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Field validation of blow fly age estimation methods for determining time of placement of human remains in Tennessee, USA

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic entomology currently represents one of the best approaches for estimating the minimum postmortem interval (PMIMIN) in medicolegal death investigations given certain parameters and assumptions are met. However, validation of standard estimation methods used in this field are few and far between.
Charity G. Owings, Hayden S. McKee‐Zech, Erin A. Patrick, Dawnie W. Steadman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ant–aphid mutualism: the influence of Tapinoma ibericum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphidae) control by commercial and spontaneous natural enemies

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The mutualism between Tapinoma ibericum ants and Aphis gossypii disrupts the biological control exerted by Aphidius colemani in greenhouse peppers. Ant exclusion increased parasitism and the presence of most natural enemies, although Aphidoletes aphidimyza was more abundant with ants.
Jesús Foronda, Estefanía Rodríguez, Mónica González, María del Mar Téllez, Carmen Robles‐Vallet, Pablo Barranco, Felipe Pascual, Francisca Ruano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced fertilization regimes could boost biocontrol service without reducing crop yield

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Fertilization level influences pest control effectiveness in tomato crops. High fertilization increases plant growth and aphid density but reduces the performance of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi. In contrast, the predator Adalia bipunctata maintains consistent aphid suppression regardless of fertilization regime.
Ruohan Ma, Maceo Valente, Roger Boll, Peng Han, Nicolas Desneux, Anne‐Violette Lavoir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasites at the Summit: Unexpected Geographic Distribution of the Blood Parasite Lineage Found in the Endangered Giant Lizard of Tenerife

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We combined microscopic screening and molecular phylogenetic analyses to characterize blood parasites infecting Gallotia intermedia from the coastal cliffs of Montaña de Guaza and to place these infections in a broader biogeographic context. We detected apicomplexan parasites of the genus Karyolysus infecting 53.6% of G.
Rodrigo Megía‐Palma, Gonzalo Albaladejo‐Robles, Gemma Palomar, Javier Martínez, Anamarija Žagar, Alejandro Escánez‐Pérez, Miguel A. Carretero, Wiesław Babik, Santiago Merino   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA by polymerase chain reaction in experimentally desiccated tissues

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
Despite toxoplasmosis being a common infection among human and other warm-blooded animals worldwide, there are no findings about Toxoplasma gondii evolutionary forms in ancient populations.
Márcia Andreia Barge Loução Terra, Alexandre Ribeiro Bello, Otilio Machado Bastos, Regina Reis Amendoeira, Janice Mary Chicarino de Oliveira Coelho, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Adauto Araújo   +6 more
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Timing the Sacred: A Multi‐Step Chronological Framework for the Llullaillaco Inca Burial

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Absolute radiocarbon dating offers high precision, but its application to historical contexts, such as the Inca civilization, requires a rigorous methodological approach. This research examines methods to enhance chronological accuracy through a case study of artifacts from the Llullaillaco Capacocha sacrifice.
Dominika Sieczkowska‐Jacyna, Gabriela Recagno Browning, Mario Bernaski, Fernanda Zigaran, Maksymilian Jędrzejowski, Jacek Pawlyta, Andrzej Rakowski, Johan Reinhard, Sturt W. Manning, Dagmara Socha   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘We Get You’: Women's Perceptions of the Impacts of Dyadic Groupwork for Women and Children After Intimate Partner Violence

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The potential for experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) to have both short and long‐term detrimental impacts on children's developmental well‐being and the relationship between mothers and children is well recognized. Building Resilience in Children (BRIC) is a group work programme based on attachment and strengthening mother–child ...
Jeannette Walsh, Jo Spangaro, K. Spurway
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Biodeterioration Enzymatic Activities of Fungal Contamination Isolated from Some Ancient Yemeni Mummies Preserved in the National Museum

Biochemistry Research International, 2014
Sophisticated mummification using chemical preservation was prevalent in ancient Yemeni civilization as noted in the 4th century B.C. mummies of the National Museum of Yemen, Sana’a, used in this study.
Khalid Mohammed Naji, Qais Yusuf M. Abdullah, Aida Qaseem M. AL-Zaqri, Saeed M. Alghalibi   +3 more
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What is the Impact of the Benefit Cap and two‐child Limit on the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People in the UK? A Rapid Review of Qualitative Evidence

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 15 years, the UK government has implemented significant welfare reforms. This paper reports a rapid review of qualitative data about the impact of the benefit cap and two‐child limit on children and young people's health and wellbeing. Four peer‐reviewed journal articles and 21 grey literature sources were included.
Hannah Fairbrother, Nicholas Woodrow, Lindsay Blank, Mark Clowes, Mandy Cheetham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mountains, Kurakas and Mummies: Transformations in Indigenous Andean Sovereignty

Población & Sociedad, 2018
This essay argues that Andean mountains have not always embodied indigenous sovereignty as they do today. The lordly titles that mountains now bear were, until the second half of the colonial period, held by ancestral mummies and living indigenous ...
Peter Gose
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