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1. "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" Associated With the Psyllid, Bactericera maculipennis (Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Author:
Karina M. Borges; W. Rodney Cooper; Stephen F. Garczynski; Jenita Thinakaran; Andy S. Jensen; David R. Horton; Joseph E. Munyaneza; Isabel Cueva; Nina M. Barcenas
Source:
Environmental entomology 2017 v.46 no.2 pp. 210-216
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Bactericera cockerelli; Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum; Convolvulus arvensis; Solanaceae; Triozidae; adults; disease transmission; genetic markers; haplotypes; insect vectors; nucleotide sequences; pathogens; potatoes; prediction; ribosomal DNA; zebra chip disease; Idaho; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... The psyllid Bactericera maculipennis (Crawford) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) often cohabits field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis, Solanales: Convolvulaceae) and other plants with the congeneric psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc), in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Bactericera cockerelli is a vector of “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum,” the pathogen associated with zebra chip disease of ...
Handle:
10113/5678133
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvw174

2. (1S,3R)-cis-Chrysanthemyl Tiglate: Sex Pheromone of the Striped Mealybug, Ferrisia virgata

Author:
Jun Tabata; Ryoko T. Ichiki
Source:
Journal of chemical ecology 2017 v.43 no.8 pp. 745-752
ISSN:
0098-0331
Subject:
Ferrisia virgata; adults; alcohols; arthropods; bioassays; carboxylic esters; enantiomers; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; greenhouses; high performance liquid chromatography; insecticidal properties; insects; males; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pyrethrins; sex pheromones; trapping
Abstract:
... Derivatives of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (chrysanthemic acid) are classic natural pyrethroids discovered in pyrethrum plants and show insecticidal activity. Chrysanthemic acid, with two asymmetric carbons, has four possible stereoisomers, and most natural pyrethroids have the (1R,3R)-trans configuration. Interestingly, chrysanthemic acid–related structures are ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10886-017-0879-z

3. (2E,6Z,9Z)-2,6,9-Pentadecatrienal as a Male-Produced Aggregation-Sex Pheromone of the Cerambycid Beetle Elaphidion mucronatum

Author:
Jocelyn G. Millar; Robert F. Mitchell; Linnea R. Meier; Todd D. Johnson; Judith A. Mongold-Diers; Lawrence M. Hanks
Source:
Journal of chemical ecology 2017 v.43 no.11-12 pp. 1056-1065
ISSN:
0098-0331
Subject:
Xylotrechus colonus; adults; bioassays; field experimentation; males; pheromone traps; synthetic pheromones
Abstract:
... An increasing body of evidence suggests that the volatile pheromones of cerambycid beetles are much more diverse in structure than previously hypothesized. Here, we describe the identification, synthesis, and field testing of (2E,6Z,9Z)-2,6,9-pentadecatrienal as a male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the cerambycid Elaphidion mucronatum (Say) (subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Elaphidiini). This ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10886-017-0905-1
CHORUS:
10.1007/s10886-017-0905-1

4. (−)-Epiafzelechin Protects against Ovariectomy-induced Bone Loss in Adult Mice and Modulate Osteoblastic and Osteoclastic Functions In Vitro

Author:
Ka-Chun Wong; Sisi Cao; Xiaoli Dong; Man-Chun Law; Tak-Hang Chan; Man-Sau Wong
Source:
Nutrients 2017 v.9 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
acid phosphatase; adults; animal models; blood serum; bone density; bone resorption; calcium; cell viability; collagen; estrogens; excretion; gene expression; leukemia; mice; monocytes; osteocalcin; osteoclasts; ovariectomy; protective effect; transcription factors
Abstract:
... The present study was designed to characterize the bone protective effects of (−)-epiafzelechin (EAF), a flavan-3-ol, in mature ovariectomized mice model and its ability to stimulate osteoblastic activity and inhibit osteoclastic activity. Mature C57BL/6 mice (three to four months old) were either ovariectomised (OVX) or sham-operated and subjected to treatment (vehicle, 17β-oestradiol (E2, 200 μg ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu9050530
PubMed:
28531166
PubMed Central:
PMC5452259

5. 1-Phenyl-2-pentanone and methyl salicylate: new defense allomone components and their content shift during ontogenetic development of the millipede Nedyopus tambanus mangaesinus (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae)

Author:
Yasumasa Kuwahara; Masashi Morita; Yayoi Ichiki; Tsutomu Tanabe; Yasuhisa Asano
Source:
Applied entomology and zoology 2017 v.52 no.3 pp. 447-455
ISSN:
0003-6862
Subject:
Paradoxosomatidae; adults; benzaldehyde; benzoic acid; benzyl alcohol; breeding season; cyanides; eggs; females; hexane; hibernation; males; methyl salicylate; nymphs; ontogeny; p-cresol
Abstract:
... Twelve components were identified in hexane extracts of the polydesmid millipede Nedyopus tambanus mangaesinus (Attems, 1909) and their contents were examined at all stadia of ontogenetic development including two adult conditions (before and after hibernation). Two compounds, 1-phenyl-2-pentanone and methyl salicylate, were newly identified as components of the millipede together with six well-kn ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13355-017-0496-x

6. A 10-year surveillance of Rickettsiales (Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum) in the city of Hanover, Germany, reveals Rickettsia spp. as emerging pathogens in ticks

Author:
Katrin Blazejak; Elisabeth Janecek; Christina Strube
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2017 v.10 no.1 pp. 588
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Ixodes ricinus; Rickettsia; adults; females; health effects assessments; males; monitoring; nymphs; pathogens; public health; recreation areas; risk; statistical analysis; ticks; Germany
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Rickettsiales (Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum) transmitted by ticks are considered (re-)emerging pathogens posing a risk to public health. Nevertheless, year-long monitoring studies on prevalences of these pathogens in questing ticks to contribute to public health risk assessment are rare. METHODS: The current study extends previous prevalence surveillances (2005 and 201 ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-017-2537-2
PubMed:
29179774
PubMed Central:
PMC5704456

7. 100% citrus juice: Nutritional contribution, dietary benefits, and association with anthropometric measures

Author:
Gail C. Rampersaud; M. Filomena Valim
Source:
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 2017 v.57 no.1 pp. 129-140
ISSN:
1549-7852
Subject:
adults; adverse effects; ascorbic acid; beverages; body composition; body mass index; body weight; children; folic acid; fruit consumption; grapefruit juice; magnesium; nutrient intake; nutrients; nutritional adequacy; observational studies; potassium
Abstract:
... Citrus juices such as 100% orange (OJ) and grapefruit juice (GJ) are commonly consumed throughout the world. This review examines the contributions of OJ and GJ to nutrient intake, diet quality, and fruit intake, and supports citrus juices as nutrient-dense beverages. This review also explores the research examining associations between OJ and GJ intake and anthropometric measures. Citrus juices a ...
DOI:
10.1080/10408398.2013.862611

