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Must Longtermists Wish Us All Dead? A Quadrilemma

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Longtermists assign great moral importance to making the long‐term future as good as possible, especially by ensuring the survival of humanity. We argue, to the contrary, that on assumptions that are plausible, conservative, or shared by leading longtermists, human extinction will likely augment total utility among human and non‐human animals ...
Nir Eyal, Bastian Steuwer, Shai Meiri
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Cytotoxic and Oxidative Effects of Common Pesticides on Hepatic and Renal Cell Lines (HepG2 and Hek‐293): Implications for Human Health and Environmental Safety

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern agricultural practices expose humans and the environment to numerous chemical pesticides. Increasing evidence suggests that commercial pesticide formulations may exhibit toxicological properties that differ from those of their active ingredients alone due to the presence of co‐formulants and additives. This study evaluated the cytotoxic
Fares Elghali, Kawther Bedchich, Nour Kacem, Mohamed Sami Aifa   +3 more
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About contamination by sterile females and residual male fertility on the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique. Impact on disease vector control and disease control

, 2023
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a technique to control pests and vectors of diseases by releasing mainly sterile males. Several challenges need to be solved before large-scale field application in order to guarantee its success.
Dumont, Yves, Yatat–djeumen, Ivric Valaire   +1 more
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Unveiling chemical composition of peppermint oil and its bioactivities compared with (R)‐(+)‐limonene: antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and insecticidal perspectives

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) essential oil (MPEO) is recognized for its broad‐spectrum antimicrobial properties and potential applications in food preservation. This study aimed to determine whether the bioactivity of MPEO is attributable to (R)‐(+)‐limonene or whether the complete essential oil provides higher efficacy due to ...
Miroslava Kačániová, Stefania Garzoli, Minhang Qiao, Zhaojun Ban, Li Li, Jian Lou, Joel Horacio Elizondo‐Luevano, Wissem Mnif, Alessandro Bianchi, Rania Ben Saad, Anis Ben Hsouna   +10 more
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Autologous minimally manipulated adipose‐derived stromal vascular fraction in knee osteoarthritis: Lasting symptom relief and imaging evidence from a 12‐month prospective study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intra‐articular autologous transplantation of adipose‐derived connective tissue micrografts rich in stromal vascular fraction (CTM‐SVF), obtained using an enzyme‐free system (Hy‐Tissue® SVF) for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Thirty patients (mean age of 53.3 ± 6.4 years) with Kellgren–Lawrence
Laura Mangiavini, Nicolò Rossi, Riccardo Giorgino, Francesco Borelli, Alessandra Colombini, Paola De Luca, Simona Landoni, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Carmelo Messina, Irene Beriotto, Giuseppe M. Peretti, Laura de Girolamo   +11 more
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Using sterile insect technique against Carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (Lep.: Pyralidae), in Yazd province, Iran [PDF]

نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران, 2017
Carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (Lep.: Pyralidae), is the most important pest of pomegranate fruit in Iran where the cryptic activity of its larva makes the application of insecticides practically impossible.
M. Soofbaf, B. Salehi, N. Kalantarian, A. H. Zanganeh, M. Babaei, H. Fathollahi, H. Ahari Mostafavi, M. A. Mansourifard, S. A. Hoseini Baghdad Abad, S. J. Mirvakili, R. Zare beydaki, H. A. Tollabi, S. A. Amiri Aqda   +12 more
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Microbiome Innovation in Agriculture: Development of Microbial Based Tools for Insect Pest Management

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
This review emphasizes the potential and use of microbes in sustainable insect pest management. We first review the diverse insect traits shaped by insect-microbe associations that span nutrition, immunity, ecological interactions with natural enemy ...
Masroor Qadri, Sierra Short, Kalani Gast, Jordan Hernandez, Adam Chun-Nin Wong, Adam Chun-Nin Wong   +5 more
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
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Construction of a genetic sexing strain for Aedes albopictus: a promising tool for the development of sterilizing insect control strategies targeting the tiger mosquito

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Aedes albopictus is an invasive mosquito species of global medical concern as its distribution has recently expanded to Africa, the Americas and Europe.
Cyrille Lebon, Aude Benlali, Célestine Atyame, Patrick Mavingui, Pablo Tortosa   +4 more
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Evolutionary trade‐offs between beauvericin production and growth define divergent virulence strategies in Beauveria

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Two virulence strategies in Beauveria: a growth strategy characterized by rapid within‐host proliferation, and a toxin strategy involving antimicrobial activity and toxicity to insects Abstract BACKGROUND Pathogen virulence is often attributed to toxin production, yet toxins are metabolically costly and may not universally enhance fitness.
Shasha Hu, Lana L B de Carvalho, Ricardo A Polanczyk, Michael J Bidochka   +3 more
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