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Home foreclosure discounts in auctions without reserve prices
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This article estimates foreclosure discounts in Cape Town, South Africa, where, until 2019, foreclosure auctions occurred without reserve prices. Using newly constructed data linking sheriff auction notices to the universe of property transactions, rich property characteristics, and municipal service‐request records, I document large ...
Allan Davids
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European Journal of Entomology, 2015 In insects, the crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is involved mainly in the regulation of ecdysis and is both a hormone secreted into the haemolymph and a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in the nervous system.
Marcin GLADYSZ +5 more
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, 2016 Example of measurement of cockroach leg photographs using 10 mm reference guides on microscope base and the NIH ImageJ analysis program.
Timothy C. Marzullo (177332)
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Mechanized Cockroach Footpaths Enable Cockroach-like Mobility
, 2004 Implementing cockroach footpaths using simple leg mechanisms results in cockroach-like body motion in a hexapod robot called “MechaRoach. ” MechaRoach utilizes rotary input four-bar mechanisms to achieve legged locomotion while being powered by only one ...
Roy E. Ritzmann +3 more
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Static electric field detection and behavioural avoidance in cockroaches
, 2008 Electric fields are pervasively present in the environment and occur both as a result of man-made activities and through natural occurrence. We have analysed the behaviour of cockroaches to static electric fields and determined the physiological ...
Newland, Phillip L. +5 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.This study established a microarray containing a representative panel of purified Blo t and Der p allergens for the identification of patients sensitised to Blo t and/or Der p. Results indicate that the microarray based on Blo t and Der p allergens is a useful tool for the identification of Blo t‐ and/or Der p‐sensitised patients. The microarray may be
Nishelle Dsouza +16 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.In this prospective birth cohort from Munich, comprehensive clinical assessments and longitudinal lifestyle questionnaires were combined with cord blood immune profiling. Infants who later developed AD showed altered cord blood immune signatures, including reduced CD4+ T cells, increased B cells and markedly decreased Breg cells. Epidemiologic factors,
S. Preis +14 more
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Evolution of Animal Parasitism in Nematodes of the Suborder Spirurina
Ecology and EvolutionThe phylum Nematoda includes species adapted to nearly every environment on Earth, ranging from free‐living forms to parasites of plants and animals. Parasitism has evolved multiple times independently within the phylum, and the suborder Spirurina is ...
Seiya Nagae, Koichi Hasegawa
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