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Kant on Bullshit Jobs—Mere Means and True Means

Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs, there has recently been academic and public discussion about useless work. Immanuel Kant maintains that we ought to be means for others and that there is a duty to be useful. Graeber and Kant are both concerned with a form of harm often overlooked in contemporary ethics and political philosophy, namely,
Martin Sticker
wiley   +1 more source

Dehydrating microhabitats increase mite activity and intensify ectoparasitism of Drosophila. [PDF]

J Comp Physiol B
Benoit JB, LeFevre G, Bose J, Miller A, Lewis D, Talbott H, Das C, Susanto E, Wang L, Ajayi OM, Chen SC, Polak M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Going silent? Evidence for independent losses of acoustic communication in tree crickets (Insecta, Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Oecanthidae)

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
Our ancestral state reconstruction in tree crickets reveals multiple independent and irreversible losses of sound‐producing and ‐receiving structures, supporting the convergent evolution of the silent phenotype. We demonstrate strong evolutionary integration between forewings and tympana, although the discovery of ‘silent listeners′ and ‘deaf singers ...
Lucas Denadai de Campos, Jorge Alves Audino, Silvio Shigueo Nihei, Laure Desutter‐Grandcolas   +3 more
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Can Vaccination Prevent the Development of Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy? [PDF]

JACC Basic Transl Sci
Cunha-Neto E, Santoro Rosa D.
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Species composition of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) colonizing pig carcasses exposed to bifenthrin‐ and clothianidin‐containing products

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
High clothianidin concentrations prevented colonization, while bifenthrin showed a non‐significant trend of reduced fly abundance, indicating both insecticides may suppress blow fly activity on treated carcasses. Adult emergence rates were unaffected, with no statistically significant differences observed across insecticide treatments, suggesting ...
Teomie S. Rivera‐Miranda, Krystal R. Hans   +1 more
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Temporal changes in intensity of bird parasite infections are dependent on latitude in the Western Palearctic. [PDF]

PLoS One
Møller AP, Merino S, Soler JJ, Adriaensen F, Cantarero A, Eeva T, Figuerola J, García-Del Río M, Garrido-Bautista J, Heylen D, Marzal A, Matthysen E, Matyjasiak P, Norte AC, Ruiz-Rodríguez M, Svobodová M, Szöllősi E, Török J, Valera F, Veiga J, Ziane N.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

For colonization success, should hosts and microbes travel alone, together, or swap partners along the way?

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Experimental co‐introduction of duckweeds (Lemna japonica) and their microbiome in a common pond. Summary Microbiomes that enhance the performance of host plants are likely to be co‐introduced with their host during colonization because of their intimate association.
Takuji Usui, Jingcheng Yu, Megan E. Frederickson   +2 more
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Phenology and parasitism rates of Xenos oxyodontes and Xenos moutoni (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) in Vespa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in South Korea. [PDF]

Parasite
Kim J, Kim CJ, Choi MB, Kwon O.
europepmc   +1 more source

Screening for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) Resistance in Early‐Maturing Tropical Maize Adapted to Sub‐Saharan Africa

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. Native genetic resistance to FAW is essential for reducing yield loss.
Adamu Masari Abubakar, Idris Ishola Adejumobi, Muhyideen Oyekunle, Tegawende Odette Bonkoungou, Usman Muhammad, Onehireba Udah, Baffour Badu‐Apraku   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxicity of emulsions, high and low energy nanoemulsions of orange essential oil and d-limonene to <i>Drosophila suzukii</i>, and selectivity to <i>Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae</i>. [PDF]

3 Biotech
López CB, de Lima RS, de Assis LS, de Oliveira JE, Martins MA, Farro-Barbarán RY, Haddi K.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source