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Ecosphere, 2021 To increase the resilience of our food system, we must better understand how ecosystem services such as pest control and pollination provided by a diverse insect community contribute to crop yield.
Shane Stiles +3 more
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Natural Biomaterials for Osteochondral Repair: From Source to Strategy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Biological origin‐guided overview of natural biomaterials and therapeutic strategies for osteochondral tissue engineering. The circular diagram categorizes representative materials and strategies into plant/algae‐derived, microbial‐derived, animal‐derived, and human‐derived sources, centered on an osteochondral defect repair model.
Hengyu Liu +5 more
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Trees, Forests and People, 2020 The movement of invasive species is a global threat to ecosystems and economies. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are particularly well-suited to avoid detection, invade new habitats, and escape control efforts. In countries that celebrate Christmas,
Adam G. Dale +2 more
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Seasonal Occurrence of Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas) and Its Parasitoid in Relation with some Climatic Factors and Chemical Components on Navel Orange Trees التواجد الموسمى لحشرة parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas) وطفيلها الحشرة فى علاقه مع بعض العوامل المناخية والمکونات الکيمائية على أشجار البرتقال أبو سرة [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2019 The black parlatoria scale insect, Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas) is one of the most important armored scale insect infesting citrus trees. This investigation was conducted at Inshas El-Raml district, Sharkia Governorate throughout the two seasons 2016-2017 ...
محمد حجاب +2 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) of Ficus carica L. (Moraceae), with a new record from Iran [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2017 A total of 13 species of Coccomorpha (Hemiptera) from three scale insect families; Coccidae (3), Diaspididae (5) and Pseudococcidae (5) have been found on Ficus carica L. (Moraceae) in Iran.
Masumeh Moghaddam, Hosien Faghih
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3D Printed Omniphobic Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces for Low Surface Tension Repellency
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A 3D printing strategy fabricates omniphobic slippery liquid‐infused porous structures with lubricant reservoirs and interconnected microchannels. A post‐printing surface treatment modifies the porous surface to ensure compatibility with the infused fluorinated lubricant.
Noa Trink, Shlomo Magdassi
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ON A NEW SCALE–INSECT FOUND ON PLUM [PDF]
The Canadian Entomologist, 1895 Some time ago, Prof. Gillette sent me a few specimens of an Aspidiotus found on plum at Cañon City, Colorado 31st Aug., 1894. They occurred on the fruit itself. He had previously sent the species to Mr. L. O. Howard, who had written that it was apparently new.
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
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Notes on Scale-Insects (Coccidae).—Part II [PDF]
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1913 This paper deals with a number of Coccids which have been forwarded through the Imperial Bureau of Entomology from the following countries: The Dutch West Indies, Barbados, British Guiana, Zanzibar, Uganda, Nyasaland, and Nigeria. Five species are herein described as new to science, the others, for the most part, are Avell-known pests affecting ...
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