8. A 100-Year Review: Lactating dairy cattle housing management

Author:
J.M. Bewley; L.M. Robertson; E.A. Eckelkamp
Source:
Journal of dairy science 2017 v.100 no.12 pp. 10418-10431
ISSN:
0022-0302
Subject:
adults; animal well-being; barns; body size; breeds; cattle housing; composts; cows; dairy cattle; exercise; farm profitability; farmers; farms; free stalls; industry; lactating females; lactation; landscapes; milk quality; pastures; public opinion; reproduction; researchers; winter
Abstract:
... Since the mid-1800s, farmers have been housing livestock. What began as a part-time solution for cold winters, stormy days, or injured animals has evolved into the main or only area in which cows spend their adult lives. With this change, farmers, academic researchers, and industry innovators have shaped the farm landscape, literally. Over the last 100 years, changes have been made for productivit ...
DOI:
10.3168/jds.2017-13251

9. A 100-Year Review: Reproductive technologies in dairy science

Author:
S.G. Moore; J.F. Hasler
Source:
Journal of dairy science 2017 v.100 no.12 pp. 10314-10331
ISSN:
0022-0302
Subject:
adults; antibiotics; artificial insemination; biotechnology; calves; cattle breeding; cell nucleus; clones; cryopreservation; dairy science; embryo (animal); embryo transfer; equine chorionic gonadotropin; flow cytometry; follicle-stimulating hormone; gene editing; genomics; genotyping; glass; glycerol; in vitro culture; in vitro fertilization; industry; milk production; nitrogen; ova; pregnant mare serum gonadotropin; progeny testing; rabbits; semen; semen extenders; sex determination analysis; sheep; single nucleotide polymorphism; somatic cells; spermatozoa; straw; superovulation; tanks; transgenic animals; twins
Abstract:
... Reproductive technology revolutionized dairy production during the past century. Artificial insemination was first successfully applied to cattle in the early 1900s. The next major developments involved semen extenders, invention of the electroejaculator, progeny testing, addition of antibiotics to semen during the 1930s and 1940s, and the major discovery of sperm cryopreservation with glycerol in ...
DOI:
10.3168/jds.2017-13138

10. A 10–year follow−up of bone mineral density in HIV−infected youths receiving tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

Author:
Vania Giacomet; Katia Maruca; Alessandro Ambrosi; Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti; Stefano Mora
Source:
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2017 v.50 no.3 pp. 365-370
ISSN:
0924-8579
Subject:
HIV infections; adults; antiretroviral agents; bone density; compliance; females; long term effects; lumbar spine; males; patients; skeleton; youth
Abstract:
... The use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) has simplified the antiretroviral regimen for HIV−infected patients and improved their compliance with treatment, but it has been associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in adult patients, and data in pediatric patients are debated. The aim of the current study was to assess the long−term effect of TDF on BMD in young patients.BMD was mea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.03.026

11. 14-3-3 α and 14-3-3 ζ contribute to immune responses in planarian Dugesia japonica

Author:
Qingqing Lu; Suge Wu; Hui Zhen; Hongkuan Deng; Qian Song; Kaifu Ma; Zhonghong Cao; Qiuxiang Pang; Bosheng Zhao
Source:
Gene 2017 v.615 pp. 25-34
ISSN:
0378-1119
Subject:
Dugesia; RNA interference; adults; amino acids; genes; immune response; in situ hybridization; lipopolysaccharides; pathogen-associated molecular patterns; peptidoglycans; pharynx; polypeptides; proteins
Abstract:
... 14-3-3 proteins are a family of highly conserved acidic proteins that regulate cellular processes. They act as a kind of important signaling molecules taking part in many crucial decisions throughout the development process. We have isolated and characterized two members of the 14-3-3 family, namely, Dj14-3-3 α and Dj14-3-3 ζ in the planarian Dugesia japonica. The Dj14-3-3 α and ζ genes encode pol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gene.2017.03.017

12. 1700012B09Rik, a FOXJ1 effector gene active in ciliated tissues of the mouse but not essential for motile ciliogenesis

Author:
Michael Stauber; Karsten Boldt; Christoph Wrede; Marina Weidemann; Manuela Kellner; Karin Schuster-Gossler; Mark Philipp Kühnel; Jan Hegermann; Marius Ueffing; Achim Gossler
Source:
Developmental biology 2017 v.429 no.1 pp. 186-199
ISSN:
0012-1606
Subject:
Animalia; adults; asymmetry; cerebrospinal fluid; cilia; cultured cells; epithelium; genes; homeostasis; humans; mice; microarray technology; transcription (genetics); transcription factors
Abstract:
... In humans and mice, motile cilia occur on the surface of the embryonic ventral node, on respiratory and ependymal epithelia and in reproductive organs where they ensure normal left-right asymmetry of the organism, mucociliary clearance of airways, homeostasis of the cerebrospinal fluid and fertility. The genetic programme for the formation of motile cilia, thus critical for normal development and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.06.027

13. 18-Des-hydroxy Cytochalasin: an antiparasitic compound of Diaporthe phaseolorum-92C, an endophytic fungus isolated from Combretum lanceolatum Pohl ex Eichler

Author:
Elson Rudimar Brissow; Igor Pereira da Silva; Kátia Aparecida de Siqueira; Jaqueline Alves Senabio; Leticia Pereira Pimenta; Ana Helena Januário; Lizandra Guidi Magalhães; Ricardo Andrade Furtado; Denise Crispim Tavares; Policarpo Ademar Sales Junior; Jane Lima Santos; Marcos Antônio Soares
Source:
Parasitology research 2017 v.116 no.7 pp. 1823-1830
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Combretum; Diaporthe; Leishmania; Schistosoma mansoni; Trypanosoma cruzi; adults; amastigotes; antineoplastic activity; antioxidant activity; antiparasitic agents; breast neoplasms; cytotoxicity; endophytes; ethyl acetate; fibroblasts; fungi; humans; inhibitory concentration 50; neoplasm cells; promastigotes; roots; trypomastigotes; viability
Abstract:
... Chemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract from the endophytic fungus Diaporthe phaseolorum-92C (92C) isolated from the roots of Combretum lanceolatum led to the isolation of 18-des-hydroxy Cytochalasin H (compound 1). The trypanocidal and schistosomicidal activity and cytotoxicity of the extract from 92C were evaluated. The schistosomicidal, leishmanicidal, antimicrobial, and antioxidant ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-017-5451-9

