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Brain awareness week and beyond: encouraging the next generation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The field of neuroscience is generating increased public appetite for information about exciting brain research and discoveries. As stewards of the discipline, together with FUN and others, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) embraces public outreach and ...
Chang, Eun-Joo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Beneficial autoimmunity at body surfaces – immune surveillance and rapid type 2 immunity regulate tissue homeostasis and cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Epithelial cells line body surface tissues and provide a physicochemical barrier to the external environment. Frequent microbial and non-microbial challenges such as those imposed by mechanical disruption, injury or exposure to noxious environmental ...
Agrawal   +190 more
core   +2 more sources

A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
There has been a recent increase and diversification in the use of participatory mapping in the field of conservation, however, methodological standards remain both disjointed and confounding. We conducted a comprehensive review of the conservation participatory mapping literature and synthesized geographical, temporal, and topical trends across a ...
Michael B. Kowalski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Potential of Different Ecotypes of Anatolian Honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.) Venoms on Various Cancer Cells

open access: yesJournal of Apicultural Science
Honeybees play a crucial ecological and economic role by pollinating both natural ecosystems and cultivated crops. Beyond this, they produce such valuable natural products as honey, propolis, royal jelly, bee pollen, beeswax, and bee venom, which have ...
Varol Ekin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How a Traveling Exhibition on Wasps Altered Public Perceptions

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Media portrays a caricature of the “evil” wasp (a flying insect), perpetuating fears developed at a young age or from individual negative experiences. Because wasps are critically important to nature and our agriculture, it is important to provide some form of education to lessen this fear.
Brenna L. Decker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Electrochemical and Statistical Evaluation of Isolation of Mellitin and Apamin from Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) Venom

open access: yesInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2015
We present in this manuscript for the first time the electrochemical and statistical evaluation of FPLC isolation of mellitin and apamin from honey bee (Apis mellifera) venom. Venoms are extremely complex blends of diverse substances that target a myriad
Hoai Viet Nguyen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Site Hymenoptera Stings Mark a High‐Risk Subgroup in the Emergency Department

open access: yes
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
Shih‐Fen Tseng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Complex World of Toothpaste Diversity, Meeting Patient Clinical Needs. An Umbrella Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Amidst numerous recent advancements in toothpaste formulations and active ingredients, some clinicians may believe all toothpastes are similar despite differences in their active ingredients and corresponding clinical application.
Jeanie Suvan, Crystal Marruganti
wiley   +1 more source

Potential therapeutic biomolecules of hymenopteran venom against SARS-CoV-2 from Egyptian patients

open access: yesScientific Reports
The therapeutic potential of insect-derived bioactive molecules as anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents has shown promising results. Hymenopteran venoms, notably from Apis mellifera (honeybee) and Vespa orientalis (oriental wasp), were examined for the first time in ...
Eman A. Abd El Maksoud   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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