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Comparison of synthetic membranes in the development of an in vitro feeding system for Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]

, 2010
Although artificial feeding models for the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) most frequently use biological membranes consisting of day-old chick skin, there are ethical considerations associated with the use of skin.
D.W.J. Harrington, J.H. Guy, K. Robinson, Kocan, Kowalski, Lucky, Mignon, O.A.E. Sparagano, Tucci   +8 more
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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tick-Borne Flavivirus Inhibits Sphingomyelinase (IsSMase), a Venomous Spider Ortholog to Increase Sphingomyelin Lipid Levels for Its Survival in Ixodes scapularis Ticks

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Our previous study showed that cells from medically important arthropods, such as ticks, secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) including exosomes that mediate transmission of flavivirus RNA and proteins to the human cells.
Pravesh Regmi, Supreet Khanal, Girish Neelakanta, Hameeda Sultana, Hameeda Sultana   +4 more
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A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Psoroptic mange, caused by infestation with the ectoparasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis, is highly contagious, resulting in intense pruritus and represents a major welfare and economic concern for the livestock industry Worldwide.
Bartley, Kathryn, Burgess, Stewart TG, Down, Rachel E, Dunn, Jackie, Marr, Edward J, Nisbet, Alasdair J, Nunn, Francesca G, Prickett, Jessica C, Rombauts, Stephane, Van de Peer, Yves, Van Leeuwen, Thomas, Weaver, Robert J   +11 more
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Heat shock proteins: Part III. Arthropods

Parasitologists United Journal, 2015
Contents Introduction Different aspects of HSPs in arthropods 1.1. Effects of expression in response to blood meal 1.2. Effects of expression in response to temperature, water dehydration and hypoxia 1.3. Effects of expression on developmental stages 1.4.
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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze, Stanislav N. Gorb, Timo Zeimet, Wencke Krings   +3 more
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The flexible, the stereotyped and the in‐between: putting together the combinatory tool use origins hypothesis

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tool use research has long made the distinction between tool using that is considered learned and flexible, and that which appears to be instinctive and stereotyped. However, animals with an inherited tool use specialisation can exhibit flexibility, while tool use that is spontaneously innovated can be limited in its expression and facilitated
Jennifer A. D. Colbourne, Alice M. I. Auersperg   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reciprocal regulation of NF-kB (Relish) and Subolesin in the tick vector, Ixodes scapularis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundTick Subolesin and its ortholog in insects and vertebrates, Akirin, have been suggested to play a role in the immune response through regulation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB)-dependent and independent gene expression via interaction with ...
Victoria Naranjo, Nieves Ayllón, José M Pérez de la Lastra, Ruth C Galindo, Katherine M Kocan, Edmour F Blouin, Ruchira Mitra, Pilar Alberdi, Margarita Villar, José de la Fuente   +9 more
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In Vitro Impact of Triatomine Salivary Glands Extracts Introduced to Endothelial Cells [PDF]

, 2018
Chagas Disease (AKA Trypanosomiasis) is caused by biting/feeding behavior from the arthropod vector Triatoma (subfamily of Reduviidae family), that house the endoparasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which can then be passed to human and mammalian hosts (Schmidt ...
Abernathy, Roger, Londono-Renteria, Berline, Montenegro-Cadena, Lidia   +2 more
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Oropouche virus: clinical, epidemiological, and molecular aspects of a neglected orthobunyavirus. [PDF]

, 2017
Oropouche virus (OROV) is an important cause of arboviral illness in Latin American countries, more specifically in the Amazon region of Brazil, Venezuela and Peru, as well as in other countries such as Panama.
Acrani, Gustavo Olszanski, Cardoso, Jedson Ferreira, da Rosa, Jorge Fernando Travassos, de Paula Pinheiro, Francisco, de Souza, William Marciel, Figueiredo, Mário Luiz, Nunes, Márcio Roberto Teixeira   +6 more
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