14. 1H NMR-based metabolomics analysis of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) after exposure to diniconazole as well as its bioaccumulation behavior

Author:
Yao Wang; Wentao Zhu; Dezhen Wang; Miaomiao Teng; Jin Yan; Jiyan Miao; Zhiqiang Zhou
Source:
Chemosphere 2017 v.168 pp. 1571-1577
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Danio rerio; adults; alanine; amino acid metabolism; aquatic organisms; bioaccumulation; choline; creatine; diniconazole; enantiomers; energy metabolism; environmental assessment; glucose; histology; isoleucine; lactic acid; leucine; lipid metabolism; liver; metabolomics; spermatids; taurine; triazoles; valine
Abstract:
... As a systemic triazole fungicide, limited information is known about diniconazole. In this study, toxicological effects and bioaccumulation behavior of diniconazole in zebrafish were both evaluated to perform an overall assessment of its environmental risk towards aquatic organisms. The 1H NMR-based metabolomics analysis revealed that 70 μg L−1 diniconazole exposure increased valine, leucine, isol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.157

15. A 2-yr Mosquito Survey Focusing on Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Italy and Implications for Adult Trapping

Author:
F. Baldacchino; F. Montarsi; D. Arnoldi; C. Barategui; N. Ferro Milone; G. Da Rold; G. Capelli; A. Rizzoli
Source:
Journal of medical entomology 2017 v.54 no.3 pp. 622-630
ISSN:
0022-2585
Subject:
Aedes albopictus; CDC light traps; Culex pipiens; Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus; adults; altitude; grasses; invasive species; longitudinal studies; summer; surveys; temperature; trapping; Italy
Abstract:
... Aedes koreicus (Edwards) is an invasive mosquito species, like Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald), that has already colonized a large part of northeastern Italy and other European countries. Despite its rapid expansion, information about adult distribution and trapping is lacking. Here, we conducted a 2-yr longitudinal survey using adult traps to investigate the spat ...
DOI:
10.1093/jme/tjw216

16. 2015 Evidence Analysis Library Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline for the Management of Hypertension in Adults

Author:
Shannon L. Lennon; Diane M. DellaValle; Susan G. Rodder; Melissa Prest; Rachel C. Sinley; M. Katherine Hoy; Constantina Papoutsakis
Source:
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2017 v.117 no.9 pp. 1445-1458.e17
ISSN:
2212-2672
Subject:
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet; adults; alcohol drinking; calcium; dietetics; eating habits; evidence-based practice; guidelines; hypertension; lifestyle; magnesium; nutritionists; patients; physical activity; potassium; quality of life; sodium; systematic review; vitamin D; United States
Abstract:
... Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure (BP) is among the most prevalent forms of cardiovascular disease and occurs in approximately one of every three adults in the United States. The purpose of this Evidence Analysis Library (EAL) guideline is to provide an evidence-based summary of nutrition therapy for the management of HTN in adults aged 18 years or older. Implementation of this guideline a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jand.2017.04.008

17. 2018 tallied facial soft tissue thicknesses for adults and sub-adults

Author:
Carl N. Stephan
Source:
Forensic science international 2017 v.280 pp. 113-123
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
adults; anthropology; data collection; face; forensic sciences; statistics; tissues
Abstract:
... The tallied facial soft tissue thicknesses (or T-Tables) represent grand means of published facial soft tissue thickness sample means. These sample means have been drawn from across the full-breadth of the facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) literature, including forensic science, anthropology and odontology. The report of new summary statistics for >1290 new sub-adults and >2200 new adults since ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.09.016

18. 210Po in the marine biota of Korean coastal waters and the effective dose from seafood consumption

Author:
S.H. Kim; G.H. Hong; H.M. Lee; B.E. Cho
Source:
Journal of environmental radioactivity 2017 v.174 pp. 30-37
ISSN:
0265-931X
Subject:
Crustacea; abalone; adults; anchovies; animal organs; coastal water; macroalgae; muscles; mussels; oysters; plankton; polonium; radioactivity; radionuclides; seafood consumption; seafoods; shellfish; trophic levels
Abstract:
... The activity concentrations of ²¹⁰Po were determined in plankton and selected species of macroalgae, crustaceans, molluscs, and fish from Korean coastal waters to understand ²¹⁰Po distribution in these trophic levels and to assess the effective dose of ²¹⁰Po from seafood ingested by the average Korean. The activity concentration of ²¹⁰Po in macroalgae, mixed plankton, anchovy (whole body), abalone ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.11.001

19. A 23-Year-Old Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) Record From Southwest Saskatchewan, Canada

Author:
Katie RN Florko; Shelby J Bohn; Matina C Kalcounis-Rueppell; R Mark Brigham
Source:
Northwestern naturalist 2017 v.98 no.1 pp. 57-59
ISSN:
1051-1733
Subject:
Myotis lucifugus; adults; body size; die-off; females; fungi; longevity; mammals; natural history; white-nose syndrome; wildlife; Saskatchewan
Abstract:
... After accounting for body size, bats have the longest lifespan of all mammals. Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus) are one of the most common and widely distributed mammals in Canada; however, little is known of their longevity. We captured bats in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan in May 2015, as part of long-term bat research in the Park that began in 1991. On 31 May 2015, we cap ...
DOI:
10.1898/NWN16-19.1

20. 3-Bromopyruvate treatment induces alterations of metabolic and stress-related pathways in glioblastoma cells

Author:
Davide Chiasserini; Magdalena Davidescu; Pier Luigi Orvietani; Federica Susta; Lara Macchioni; Maya Petricciuolo; Emilia Castigli; Rita Roberti; Luciano Binaglia; Lanfranco Corazzi
Source:
Journal of proteomics 2017 v.152 pp. 329-338
ISSN:
1874-3919
Subject:
adults; brain neoplasms; cell death; drugs; enzyme activity; enzymes; glucose; glycolysis; immunoblotting; models; pentose phosphate cycle; phenotype; phosphorylation; protein synthesis; proteins; proteome; proteomics; serine; stress response
Abstract:
... Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive brain tumour of adults. The metabolic phenotype of GBM cells is highly dependent on glycolysis; therefore, therapeutic strategies aimed at interfering with glycolytic pathways are under consideration. 3-Bromopyruvate (3BP) is a potent antiglycolytic agent, with a variety of targets and possible effects on global cell metabolism. Here we analyzed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jprot.2016.11.013

21. 3-Piperidylethoxypterocarpan: A potential bone anabolic agent that improves bone quality and restores trabecular micro-architecture in ovariectomized osteopenic rats

