RECENT FRAGMENTATION MAY NOT ALTER GENETIC PATTERNS IN ENDANGERED LONG-LIVED SPECIES: EVIDENCE FROM TAXUS CUSPIDATA

Recent Fragmentation May Not Alter Genetic Patterns in Endangered Long-Lived Species: Evidence From Taxus cuspidata

Forestland fragmentation caused by overexploitation of forest resources can in principle reduce genetic diversity, limit gene flow and eventually lead to species developing strong genetic structure.However, the genetic consequences of recent anthropogenic fragmentation of tree species remain unclear.Taxus cuspidata, which has extremely small popula

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Assessment of the changes in alveolar bone quality after fixed orthodontic therapy: A trabecular structure analysis

Background.Tooth displacement changes the periodontium.The aim of orthodontic treatment is desired tooth movement with minimum side effects on the alveolar bone quality.The aim of the present study was to assess changes of alveolar trabeculation in children, young adults and adults and the two genders.Methods.In this cross-sectional study, 63 patie

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Sustainability assessment of sludge and biogas management in wastewater treatment plants using the LCA technique

Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors (UASBs) used in sewage treatment generate two useful byproducts: sludge and biogas.This study evaluated the sustainability of four different scenarios for the treatment and final destination of biological sludge and biogas in a medium-sized wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in South Brazil.At this plant, the

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Elevated c-Src and c-Yes expression in malignant skin cancers

Abstracts Background Src family kinases (SFKs) play an important role in cancer proliferation, survival, motility, invasiveness, metastasis, and angiogenesis.Among the SFKs, c-Src and c-Yes are particularly over-expressed or hyper-activated in many human epithelial cancers.However, only a few studies have attempted to define the expression and role

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