Selection, counterselection, and conditional gene expression for genetic biocontrol of insects
Selection, counterselection, and conditional expression can be used for sex separation. Selection (S) and counterselection (CS) genes are linked to the sex chromosomes (e.g., the X and Y chromosomes) to confer sex‐specific selection or counterselection based on the presence or absence of the S or CS genes.
Melanie Hempel, Zhijian Tu
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Identification and measurement of intensive economic growth in a Roman imperial province. [PDF]
Ortman SG +6 more
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Abstract Research summary Crime and violence continue to be problems that plague urban areas across the United States and the globe. One key approach for responding to these problems is “focused deterrence” which includes programs that prevent criminal behavior by blending criminal justice, social service, and community‐based action.
Anthony A. Braga +2 more
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The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago. [PDF]
De Martino M +53 more
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Improvement in the English Translations of Albrecht von Haller's Usong (1771)
Abstract The political novel Usong (1771), written by the Swiss physiologist Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), is set in the fifteenth century and tells the story of a Mongolian prince who becomes the Emperor of Persia and redesigns the government of his empire to promote the happiness of his subjects.
Laura Tarkka
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Assessing the adversarial robustness of multimodal medical AI systems: insights into vulnerabilities and modality interactions. [PDF]
Mozhegova E +5 more
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Love, Class‐Crossing Courtship, and the Reading of English Novels in Late Eighteenth‐Century Sweden
Abstract This article examines how novel reading influenced the courtship practices of Pehr Stenberg, a peasant who became a clergyman. Stenberg wrote a detailed account of his life in which his courtships of high‐born women are described in detail. These courtships took place during a transformative time when the ideal that marriage should be based on
Ina Lindblom
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Berenike and the ancient maritime spice route. University of California Press [PDF]
Broekaert, Wim
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Unveiling ancient Jerusalem's pastoral dynamics (7th to 2nd centuries BCE) with multi-isotope analysis. [PDF]
Spiciarich A +7 more
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Stable Price Dispersion under Heterogeneous Buyer Consideration
ABSTRACT We study the pricing of homogeneous products sold to customers who consider different sets of suppliers. We identify prices that are stable in the sense that no firm wishes to undercut a rival or to raise its price when rivals are able to respond by offering special deals.
David P. Myatt, David Ronayne
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