Author:
Ashutosh Raghuvanshi; Amit Kumar; Abdul M. Tyagi; Jyoti Kureel; Pallavi Awasthi; Deepak Purohit; Mohd Nizam Mansoori; Priyanka Shukla; Kamini Srivastava; Abnish K. Gautam; Ruchi Saxena; Anila Dwivedi; Divya Singh; Atul Goel
Source:
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0303-7207
Subject:
adults; body weight; bone density; bone formation; bone resorption; females; mineralization; osteoblasts; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; rats; structure-activity relationships
Abstract:
... A series of new 6H-benzofuro[3, 2-c]chromenes (BFC, pterocarpans) with structure-activity relationships were investigated for their potential use in osteoporosis treatment. One of the BFCs 3-piperidylethoxypterocarpan 20 promotes osteoblast differentiation and mineralization at a dose as low as 1 pM via activation of ER/P38MAPK/BMP-2 pathway. When evaluated for in-vivo osteogenic activity in femal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mce.2017.03.010

22. Platycodon grandiflorus Root Extract Improves Learning and Memory by Enhancing Synaptogenesis in Mice Hippocampus

Author:
Jin-il Kim; Seong Gak Jeon; Kyoung Ah Kim; Jwa-Jin Kim; Eun Ji Song; Yukyoung Jeon; Eunbin Kim; Kyung Bok Lee; Jong Hwan Kwak; Minho Moon
Source:
Nutrients 2017 v.9 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
Platycodon grandiflorus; adults; aerial parts; bioactive compounds; cognition; foods; hippocampus; ingredients; memory; mice; neurogenesis; phosphorylation; seeds; signal transduction; synaptogenesis
Abstract:
... Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. (PG) has long been used as an ingredient of foods and is known to have beneficial effects on cognitive functions as well. The present study examined the effect of each PG extract (PGE) from root, aerial part, and seeds on cognitive functions in mice. Changes in spatial learning and memory using a Y-maze test, and markers of adult hippocampal neurogenesis and s ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu9070794
PubMed:
28737698
PubMed Central:
PMC5537907

23. Speyeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Conservation

Author:
Steven R. Sims
Source:
Insects 2017 v.8 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Speyeria; adults; butterflies; climate change; evolution; fauna; habitat destruction; habitats; instars; larvae; models; nectar; univoltine habit
Abstract:
... Speyeria (Nymphalidae) are a conspicuous component of the North American butterfly fauna. There are approximately 16 species and >100 associated subspecies (or geographical variants). Speyeria are univoltine, occupy a wide range of habitats, overwinter as first instar larvae, and feed only on native violets. Speyeria species have become a model group for studies of evolution, speciation, and conse ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects8020045
PubMed:
28441319
PubMed Central:
PMC5492059

24. Toxoplasma Gondii Moderates the Association between Multiple Folate-Cycle Factors and Cognitive Function in U.S. Adults

Author:
Andrew N. Berrett; Shawn D. Gale; Lance D. Erickson; Bruce L. Brown; Dawson W. Hedges
Source:
Nutrients 2017 v.9 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Toxoplasma gondii; adults; brain; cognition; cognitive disorders; data analysis; emotions; folic acid; homocysteine; memory; muscles; neurodegenerative diseases; seroprevalence; vitamin B12; United States
Abstract:
... Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a microscopic, apicomplexan parasite that can infect muscle or neural tissue, including the brain, in humans. While T. gondii infection has been associated with changes in mood, behavior, and cognition, the mechanism remains unclear. Recent evidence suggests that T. gondii may harvest folate from host neural cells. Reduced folate availability is associated with an ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu9060564
PubMed:
28574478
PubMed Central:
PMC5490543

25. ABC transporters in the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus

Author:
Viatcheslav A. Mordvinov; Nikita I. Ershov; Darya S. Pirozhkova; Yuri V. Pakharukov; Maria Y. Pakharukova
Source:
Molecular and biochemical parasitology 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0166-6851
Subject:
Opisthorchis; P-glycoproteins; adults; anthelmintics; excretory system; gene expression; gene induction; genes; genetic markers; liver flukes; messenger RNA; nucleotide sequences; opisthorchiasis; polymerase chain reaction; public health; sequence analysis; therapeutics; tissues; toxins; transcriptome; verapamil; xenobiotics; Eastern European region; Russia
Abstract:
... ATP-binding cassette transporters (ABC transporters) are essential components of normal cellular physiological machinery in all eukaryotic and prokaryotic species, including parasites. Some ABC transporters, e.g., P-glycoproteins, are involved in the efflux of toxins and xenobiotics from the cell. At present, nothing is known about ABC transporter genes in epidemiologically important liver flukes ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.07.001

26. ACTH modulation on corticosterone, melatonin, testosterone and innate immune response in the tree frog Hypsiboas faber

Author:
Adriana Maria Giorgi Barsotti; Vania Regina de Assis; Stefanny Christie Monteiro Titon; Braz Titon; Zulma Felisbina da Silva Ferreira; Fernando Ribeiro Gomes
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2017 v.204 pp. 177-184
ISSN:
1095-6433
Subject:
Escherichia coli; Hypsiboas; adults; corticosterone; corticotropin; hematocrit; homeostasis; immunocompetence; innate immunity; leukocyte count; males; melatonin; physiological response; reproduction; testosterone
Abstract:
... The modulation exerted by glucocorticoids in physiological responses to stressors is essential for maintaining short-term homeostasis. However, highly frequent and/or prolonged activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal/interrenal axis may inhibit processes that are important to long-term fitness and health, including reproduction and immunocompetence. The present study evaluates the respons ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.12.002

27. ATP-induced Ca2+-signalling mechanisms in the regulation of mesenchymal stem cell migration

Author:
Lin-Hua Jiang; Fatema Mousawi; Xuebin Yang; Sėbastien Roger
Source:
Cellular and molecular life sciences 2017 v.74 no.20 pp. 3697-3710
ISSN:
1420-682X
Subject:
adenosine triphosphate; adults; autocrine signaling; calcium; calcium signaling; cell movement; endoplasmic reticulum; homeostasis; immune response; ion channels; morphogenesis; receptors; stem cells; tissue engineering; tissues
Abstract:
... The ability of cells to migrate to the destined tissues or lesions is crucial for physiological processes from tissue morphogenesis, homeostasis and immune responses, and also for stem cell-based regenerative medicines. Cytosolic Ca²⁺ is a primary second messenger in the control and regulation of a wide range of cell functions including cell migration. Extracellular ATP, together with the cognate ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00018-017-2545-6
PubMed:
28534085
PubMed Central:
PMC5597679

28. Abamectin treatment affects glutamate decarboxylase expression and induces higher GABA levels in the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri

