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European Journal of Entomology, 2014 The nutritive quality of aphids, conspecific and heterospecific eggs as food for ladybirds is a controversial issue. If ladybirds find aphids more palatable than eggs then they are more likely to efficiently exploit and be biocontrol agents of aphids. If
Bhupendra KUMAR +3 more
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Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate in the Major Metropolitan Areas of Romania
Remote Sensing, 2022 In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations Member States and includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Iulian-Horia Holobâcă +4 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 Food utilization by the larvae of Toxorhynchites splendens (Wiedemann) was studied in the laboratory by offering larvae of Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, Anopheles stephensi (Liston), and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say).
D Dominic Amalraj, N Sivagnaname, PK Das
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Identification of Microplastics in Corn Tortillas in Morelos, Central Mexico
MicroplasticsTortillas are an essential food in Mexico, and they are usually packaged in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags, but these packages can release microplastics (MPs) into the food.
Israel Mejía-Vigueras +6 more
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NaupliusIsopods consume feces in laboratory conditions. We investigated the effects of coprophagy on food consumption and assimilation and on isopod biomass to determine the best methodological design for feeding performance experiments. We used three species of
Pedro Henrique Pezzi +2 more
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Mapping regional subsidence rate from electricity consumption-based groundwater extraction
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023 Study region: Choushui River alluvial fan in central Taiwan. Study focus: Excessive land subsidence is occurring in the Choushui alluvial fan, Taiwan. Groundwater pumping in the region is not monitored so pumping volumes are estimated from information ...
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MODELING INFLUENCES ON ALCOHOLICS' RATES OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION [PDF]
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1980 Two experiments were designed to examine modeling influences on alcoholics' alcohol consumption. Three male alcoholics were paired with confederates, posing as alcoholics. In Experiment 1, alcoholic‐confederate pairs participated in a 1‐hour taste‐rating task, which involved rating different wines on a list of adjectives.
B D, Caudill, T R, Lipscomb
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Effect of temperature on life table parameters and the efficacy of Feltiella acarisuga releases against Tetranychus urticae on cucumber crop in greenhouses [PDF]
Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of AcarologyThis study evaluated the developmental biology, predatory performance, and field control efficacy of Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) as a biocontrol agent against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Tetranychidae) at different constant ...
Enas Kotb Kassem +3 more
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Fish Consumption Is Associated With Lower Heart Rates [PDF]
Circulation, 2003 Background— Fish consumption decreases risk of sudden death. The goal of the present study was to assess the relationship between fish consumption and heart rate. Methods and Results— A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of
Dallongeville, J. +11 more
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Energies, 2020 Based on the national level data on energy consumption by final consumption sectors (agricultural, industrial, construction, residential and transport), the present study is aimed at estimating the energy consumption at county level.
Paul-Razvan Șerban +7 more
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