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Evolution of Physical Intelligence Across Scales

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
By following the evolution of physical intelligence across scales, this article shows how intelligence arises from materials, structures, physical interactions, and collectives. It establishes physical intelligence as the evolutionary foundation upon which embodied intelligence is built.
Ke Liu, Tianyun Huang, Aming Li, Pengyu Lv, Tingting Qin, Wenhui Chen, Hui Wei, Huiling Duan   +7 more
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Real-time PCR biochip for on-site detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Q fever, a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, has adverse effects on public health. Ticks are vectors of C. burnetii and they contribute to the transmission of the pathogen. A tool for rapid, sensitive, and accurate detection of C. burnetii
A.-Tai Truong, Bo-Ram Yun, Jiyeon Lim, Subin Min, Mi-Sun Yoo, Soon-Seek Yoon, Young-Min Yun, Jong-Taek Kim, Yun Sang Cho   +8 more
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Molecular Detection and Phylogeny of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks Collected from Dogs in the Republic of Korea

Pathogens, 2021
Ticks are important vectors of various pathogens that result in clinical illnesses in humans and domestic and wild animals. Information regarding tick infestations and pathogens transmitted by ticks is important for the identification and prevention of ...
A-Tai Truong, Jinhyeong Noh, Yeojin Park, Hyun-Ji Seo, Keun-Ho Kim, Subin Min, Jiyeon Lim, Mi-Sun Yoo, Heung-Chul Kim, Terry A. Klein, Hyunkyoung Lee, Soon-Seek Yoon, Yun Sang Cho   +12 more
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Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen, Wei Zhang, Julian M. Alston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Queen Rearing Technology of Apis cerana by Cutting Comb on Reproductive Capacity and Productive Performance

Agriculture
The queen, as the reproductive core of a honeybee colony, has declining reproductive capacity with age, making it necessary to rear new queens to replace older ones.
Yueyang Hu, Fangming Lu, Shuyun Li, Qizhong Pan, Yuyang Jiao, Yutong Jiang, Xiaobo Wu   +6 more
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The Spring Assessment of Nosema Spp. Infection in Honey Bee Colonies (Apis mellifera L.) - Sampling as an Important Aspect of a Reliable Diagnosis

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2018
The objective of the research was a comparative assessment of the infection levels of Nosema spp. in honey bees collected from different areas of the hive.
Pohorecka Krystyna, Bober Andrzej, Skubida Marta, Zdańska Dagmara   +3 more
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EVALUATION OF SOME NATURAL SUBSTANCES FOR CONTROLLING VARROA DESTRUCTOR AND THEIR EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY OF HONEYBEE COLONIES. [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2007
The present work was carried out at branch Beekeeping Research Department at Qalubia governorate. The aim of investigation evaluate the efficacy of some local natural substances for controlling Varroa destructor in honeybee colonies and their comparison ...
A. Eissa, M. Ali, H. Abou El-Enain,
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Soil salinity effects on pollen and pollinator visitation in a buzz‐pollinated glycophyte, Solanum carolinense

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Human activity has significantly altered the salt cycle, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion acres of soil worldwide. Elevated soil salinity is a well‐known plant stressor, but it may also affect interactions between plants and insects, which are often sodium limited.
Kylie Bill, David E. Carr
wiley   +1 more source

Nosema apis and dysentery of the Honeybee

, 1967
SUMMARYSevere winter losses of honeybee colonies and poor growth or dwindling in spring were associated with dysentery. They were not caused simply by an enzootic infection with Nosema apis.
Bailey, L.
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Effects of Queen Cell Size and Caging Days of Mother Queen on Rearing Young Honey Bee Queens Apis mellifera L.

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2018
This study aims to investigate the effect of queen cell size (9.4 mm, 9.6 mm, 9.8 mm and 10.0 mm) and mother queen caged time (0 day, 2 days and 4 days) on rearing young queens without grafting larvae.
Wu Xiaobo, Zhou Linbin, Zou Chuibin, Zeng Zhijiang   +3 more
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