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Insect Antimicrobial Peptides, a Mini Review
Toxins, 2018 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are crucial effectors of the innate immune system. They provide the first line of defense against a variety of pathogens.
Qinghua Wu, J. Patočka, K. Kuča
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Multimodal interactions in Stomoxys navigation reveal synergy between olfaction and vision
Scientific ReportsStomoxys flies exhibit an attraction toward objects that offer no rewards, such as traps and targets devoid of blood or nectar incentives. This behavior provides an opportunity to develop effective tools for vector control and monitoring.
Merid N. Getahun +4 more
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LifeClass II myosin (myosin-2) is an actin-based motor protein found in nearly all eukaryotes. One critical question is how the motor function of myosin-2 is regulated. Vertebrate myosin-2 comprises non-muscle myosin, smooth muscle myosin and striated muscle
Shaopeng Sun, Yi-Ning Lu, Xiang-dong Li
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Hydrogel‐Based Functional Materials: Classifications, Properties, and Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Conductive hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for smart wearable devices due to their outstanding flexibility, multifunctionality, and biocompatibility. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in their design strategies, focusing on monomer systems and conductive components, and highlights key multifunctional properties such as
Zeyu Zhang, Zao Cheng, Patrizio Raffa
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Responses of forest insect pests to climate change: not so simple.
Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2019 Climate change is a multi-faceted phenomenon, including elevated CO2, warmer temperatures, more severe droughts and more frequent storms. All these components can affect forest pests directly, or indirectly through interactions with host trees and ...
H. Jactel, J. Koricheva, B. Castagneyrol
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Insects evolved adaptive plasticity to minimize the effects of the chemical defenses of their host plants. Nevertheless, the expressional response and adaptation of phytophagous specialists for long‐term adaption and short‐term response to host ...
Shunze Jia +6 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review presents recent progress in vision‐augmented wearable interfaces that combine artificial vision, soft wearable sensors, and exoskeletal robots. Inspired by biological visual systems, these technologies enable multimodal perception and intelligent human–machine interaction.
Jihun Lee +4 more
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Insect cuticle: a critical determinant of insecticide resistance.
Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2018 Intense use of insecticides has resulted in the selection of extreme levels of resistance in insect populations. Therefore understanding the molecular basis of insecticide resistance mechanisms becomes critical.
V. Balabanidou +2 more
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Scientific ReportsThe black soldier fly (BSF) larvae is a rich and promising source of alternative protein that continues to increasingly gain global traction as a functional ingredient for sustainable livestock and fish production.
Inusa Jacob Ajene +4 more
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Current Biology, 2009 SummaryA new book highlights the lessons from nineteenth-century bug collectors. Nigel Williams reports.
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