Pest Identification Guide: An Introduction to Thrips by Nicole Casusa, Hugh Smith

“…And, most importantly, who are its natural enemies? Use this guide to help you identify thrips so that you can take effective steps to control them and limit the damage they cause. …”
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Polar stations as testing platforms for space analogue simulations – Case study for Polish potential by Agata Maria Kołodziejczyk, Marek Lewandowski, Adam Nawrot, Ireneusz Sobota

“…Polar regions are naturally isolated and extreme for life, analogous to conditions observed in space. …”
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An Emerging New Paradigm in Opioid Withdrawal: A Critical Role for Glia-Neuron Signaling in the Periaqueductal Gray by Handong Ouyang, Shue Liu, Weian Zeng, Roy C. Levitt, Keith A. Candiotti, Shuanglin Hao

“…., narcotics such as the natural derivatives of opium including morphine or codeine) or opioids (i.e., semisynthetic derivatives of opium and other molecules that activate opioid receptors) induces dependence, which is associated with various specific behavioral and somatic signs after their withdrawal or after the administration of an opioid antagonist. …”
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A multi-chroma format cascaded coding method for full-chroma image in AVS2 by Liping ZHAO, Tao LIN, Kailun ZHOU, Keli HU, Chunmei LIN

“…In the second generation of audio video coding standard (AVS2),a multi-chroma format cascaded coding method (MCFCC) for full-chroma (4:4:4 sampling format) images coding was proposed.The MCFCC algorithm firstly converts the 4:4:4 sampling format image into 4:2:0 sampling format image,then the 4:2:0 sampling format image was processed by 4:2:0 sampling format intra prediction,transform,quantization,inverse quantization,inverse transform,entropy coding and a weighted 4:4:4 sampling format distortion calculation method in the rate-distortion optimization process,finally 4:4:4 sampling format in-loop filtering and offset algorithms were applied to the 4:4:4 sampling format image after up sampling.The experimental results show that,for full-chroma natural images,the MCFCC algorithm achieves higher coding efficiency at very low additional encoding complexity and very low additional design and implementation cost.…”
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Candidate Species for Marine Ornamental Aquaculture: Porkfish, Anisotremis virginicus by Eric Cassiano, Kevin Barden

“…Burgess, Florida Museum of Natural History). FA187/FA187: Candidate Species for Marine Ornamental Aquaculture: Porkfish, Anisotremis virginicus (ufl.edu) …”
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Agroforestry and the Improvement of Soil Fertility: A View from Amazonia by Rachel C. Pinho, Robert P. Miller, Sonia S. Alfaia

“…Relevant literature concerning the effects of trees on soil physical and chemical properties in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions is reviewed, covering both natural ecosystems and agroecosystems. Soil carbon, in the form of organic matter, is considered as an indicator of biological activity as well as in relation to policy issues such as carbon sequestration and climate change. …”
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Targeted maximum likelihood based estimation for longitudinal mediation analysis by Wang Zeyi, Laan Lars van der, Petersen Maya, Gerds Thomas, Kvist Kajsa, Laan Mark van der

“…In this article, we focus on targeted maximum likelihood estimation (TMLE) of longitudinal natural direct and indirect effects defined with random interventions. …”
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Diversity and potential uses of legumes as animal feed in Zimbabwe by Alfred Maroyi

“…This study recorded 86 species that are used as fodder, forages, and pastures in Zimbabwe, and 27.9% of these species are exotic, either naturalized as weeds or cultivated in agricultural fields or home gardens. …”
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Climate change impacts and adaptation in U.S. Rocky Mountain high-elevation ecosystems by Meagan F. Oldfather, Alyson Ennis, Brian W. Miller, Kyra Clark-Wolf, Imtiaz Rangwala, Hailey Robe, Caitlin Littlefield

