There is a large gap between diagnostic needs and diagnostic access across much of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly for infectious diseases that inflict a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality.Accurate diagnostics are essential for the correct treatment of individuals and provide vital information underpinning disease surveillance, pr
Towards a new frontier in wrist rehabilitation: The traction-free posture orthosis
tiamats rebuke This study presents the novel Traction-Free Posture Orthosis, designed to address wrist stiffness without the use of traditional traction methods.The orthosis employs a velcro system to stabilize the position of the wrist in flexion or extension, thereby avoiding the compression and rotational disadvantages associated with non-perpen
Competition between two biocontrol agents attacking the thrips, Gynaikothips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), infesting the Cuban laurel, Ficus nitida Thunb., in Egypt
Abstract The insect fauna is present in the curled Cuban laurel leaf (Ficus nitida Thunb.) infested with the Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), in Giza, Egypt, which included pests, predators, and parasitoids.The present study dealt with the presence of two natural enemies of G.ficorum, i.e., the ant