Among the 5,500 (or more) well-described species of thrips worldwide, nearly 1% are known as economically important pests.Because these tiny pests can feed on multiple plants, their damage potential to nursery and greenhouse production is immense: thrips inflict millions of dollars loss every year.Thrips hide easily in tiny spaces, reproduce rapidl
Ritualism in Medical Education: A grounded theory study based on view and experience of medical students at Zone 5 of the country
Introduction: Medical education is one of the most important issues in current changing conditions which mainly addresses medical students.The purpose of this study was to extract the underlying theory of medical education in Iran based on the perspective and experiences of the medical students.Methods: This was a qualitative study.The data were co
Intranasal Lidocaine Administration via Mucosal Atomization Device: A Simple and Successful Treatment for Postdural Puncture Headache in Obstetric Patients
(1) Background: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) remains a serious complication in obstetric patients.While the epidural blood patch represents the current gold standard in therapy, a growing number of alternative measures are thought to be beneficial for clinical management.The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the efficacy of
Route Selection Approach for Vessels in Ice Covered Waters
Arctic sea ice melt fast and soon the North Pole will be open water.Besides disadvantages of the global warming to the environment and ecology, it brings some opportunities to the logistics industry.Ice navigation has been conducted intensively in summer seasons of the year, since 2009.Vessels started to move through the Arctic region because ice n
COVID-19 CXR Classification: Applying Domain Extension Transfer Learning and Deep Learning
The infectious coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a viral disease that affects the lungs, which caused great havoc when the epidemic rapidly spread around the world.Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are conducted to screen for COVID-19 and respond to quarantine measures.However, PCR tests take a considerable amount of time to confirm the test