BACKGROUND: Wax gourd is a widely used vegetable of Cucuribtaceae, and also has important medicinal and health values.However, the genomic resources of wax gourd were scarcity, and only a few nucleotide sequences could be obtained in public databases.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we examined transcriptome in wax gourd.More than 44
The principle of loss aversion is thought to explain a wide range of anomalous phenomena involving tradeoffs between losses and gains.In this article, I show that the anomalies loss aversion was introduced to explain --- the risky bet premium, the endowment effect, Video Recorder and the status-quo bias --- are characterized not only by a loss/gain
Natural rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tropical tree used commercially for the production of latex, from which 40,000 products are generated.The fungus Microcyclus ulei infects this tree, causing South American leaf blight (SALB) disease.This disease causes developmental delays and significant crop losses, thereby decreasing the production of lat
Using unique Drinks Danish register data that allow for comparisons across both conviction and incarceration status, this article analyzes the association between pretrial detention and work, family attachment, and recidivism.We find that pretrial detention may impose unique social costs, apart from conviction or additional punishments.Most notably
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are one of the groups most at risk for HIV ELDERBERRY COCKTAIL infection in Japan.However, size estimates of MSM populations have not been conducted with sufficient frequency and rigor because of the difficulty, high cost and stigma associated with reaching such populations.This study examined an innovati