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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
wiley   +1 more source

Repellency of Essential Oils and Plant-Derived Compounds Against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

Insects
Plant-based oils have a long history of use as insect repellents. In an earlier study, we showed that in a 10% concentration, geraniol, 2-phenylethl propionate, and the plant-based essential oils clove and cinnamon effectively protected from mosquito ...
April D. Lopez, Sophie Whyms, Hailey A. Luker, Claudia J. Galvan, F. Omar Holguin, Immo A. Hansen   +5 more
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Nature Protection as a Strategy? Strategic Objectives and Dynamic Capabilities in Corporate Biodiversity Management

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why and how firms address biodiversity loss. Using a multiple case study of 10 large food and agriculture firms, we analyze 35 interviews and secondary data to show that firms pursue strategic objectives through biodiversity management beyond compliance or philanthropy.
Myriam Celine Rapior, Timo Busch
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-ecological study of Aedes aegypti in urban ecosystems in Merida state, Venezuela 1996-1998

Kasmera, 2003
In order to evaluate certain bio-ecological aspects of Aedes aegypti in the urban ecosystem in Merida State, adults of the species were captured and larva counts were made in 30% the housing units in localities of this region.
Janeth Rojas Urdaneta, Lázaro A Soca D, Milena Mazzarri P, Mayia Sojo M, Abel Poleo R   +4 more
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First aid guidelines for Bites and Stings: Educational Approach and Adaptation: Educational approach & Adaptation

International Journal of First Aid Education, 2021
Bites and stings can transmit diseases, cause wounds that can become infected, and in some cases, can cause an allergic reaction. Their prevalence across all parts of the world means that they are an important topic to cover in first aid education for ...
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Antimicrobial Peptides and Peptidomimetics in Foods – A Synthetic Foray

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
This Review discusses AMPs in foods and their syntheses. It espouses facile methods to make them accessible and suggests their utility in the mitigation and eradication of the burgeoning maladies of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance (AMR and MDR).
Josephat U. Izunobi, Adejoke D. Osinubi, Abosede A. Badeji   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the role of patient-reported external factors and risk of relapse in anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic autoantibody vasculitis

Frontiers in Nephrology
The role of stressors, insect bites, and infections on disease relapse of ANCA vasculitis has yet to be entirely explored, with limited retrospective studies focused on disease onset from small participant cohorts.
Mary M. Collie, Dhruti P. Chen, Yichun Hu, Lauren N. Blazek, Vimal K. Derebail, Eveline Y. Wu, Koyal Jain, Nicole Orzechowski, Caroline J. Poulton, Candace D. Henderson, Ronald J. Falk, Susan L. Hogan   +11 more
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Assessing Policy‐Oriented Learning About Climate‐Related Forest Disturbances in Europe

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European forests provide multiple ecosystem services but are increasingly under pressure from climate‐related disturbances such as droughts, storms and insect calamities. Forest policy is an important driver for the adaptation of forest management practices to climate change.
Pascal Renaud‐Bernath, Metodi Sotirov, Jens Nilsson, Annica Sandström, Karin Beland Lindahl, Marcin Mielewczyk, Krzysztof Niedziałkowski, Zala Uhan, Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare Triggered by Mosquito Bite Manifesting as Febrile Targetoid Rash

Clinical Case Reports
Insect bites can trigger disease flare in systemic lupus erythematosus, including atypical targetoid rash. Awareness of such triggers and appropriate preventive measures are crucial for effective SLE management.
Joe Khodeir, Hamad El Hajj, Paul Ohanian
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