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Flea sharing among sympatric rodent hosts: implications for potential plague effects on a threatened sciurid

Ecosphere, 2020
For vector‐borne diseases, the abundance and competency of different vector species and their host preferences will impact the transfer of pathogens among hosts.
Amanda R. Goldberg, Courtney J. Conway, Dean E. Biggins   +2 more
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Intercropping mitigates incidence of the oilseed rape insect pest complex

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Intercropping reduces the incidence of the oilseed rape insect pest complex with a significant impact of the direct visual and physical disruption provided by the companion plant. Abstract BACKGROUND Oilseed rape (OSR, Brassica napus) is a major crop requiring numerous phytosanitary treatments.
Laurie Magnin, Ivan Hiltpold, Alexandra Jullien, Alice Baux   +3 more
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“Taking Off the Rose‐Colored Glasses”: How Justice‐Centered Science Curricula Engages Prehealth Undergraduates' in Critical Consciousness

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and perpetuated by implicit bias among medical professionals remain pervasive across North America. These inequities are often sustained by providers' limited awareness of social realities that shape the lives of people from marginalized communities.
Sabah K. Elias, Francisca Dogbe, Ashley R. Acosta‐Parra, Arsema Alemayehu, Faizah Asif, Yajing Feng, Jacob Francisco Gomez, Isabella Morimoto, Ofelia Preciado, Dathan Tran, Ross Wohlgemuth, Lucas R. Smith, Eric J. Crossen, Brie Tripp   +13 more
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Relationship between climatic factors and the flea index of two plague hosts in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Biosafety and Health
Climatic factors are closely associated with the occurrence of vector-borne diseases, and they also influence the distribution of vectors. The occurrence of plague is closely related to the population dynamics of fleas and their host animals, as well as ...
Lu Zhang, Zihao Wang, Nan Chang, Meng Shang, Xiaohui Wei, Ke Li, Jinyu Li, Xinchang Lun, Haoqiang Ji, Qiyong Liu   +9 more
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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
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THE CONTESTED CITY OF VENICE: Caring for Commodified Common Infrastructures in a Touristified Environment

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this essay I reveal contested common infrastructures in the interplay between vanishing public infrastructures in Venice and lack of care by governmental actors in a city with a shrinking number of inhabitants. I examine care and commodified public infrastructures in heritage cities facing mass tourism and climate change effects by zooming ...
Cornelia Dlabaja
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Duration of annual canine flea and tick protection provided by dog owners in Spain

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Doses of flea and tick medication acquired by dog owners over a 12 month period were determined from veterinary hospital transaction records in Spain.
Robert Lavan, Rob Armstrong, Federica Burgio, Kaan Tunceli   +3 more
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AN URBAN MARKETPLACE UNDER PRESSURE: The Steady Gentrification Process of Porta Palazzo (Turin) Through the Eyes of Market Sellers and Policy Makers

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Marketplaces, crucial sites for low‐income populations as sources of affordable goods and social interaction, are at a critical juncture. They are experiencing decline due to the rise of shopping centres and neglect by public authorities, while at the same time being rediscovered as tourist attractions, sources of profit and tools for urban ...
Francesca Ru
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ECONOMIC STABILITY AND THE TARGETED STANDARD OF THE EGYPTIAN COTTON PRODUCTION AND EXPORTING [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 2006
A. Sakr
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Phylogenetic and Functional Originality Shape Species Positions in Flea–Mammal Networks Across Biogeographic Realms

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The relationship between the position of a flea species in the networks and its functional originality was found to be consistently positive in all realms, independently of which originality index was used. ABSTRACT We investigated the relationships between a species’ network position (measured as the combined normalized degree, species strength, and ...
Boris R. Krasnov, Vasily I. Grabovsky
wiley   +1 more source