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Analysing and Recommending Options for Maintaining Universal Coverage with Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets: The Case of Tanzania in 2011. [PDF]

, 2013
Tanzania achieved universal coverage with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in October 2011, after three years of free mass net distribution campaigns and is now faced with the challenge of maintaining high coverage as nets wear out and the ...
A Hightower, A Kilian, A Kilian, A Tami, AK Mushi, Albert Kilian, Alex Mkindi, AM Noor, CD Gingrich, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Christian Lengeler, D Tilson, DC Chavasse, DG Wacira, DJ Terlouw, GF Killeen, Hannah M Koenker, HL Guyatt, J Thwing, JA Mulligan, JI Thwing, JO Yukich, Joshua O Yukich, K Bonner, K Hanson, K Hanson, M Grabowsky, M Grabowsky, MA Kulkarni, Mennonite Economic Development Associates, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) [Tanzania] and ICF Macro, Nick Brown, OJ Briet, PSI/Tanzania, Renata Mandike, RJ Njau, Roll Back Malaria Vector Control Working Group, S Renggli, SM Magesa, T Marchant, T Marchant, W Stevens, WA Hawley, WHO   +43 more
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Tailored Organogel Systems for Optimized Pesticide Delivery: Mechanistic Insights and Agricultural Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Utilizing molecular engineering for network design, three pesticide‐loaded organogels (PLOs) carriers exhibiting varying degrees of flexibility were prepared. The mechanical properties of these carriers, tunable via their network molecular structures, enhance their structural adaptability and retention stability at biological interfaces, thereby ...
Yue Wang, SiYu Xv, Chao Wu, Nan Li, GuoPeng Teng, XuePing Huang, Jian Luo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oviposition Deterrence and Larvicidal Activity of Propyl Ether Dillapiole and Piperidyl Dillapiole Against Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Toxics
The study of substances of botanical origin is fundamental for the development of new effective alternatives for the control of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Culicidae), a vector of arboviruses in humans.
Junielson Soares da Silva, Ana Cristina da Silva Pinto, Samara Silva de Souza, Francisco Célio Maia Chaves, Sabrina da Fonseca Meireles, Rosalina Pinheiro Pereira, Rosemary Aparecida Roque, João Marcelo de Castro e Sousa, Míriam Silva Rafael   +8 more
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Evaluation and Characterization of the Insecticidal Activity and Synergistic Effects of Different GroEL Proteins from Bacteria Associated with Entomopathogenic Nematodes on Galleria mellonella

Toxins, 2023
GroEL is a chaperonin that helps other proteins fold correctly. However, alternative activities, such as acting as an insect toxin, have also been discovered.
Abraham Rivera-Ramírez, Rosalba Salgado-Morales, Janette Onofre-Lemus, Blanca I. García-Gómez, Humberto Lanz-Mendoza, Edgar Dantán-González   +5 more
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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a National Campaign to Deliver 18 Million Free Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets to Uncovered Sleeping Spaces in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Since 2004, the Tanzanian National Voucher Scheme has increased availability and accessibility of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to pregnant women and infants by subsidizing the cost of nets purchased.
Brown, Nick J, Kramer, Karen, Lengeler, Christian, Lweikiza, Jane, Mandike, Renata, McElroy, Peter D, Mgullo, Rita, Mnzava, Ally, Msengwa, Amina, Mtung'e, Romanus, Nathan, Rose, Patrick, Faith, Renggli, Sabine, Rimisho, Wilhelmina   +13 more
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Multi‐Targeting Non‐Specific Genome Engineering in Bacteria

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study, we provide the first case to use the multi‐targeting integrase (MTI) systems in bacteria and develop a host‐independent generalizable approach, MNGE (Multi‐targeting Non‐specific Genome Engineering), for multi‐copy and random integration of metabolic genes or pathways in both Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria, which will ...
Runze Sun, Ruixiang You, Yiwen Zhou, Huiyan He, Wenfang Wang, Xudong Qu, Yinhua Lu, Lei Li   +7 more
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Chemical profiling and bioactivity evaluation of thymol rich Coleus aromaticus Benth. essential oil

Medicinal Plant Biology
Coleus aromaticus Benth. (Family: Lamiaceae) is a huge perennial, aromatic and succulent herb native to the Indian subcontinent. The dried leaves have an oregano-like texture making them a perfect culinary food supplement to be used as herbal seasoning ...
Avneesh Rawat, Om Prakash, Kirti Nagarkoti, Ravendra Kumar, Mahendra Singh Negi, Satya Kumar, Ravi Mohan Srivastava   +6 more
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Toxicity and Physiological Effects of Nine Lamiaceae Essential Oils and Their Major Compounds on Reticulitermes dabieshanensis

Molecules, 2023
The volatile metabolites of Salvia sclarea, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus serpyllum, Mentha spicata, Melissa officinalis, Origanum majorana, Mentha piperita, Ocimum basilicum and Lavandula angustifolia were determined by gas chromatography–mass ...
Xi Yang, Chunzhe Jin, Ziwei Wu, Hui Han, Zhilin Zhang, Yongjian Xie, Dayu Zhang   +6 more
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Present and future potential of plant-derived products to control arthropods of veterinary and medical significance [PDF]

, 2014
The use of synthetic pesticides and repellents to target pests of veterinary and medical significance is becoming increasingly problematic. One alternative approach employs the bioactive attributes of plant-derived products (PDPs). These are particularly
Finn, Robert, George, David, Graham, Kirsty, Sparagano, Olivier   +3 more
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Systematic Engineering of Proteases in Saccharopolyspora Spinosa Reveals Synergistic Enhancement of Spinosad Biosynthesis via Substrate Flux Optimization

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ARTP mutagenesis yielded Saccharopolyspora spinosa mutant D184 with improved extracellular nitrogen utilization. An integrated workflow of protease genetic manipulation, multi‐omics, and rational synergy design pinpointed a pepP‐clpP‐htpX synergistic triangular combination.
Duo Jin, Wangqiong Chen, Danlu Yang, Qing Liu, Baolong Bai, Zirui Dai, Xirong Liu, Zirong Zhu, Jie Rang, Liqiu Xia   +9 more
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