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Open AccessMixture effects of thiamethoxam and seven pesticides with different modes of action on honey bees (Aplis mellifera)
Even though honey bees in the field are routinely exposed to a complex mixture of many different agrochemicals, few studies have surveyed toxic effects of pesticide mixtures on bees. To elucidate the interacti...
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A Single-wavelength NIR-triggered Polymer for in Situ Generation of Peroxynitrite (ONOO−) to Enhance Phototherapeutic Efficacy
Phototherapies including photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) are the most promising and non-invasive cancer treatments. However, the efficacy of mono-therapy of PDT or PTT is often limite...
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Open AccessThe accuracy of a novel pedicle screw insertion technique assisted by a special angular scale in the subaxial cervical spine using lateral mass as a reference marker
Posterior cervical pedicle screw (CPS) internal fixation has better biomechanical stability than other posterior cervical fixation methods. However, this technique is limited in clinical practice due to the co...
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Comparative examination on synergistic toxicities of chlorpyrifos, acephate, or tetraconazole mixed with pyrethroid insecticides to honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
Potential synergistic toxicity of pesticide mixtures has increasingly become a concern to the health of crop pollinators. The toxicities of individual and mixture of chlorpyrifos (CHL), acephate (ACE), or tetr...
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Comparative gut transcriptome analysis reveals differences between virulent and avirulent Russian wheat aphids, Diuraphis noxia
The Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia, is a destructive pest of cereal crops that exhibits virulence to D. noxia resistance genes in wheat. Therefore, it is important to identify D. noxia virulence factors. Th...
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Plant-mediated decisions by an herbivore affect oviposition pattern and subsequent egg parasitism
Natural enemies are important mortality factors for herbivores and thus may influence herbivore population dynamics. In response to natural enemy pressure, herbivores can alter life history decisions, such as ...
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Open AccessExpressed sequence tags from larval gut of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis): Exploring candidate genes potentially involved in Bacillus thuringiensis toxicity and resistance
Lepidoptera represents more than 160,000 insect species which include some of the most devastating pests of crops, forests, and stored products. However, the genomic information on lepidopteran insects is very...
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Differential Responses of Wheat Inhibitor-like Genes to Hessian Fly, Mayetiola destructor, Attacks During Compatible and Incompatible Interactions
Four groups of inhibitor-like genes that encode proteins with diverse structures were identified from wheat. The majority of these genes were upregulated by avirulent Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Diptera: C...
