AFFINITIES OF THE FERN GENUS PTISANA (MARATTIACEAE) IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES

Affinities of the fern genus Ptisana (Marattiaceae) in the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of two new species

In the process of undertaking a comprehensive review of the pteridophytes of the Solomon Islands, multiple unidentified specimens of the fern genus Ptisana Murdock (Marattiaceae) were collected.Morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses as well as field observations were required to identify the Solomon Acc Islands taxa.Four species and one

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Integration of Terrestrial and Drone-Borne Hyperspectral and Photogrammetric Sensing Methods for Exploration Mapping and Mining Monitoring

Mapping lithology and geological structures accurately remains a challenge in difficult terrain or in active mining areas.We demonstrate that the integration of terrestrial and drone-borne multi-sensor remote sensing techniques significantly improves the reliability, safety, and efficiency of geological Connection Tube activities during exploration

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Commensal Fungus Candida albicans Maintains a Long-Term Mutualistic Relationship with the Host To Modulate Gut Microbiota and Metabolism

ABSTRACT Candida albicans survives as a commensal fungus in the gastrointestinal tract, and that its excessive growth causes infections in immunosuppressed individuals is widely accepted.However, any mutualistic relationship that may exist between C.albicans and the host remains undetermined.Here, we showed that a long-term feeding of C.albicans do

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Case report: Periventricular heterotopia and early-onset bipolar disorder in adolescent patient with history of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Periventricular heterotopia (PH) is a developmental malformation in the brain.Because the clinical symptoms are heterogeneous, few studies have investigated the psychiatric symptoms associated with PH.We describe the case of a 17-year-old male with bipolar disorder (BD), who had been treated for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and d

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