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Novel eDNA approaches to monitor Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) microbial and arthropod communities

Environmental DNA
Pests and pathogens are a continuous threat to the health of Western honey bee Apis mellifera L. Monitoring honey bee colonies for arthropod pests, disease‐causing bacteria and fungi, and early detection of new invasions is essential to maintain the ...
Leigh Boardman, Jose A. P. Marcelino, Rafael E. Valentin, Humberto Boncristiani, Jennifer M. Standley, James D. Ellis   +5 more
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Claims for manuka honey activity

, 2012
Whilst standards have been established to define whether or not a honey can be called manuka, little progress has been made with establishing a standard for describing the antibacterial activity of manuka honey.
Molan, Peter C.
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The Use of Renewable Energy in Prominent City Buildings: A Diffusion Study on Top European Football Organizations

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study applied the diffusion of innovation theory to investigate the rate of diffusion of renewable energy sources used by Europe's top professional football stadiums and the relationship with carbon neutrality. A discrete diffusion model estimated the diffusion of renewable energy to saturation, and a multivariate logistic ...
Chad S. Seifried, Liz Wanless, Timothy Kellison   +2 more
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Analyzing the Development of a Sustainable Enterprise in an Emerging Economy: Black Cacau and the Bean‐to‐Bar Philosophy

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) in emerging economies through the case of Black Cacau, a Brazilian bean‐to‐bar enterprise integrating agroforestry, direct trade, and Afro‐Brazilian cultural empowerment. Adapting the Patagonia‐based framework of Allal‐Chérif et al., the study explores how SE operates under conditions of ...
Marcelo Dionisio
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of late-season Varroa destructor treatments and their impact on amitraz resistant mite populations

Scientific Reports
Varroa destructor mites are a leading cause of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony losses worldwide. The acaracide amitraz has been among the most preferred Varroa treatments for more than a decade because of its high effectiveness and convenience of ...
Rogan Tokach, Frank D. Rinkevich, Dan Aurell, Nathan Egnew, Kloe Cargo, Geoffrey R. Williams   +5 more
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Effects of exposure of honey bee colonies to neonicotinoid seed–treated maize crops

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2013
The effects to honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) during and after exposure to flowering maize (Zea mays L.), grown from seeds coated with clothianidin and imidacloprid was assessed in field-realistic conditions.
Pohorecka Krystyna, Skubida Piotr, Semkiw Piotr, Miszczak Artur, Teper Dariusz, Sikorski Piotr, Zagibajło Katarzyna, Skubida Marta, Zdańska Dagmara, Bober Andrzej   +9 more
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ESG Controversies in Global Firms: A Black Mark?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite increasing attention paid by companies to sustainability, there is still evidence of environmental, social and governance (commonly referred to as ESG) scandals. As research on this topic is scant, this paper aims to analyse the impact of ESG controversies on firms' sustainability practices, that is, ESG policies, as well as ...
Beatrice Bais, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative nutritional and antioxidant profiling of Assam honeys: unveiling the untapped bioactivity of stingless bee honey

Frontiers in Nutrition
Honey is a nutritionally rich natural product with functional and bioactive relevance, yet species-specific comparative data from Northeast India remain limited.
Partha Pratim Gyanudoy Das, Mukul Kumar Deka, Abhibandana Das, Rituraj Borah, Mousumi Bharali, Shimantini Borkataki, Pradeep Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, R. Karthik, Titikshya Kashyap, Kereyagalahalli Mallaiah Kumaranag, Sachin Suresh Suroshe   +11 more
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The use of honey in healing a recalcitrant wound following surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa

, 2001
Ancient civilizations used honey to heal wounds. Despite the rediscovery of honey by modern physicians1 its use in conventional medicine, unlike in complementary medicine, remains limited.
Molan, Peter C., Cooper, Rose A., Krishnamoorthy, L., Harding, K.G.   +3 more
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Pulmonalis or Pulmonaris? It's Elementarius, My Dear Watson

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adjectival suffix ‐alis and its allomorph ‐aris are very common in the anatomical nomenclature; however, rules governing differential usage, such as ‐aris substituting for ‐alis following an ‐l‐, leave many exceptions. Here, we report an empirical study of 985 adjectives with ‐alis and ‐aris suffixes used in Terminologia Anatomica (2nd ed.)
Paul E. Neumann, Mélanie Houle, Stephen Russell, Lewis Stiles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source