“…Rocky Mountain high-elevation ecosystems to address the important question: What are the knowledge gaps for climate change responses within this ecosystem that limit the ability of natural resource managers to perform successful climate change adaptation? …”
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A New Model of Emergency Supply Management for Swift Transition from Peacetime to Emergency Considering Demand Urgency and Supplier Evaluation by Jiaqi Fang, Lvjiangnan Ye, Wenli Zhou, Lihui Xiong

“…In recent years, the increasing complexity of natural disasters has highlighted the limitations of existing emergency material assistance systems. …”
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Experimental Study on the High-Temperature and Low-Temperature Performance of Polyphosphoric Acid/Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Composite-Modified Asphalt by Xueqian Li, Jianzhong Pei, Jiujian Shen, Rui Li

“…The high-performance asphalt materials are used to replace the ordinary road asphalt that cannot meet the requirements of natural environment and traffic situation, which is the effective way to solve poor asphalt pavement durability. …”
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Valeur écologique et produits de cueillette des plantations forestières de la Forêt classée de la Téné by Bi Tra Aimé Vroh, Youssouf Kone

“…Botanical inventories in these forest plantations and a remaining natural forest and ethnobotanical surveys have permitted us to assess the ecological and conservation value and the relationships between the neighbouring communities and this timber production system. …”
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A Symmetrical Leech-Inspired Soft Crawling Robot Based on Gesture Control by Jiabiao Li, Ruiheng Liu, Tianyu Zhang, Jianbin Liu

“…This paper presents a novel soft crawling robot controlled by gesture recognition, aimed at enhancing the operability and adaptability of soft robots through natural human–computer interactions. The Leap Motion sensor is employed to capture hand gesture data, and Unreal Engine is used for gesture recognition. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Nanofluids in Differentially Heated Enclosure Undergoing Orthogonal Rotation by H. Saleh, I. Hashim

“…Natural convection heat transfer in a rotating, differentially heated enclosure is studied numerically in this paper. …”
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Laboratory Study on Core Fracturing Simulations for Wellbore Strengthening by Biao Ma, Xiaolin Pu, Zhengguo Zhao, Hao Wang, Wenxin Dong

“…The tendency is to improve the formation pressure-bearing capacity with drilling fluid technology for strengthening the wellbore, either to the low fracture pressure of the formation or to that of the naturally fractured formation. Therefore, a laboratory study focused on core fracturing simulations for the strengthening of wellbores was conducted with self-developed fracture experiment equipment. …”
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Occurrence of Anticyclonic Tornadoes in a Topographically Complex Region of Mexico by Noel Carbajal, José F. León-Cruz, Luis F. Pineda-Martínez, José Tuxpan-Vargas, Juan H. Gaviño-Rodríguez

“…Tornadoes are violent and destructive natural phenomena that occur on a local scale in most regions around the world. …”
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Effects of Variable Humidity on the Creep Behavior of Concrete and the Long-Term Deflection of RC Beams by Pengfei Li, Shiqin He

“…The test results reveal that both the creep strain and the deflection of specimens under cyclic humidity conditions exhibit approximately linear tendencies that are obviously less than those of specimens exposed only to natural air. During certain wetting cycles, the deformation rate became slower and the creep strain even recovered with an increase in the humidity, especially for shorter wetting-drying cycles. …”
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From forensic chemistry: an educational experience by González Graciela A.

“…This work presents a detailed programme for the Forensic Chemistry course offered at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. …”
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Dynamic Model of Spur Gear Pair with Modulation Internal Excitation by Zhong Wang, Lei Zhang, Yuan-Qing Luo, Chang-Zheng Chen

“…Here, backlash, modulation time-varying mesh stiffness, and modulation transmission error are considered. Then the undamped natural mode was studied. Numerical simulation was made to reveal the dynamic characteristic of a spur gear under modulation condition. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Support Bracket of the Oceanic Bridge Fabrication Machine (Movable Formwork) by Zongshuai Zhou, Linjian Shangguan

“…The frequency distribution indicates that the natural frequencies are densely packed without abrupt jumps, reflecting the complexity of the dynamic performance of the support bracket. …”
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