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Identifikasi komponen aktif minyak atsiri daun Vitex trifolia Linn yang berperan sebagai penolak serangga terhadap Chrysomya sp.

Journal of Biological Researches, 1999
Dried leves powder of Vitex trifolia, Linn, is used tradisionally as insect repellent. The activity of the essential oil (isolated from the leaves) and this fractions were studied as a repellent against Chrysomya sp.
Ami Soewandi J. S
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3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
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Chemical Constituents of Plectranthus tomentosa Extract and Its Control Effect on Tetranychus kanzawai

Journal of Chemistry, 2022
The repellent and contact effects of Plectranthus tomentosa extracts of leaf and stem tissue on different stages of Tetranychus kanzawai were tested using the leaf-dip and insect-dip methods, and the constituents of the Plectranthus tomentosa extract ...
Yuehua Sun, Tianlei Liu, Cuiying Sun, Qing Luo   +3 more
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Plant Genetic Engineering: Technological Pathways, Application Scenarios, and Future Directions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review maps the fast‐evolving landscape of plant genetic engineering, linking enabling platforms with trait‐focused applications in architecture optimization, stress resilience, yield improvement, and quality enhancement. It highlights how genome editing, transgenic strategies, and emerging multi‐gene approaches reshape breeding pipelines, while ...
Peilin Wang, Wenzhi Wang, Dongjiao Wang, Qibin Wu, Youxiong Que   +4 more
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Citrus-Based Bio-Insect Repellents—A Review on Historical and Emerging Trends in Utilizing Phytochemicals of Citrus Plants

Journal of Toxicology
Research on citrus plants is the result of increasing interest in the discovery of plant species with potential insect-repellent properties. Insect-repelling ability can be achieved by the numerous ubiquitous citrus species.
S. S. S. T. Fernando, R. G. P. T. Jayasooriya, Kalpa W. Samarakoon, N. D. Asha D. Wijegunawardana, Sampath B. Alahakoon   +4 more
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Ethnobotanical survey of plants used as repellents against housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Budondo Subcounty, Jinja District, Uganda

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background The housefly, Musca domestica L., is a major public health and domestic pest that spoils food and causes irritation and is a vector of many infectious disease pathogens of medical and veterinary importance.
Kalori Baana, Harriet Angwech, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga   +2 more
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Repellent, irritant and toxic effects of plant EO compounds on the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae ss Giles [PDF]

, 2013
yrethroids resistance has become widespread among malaria vector Anopheles gambiae populations in Africa. Alternative insecticides must be considered to prevent diseases transmission by An. gambiae bites. The long lasted treated bed nets are particularly
Dumenil, Claire
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Mitochondrial Enzymes Mimetic Ultrasmall Palladium Nanozymes Prevent Senescence and Neurodegeneration Through Metabolic Reprogramming

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Simply constructed polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) modified palladium nanoparticles (PdP NPs) as cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimic are promising multifunctional nanoreactors to boost mitochondrial respiration chain function and refine homeostasis via regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and proteostasis sensor UPRmt, which ...
Wenshu Cong, Haiming Jing, Zinan Li, Wenjing Zhang, Nan Zhang, Yingqiu Xie, Shan Gao, Yuanyu Huang, Junyu Ning   +8 more
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Preventing Vector-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We examined pregnant women’s use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites during the 2016–2017 Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico. Healthcare provider counseling on recommended measures was associated with increased use of insect repellent ...
Katherine Kortsmit, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Lee Warner, Denise V. D’Angelo, Ruben A. Smith, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Holly B. Shulman, Wanda Hernández Virella, Aspy Taraporewalla, Leslie Harrison, Sascha Ellington, Wanda D. Barfield, Denise J. Jamieson, Shanna Cox, Karen Pazol, Patricia Garcia Díaz, Beatriz Rios Herrera, Manuel Vargas Bernal   +17 more
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A Systematic Review of Mosquito Coils and Passive Emanators: Defining Recommendations for Spatial Repellency Testing Methodologies. [PDF]

, 2012
Mosquito coils, vaporizer mats and emanators confer protection against mosquito bites through the spatial action of emanated vapor or airborne pyrethroid particles.
A Liberati, A Smith, A Smith, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Boston Consulting Group, BM Bolker, BT Argueta, C McMahon, DD Amalraj, DR Roberts, DR Roberts, EJ Hoffmann, EJ Hudson, GB White, GV Dethier, H Hao, H Kawada, H Kawada, H Kawada, H Ranson, J Brady, JD Bohbot, JD Bohbot, JE Miller, JP Grieco, JR Lucas, JR Miller, JS Kennedy, JT Griffin, KF Haynes, LB Browne, LF Chaves, LN Achee, M Reddy, Marta F Maia, ME Adams, MH Birley, MT Gillies, PR Chadwick, PY Siegert, R Pal, RA Wirtz, RW Mukabana, RW Steketee, S Sadasivaiah, Sarah J Moore, Sheila B Ogoma, SJ Moore, SW Lindsay, T Malera, T Smyth, T Yamaguchi, UB Kaupp, WF Mosha, WF Mosha, WHO, WHOPES, WK Liu, Y Katsuda   +57 more
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