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Obituary for a Flea [PDF]

arXiv, 2016
The Landsman-Reuvers proposal to solve the measurement problem from within quantum theory is extensively analysed. In favor of proposals of this kind, it is shown that the standard reasoning behind objections to solving the measurement problem from within quantum theory rely on counterfactual reasoning or mathematical idealisations.
arxiv  

Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R.
Jeremie Gilles, Frank Thomas Just, Cornelia Silaghi, Ingrid Pradel, Lygia Maria Friche Passos, Heidi Lengauer, Klaus Hellmann, Kurt Pfister   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Valuation of Urban Informal Activities: Case Study of Flea Markets in Bandung Municipality [PDF]

This study analyzes some social economic aspects of informal activities using case study of flea markets in Bandung Municipality. The objectives are to provide a description of the information we collected during our field survey, and report our findings
Bagdja Muljarijadi, Rahmat Thio
core  

Ecosystem services provided by spiders

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso, Stano Pekár, Klaus Birkhofer, Angela Chuang, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Eileen A. Hebets, Yann Henaut, Thomas Hesselberg, Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte, Ondřej Michálek, Radek Michalko, Catherine Scott, Jonas Wolff, Stefano Mammola   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A nowcast model to predict outdoor flea activity in real time for the contiguous United States

Parasites & Vectors
Background The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), a parasite commonly found on both dogs and cats, is a competent vector for several zoonotic pathogens, including Dipylidium caninum (tapeworms), Bartonella henselae (responsible for cat scratch disease ...
Stella Self, Yuan Yang, Heather Walden, Michael J. Yabsley, Christopher McMahan, Brian H. Herrin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Biodiversity Net Gain to address invertebrate declines in England

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a new approach to infrastructural development in England, mandating that developers achieve a 10% BNG by enhancing and creating habitats. As currently implemented, BNG risks creating smaller, homogeneous, structurally simple and poorly connected habitats.
Natalie E. Duffus, Owen T. Lewis, Richard Grenyer, Richard F. Comont, Dave Goddard, Dave Goulson, Jeff Ollerton, Martin C. Townsend, Judy A. Webb, Richard I. Wilson, Sophus O. S. E. zu Ermgassen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-reported pregnancy exposures and placental DNA methylation in the MARBLES prospective autism sibling study. [PDF]

, 2016
Human placenta is a fetal-derived tissue that offers a unique sample of epigenetic and environmental exposures present in utero. In the MARBLES prospective pregnancy study of high-risk younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...
Barkoski, Jacqueline M, Crary-Dooley, Florence K, Hertz-Picciotto, Irva, LaSalle, Janine M, Ozonoff, Sally, Schmidt, Rebecca J, Schroeder, Diane I, Tancredi, Daniel J, Walker, Cheryl K   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Effective target genes for RNA interference‐based management of the cabbage stem flea beetle

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
An oral RNAi screen consisting of 27 dsRNAs identified effective target genes for RNAi‐based pest control in the cabbage stem flea beetle The most effective target genes were involved in proteasomal pathways or gene expression, and their sequences were subjected to in silico off‐target analysis Knock‐down of some effective target genes also inhibited ...
Doga Cedden, Gözde Güney, Xavier Debaisieux, Stefan Scholten, Michael Rostás, Gregor Bucher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Without a 'doubt'? Unsupervised discovery of downward-entailing operators [PDF]

Proceedings of NAACL HLT, pp. 137--145, 2009, 2009
An important part of textual inference is making deductions involving monotonicity, that is, determining whether a given assertion entails restrictions or relaxations of that assertion. For instance, the statement 'We know the epidemic spread quickly' does not entail 'We know the epidemic spread quickly via fleas', but 'We doubt the epidemic spread ...
arxiv  

Pathogens in fleas collected from cats and dogs: distribution and prevalence in the UK

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Fleas (Siphonaptera) are the most clinically important ectoparasites of dogs and cats worldwide. Rising levels of pet ownership, climate change and globalisation are increasing the importance of a detailed understanding of the endemicity and ...
Swaid Abdullah, Chris Helps, Séverine Tasker, Hannah Newbury, Richard Wall   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source