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Effect of male age at the time of irradiation on the sexual performance of sterile Ceratitis capitata males: insights from remating female offspring

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an effective strategy for controlling insect pests, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata, Wiedemann). The effectiveness of the SIT depends on the ability of the sterile males to mate and their capacity to induce sterility in wild females.
Edwin Mauricio Ramírez‐Santos, Pedro Alfonso Rendón Arana, Lested Darío Rivas‐González, Efren Ibarra, Corinna Bazelet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Queen Anne's Wardrobe: Fashion, Sartorial Politics, and the Representational Strategies of the Last Stuart Queen

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The final Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, has often been overlooked in studies of visual and material culture, particularly of fashion and dress. This article is the first to undertake a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the wardrobe accounts of Queen Anne, situating her consumption within the context of the eighteenth‐century fashion ...
Sarah A. Bendall
wiley   +1 more source

Does the Intent Match the Output: Aligning Development Goals With Training Load in Youth Basketball. [PDF]

Eur J Sport Sci
Lever JR, Duffield R, Murray A, Bill HA, Bartlett JD, Fullagar HHK.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Audit Quality From a Service Perspective: A Systematic Literature Review

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Audit quality is a multidimensional and latent construct that researchers struggle to evaluate and interpret. This paper follows an interdisciplinary approach by systematically reviewing the literature on audit quality evaluation from a service quality perspective.
Lise Muriel Botha, Phillip de Jager, Francois Toerien, Ezelda Swanepoel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of computerized agility training on basketball performance: a comparative study with rope ladder training. [PDF]

Front Physiol
Zhang M, Zhang W, Chen R, Liu Y, Diaz-Cidoncha Garcia J, Chen C, Xu X.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A remotely operated blood sampling and sedative administration device in freely moving pinnipeds

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract A remotely operated device for use with freely moving pinnipeds was designed and successfully developed for the collection of blood samples and the administration of sedatives via an indwelling, venous catheter. The performance of the sampler, called the ‘Mossquito’, was demonstrated on six wild caught, young‐of‐the‐year grey seals ...
Joanna L. Kershaw, Eva‐Maria Bønnelycke, Will De Ruiter, Angus Aitken, Steve Balfour, Ryan Milne, Ailsa J. Hall, Holly C. Armstrong, Caitlin Downie, Simon E. W. Moss, J. Chris McKnight   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plasma and salivary measures of testosterone and cortisol levels in basketball players under various games / training conditions, and nutritional strategies: an updated systematic review. [PDF]

Front Physiol
Brini S, Clark CCT, Ouergui I, Delextrat A, Yagin FH, Muscella A, Badicu G, Bouassida A, Clemente FM, Al-Mhanna SB, Tabnjh AK, Nobari H, Calleja Gonzalez J.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Investors’ Information‐acquisition Ability Affect IPO Underpricing? Evidence from a Quasi‐natural Experiment

Abacus, EarlyView.
Initial public offering (IPO) underpricing, driven by information asymmetry, is a prevalent and serious global phenomenon. In addition to the influence of information providers such as IPO firms, investors’ ability to acquire information may also significantly affect IPO underpricing.
Haipeng Yu, Xiaoke Cheng, Caiyue Ouyang, Wenxia Ge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field-based evaluation of trunk strength using a novel in-chair assessment system in elite wheelchair athletes. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Schaaf K, Nquiti M, Lassner P, Bersiner K, Gehlert S, Abel T, Jacko D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Auditor industry expertise and the predictive power of the deferred tax valuation allowance

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 323-364, March 2025.
Abstract This paper investigates whether auditor industry expertise influences the predictive value of management earnings forecasts embedded in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance (VA). VAs depend on management's forecast of future taxable earnings and can provide investors with information about expected changes in future earnings.
Zhuoli Axelton, Jeffrey Gramlich, M. Kathleen Harris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source