To evaluate at which developmental stage the stigma acquires the competence to promote pollen grain germination, flowers from different phenological stages were emasculated and placed in damp florist foam for hand pollinations.
AZ cells of a tomato flower are recognized even at the early stage of flower primordium development; at the flower anthesis stage, six to eight layers of cells are observed in the AZ and the flower pedicels have acquired the competence to respond to abscission-promoting signals [ 27, 33, 34].
For all these reasons the education and continuing training of health professionals working in Primary Care so that they acquire the necessary competence to suitably orientate mothers is a priority [ 19].
Recent studies confirmed that IGCs are involved in main steps of gene expression including association of active genes in specific "neighborhoods" [ 12– 14], and mRNA was shown to acquire the export competence in IGCs [ 15– 17].
Predictably, different complaints prevail at the pre-licensure phase of the training spectrum, where students often feel more motivated to acquire the (implicit) competence of the practising doctor [ 7, 8] than to absorb large volumes of (explicit) scientific and/or humanistic theory [ 9, 10].
In surgery teaching, the student must acquire the necessary competences for the diagnosis, resolution and/or origin of the surgical pathology.
The addition of this e-learning tool enables students to acquire the necessary competences for the oral exam: The practical session is presented in a proper, clear and organised manner and The time allocated to the presentation is observed.
Therefore, it is not known how GPs acquire the necessary competences to deliver high-quality palliative care.
In this document a resident in difficulty is defined as "a doctor who does not acquire the required competences within the planned timeframe of the programme".
All items followed a Likert scale ranging from 0 to 6, where: 0 - has not acquired any competence, 1 - has acquired the minimum competences... 6 - has acquired the maximum competences.
