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Background Cucumber plants are susceptible to several economically damaging pests, including whiteflies, aphids, thrips and spider mites. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two biological control programs, utilizing different releases of bio ...
Dalia Adly, Ahmad Said Sanad
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An Uncommon and Severe Clinical Case of Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Cat
The burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei causes sarcoptic mange in dogs and other mammals, including humans. Despite S. scabiei infests several animals, little is known about the epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment of sarcoptic mange in cats.
Mariasole Colombo+6 more
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This study demonstrates that prolonged rhythmic 40 Hz light flicker enhances spatial learning by stimulating PV interneuron‐dependent neurogenesis. The light flicker selectively activates PV interneurons, which enhances GABAergic support for the integration of immature neurons in the adult dentate gyrus.
Hai Yan+16 more
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Kin-Mediated Male Choice and Alternative Reproductive Tactics in Spider Mites
Optimal outbreeding and kin selection theories state that the degree of kinship is a fundamental determinant in any mating system. However, the role of kinship in male choice and alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) is poorly known.
Peter Schausberger, Yukie Sato
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A new device for assessing Varroa destructor (Anderson–Truman) mite infestations in honey bee colonies was designed, tested, and evaluated against the sugar roll method, a widely used method by beekeepers. The Varroa Shaker Device (VSD) is constructed of
Francisco J. Posada-Flórez+3 more
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A Blending Approach for Dual Surface and Bulk Functionality in Organic Transistors
Dual‐mode organic transistor, combining Electrolyte‐Gated Organic Field‐Effect Transistor (EGOFET) and Organic Electrochemical Transistor (OECT) functionalities, is achieved by blending p‐type semiconducting polymer and n‐type mixed conducting fullerene.
Sasha Simotko+2 more
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Xin-Yuan Chen,1,* Xin-Jie Zhu,1,* Min Chen,1 Mei-Ping Lu,1 Mei-Lin Wang,2,3 Min Yin,1,4 Ruo-Xi Chen,1 Zhong-Fei Wu,1 Dong-Yun Bu,1 Zheng-Dong Zhang,2,3 Lei Cheng1,4 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Clinical Allergy Center, The First ...
Chen XY+10 more
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Arthropod Pest Management in Strawberry
The strawberry crop endures economic losses due to feeding injury from a number of phytophagous arthropod pests. A number of invasive pests have posed challenges to crop protection techniques in the strawberry cropping system recently. It is increasingly
Sriyanka Lahiri+4 more
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Specialist or generalist? Feeding ecology of the Malagasy poison frog Mantella aurantiaca [PDF]
We studied the diet of a population of free-ranging Mantella aurantiaca, an alkaloid-containing poison frog from Madagascar. As in other poison frogs, this species is thought to sequester alkaloids from arthropod prey.
Fisher, Brian L.+5 more
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Abstract Violent injuries tend to cluster together geospatially. The discriminatory housing practice of redlining undertaken by the United States federal government in the 1930s has been repeatedly linked with various contemporary community‐level disparities.
Samuel J. West+5 more
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