Author:
Wei Dou; Wen-Kai Xia; Jin-Zhi Niu; Jin-Jun Wang
Source:
Experimental & applied acarology 2017 v.72 no.3 pp. 229-244
ISSN:
0168-8162
Subject:
Citrus; Panonychus citri; abamectin; acaricide resistance; acarology; adults; gamma-aminobutyric acid; genes; glutamate decarboxylase; glutamic acid; high performance liquid chromatography; larvae; messenger RNA; mites; neurotransmitters; nucleotides; open reading frames; pests; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
Abstract:
... The citrus red mite, Panonychus citri, is one of the most economically and globally destructive mite pests of citrus. Acaricide resistance has been a growing problem in controlling this pest. As the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in organisms, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is synthesized from the amino acid glutamate by the action of glutamate decarboxylases (GADs). In the present study, one novel ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-017-0150-x

29. An Abbreviated Version of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire

Author:
Cecilia Clementi; Giulia Casu; Paola Gremigni
Source:
Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2017 v.49 no.4 pp. 352-356.e1
ISSN:
1499-4046
Subject:
adults; body mass index; experts; hunger; ingestion; models; questionnaires; satiety; women
Abstract:
... To assess the psychometric properties of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ).A total of 15 mindfulness experts evaluated the content of the 28 items and 5 factors of the MEQ. A sample of 1,067 Italian adults (61.4% women) completed the MEQ and other measures; 62 participants completed a 4-week test-retest.Content analysis reduced the MEQ to 20 items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jneb.2017.01.016

30. Ability of palatable food consumption to buffer against the short- and long-term behavioral consequences of social defeat exposure during juvenility in rats

Author:
J.C. MacKay; P. Kent; J.S. James; C. Cayer; Z. Merali
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2017 v.177 pp. 113-121
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
adolescents; adulthood; adults; anxiety; diet; food consumption; juveniles; juvenility; locomotion; long term effects; peers; rats; social behavior
Abstract:
... In adult rats, access to a palatable diet can buffer against the effects of stressors. Approximately 10% of all adolescents are repeatedly victimized by their peers raising the possibility that palatable food consumption may be relevant to this developmental window. This study assessed the long-term impact of juvenile social defeat exposure on anxiety and depressive-like behavior and whether daily ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.04.002

31. Ability of pulse wave transit time to detect changes in stroke volume and to estimate cardiac output compared to thermodilution technique in isoflurane-anaesthetised dogs

Author:
H. Sano; J.P. Chambers
Source:
Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia 2017 v.44 no.5 pp. 1057-1067
ISSN:
1467-2987
Subject:
adults; blood pressure; cardiac output; catheters; correlation; dogs; electrocardiography; isoflurane; monitoring; phenylephrine; pulmonary artery; vasoconstriction; vasodilation
Abstract:
... To evaluate the ability of pulse wave transit time (PWTT) to detect changes in stroke volume (SV) and to estimate cardiac output (CO) compared with the thermodilution technique in isoflurane-anaesthetized dogs.Prospective, experimental study.Eight adult laboratory dogs.The dogs were anaesthetized with isoflurane and mechanically ventilated. Reference CO (TDCO) was measured via a pulmonary artery c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaa.2016.11.014

32. Absence of juvenile hormone signalling regulates the dynamic expression profiles of nutritional metabolism genes during diapause preparation in the cabbage beetle Colaphellus bowringi

Author:
W. Liu; Q.‐Q. Tan; L. Zhu; Y. Li; F. Zhu; C.‐L. Lei; X.‐P. Wang
Source:
Insect molecular biology 2017 v.26 no.5 pp. 530-542
ISSN:
0962-1075
Subject:
Colaphellus bowringi; RNA interference; adults; biochemical pathways; diapause; females; gene expression; genes; insects; juvenile hormones; lipids; metabolism; nutrition
Abstract:
... Temperate insects have evolved diapause, a period of programmed developmental arrest during specific life stages, to survive unfavourable conditions. During the diapause preparation phase (DPP), diapause‐destined individuals generally store large amounts of fat by regulating nutrition distribution for the energy requirement during diapause maintenance and postdiapause development. Although nutriti ...
DOI:
10.1111/imb.12316

33. Absence of small hive beetles from flowering plants

Author:
Bryony K. Willcox; Brad G. Howlett; Peter Neumann
Source:
Journal of apicultural research 2017 v.56 no.5 pp. 643-645
ISSN:
2078-6913
Subject:
Aethina tumida; adults; apiculture; honey bees; research; sample size; surveys; Australia; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... Small hive beetles (SHBs), Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), are parasites and scavengers of honey bee colonies in their endemic range in sub-Saharan Africa as well as in their new distribution range. Even though flowering plants may in principle also serve as a food for SHBs, evidence so far suggest that this beetle is unlikely to visit flowers. However, field data remain scarce calling f ...
DOI:
10.1080/00218839.2017.1355347

34. Abundance and Distribution of Anopheles Mosquitoes in a Malaria Endemic Area Along the Thai-Lao Border

Author:
Nattapol Marasri; Hans J. Overgaard; Anchana Sumarnrote; Kanutcharee Thanispong; Vincent Corbel; Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2017 v.42 no.2 pp. 325-334
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Anopheles; adults; baits; cattle; control methods; dry season; females; forests; human behavior; humans; insect surveys; insect vectors; malaria; polymerase chain reaction; public health; risk; rubber; sibling species; vector control; villages; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Malaria is an important public health problem in Thailand, especially along international borders. In this study, we conducted a longitudinal entomological survey in six villages and rubber plantation sites to address the spatio-temporal abundance and behavior of malaria vectors in Ubon Ratchathani Province along the Thailand-Laos border. Adult female mosquitoes were collected by human landing col ...

35. Abundance and distribution of sturgeon feeding pits in a Washington estuary

Author:
Mary L. Moser; Kim Patten; Stephen C. Corbett; Blake E. Feist; Steven T. Lindley
Source:
Environmental biology of fishes 2017 v.100 no.5 pp. 597-609
ISSN:
0378-1909
Subject:
Zostera; adults; aquaculture; burrows; diet; estuaries; habitats; littoral zone; sand; seagrasses; shrimp; sturgeon; summer; surveys; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... Sturgeon diet and feeding habitats are notoriously difficult to document. We mapped the locations of feeding pits in Willapa Bay, Washington, to characterize estuarine habitats used by sub-adult and adult sturgeon for infaunal feeding. Monthly summer surveys of intertidal plots revealed that feeding pit density was highest in July and August, when sturgeon occupy Willapa Bay. The ephemeral nature ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10641-017-0589-y

36. Abundance patterns at the invasion front: the case of Siganus luridus in Linosa (Strait of Sicily, Central Mediterranean Sea)

