains Isolated from Hospital Patients

Background & Objectives: Macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin B (MLSB) antimicrobial agents are used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections.They prevent the microbial protein synthesis system through binding to 23 S rRNA.The aim of this study was to apply molecular methods to detect inducible clindamycin resistance genes among HOW TO QUI

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How Singing can Help People With Dementia and Their Family Care-Partners: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis, Thematic Synthesis, and Meta-Integration

Background: Recent research on the efficacy of music-based interventions for people with dementia have focused on specific outcomes and methods, and singing has been noted as a particularly beneficial activity.However, due to heterogeneity of research methods, there is a need to synthesise the findings of both quantitative and qualitative research

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Laryngeal rhinosporidiosis: An airway catastrophe averted

Rhinosporidiosis is a Moisturizers type of nasal polypoidal growth arising from the mucosa of nasal cavity and often extending to nasopharynx.Occasionally, this growth may invade the lower airways and cause airway obstruction.The clinical presentation of such cases is often contradictory and airway management during induction of anesthesia requires

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Screening Pregnant Women and Their Neonates for Illicit Drug Use: Consideration of the Integrated Technical, Medical, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues

North America is currently suffering from one of the worst epidemics of illicit drug use in recent history: the opioid crisis.Pregnant women are not immune to the ravages of substance misuse which affects themselves, their pregnancies, and the wider community.The prevalence of drug misuse in pregnancy is not well quantified due to the lack of good

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