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Kinematic and force patterns of interaction of a link caterpillar of a transport machine with the ground [PDF]
FME Transactions, 2023 This article proposes a mathematical model of a caterpillar track's force and kinematic interaction with the ground during movement. The presence of a positive displacement of caterpillar tracks was proved even in the absence of slipping.
Dobretsov R. +5 more
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Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 To understand why early broods tend to be more successful than late broods we investigated the nestling diet and reproductive success of great tit pairs that had both a first and a second brood in the same breeding season.
C. Sinkovics +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Hirudin is a pharmacologically active substance in leeches with potent blood anticoagulation properties. Although recombinant hirudin production isolated from Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus and Hirudinaria manillensis Lesson is known, to our knowledge, this
Ping Shi +5 more
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Development of a Caterpillar-Type Walker for the Elderly People
Applied Sciences, 2021 A walker assists elderly people with age-related reduced walking ability and helps to improve stability and balance ability. However, if the general-type walker (GTW) is used on an uneven, obstacle, or sloped terrain, it may cause excessive muscle use ...
Yeon-Kyun Lee +4 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021 Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1819 – The Redspot – is rediscovered from Varanasi area in Uttar Pradesh State after 108 years. Cordia dichotoma G. Forst, 1786 of Boraginaceae family is new addition to list of larval host plants from India.
Priyanka Kumari, Taslima Sheikh
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Pomegranate moth is the most dangerous pest of pomegranate bushes in the conditions of the Western part of Azerbaijan [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Horticulture, 2021 The pomegranate moth (Euzophera punicacella Mocre.) is the most widespread and well-known pest of pomegranate bushes in the western part of Azerbaijan. The loss of yield from the pomegranate moth (Euzophera punicacella Mocre.) in the pomegranate orchards
F.A. Guliyev, L.A. Huseynova
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Ecology and Evolution, 2023 To avoid predation by visual predators, caterpillars can be cryptic to decrease detectability or aposematic to warn predators of potential unpalatability.
Julia Barrone +2 more
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Spatial separation of the cyanogenic β-glucosidase ZfBGD2 and cyanogenic glucosides in the haemolymph of Zygaena larvae facilitates cyanide release [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Low molecular weight compounds are typically used by insects and plants for defence against predators. They are often stored as inactive β-glucosides and kept separate from activating β-glucosidases.
Stefan Pentzold +8 more
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Distinct Arabidopsis Responses to Two Generalist Caterpillar Species Differing in Host Breadth
PhytoFrontiers, 2021 In general, caterpillar herbivores with a narrow host preference (specialists) have evolved mechanisms to circumvent specific plant defenses. In contrast, caterpillars with a broader host range (generalists) may manipulate phytohormone pathways common to
Zhihong Zhang +5 more
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Plant Direct, 2022 Previously, sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) was developed as a vector for transient expression of heterologous genes in Zea mays (maize). Here, we show that SCMV can also be applied for virus‐induced gene silencing (VIGS) of endogenous maize genes ...
Seung Ho Chung +4 more
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