Author:
Ernesto Azzurro; Giulio Franzitta; Marco Milazzo; Michel Bariche; Emanuela Fanelli
Source:
Marine & freshwater research 2017 v.68 no.4 pp. 697-702
ISSN:
1323-1650
Subject:
Siganus; adults; biogeography; case studies; ecological invasion; invasive species; marine environment; Mediterranean Sea; Sicily
Abstract:
... The dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus) has spread through much of the eastern Mediterranean since its introduction in 1920. In the present study, we monitored the abundance of this invader around the island of Linosa (Strait of Sicily), where the species was first recorded in 2003. Data were periodically collected along two temporal windows, 2005–06 and 2012–15, by both underwater visual census and ...
DOI:
10.1071/MF16024

37. Abundance, Distribution, and Geographic Origin of Non-breeding American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in North Carolina, USA

Author:
Addison Lindsay M.; Cameron Susan E.; Dwyer Angela M.; Golder Walker; Maddock Sidney; Schweitzer Sara H.
Source:
Waterbirds 2017 v.40 no.sp1 pp. 86-94
ISSN:
1524-4695
Subject:
Haematopus palliatus; adults; boats; chicks; habitats; nesting; population distribution; provenance; rivers; spring; surveys; wild birds; winter; North Carolina
Abstract:
... American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) are present in North Carolina, USA, year-round. About 6–7% of the total Western Atlantic population winters in North Carolina. To estimate numbers of American Oystercatchers present during the non-breeding season, four major concentration areas were surveyed in North Carolina, each with multiple roost sites, from 2008–2013. Abundance of American Oyste ...
DOI:
10.1675/063.040.sp110

38. Abundance, migration and distribution of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in a highly biodiverse urban garden

Author:
G. G. Bazzocchi; G. Pennisi; A. Frabetti; F. Orsini; G. Gianquinto
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2017 no.1189 pp. 501-504
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Asclepias syriaca; Brassica; Coccinella septempunctata; Prunus persica; Triticum; adults; agroecosystems; biological control; flowering; forage; gardens; grains; herbs; horticultural crops; hosts; monitoring; pesticides; urban areas; Italy
Abstract:
... Within agroecosystems, the presence along the year of ladybirds is a crucial factor for aphids biological control. In the urban environment, this becomes exacerbated due to stricter regulations against use of pesticides. The demonstrative garden of the agricultural faculty of Bologna University is located in the urban environment, and consists in about 0.3 ha composed by more than 400 plots. The g ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1189.100

39. Acaricidal activities of the essential oil from Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. and its main compund, δ-cadinene against Psoroptes cuniculi

Author:
Xiao Guo; Xiaofei Shang; Bing Li; Xu Zheng Zhou; Hao Wen; Jiyu Zhang
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2017 v.236 pp. 51-54
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
Psoroptes cuniculi; Rhododendron; acaricidal properties; acaricides; adults; chemical composition; chloroform; ears; essential oils; ivermectin; leaves; livestock; mites; petroleum; rabbits; shoots; terpenoids; traditional medicine
Abstract:
... In this paper, the acaricidal activities of Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. and its main compound, δ-cadinene were investigated, and the chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed. The results showed that among aqueous, 70% ethanols, acetic ether, chloroform, petroleum ether and essential oil extracts from the shoots and leaves, the essential oil showed the best in vitro acaricidal activi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.01.028

40. Acaricidal activity and sublethal effects of the microbial pesticide spinosad on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Author:
Irena Međo; Bojan Stojnić; Dejan Marčić
Source:
Systematic and applied acarology 2017 v.22 no.10 pp. 1748-1762
ISSN:
1362-1971
Subject:
Tetranychus urticae; acaricidal properties; acute toxicity; adults; beans; bioassays; biopesticides; eggs; fecundity; females; insect pests; juveniles; larvae; leaves; lethal concentration 50; life history; life tables; longevity; mites; nymphs; population growth; spinosad; spraying; sublethal effects
Abstract:
... Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate the toxicity of the microbial pesticide spinosad to different life stages of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, as well as its sublethal effects on reproduction and population growth of this important mite pest. The biopesticide was applied to bean primary leaves or leaf discs carrying spider mites using a Potter spray tower (2.7 ...

41. Acaricidal activity of Havardia albicans and Caesalpinia gaumeri methanolic leaf extracts on Rhipicephalus microplus and its toxicity to laboratory animals

Author:
José A. Rosado-Aguilar; Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas; Rocío Borges-Argaez; Karen A. Arjona-Cambranes
Source:
Experimental & applied acarology 2017 v.71 no.4 pp. 345-354
ISSN:
0168-8162
Subject:
Caesalpinia; Havardia albicans; Rhipicephalus microplus; acaricidal properties; acarology; active ingredients; acute toxicity; adults; bioassays; dermal exposure; dietary exposure; hatching; laboratory animals; larvae; leaf extracts; leaves; lethal concentration 50; oviposition; rodents; ticks
Abstract:
... The acaricidal activity of methanolic extracts from the leaves of Havardia albicans (Kunth Britton and Rose) and Caesalpinia gaumeri (Greenm) were tested on the larvae and adults of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini using the larval immersion test and the adult immersion test, respectively. The toxicity of these extracts was also evaluated on laboratory animals using toxicity bioa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-017-0130-1

42. Acaricidal activity of Metarhizium anisopliae isolated from paddocks in the Mexican tropics against two populations of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus

Author:
A. FERNÁNDEZ ‐SALAS; M. A. ALONSO‐DÍAZ; R. A. ALONSO‐MORALES; R. LEZAMA‐GUTIÉRREZ; J. C. RODRÍGUEZ‐RODRÍGUEZ; J. A. CERVANTES‐CHÁVEZ
Source:
Medical and veterinary entomology 2017 v.31 no.1 pp. 36-43
ISSN:
0269-283X
Subject:
Metarhizium anisopliae; Rhipicephalus microplus; acaricidal properties; acaricides; adults; cattle; conidia; farms; fungi; hatching; larvae; lethal concentration 50; livestock and meat industry; mortality; oviposition; pastures; reproductive efficiency; ticks; tropics
Abstract:
... The acaricidal effects of 55 strains of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin, 1883 (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) isolated from paddocks of cattle farms were evaluated in two Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini 1887) (Ixodida: Ixodidae) populations, of which one was multi‐resistant and one was susceptible to chemical acaricides. Percentage mortality and reproductive efficiency indices in ...
DOI:
10.1111/mve.12203

43. Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of essential oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum barks cultivated from France and India against Dermatophagoides spp., Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Ricania sp.

