Feeding of Scydmaenus rufus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) on oribatid and uropodine mites: Prey preferences and hunting behaviour

Prey preferences and feeding-related behaviour of a Central European species of Scydmaeninae, Scydmaenus rufus, were studied under laboratory conditions.Results of prey choice experiments involving 22 identified species of mites belonging to 13 families of Oribatida and two families of Mesostigmata (Uropodina) demonstrated that this beetle feeds mo

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Giant Dermatofibroma: A Rare Presentation as a Large Scaly Plaque

A Foods rare form of dermatofibroma (DF) is described in the literature as giant dermatofibroma.Due to the rarity and distinct presentation that can be confused with more sinister skin tumours, these can cause diagnostic uncertainty and require clinicopathologic correlation.Familiarity with this rare presentation of an otherwise common entity is re

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Influence of Enalapril on the progression of chronic renal failure in diabetic nephropathy and nephropathies of and other aethiology: A two-year study

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is almost always associated with high arterial blood pressure.Adequate control of hypertension slows down the progression of the disease, Inhibitors of angiotenzin-converting enzyme (ACE inhibitors) have proved to be very efficacious in decreasing high blood Shedding Tools pressure.The aim of this study was to assess the

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