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Termites and Termite Mounds: Some Selected Observations
Paper presented at the meeting of the Section of Natural and Medical Sciences held on 29 May 2018. Text received on 15 October 2018 and submitted to peer review. Final version, approved by the reviewers, received on 4 February 2019.
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Summary Forest health is critical for sustaining ecosystem services like carbon sequestration. Heart rot, a widespread disease in upland northern hardwood forests, may affect greenhouse gas (CO2 and CH4) fluxes, but its impacts remain poorly measured. Using non‐destructive tomography and direct gas flux measurements, we quantified the effects of heart ...
Chathuranga K. Senevirathne +4 more
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The problem of free will is child's play
Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
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Termites and Termite Control [PDF]
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Perceptions & use of termite resistant treated wood products. Part I: The perspective of homeowners in Formosan subterranean termite infected States [PDF]
Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki), is estimated to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in losses annually in North America.
Richard Vlosky, Todd Shupe, Qinglin Wu
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The current study was aimed to evaluate the effect of neem and sesame oils for the improvement of poplar (Populus spp.) wood resistance to subterranean termite in the field.
Zarnab Fatima +2 more
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Genes for selenium dependent and independent formate dehydrogenase in the gut microbial communities of three lower, wood-feeding termites and a wood-feeding roach [PDF]
The bacterial Wood-Ljungdahl pathway for CO_2-reductive acetogenesis is important for the nutritional mutualism occurring between wood-feeding insects and their hindgut microbiota. A key step in this pathway is the reduction of CO_2 to formate,
Leadbetter, Jared R. +2 more
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The hunt for renewable and alternative fuels has driven research towards the biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) into biofuels, including bioethanol and biohydrogen.
Mudasir A. Dar +5 more
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We examined the distribution of termites along an elevational gradient in the western Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. Sampling followed standardized protocols at nine forest sites (125, 325, 488, 715, 850, 1150, 1316, 1544, and 1700 masl), all except ...
Aya Najjari +4 more
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Analisis Kerugian Dan Pemetaan Sebaran Serangan Rayap Pada Bangunan SD Negeri Di Bagian Barat Kota Pekanbaru [PDF]
As one of the common facilities, Elementary Schools are very important and should be maintained in order to remain in good condition. Termites attacked on the building at the moment was a very big deal considering that the higher the intensity of their ...
Afifuddin, Y. (Yunus) +2 more
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