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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Research on mosquito feeding preferences and the malaria parasites they transmit is essential for understanding the interactions between hosts, vectors, and parasites. In this study, vertebrate hosts were identified in 72 mosquitoes. Most blood meals (58.7%) came from birds, representing 25 species, while 40.0% came from mammals (13 species), and 1.3 ...
Qin Zhang +8 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov +3 more
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Olive stone an attractive source of bioactive and valuable compounds
, 2020 The olive stone and seed are an important byproduct generated in the olive oil extraction and pitted table olive industries. As a lignocellulosic material, the hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin are the main components of olive stone as wells as protein,
Roc Io Rodr Iguez +5 more
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Extinction Debt Paid Off: The Demise of the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) in NE Iberia
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We studied a vanishing polecat population for a decade, until its ultimate demise, using camera trap and roadkill data, landscape descriptors and dietary and toxicological analyses.Polecat favoured farmland and avoided forests and water bodies occupied by the invasive American mink.
Salvador Salvador +4 more
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Adsorption of Pharmaceutical Formulations onto Non-Conventional Biocarbons
Applied SciencesThis study investigated the adsorption of pharmaceutical formulations (aspirin, enantyum, ibuprofen, metamizol, nolotil, paracetamol, and termalgin) and simultaneous binary mixtures of them onto activated carbons derived from olive stone (OSPC) and pine ...
Raquel López +3 more
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Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyses to what degree Benjamin Robins's discoveries in his book New Principles of Gunnery, 1742, affected the British mathematical, military, and educational world of the mid‐eighteenth century. While it drew praise and critique from Europe, especially from the notable mathematician Leonhard Euler, his mathematical theories were
Samuel Dodson
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AgriEngineeringCircular economy is today a key driver of every transformation process aimed at reducing and optimizing the use of energy and materials. The production of solid biofuel from waste is a typical route to lower the potential impact of greenhouse-gas ...
Mariorosario Prist +5 more
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The Greek Olive Oil Market Structure [PDF]
Food product differentiation leads to significant price variations among the same products, meaning that specific products can be sold in higher prices. An Hedonic Price analysis is adopted to investigate the influence of food differentiation on consumer
Tsakiridou, Efthimia +2 more
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Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent AICPA surveys indicate disproportionate attrition among Black professionals attaining partnership in US public accounting firms, underscoring the need to better understand their experiences. Despite repeated calls for examination, understanding of these experiences remains limited, partly due to the difficulty in accessing the few Black
Jennifer Joe +2 more
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Evaluation of Olea europaea L. hybrids for breeding
Труды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекцииBackground. Breeding of new high-yielding cultivars is one of the most effective strategies to increase yields of Olea europaea L. According to the International Olive Council (IOC), the world’s olive cultivation is estimated at 10.9 million hectares and
S. Yu. Tsiupka +4 more
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