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Conceptual Framework for Community-Based Prevention of Brown Dog Tick–Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a severe tickborne disease that can reach epidemic proportions in communities with certain social and ecologic risk factors.
Maureen K. Brophy, Erica Weis, Naomi A. Drexler, Christopher D. Paddock, William L. Nicholson, Gilbert J. Kersh, Johanna S. Salzer   +6 more
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Biomorphic Study of Rhipicephalus Sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) Under Laboratory Conditions

Journal of Bioresource Management, 2023
Rhipicephalus sanguineus can complete up to four generations per year, depending on factors such as climate and host availability. Biomorphic studies of R. sanguineus were conducted under laboratory conditions.
Habib Ullah , Atta Ur Rehman, Naimat Ullah, Muhammad Tariq , Umer Farooq   +4 more
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Bricks, knots, and bodies: Material encounters and the affective making of masculinity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines how creative research methods do not just capture boys' experiences of masculinity, but actively materialise them. Drawing on two arts‐based activities used in school‐based fieldwork (a mannequin‐based exercise with one participant and a Lego‐building workshop with a small peer group), the paper analyses how materials ...
Huw Berry‐Downs
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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Green Ambiguity Shapes Sustainable Investing

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green Exchange‐Traded Funds (ETFs) have experienced strong growth in recent years, reflecting increasing investor attention toward sustainability. However, these funds rely on a wide range of environmental metrics that are often weakly aligned, raising concerns about the meaning of greenness in sustainable investing.
Rita Laura D'Ecclesia, Giacomo Morelli, Kevyn Stefanelli   +2 more
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CEO Managerial Ability and the Strategic Repetition of Climate Disclosures

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether CEO managerial ability shapes the repetition of firms' climate‐related disclosures in mandatory 10‐K filings. Climate reporting is highly judgment based and central to firms' broader climate‐risk management strategies, yet little is known about why some firms repeatedly use similar climate narratives and others ...
Javad Rajabalizadeh
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Endosymbiont-derived metabolites are essential for tick host reproductive fitness

mSphere
Ticks, like other obligatory blood-feeding arthropods, rely on endosymbiotic bacteria to supplement their diet with B vitamins lacking in blood. It has been suggested that additional metabolites such as L-proline may be involved in this nutritional ...
Balasubramanian Cibichakravarthy, Neta Shaked, Einat Kapri, Yuval Gottlieb   +3 more
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Inventory of ticks on dogs in rural areas of the northeast of Algeria and its relationship with influences some ecological and climatic parameters [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2019
Research was undertaken to establish an inventory of ticks on dogs in the north east of Algeria. In the first aspect of study, a survey aims to identify of Ixodidae infesting the dogs in bioclimatic different areas and to determine the risk factors. This
Faouzi M., Ahmed N., Saida M.
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Forecasting Duration in High‐Frequency Financial Data Using a Self‐Exciting Flexible Residual Point Process

Journal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a method for forecasting limit order book durations using a self‐exciting flexible residual point process. High‐frequency events in modern exchanges exhibit heavy‐tailed interarrival times, posing a significant challenge for accurate prediction.
Kyungsub Lee
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Virome analysis and detection of ticks and tick-borne viruses in Shanghai, China

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionTicks are well-known ectoparasites and vectors responsible for transmitting a diverse range of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, and protozoa, many of which pose substantial risks to public health and livestock.
Wenbo Zeng, Limin Yang, Limin Yang, Limin Yang, Limin Yang, Limin Yang, Lei Cui, Lei Cui, Lei Cui, Lei Cui, Lei Cui, Chuhan Liang, Dan Zhu, Dan Zhu, Dan Zhu, Dan Zhu, Dan Zhu, Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Hongxia Liu   +29 more
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