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Colonization by tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus Skuse, 1894) of mountain areas over 600 m above sea level in the surroundings of Trento city, Northeast Italy

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
Originally from Southeast Asia, the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is now found almost everywhere in the world. Additionally, it spread throughout all of Northeastern Italy’s cities, including Trento, and settled in the Alpine regions.
Giulia Battistin, Alessandra Franceschini, Francesca Paoli, Valeria Lencioni   +3 more
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Environmental horticulture for domestic and community gardens—An integrated and applied research approach

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement Daunting global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss may seem overwhelming. However, gardeners have a secret weapon—gardens, balconies, indoor planting, yards and allotments are mini‐ecosystems that offer ...
Mark B. Gush, Tijana Blanuša, Lauriane S. Chalmin‐Pui, Alistair Griffiths, Elisabeth K. Larsen, Raghavendra Prasad, Marc Redmile‐Gordon, Chloe Sutcliffe   +7 more
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Predicting urinary creatinine excretion and its usefulness to identify incomplete 24h urine collections

, 2012
Studies using 24 h urine collections need to incorporate ways to validate the completeness of the urine samples. Models to predict urinary creatinine excretion (UCE) have been developed for this purpose; however, information on their usefulness to ...
Dekkers, A.L.M., Rehurkova, I., Veer, P., van 't, de Boer, E., Keyzer, W., de, de Henauw, S., Crispim, S.P., de Keyzer, W., van 't Veer, P., Maele, G., van, Volatier, J.L., Slimani, N., Boer, E., de, Huybrechts, I., Ruprich, J., Hulshof, P.J.M., Andersen, L.F., van Maele, G., Geelen, A., Henauw, S., de   +19 more
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Australia’s marine fishes DNA barcode reference library for integrated taxonomy, metabarcoding & eDNA research

Scientific Data
Over 15 000 species of fishes are found globally in the marine environment and DNA barcodes are used extensively to describe, catalogue, understand and manage this diversity.
Sharon A. Appleyard, Robert D. Ward, John J. Pogonoski, Alastair Graham, Peter R. Last, Bruce E. Deagle, Bronwyn Holmes, Martin F. Gomon, Dianne J. Bray, Jeffrey W. Johnson, Amanda C. Hay, Glenn I. Moore, Michael P. Hammer, Barry Russell, Ken J. Graham   +14 more
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Optimization of the composition of crop collections for ex situ conservation

, 2009
Many crop genetic resources collections have been established without a clearly defined conservation goal or mandate, which has resulted in collections of considerable size, unbalanced composition and high levels of duplication.
Engels, J.M.M., van Treuren, R., Hintum, T.J.L., van, van Hintum, T.J.L., Hoekstra, R., Treuren, R., van   +5 more
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Travels and science in Brazil [PDF]

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2001
Bearing in mind the distinction between the universally-curious explorer and the scientist with a theory to test, we shall ask three questions as we look at scientific travellers coming to Brazil in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
David Marcus Knight
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DiSCmap : digitisation of special collections mapping, assessment, prioritisation. Final project report [PDF]

, 2009
Traditionally, digitisation has been led by supply rather than demand. While end users are seen as a priority they are not directly consulted about which collections they would like to have made available digitally or why.
Dobreva, Milena, Dunsire, Gordon, Griffiths, Jillian R., Hartley, Richard, Hartley, Richard J., Griffiths, Jillian, Menzies, Kathleen, Birrell, Duncan   +7 more
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Phenotypic traits in natural perennial ryegrass populations and relations to climate conditions at sites of origins across Europe

Genetic Resources
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is one of the most important forage grass species in temperate climates. However, natural perennial ryegrass populations have been exploited to only a limited extent by breeders.
Silvia Bachmann-Pfabe, Mareike Kavka, Anna Roschanski, Klaus J. Dehmer, Jean-Paul Sampoux, Evelin Willner   +5 more
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MediAssist: Using content-based analysis and context to manage personal photo collections [PDF]

, 2006
We present work which organises personal digital photo collections based on contextual information, such as time and location, combined with content-based analysis such as face detection and other feature detectors.
Cathal Gurrin, Noel E. O’Connor, O'Hare, Neil, Cooray, Saman H., O\u27Hare, Neil, Gareth J. F. Jones, Lee, Hyowon, Jones, Gareth J.F., Alan F. Smeaton, O'Connor, Noel E., Malobabić, Jovanka, Hyowon Lee, Jovanka Malobabic, Gurrin, Cathal, Smeaton, Alan F., Saman Cooray, O\u27Connor, Noel E., Uscilowski, Bartlomiej, Neil O’Hare, Bartlomiej Uscilowski   +19 more
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PTERIDOPHYTA: RANGE EXTENSION RECORDS FROM THE SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG. EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2010
RANGE EXTENSION RECORDS FROM THE SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG.
R. R. Klopper, S. P. Bester, G. F. Smith
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