Author:
Ye-Jin Jeon; Sang-Guei Lee; Hoi-Seon Lee
Source:
Han'guk Ŭngyong Saengmyŏng Hwahakhoe chi = 2017 v.60 no.3 pp. 259-264
ISSN:
1738-2203
Subject:
Cinnamomum verum; Dermatophagoides; Tyrophagus putrescentiae; acaricidal properties; acaricides; adults; bark; bioassays; chemical composition; dust mites; essential oils; eugenol; fruits; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; insecticidal properties; insecticides; lethal concentration 50; lethal dose 50; nymphs; oils; pests; France; India
Abstract:
... The chemical composition of Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oils cultivated from France and India was analyzed by GC–MS. The main components of C. zeylanicum oil were cinnamaldehyde (63.97 and 67.21%) and eugenol (6.84 and 19.79%) from France and India, respectively. Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of C. zeylanicum oils against Dermatophagoides sp, T. putrescentiae and Ricania sp. were evident. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13765-017-0276-x

44. Acaricidal and repellent activity of plant essential oil-derived terpenes and the effect of binary mixtures against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Author:
Jun-Hyung Tak; Murray B. Isman
Source:
Industrial crops and products 2017 v.108 pp. 786-792
ISSN:
0926-6690
Subject:
Tetranychus urticae; adults; alpha-terpineol; application volume; beans; cabbage; carvacrol; essential oils; evaporation; gas chromatography; insects; leaves; mites; thymol; toxicity; vanillin
Abstract:
... Realtionships between toxicity and repellent activity of plant essential oils and their major constituents to insects and mites remain unclear thus far. In the present study, the acaricidal and repellent activity of twenty terpenoid compounds commonly occurring in plant essential oils are evaluated against adults of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae). Sign ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.003

45. Acaricidal and sublethal effects of a Chenopodium-based biopesticide on the two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Author:
Asma Musa; Irena Međo; Ivana Marić; Dejan Marčić
Source:
Experimental & applied acarology 2017 v.71 no.3 pp. 211-226
ISSN:
0168-8162
Subject:
beans; oviposition; essential oils; adulthood; acaricidal properties; population growth; lethal concentration 50; Tetranychus urticae; adults; juveniles; nymphs; runoff; females; leaves; acute toxicity; probit analysis; bioassays; larvae; eggs; life tables; survival rate; biopesticides; acarology; immatures; sublethal effects; Dysphania ambrosioides
Abstract:
... Acaricidal and sublethal effects of the biopesticide Requiem®EC (containing an essential oil extract of Chenopodium ambrosioides near ambrosioides) on the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, were evaluated in laboratory bioassays. The biopesticide was applied to bean leaves or leaf discs using a Potter spray tower. Acaricidal activity against eggs and immatures was evaluated in succ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-017-0118-x

46. Acaricidal, pediculicidal and larvicidal activity of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles using Momordica charantia leaf extract against blood feeding parasites

Author:
P. Rajiv Gandhi; C. Jayaseelan; R. Regina Mary; D. Mathivanan; S.R. Suseem
Source:
Experimental parasitology 2017 v.181 pp. 47-56
ISSN:
0014-4894
Subject:
Anopheles stephensi; Culex quinquefasciatus; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Momordica charantia; Pediculus humanus capitis; Rhipicephalus microplus; X-ray diffraction; adults; antiparasitic properties; blood; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; insect larvae; larvicides; leaf extracts; leaves; lethal concentration 50; nanoparticles; scanning electron microscopy; ticks; toxicity; zinc oxide
Abstract:
... The aim of the present study was to evaluate the acaricidal, pediculicidal and larvicidal effect of synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using Momordica charantia leaf extract against the larvae of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, adult of Pediculus humanus capitis, and the larvae of Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus. The ZnO NPs were characterized by using UV, XRD, FTIR an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.exppara.2017.07.007

47. Accelerated failure time models for semi‐competing risks data in the presence of complex censoring

Author:
Kyu Ha Lee; Virginie Rondeau; Sebastien Haneuse
Source:
Biometrics 2017 v.73 no.4 pp. 1401-1412
ISSN:
0006-341X
Subject:
Alzheimer disease; adults; algorithms; biometry; data collection; death; models; prospective studies; risk factors; statistical analysis; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... Statistical analyses that investigate risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are often subject to a number of challenges. Some of these challenges arise due to practical considerations regarding data collection such that the observation of AD events is subject to complex censoring including left‐truncation and either interval or right‐censoring. Additional challenges arise due to the fact that ...
DOI:
10.1111/biom.12696

48. Acceptability of Diorhabda carinulata1, an Introduced Biological Control Agent of Tamarix, as Prey for Selected Resident Native Arthropod Predators

Author:
A. M. Berro; S. Evans; E. M. Ferguson; T. A. Royer
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2017 v.42 no.3 pp. 665-676
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Chrysoperla rufilabris; Coccinella septempunctata; Collops; Diorhabda carinulata; Orius insidiosus; Tamarix; Zelus; adults; biological control agents; conservation areas; eggs; insect larvae; natural enemies; predation; predatory insects; surveys; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... Although biological control agents are imported without the constraints exerted by their native natural enemies, many native, generalist arthropod predators might use the new food source after release in the field. Predation by native arthropods is a potential obstacle to establishment of Diorhabda spp. as a biological control agent against saltcedar, Tamarix spp. Arboreal predaceous insects were ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.042.0305

49. Access to litter during rearing and environmental enrichment during production reduce fearfulness in adult laying hens

Author:
Margrethe Brantsæter; Fernanda M. Tahamtani; Janicke Nordgreen; Ellen Sandberg; Tone Beate Hansen; T.Bas Rodenburg; Randi Oppermann Moe; Andrew Michael Janczak
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2017 v.189 pp. 49-56
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
environmental enrichment; feather pecking; laying hens; rearing; farmers; animal welfare; farms; flocks; regression analysis; pullets; paper; aviaries; flight; fearfulness; chicks; adults; Norway
Abstract:
... Exaggerated fear-reactions are associated with injurious flying, smothering, feather pecking and other events that compromise animal welfare in laying hens. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that chicks with access to litter during the first five weeks of life would be less fearful as adult hens compared to birds reared without access to litter. The hypothesis was tested in a nation ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2017.01.008

50. Access to parks and physical activity: An eight country comparison

Author:
Jasper Schipperijn; Ester Cerin; Marc A Adams; Rodrigo Reis; Graham Smith; Kelli Cain; Lars B Christiansen; Delfien van Dyck; Christopher Gidlow; Lawrence D Frank; Josef Mitáš; Michael Pratt; Deborah Salvo; Grant Schofield; James F Sallis
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2017 v.27 pp. 253-263
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
accelerometers; adults; cities; cross-sectional studies; geographic information systems; issues and policy; parks; physical activity; surveys; systematic review; Belgium; Brazil; Czech Republic; Denmark; Mexico; New Zealand; United Kingdom; United States
Abstract:
... Several systematic reviews have reported mixed associations between access to parks and physical activity, and suggest that this is due to inconsistencies in the study methods or differences across countries. An international study using consistent methods is needed to investigate the association between access to parks and physical activity.The International Physical Activity and Environment Netw ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2017.08.010
PubMed:
29805351
PubMed Central:
PMC5967254

