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Multiparasitism Resolves the Apparent Paradox of High Male Pheromone Investment Despite Frequent Within‐Host Mating in a Parasitoid

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
It is unknown why males of the parasitoid wasp Nasonia giraulti produce large amounts of a costly sex pheromone although they were long thought to mate with their females already before emergence within the host. Mated females do no longer respond to the pheromone.
Martina Wendler, Verena Engl, Joachim Ruther   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

Market Competitiveness and Demographic Profiles of Dairy Alternative Beverages in the United States: The Case of Soymilk [PDF]

Data from U.S. households for year 2008 were used in examining market competitiveness of soymilk using tobit procedure. Unconditional own- and cross-price elasticities are larger than their conditional counterparts.
Capps, Oral, Jr., Dharmasena, Senarath
core   +1 more source

Vaspin identified as a DNA‐binding serpin with functional consequences for protease inhibition

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Vaspin is a serpin that is expressed in skin, adipose tissue, and liver. It binds to single‐ and double‐stranded DNA with high affinity. This binding is unaffected by mutation of the known heparin‐binding site, accelerates the inhibition of the inflammatory protease KLK7, and may contribute to vaspin's nuclear localization.
Kevin Möhlis, Abibe Useini, Heike Betat, Sonja Bonin, Helen Broghammer, Rima Nuwayhid, Stefan Langer, Mario Mörl, Norbert Sträter, John T. Heiker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest type influence on Heliconia‐dipteran interaction networks

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Responses to forest type depended on the developmental stage of dipterans. Bract traits and forest type influenced larval abundance, but forest type had no impact on adult alpha and beta diversity. Heliconia‐dipteran interaction networks showed a nested pattern for both forest types.
Diana M. Méndez‐Rojas, Mónica Hernández‐López, Ana Paola Martínez‐Falcón, Antonio Ricarte, J. Manuel Lobato‐García, Julieta Benítez‐Malvido   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diminishing Appetite for Rising Prices—The Situation of Polish Restaurants in the Face of Inflation

Foundations of Management
The aim of this article is to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine influenced the functioning of the food service sector in Poland between 2020 and 2023.
PIEKUT Marlena, ŁOSIEWICZ Weronika
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing dental education with technology: The integration of smartphone applications in endodontics–A narrative review

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Smartphone applications are increasingly used in medical and dental education, offering flexible and interactive learning opportunities. In medicine, these tools enhance knowledge retention, clinical decision‐making, and patient care. Objective This review aims to evaluate the role of smartphone applications in endodontic education,
Seyed AmirHossein Ourang, Fatemeh Sohrabniya, Soroush Sadr, William A. Kahler, William Nguyen Ha   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing for Sustainability: Emerging Professional Roles and Capabilities for Designers in the 21st Century

International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Design Practice is shifting towards transdisciplinary, collaborative and problem‐based approaches in response to complex challenges of a changing world including societal issues and the climate crisis. However, the nature of emerging roles for designers aiming to contribute to sustainability transitions, and the capabilities that empower ...
Charlotte Kessler, Janice Rieger
wiley   +1 more source

Is Chocolate Milk the New-Age Energy\Sports Drink in the United States? [PDF]

Data from U.S. households for calendar year 2008 were used in examining demographic and economic factors affecting demand for chocolate milk using Heckman two-step procedure.
Capps, Oral, Jr., Dharmasena, Senarath
core   +1 more source

Individual Differences in the Effects of Life Events on Personality Trait Change

Journal of Personality, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To date, effects of life events on personality trait change have been unsystematic, tenuous, and difficult to replicate. We focus on individual differences in change processes following life events, which have been neglected in previous studies.
Lara Oeltjen, Christian Kandler
wiley   +1 more source