Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae)

A fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with Multi-Frame Super-Resolution Reconstruction Based on Gradient Vector Flow Hybrid Field the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies.Of these, three species, viz.Bactrocera amarambalensis Dr

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Barriers to Discharge in Geriatric Long Staying Inpatient and Emergency Department Admissions: A Descriptive Study

Background: This study describes long length of stay during emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions, barriers to discharge, and discharge solutions for geriatric patients.Methods: We conducted a retrospective medical record review of a random sample of 150 ED patients and 150 inpatients with long length of stay (LOS) encounters.Coh

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