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Tenebenal: a meta-diamide with potential for use as a novel mode of action insecticide for public health

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2020
Background There is an urgent need for insecticides with novel modes of action against mosquito vectors. Broflanilide is a meta-diamide, discovered and named Tenebenal™ by Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., which has been identified as a candidate insecticide ...
Rosemary Susan Lees   +9 more
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Estimating the impact of Tiny Targets in reducing the incidence of Gambian sleeping sickness in the North-west Uganda focus

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Riverine species of tsetse (Glossina) transmit Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which causes Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT), a neglected tropical disease.
Paul R. Bessell   +10 more
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Improving the efficiency of aerosolized insecticide testing against mosquitoes

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Developing robust and standardised approaches for testing mosquito populations against insecticides is vital for understanding the effectiveness of new active ingredients or formulations.
Walter Fabricio Silva Martins   +7 more
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Enhancement of Wheat Flour and Dough Properties by Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment of Wheat Flour

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Demand to improve food quality attributes without the use of chemicals has risen exponentially in the past few years. Non-thermal plasma (NTP) (also called ‘cold plasma’) is becoming increasingly popular for this purpose due to its unique low-temperature
Muhammad Jehanzaib Khan   +3 more
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Simulation of a Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flame under Consideration of Component-Specific Diffusivities

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
This work deals with the numerical investigation of a three-dimensional, laminar hydrogen-air diffusion flame in which a cylindrical fuel jet is surrounded by in-flowing air.
Jana Barabás   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The whole blood phagocytosis assay: a clinically relevant test of neutrophil function and dysfunction in community-acquired pneumonia

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective To refine and validate a neutrophil function assay with clinical relevance for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Design Two phase cross-sectional study to standardise and refine the assay in blood from healthy volunteers and ...
J. Reiné   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of windows of selection and windows of dominance in the evolution of insecticide resistance in human disease vectors

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2020
Persistent insecticides sprayed onto house walls, and incorporated into insecticide‐treated bednets, provide long‐acting, cost‐effective control of vector‐borne diseases such as malaria and leishmaniasis.
Andy South   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combining the Seed Endophytic Bacteria and the Back to the Future Approaches for Plant Holonbiont Breeding

open access: yesFrontiers in Agronomy, 2021
Given the limits of intensive agriculture (pollution, degradation of biodiversity, or soil desertification), it is necessary to develop sustainable alternatives to respond to future agricultural demand.
Maïwenn L'Hoir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A combination of metabolic resistance and high frequency of the 1014F kdr mutation is driving pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles coluzzii population from Guinea savanna of Cameroon

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2019
Background The scale-up in the distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying has significantly reduced malaria burden and mortality.
Amen N. Fadel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Nurse Plant Acacia spirorbis Enriches Ectomycorrhizal Community Composition of a Target Species: Tristaniopsis calobuxus

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
We investigated the suitability of Acacia spirorbis Labill., a tropical ectomycorrhizal (ECM) tree, as a nurse plant to improve the growth of Tristaniopsis calobuxus Brongn.
Anne Houlès   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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