IntroductionMost patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) have an excellent response to chemoradiation, and trials are now investigating de-escalated treatment.However, up to 25% of patients with HPV-positive OPSCC will experience recurrence, and up to 5% will even progress through primary treatment.Currently, there
The most devastating insect pest of rice, Brown plant hopper (BPH) (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) feeds on the rice plant and results in huge yield loss.Breeding of resistant cultivars is more economical and eco-friendlier than use of chemical pesticides.Rice cultivars with improved resistance to disease and pest are developed with pyramiding technique
Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.has been widely planted in subtropical China to meet increasing timber demands, leading to Gifts short-rotation practices that deplete soil nutrients.However, increased nitrogen (N) deposition offsets soil N depletion.While long-term experimental data investigating the coupled effects related to short rotation p
Importance.The development of tools to reduce corruption risks in the procurement system to ensure public needs (public procurement) is an important state task.The current state of public procurement indicates the presence in this area: firstly, contradictions between the anticorruption target of creating a modern public procurement system and the
Background: Persons with disabilities living in rural areas are marginalised and excluded in most developmental initiatives in South Africa.They face many economic, political and social problems; hence, improving their quality of life is a daunting and challenging task which needs interventions from both the state and non-governmental stakeholders.