Description and complete mitochondrial genome of Atkinsoniella zizhongi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from China and its phylogenetic implications

A new species, Atkinsoniella zizhongi sp.nov.of the subfamily Cicadellinae, was described and illustrated from China.The new species is similar to A.nigrominiatula (Jacobi, 1944), A.limba Kuoh, 1991, A.dormana Li, 1992, A.peaka Yang, Meng et Li, 2017, and A.divaricata Yang, Meng et Li, 2017.But the characteristics of aedeagus and pygofer process ca

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Use of carnosine in the prevention of cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese individuals: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Introduction Carnosine, an over the counter food supplement, has been shown to improve glucose metabolism as well as cardiovascular risk factors in animal and Manicure Set human studies through its anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiglycating and chelating properties.The aim of this study is to establish if carnosine supplementation improves obe

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Non-Adaptive Defense Mechanisms and Their Relationship to Psychosomatic Disorders among a Sample of University Students

Introduction In the university stage, the student is exposed to many psychological changes, pressures, and conflicts, which makes him resort to many non-consensual psychological defense mechanisms such as (repression, justification, projection, relapse, denial, delusional illness, reverse transference, daydreaming), which causes an imbalance in the

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