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Behavioral Ecology of Cockroaches

, 1984
WOS:A1984SP92200003International audience1. Cockroaches are ubiquitous in most habitats where insects occur. Although most reports on cockroaches are physiological in nature, sufficient information is available to indicate that forest, desert, and cave ...
Gautier, Jean-Yves, Bell, William J., WILLIAM J. BELL, COBY SCHAL, J.‐Y. GAUTIER, Schal, Coby   +5 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiological studies of cockroaches from three localities in Gaborone, Botswana

, 2011
Cockroaches have become the most common pests in a majority of households in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana Their presence has always raised safety concerns, especially as carriers of food-borne pathogens and food-spoilage organisms.
J Allotey, BA Gashe, N Mrema, Mrema, N, S Mpuchane, G Murindamombe, Matsheka, IM, IM Matsheka, Gashe, BA, Allotey, J, Murindamombe, G, Mpuchane, S   +11 more
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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, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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REGIONAL EVALUATION OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT COCKROACHES

, 2007
Cockroaches play an important role in transmission of different diseases either mechanically and occasionally biologically. The aim of current study was on the identification of cockroaches and their contamination to different bacteria in two hospitals ...
Mohammadi, P., Rafinejad, J., Biglarian, F., Vahabi, A.   +3 more
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Cockroaches [PDF]

Nature, 1870
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Microarrayed Allergen Molecules Distinguish IgE Sensitisation to Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

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, Siratcha Phanthong, Huey‐Jy Huang, Milena Weber, Eszter Sarzsinszky, Petra Zieglmayer, Gabrielle Pauli, Margarete Focke‐Tejkl, Mikhail Tulaev, Nikolina Todorovic, Walter Keller, Thomas Schlederer, Luis Caraballo, Anchalee Tungtrongchitr, Rudolf Valenta, Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn, Susanne Vrtala   +16 more
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Study on the German cockroach Blattella germanica (L) and identify the types of parasites that it transmits automatically on the surface of its external body and inside its intestines.

Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
This study was conducted on German cockroaches, identifying the types of parasites they mechanically transmit via their external body surfaces and the parasites present in their intestines that they transmit to humans. The study was conducted in Tikrit.
Alaa Emad Tawfeeq, Ali Hossen Altaef Al Tikriti , Ashraf Jamal Mahmoud   +2 more
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EC1565 Cockroaches or Waterbugs

, 1951
Extension circular discusses cockroaches and ...
Helm, Robert W.
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Early Epidemiologic and Immune Predictors of Atopic Dermatitis: Reduced Cord Blood Regulatory B10 Cells in the Munich Atopy Prediction Study (MAPS)

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, S. Kaesler, M. Koeberle, M. Hils, B. Evers, R. L. Silva, Y. Skabytska, L. Schellenberger, H. Hufnagel, M. Schielein, B. Kuschel, Y. Amar, A. Zink, T. Biedermann, Z. Kurgyis   +14 more
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