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Scale insect host ranges are broader in the tropics. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2015 Hardy NB, Peterson DA, Normark BB.
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Deep Learning Methods for Assessing Time‐Variant Nonlinear Signatures in Clutter Echoes
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Motion classification from biosonar echoes in clutter presents a fundamental challenge: extracting structured information from stochastic interference. Deep learning successfully discriminates object speed and direction from bat‐inspired signals, achieving 97% accuracy with frequency‐modulated calls but only 48% with constant‐frequency tones. This work
Ibrahim Eshera +2 more
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Directed Evolution of an Efficient Polycarbonate Depolymerase With Exceptional Operational Stability
Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.Here, we show that well studied PET hydrolases can be re‐engineered via directed evolution to deconstruct alternative aromatic‐containing commodity polymers. Introduction of only three mutations into LCCICCG was sufficient to generate an efficient polycarbonate hydrolase with high operational stability that can fully depolymerize a polycarbonate sample
Henry A. Jones +7 more
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A Lethal Fungus Infects the Chinese White Wax Scale Insect and Causes Dramatic Changes in the Host Microbiota. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2018 Sun T +5 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar +2 more
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.A gram‐scale supply of bulbiferamide A, which features a rare N‐acylindole linkage and possesses potent inhibitory activity against Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes (IC50 = 4.1 µM)—the causative parasite of Chagas disease—was successfully achieved. Moreover, the cyclization strategy developed in this study facilitated the synthesis of noncanonical ...
Jie Zhang, Hugh Nakamura
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ScaleNet: a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. [PDF]
Database (Oxford), 2016 García Morales M +5 more
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Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen +2 more
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Differential Juvenile Hormone Variations in Scale Insect Extreme Sexual Dimorphism. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 Vea IM +5 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Insect herbivory is a major biotic factor shaping plant populations and driving the evolution of defensive traits. Polyploidy (whole‐genome duplication) often induces substantial phenotypic and genotypic changes that may affect species interactions, including herbivory.
Antonio J. Manzaneda +4 more
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