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When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban areas are increasingly valued for their role in conserving wild pollinators. Honeybees are often regarded as ambassador species for pollinator conservation, and beekeeping is frequently perceived as a pro‐biodiversity activity, which has become highly popular in urban areas.
Joan Casanelles‐Abella, Katherine Baldock, Sara Diana Leonhardt, Marco Moretti, Mark Patterson, Monika Egerer   +5 more
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Animal health [PDF]

, 2017
Se resumen las actividades de la seccion de Salud Animal del Programa de Pastos Tropicales del CIAT durante 1981, cuyo objetivo es estudiar y desarrollar esquemas de medicina preventiva adaptados a los sistemas de produccion de pastos del Programa.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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Hurdles to overcome to achieve biostimulant‐driven, low chemical input crop production

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop production requires considerable chemical inputs that result in significant greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental costs. Biostimulants are natural agents, such as microorganisms or seaweed, applied to plants and soil to stimulate plant growth and reduce chemical inputs. Biostimulant use is rapidly increasing globally, but hurdles remain,
Wolfram Buss, Katharina Belt, Zaw Hein, Arumdriya Putri, Shuoyang Zhu, Hana Suwandari, Alison R. Bentley   +6 more
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Arsénico. Del agua a los alimentos [PDF]

, 2015
Defined as the king of poisons or "poison of kings", arsenic (As) is one of the most widely distributed elements in the environment. Its origin is associated with different geological environments or human activities. In Argentina, different studies have
Fernandez Cirelli, Alicia, Pérez Carrera, Alejo Leopoldo, Volpedo, Alejandra   +2 more
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Investigation Into the Humaneness of Slaughter Methods for Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcelus) in the Andean Region [PDF]

, 2016
Guinea pigs (Cavia porcelus) are an important source of nonhuman animal protein in the Andean region of South America. Specific guidelines regarding the welfare of guinea pigs before and during slaughter have yet to be developed.
Dennis M. B., Eloy A. Gonzales-Gustavson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Georgina Limon, Gregory N. G., Gregory N. G., Herman Y. C., Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (National Institute of Statistics and Information), Maass B. L., Mariño Frias J. C., Raj A. B. M., Raj A. B. M., Raj A. B. M., Troy J. Gibson, Velarde A., Widowski T. M.   +15 more
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Deep Reinforcement Learning‐Based Control for Real‐Time Hybrid Simulation of Civil Structures

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Real‐time Hybrid Simulation (RTHS) is a cyber‐physical technique that studies the dynamic behavior of a system by combining physical and numerical components that are coupled through a boundary condition enforcer. In structural engineering, the numerical components are subjected to environmental loads that become dynamic displacements of the ...
Andrés Felipe Niño, Alejandro Palacio‐Betancur, Piedad Miranda‐Chiquito, Juan David Amaya, Christian E. Silva, Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Luis Felipe Giraldo   +6 more
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Use of Propylene-Glycol as a Cosolvent for GnRH in Synchronization of Estrus and Ovulation in Sheep

Animals, 2020
The foreseen shortage of eCG for estrus synchronization in sheep makes necessary the development of alternative protocols. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the reproductive response of sheep in breeding season to the administration of GnRH ...
Zurisaday Santos-Jimenez, Sara Guillen-Gargallo, Teresa Encinas, Fiammetta Berlinguer, Francisco G. Veliz-Deras, Paula Martinez-Ros, Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes   +6 more
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Estudo da interação genótipo-ambiente para a característica peso ao sobreano de bovinos da raça Canchim. [PDF]

, 2011
O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a presença de interação genótipo-ambiente (IGA) em bovinos Canchim, por meio de correlações genéticas, pela abordagem bayesiana e por um modelo animal, entre os pesos ao sobreano (PS) de 4 regiões distintas do Brasil.
ALENCAR, M. M. de, CARDOSO, F. F., MATTAR, M.   +2 more
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Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi, Yoshimichi Murakami   +1 more
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Duddingtonia flagrans: combinación con antihelmínticos y uso a campo [PDF]

, 2016
El uso de hongos nematófagos como control biológico de nematodos gastrointestinales del ganado es una alternativa sustentable en la lucha contra estos parásitos.
Zegbi, Sara
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