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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"navel"”.
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Insecticide detoxification in the navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
The polyphagous navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) is considered the most destructive pest of introduced nut crops, including almonds and pistachios, in California orchards. Management of this pest has typically been a combination of cultural controls (including removal of unharvested fruits) …
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Xenobiotic detoxification in the navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
The highly polyphagous navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella, is a major pest of high-value tree crops such as pistachios and almonds. These non-native crops have been grown commercially in the United States for less than 150 years, and the acquisition by the navel orangeworm of these and other …
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Facultative mutualism between the navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Aspergillus flavus
The navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is an economic pest of considerable importance by virtue of its habit of attacking damaged or overripe tree nuts and fruits in Californian orchards. Its economic impact is increased by its common association with the highly …
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Identifying mechanisms of pyrethroid resistance in the navel orangeworm and novel methods of control
The navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) (Walker) is the most important economic pest of almonds and pistachios in California orchards. Increasing demand for these commodities has resulted in acreage expansions and substantial increases in the application of insecticides to reduce damage by A. …
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Living in the navel of Waag: ritual traditions among the Daasanech of South West Ethiopia
“Living in the navel of Waag” offers a ideal typical description of the different ritual traditions among the Daasanech of South-West Ethiopia with special focus on the ways the body is modified. Ritual is seen as a means to induce wellbeing and to tackle misfortune. The dissertation starts with a …
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Dunhuang Manuscript S.2585: a Textual and Interdisciplinary Study on Early Medieval Chinese Buddhist Meditative Techniques and Visionary Experiences
… accompanies single-minded contemplation of the navel as described in S.2585 may reflect the idea of a “buddha within” denoting the notions of buddha-nature and tathāgatagarbha in some contexts. I also argue that navel contemplation became an important part of Buddhist meditation practice in …
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Orientation of polyphagous lepidoptera to hostplant kairomones
… conducted a series of behavioral assays with the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a highly polyphagous species, to determine if larvae of the navel orangeworm respond behaviorally to the same secondary compounds that elicit behavioral or …
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Reliability and Validity of Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density Measurements by DXA
… DT BMD. A third study examined the influence of navel jewelry on the accuracy of LS DXA measurements. Repeated measurements with a spine phantom revealed that both a navel ring and a barbell produced significantly greater measures of LS BMD compared to the spine phantom alone. Manual correction …
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AVALIAÇÃO DE PROTOCOLOS UTILIZADOS NA CICATRIZAÇÃO UMBILICAL DE BEZERROS
The navel represents the attachment of the mother to the fetus during pregnancy. In order to prevent omphalopathies calves immediately after birth should receive appropriate navel treatment, such as cure, associated with correct administration of colostrum. Knowing the importance of performing …
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Impacts of organic and conventional neurotoxic pesticides on a pest and a pollinator in almond agroecosystems (Prunus dulcis)
The navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is an economic pest on a wide variety of tree fruit and nut crops, including almonds, pistachios, and walnuts in California orchards. Rising demand for these high-value cash crops has led to an increased reliance on …
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Toxicity of mycotoxins to insects and underlying molecular and biochemical mechanisms
… zea (corn earworm), Amyelois transitella (navel orangeworm) and Apis mellifera (honey bee) varying in their exposure to mycotoxins were selected to study toxicity of mycotoxins to insects and to elucidate their underlying mechanisms of toxicity. To compare toxicity of mycotoxins to H. zea …
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Encountering This: Orange Peel and Onion Skin
… exhibition Orange Peel and Onion Skin, ‘this’ is navel orange peel and red onion skin. The work is a parallel investigation of two particular, related things foregrounding their thisness. The work will be exhibited in Gales Gallery, an off-site location, and a kitchen studio space.
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How The Expectations of Masculinity Affect Young Men In Sport And Physical Activity
… were constructed: ‘Laddish Masculinities’, ‘Navel-Gazing Lads’, ‘Diluted Masculinities’ and ‘Nonconforming Masculinities’. This study found that some men prefer participating in sport with more diverse groups such as mixed gendered sports and groups with multiple ethnicities or socioeconomic …
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Effects of resveratrol on development of three lepidopteran species varying in diet breadth
… of three species of lepidopterans: the navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Pyralidae), a nut-feeding generalist with several hostplants that produce resveratrol, the cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni (Noctuidae), a polyphagous folivore that rarely encounters the compound in its host …
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Hidden Doublings: A Context for Understanding Jean d'Arras's Mélusine ou la Noble Histoire de Lusignan
… how Mélusine, a fairy who was serpent from the navel down every Saturday, married a knight and founded the fortress of Lusignan. In his introduction to the tale Jean d’Arras presents the ideas of four authority figures to convince the reader that fantastical things are possible and that his work …
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Phenomenon of Homelessness
… I am located in the world. My body is truly the navel of my world, not in the sense of the viewing point of the central perspective, but as the very locus of reference, memory, imagination, and integration." Phenomenology comes from the Greek word 'Phainomenon' meaning "that which appears" and …
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Re-thinking management approaches in complex agroecosystems: relationships between the fungus Aspergillus flavus and two insects of economic importance
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01