Digital trophies: using social media to assess wildlife crime in Lebanon
OryxIllegal hunting of migratory birds across the Mediterranean region is a serious international conservation issue with population-level impacts. We analysed photographs posted on social media platforms to assess the bird species illegally targeted in ...
André F. Raine +5 more
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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HONEYBEE POLLINATION MARKETS [PDF]
Pollination by honeybees plays an important role in modern agriculture. Some crops are greatly dependent on honeybees (almonds, apples, avocados, blueberries, and cherries are examples) while the yields and quality of other crops are significantly ...
Rucker, Randal R. +2 more
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The use of honey in healing a recalcitrant wound following surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa [PDF]
, 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. +3 more
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Traditional Beekeeping and Honey Hunting in Central Cameroon. Audiovisual Material, Video Footage
EN: The dataset consists of video recordings made for the ethnographic documentary 'Gbaya. Beekeeping and Honey Hunting' (Gruber 2015). The film portrays practices of traditional beekeeping and honey hunting with honeybees (Apis mellifera adansonii) in ...
Gruber, Martin
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Chimpanzees hunting for honey are cleverer than we thought
, 2017 New, fascinating observations about the behaviour of wild chimpanzees showed that they can apply a complex technique to access ...
Estienne, V. ; https://orcid.org/
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Why honey is effective as a medicine. 2. The scientific explanation of its effects [PDF]
, 2001 The effectiveness of honey as a therapeutic agent has been unequivocally demonstrated in the literature reviewed in Part 1 of this article published in 1999, but the biochemical explanation of these effects is more hypothetical.
Molan, Peter C.
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Psyche: A Journal of EntomologyStingless bees are eusocial insects that play vital roles as pollinators of many flowering plants and high value products. However, information on their nesting habitats and nest characteristics is scarce in West Arsi Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. This study
Taye Beyene +3 more
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Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of honey bee viruses, Nosema microsporidia, protozoan parasites, and parasitic mites in China [PDF]
, 2013 China has the largest number of managed honey bee colonies, which produce the highest quantity of honey and royal jelly in the world; however, the presence of honey bee pathogens and parasites has never been rigorously identified in Chinese apiaries.
Li, Tianbang +7 more
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The effects of honey compared with sucrose and a sugar-free diet on neutrophil phagocytosis and lymphocyte numbers after long-term feeding in rats [PDF]
, 2007 To determine whether honey and sucrose would have differential effects on levels of neutrophil phagocytosis after long-term feeding 36 2-month old Sprague Dawley rats were fed a powdered diet that was either sugar-free or contained 7.9% sucrose or 10 ...
Lynne M Chepulis, Chepulis, Lynne Merran
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Honey as an antiviral agent against respiratory syncytial virus [PDF]
, 2011 Respiratory syncytial virus is the most frequent cause of hospitalization for viral respiratory infections in infants and young children worldwide. It also severely affects immunocompromised adults and the elderly, however, despite decades of efforts ...
Zareie, Parvaneh Palma
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