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Identification of Parasitic Infections by Analyzing Honeybees, Honey, and Pollen Using Droplet Digital RT-PCR

Microorganisms
Toxoplasma gondii, Giardia intestinalis, and Cryptosporidium spp. are common pathogens that contaminate water and food. They can pose serious health risks, especially to vulnerable groups like immunocompromised individuals, pregnant women, young children,
Luigi Jacopo D’Auria, Andrea Mancusi, Yolande Thérèse Rose Proroga, Irene Dini, Tiziana Cardellicchio, Orlandina Di Maro, Sabato De Vita, Marica Egidio, Raffaele Marrone, Giuseppe Rofrano   +9 more
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Route‐Dependent Toxicity and Ecological Selectivity of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil in Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The intensification of agricultural practices has led to an increase in the use of insecticides, raising concerns about the exposure of non‐target organisms, particularly pollinators. In this context, plant‐derived essential oils have been proposed as environmentally friendlier alternatives due to their low persistence; however, their ...
Silvane Zancanaro de Oliveira, Elizabete Artus Berte, Juliana Marceli Hofma Lopes, Cristiane Lurdes Paloschi, Edgar de Souza Vismara, Vitória Alves Pereira, Fernanda Raulino Domanski, Natália Ramos Mertz, Fabiana Martins Costa, Everton Ricardi da Silva Lozano, Jhenneffer Tainara Zancanaro Ghizzi, Michele Potrich   +11 more
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Glyphosate-Based Herbicides and Their Potential Impact on the Microbiota of Social Bees

Toxics
Bee pollination is essential for terrestrial ecosystems and crop production. However, the species richness of wild bees and other pollinators has declined over the past 50 years, with some species experiencing dramatic decreases.
Juan P. Muñoz, Diego Soto-Jiménez, Anghel Brito, Claudio Quezada-Romegialli   +3 more
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Recent progress on the development of hydrogel‐based microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

VIEW, EarlyView.
This study provides a comprehensive and up‐to‐date analysis of recent progress in HMN technology, covering fundamental transdermal delivery mechanisms and design principles, biomaterials used in HMN fabrication, drug loading and release strategies, and emerging therapeutic applications.
Mohammad Muhtasim Ittisaf, Salman Farsi Taharat, Md. Sadek Miah, Hasan Tasnim Salehin, M. Azam Ali, Shoeb Ahmed   +5 more
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Frontiers of Genetic Engineering: Cutting-Edge Genome Editing for Silkworms and Honeybees

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
Nowadays, entomology is one of the most studied domains due to the pivotal role of insects in ecology, agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry, and medicine.
Alexandru-Ioan Giurgiu, Gabriela-Maria Baci, Tudor Nicolas Ternar, Daniela Ecatrina Baciu, Severus Daniel Dezmirean   +4 more
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Sex Determination in the Honeybee [PDF]

Cell, 2003
Sex determination in honeybees involves a multi-allelic locus, such that homozygotes develop as males and heterozygotes as females. In this issue of Cell, report the cloning of the sex-determining gene, csd. It codes for an SR protein, and different alleles have very different amino-acid sequences. Inactivating csd leads to development as a male.
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Optimization of Wind‐PV Co‐Generation Systems Using Artificial Bee Colony and Back‐to‐Back Voltage Source Converter

IET Smart Energy Systems, EarlyView.
The Graphical Abstract depicts the proposed Artificial Bee Colony algorithm‐based optimal tuning of PI controllers for back‐to‐back Voltage Source Converters in a hybrid wind–PV system. ABSTRACT This paper proposes a hybrid model‐based back‐to‐back voltage‐source converter (B2B‐VSC) system comprising a Photovoltaic (PV) array and a Permanent Magnet ...
Ch. Sreenu, G. Mallesham, T. Chandra Shekar, Surender Reddy Salkuti   +3 more
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No gain from pain: Lack of nociceptor activation suggests no adaptation for defence in the evolution of European viper venoms

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Snake venoms show variability in composition at all taxonomic levels, both within and between species, and the selective pressures underlying this variation have long been debated.
Bálint Üveges, Samuel D. Robinson, Vanessa Schendel, Edvárd Mizsei, Ana Ćuriċ, Maria Dimaki, Vincenzo Ferri, Silviu Petrovan, Andrea V. Pozzi, Tihomir Radonjiċ, Tibor Sos, Jeffrey W. Streicher, Alexandru Strugariu, Emina Šunje, Ștefan Zamfirescu, Oleksandr Zinenko, Irina Vetter, Wolfgang Wüster   +17 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
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Brood parasitism reduces but does not prevent Bombus terrestris reproductive success

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Graphical depiction of the colony splitting process. Throughout figures in this paper, results pertaining to host success are represented in blue, and cuckoo success is represented in red. Abstract Cuckoo bumblebees are obligate brood parasites that must invade a colony of their host bumblebee species in order to reproduce.
Sofia Dartnell, Lynn V. Dicks
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