As a consequence of founder effects, small population size and demographic constraints,
island populations are often characterized by low genetic diversity and high inbreeding. The …

Tetragonisca angustula is one of the most widespread stingless bees in the Neotropics. This
species swarms frequently and is extremely successful in urban environments. In addition, it …

… were as follows: ddATP solution (62.5 yM dCTP, dGTP and dTTP and 75 mM ddATP), ddCTP
solution (4.1 yM dCTP, 82.0 yM dGTP and dTTP and 10 yM ddCTP), ddGTP solution (4.1 …

The stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula Latreille 1811 is one of the most widespread bee
species in the Neotropics, distributed from Mexico to Argentina. However, this wide …

The growth of e-commerce is leading to a significant increase in parcel shipments, making it
essential to optimize the packaging process. This study investigates packaging models that …

Background— Mutations of KCNJ2, the gene encoding the human inward rectifier potassium
channel Kir2.1, cause Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS), a disease exhibiting ventricular …

… YS, TH and YM designed the trial, wrote the protocol and coordinated the study; YS, TH, YM,
NS, YK, NT, MO, TK, YT, TS, NT, SY, MA, HM, and … HF and YM have no conflicts of interest. …

Background Mesorectal excision is the international standard surgical procedure for lower
rectal cancer. However, lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis occasionally occurs in patients …

Biodiversity loss is a global problem and island species/populations are particularly
vulnerable to such loss. Low genetic diversity is one of the factors that can lead a population to …

… MI, AK, SF, YKa, NS, YKi, YKa, KK, MOh, MOt, MS, TY, and YM contributed to data collection,
data analysis, and interpretation. JM contributed to statistical analyses. All of the authors …