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Insights Into Insect Vector Transmission and Epidemiology of Plant-Infecting Fijiviruses

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Viruses in genus Fijivirus (family Reoviridae) have caused serious damage to rice, maize and sugarcane in American, Asian, European and Oceanian countries, where seven plant-infecting and two insect-specific viruses have been reported.
Lu Zhang, Nan Wu, Yingdang Ren, Xifeng Wang   +3 more
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Tracking butterfly flight in the field from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): a methodological proof of principle

Peer Community Journal
Tracking and understanding the movements of animals in the wild is a fast-growing area of research, known as movement ecology. However, tracking small animals such as flying insects, which cannot easily carry an electronic tag, remains challenging as ...
de Margerie, Emmanuel, Monmasson, Kyra
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Possible source and migration pathway for early-summer immigrants of the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata, arriving in northern Japan

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2023
The first generation of the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Walker), arrives every year in northern Japan in mainly late May to early June. Analyses of weather maps suggested that this moth's immigration source could be eastern China, but the ...
Akira OTUKA, Tokumitsu NIIYAMA, Xing-fu JIANG   +2 more
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The Evolution and Genetics of Migration in Insects [PDF]

BioScience, 2007
ABSTRACT Because areas suitable for growth and reproduction are often ephemeral, a primary selective force in the evolution of migratory behavior in insects is the need to colonize new habitats. However, both migration itself and flight capability reduce present reproductive success.
Derek A. Roff, Daphne J. Fairbairn
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Versatile vector tools for efficient protein screening across multiple expression systems

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
A unified vector toolkit enables rapid protein expression screening across E. coli, insect, and mammalian cells. A single primer pair amplifies the target gene, which is inserted into any vector via a standardized interface. This streamlined workflow eliminates repeated cloning steps, accelerating the identification of optimal expression conditions for
Zhimin Zhu, Yaqing Liu, Lei Qin, Feng Yu, Qisheng Wang, Yahui Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resolving the heading‐direction ambiguity in vertical‐beam radar observations of migrating insects

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Each year, massive numbers of insects fly across the continents at heights of hundreds of meters, carried by the wind, bringing both environmental benefits and serious economic and social costs.
Zhenhua Hao, Vincent Alistair Drake, John R. Taylor   +2 more
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Seasonal Trends in Movement Patterns of Birds and Insects Aloft Simultaneously Recorded by Radar

Remote Sensing, 2021
Airspace is a key but not well-understood habitat for many animal species. Enormous amounts of insects and birds use the airspace to forage, disperse, and migrate.
Xu Shi, Baptiste Schmid, Philippe Tschanz, Gernot Segelbacher, Felix Liechti   +4 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
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