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Nonmalarial Infant Deaths and DDT Use for Malaria Control
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Although dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) is being banned worldwide, countries in sub-Saharan Africa have sought exemptions for malaria control. Few studies show illness in children from the use of DDT, and the possibility of risks to them from DDT
Aimin Chen, Walter J. Rogan
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Novel approaches for drug development against chronic primary pain: A systematic review
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Chronic primary pain (CPP) persisting for more than 3 months, associated with significant emotional distress without any known underlying cause, is an unmet medical need. Traditional or adjuvant analgesics do not provide satisfactory pain relief for a great proportion of these patients.
Valéria Tékus +5 more
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Edge‐preserving noise for diffusion models
Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.Abstract Classical diffusion models typically rely on isotropic Gaussian noise, treating all regions uniformly and overlooking structural information important for high‐quality generation. We introduce an edge‐preserving diffusion process that generalizes isotropic models via a hybrid noise scheme with an edge‐aware scheduler that smoothly transitions ...
Jente Vandersanden +3 more
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Special occupational hazard review for DDT [PDF]
This Hazard Review examined problems associated with the use and manufacture of DDT (50293). The use of DDT has been restricted in the United States to specific applications by the Department of Agriculture and the Public Health Department, and for ...
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Metabolic and target-site mechanisms combine to confer strong DDT resistance in Anopheles gambiae.
PLoS ONE, 2014 The development of resistance to insecticides has become a classic exemplar of evolution occurring within human time scales. In this study we demonstrate how resistance to DDT in the major African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae is a result of both ...
Sara N Mitchell +15 more
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The demography of an Osprey population under natural recolonisation and translocation processes
Ibis, EarlyView.In a context of global biodiversity loss, studying the processes underlying the recolonisation—whether natural or assisted—of expanding species provides essential insights for the development of effective conservation strategies. Since the 1980s, the Osprey Pandion haliaetus has naturally recolonized mainland central and eastern France, increasing from
Marie Thalhammer +6 more
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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the late 1990s, the pesticide industry has undergone a ‘generics revolution’ as the centre of production, and trade has shifted to the global South. China and India have become major producers, capturing Latin American markets from Northern multinationals. As a major pesticide user and a key node in global supply chains, Argentina offers
Christian Berndt +2 more
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PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT : DDT, DDE, and DDD : CAS#: DDT 50-29-3, DDE 72-55-9, DDD 72-54-8 [PDF]
This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for DDT, DDE, and DDD. It is one in a series of Public Health Statements about hazardous substances and their health effects.Reference: Agency for Toxic Substances and ...
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Sistema Cooperativo da Pesquisa Agropecuária. [PDF]
, 2019 Com o objetivo de coordenar e promover a pesquisa agropecuária em todo território nacional, foi criada a Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária -EMBRAPA, cujo programa visa, basicamente a geração de conhecimentos que permitam introduzir mudanças no ...
EMBRAPA. Departamento de Difusão de Tecnologia.
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Satire and Silence Under Authoritarian Rule: Cotton and Pesticide Perceptions in Tajikistan
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past 70 years, agricultural chemicals have become a mainstay of cotton farming in Central Asia. This growing reliance on agrochemicals has not remained uncontested. This article analyses the politics of pesticides in Soviet and post‐Soviet Tajikistan by examining how, and to what extent, pesticides have featured in graphic satire, an ...
Irna Hofman, Flora Roberts
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