51. Acclimation responses to short‐term temperature treatments during early life stages causes long lasting changes in spontaneous activity of adult Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Heidi J. MacLean; Torsten N. Kristensen; Johannes Overgaard; Jesper G. Sørensen; Simon Bahrndorff
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.4 pp. 404-411
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; acclimation; adults; ambient temperature; cold stress; eggs; exposure duration; heat; heat tolerance; larvae; males; phenotype; pupae
Abstract:
... Ecotherms adjust their physiology to environmental temperatures. Long‐term exposures to heat or cold typically induce acclimation responses that generate directional, but reversible shifts in thermal tolerance and performance. However, less is known about how short exposure in different life stages will affect the adult phenotype. In the present study, we compared the effects of long‐term temperat ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12212

52. Acclimatory processes are likely responsible for metal tolerance in oyster embryos

Author:
Thanvapon Yingprasertchai; Richard Man Kit Yu; Wayne A. O'Connor; Tegan Hopwood; Geoff R. MacFarlane
Source:
Marine environmental research 2017 v.127 pp. 49-61
ISSN:
0141-1136
Subject:
acclimation; adults; copper; estuaries; median effective concentration; metal tolerance; oysters; progeny; zinc
Abstract:
... We aimed to determine if offspring of oysters from contaminated locations were more tolerant to metals, and whether this tolerance could be attributed to acclimation. Oysters from 10 estuaries were sampled, representing a gradient in metal contamination. Tolerance to metals of the F1 offspring from adults residing in these estuaries was assessed. Then, adults from these estuaries were translocated ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.03.005

53. Accompanying vegetation in young Pinus radiata plantations enhances recolonization by Ceroglossus chilensis (Coleoptera: Carabidae) after clearcutting

Author:
Lia A. Russek; Carolina L. Mansilla; Silvio J. Crespin; Javier A. Simonetti; Audrey A. Grez
Source:
Journal of insect conservation 2017 v.21 no.5-6 pp. 943-950
ISSN:
1366-638X
Subject:
Carabidae; Pinus radiata; adults; clearcutting; forests; habitat preferences; habitats; harvesting; landscapes; plantations; probability; understory; wildlife
Abstract:
... The replacement of native forests by Pinus radiata plantations modifies habitat availability and quality for wildlife, constituting a threat to species survival. However, the presence of understory in mature pine plantations minimizes the negative impacts of native forest replacement, rendering a secondary habitat for wildlife. Whether forest-dwelling species recolonize clear-felled areas pending ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10841-017-0033-9

54. Accumulation and developmental toxicity of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus

Author:
Dalin Shi; Dongmei Lv; Wanxin Liu; Rong Shen; Dongmei Li; Haizheng Hong
Source:
Chemosphere 2017 v.167 pp. 155-162
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
DNA; DNA damage; Tigriopus japonicus; adults; apoptosis; aquatic invertebrates; bioaccumulation factor; caspase-3; developmental toxicity; freshwater; genes; hexabromocyclododecane; marine environment; marine fish; nauplii; oxidative stress; pollution; reactive oxygen species; stress response; toxicity testing; transcription (genetics)
Abstract:
... The brominated flame retardants hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, widely distributed in aquatic systems including the marine environment and marine organisms. HBCDs are toxic to the development of both freshwater and marine fish. However, the impacts of HBCDs on marine invertebrates are not well known. In this study, the marine copepod, Tigriopus japonicus, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.160

55. Accumulation of lead (Pb) in brown trout (Salmo trutta) from a lake downstream a former shooting range

Author:
Espen Mariussen; Lene Sørlie Heier; Hans Christian Teien; Marit Nandrup Pettersen; Tor Fredrik Holth; Brit Salbu; Bjørn Olav Rosseland
Source:
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2017 v.135 pp. 327-336
ISSN:
0147-6513
Subject:
Salmo trutta; adults; alevins; antimony; bioavailability; blood; chronic exposure; copper; egg shell; eggs; enzyme activity; gills; hydroxides; kidneys; lakes; lead; sediment deposition; sediments; streams; surveys; zinc; Norway
Abstract:
... An environmental survey was performed in Lake Kyrtjønn, a small lake within an abandoned shooting range in the south of Norway. In Lake Kyrtjønn the total water concentrations of Pb (14µg/L), Cu (6.1µg/L) and Sb (1.3µg/L) were elevated compared to the nearby reference Lake Stitjønn, where the total concentrations of Pb, Cu and Sb were 0.76, 1.8 and 0.12µg/L, respectively. Brown trout (Salmo trutta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.10.008

56. Accumulation, elimination, sequestration, and genetic variation of lead (Pb2+) loads within and between generations of Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Elizabeth K. Peterson; Diane T. Wilson; Bernard Possidente; Phillip McDaniel; Eric J. Morley; Debra Possidente; Kurt T. Hollocher; Douglas M. Ruden; Helmut V.B. Hirsch
Source:
Chemosphere 2017 v.181 pp. 368-375
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; atomic absorption spectrometry; eclosion; genetic variation; larvae; lead; longevity; models; phenotypic variation; progeny; pupae; quantitative trait loci; toxicity; variance
Abstract:
... We examined accumulation, sequestration, elimination, and genetic variation for lead (Pb) loads within and between generations of Drosophila melanogaster. Flies were reared in control or leaded medium at various doses and tested for their Pb loads at different stages of development (larvae, eclosion, newly-eclosed adults, and mature adults). Pb loads were tested using Inductively Coupled Plasma Ma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.091
PubMed:
28458212
PubMed Central:
PMC5533183

57. Accumulation, sources and health risks of trace metals in elevated geochemical background soils used for greenhouse vegetable production in southwestern China

Author:
Haidong Zhang; Biao Huang; Linlin Dong; Wenyou Hu; Mohammad Saleem Akhtar; Mingkai Qu
Source:
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2017 v.137 pp. 233-239
ISSN:
0147-6513
Subject:
adolescents; adults; anthropogenic activities; arsenic; cadmium; children; chromium; copper; fertilizers; food plants; greenhouse production; greenhouse soils; greenhouses; health hazards; human health; land use; lead; mercury; paddies; principal component analysis; regression analysis; risk; vegetable growing; vegetables; zinc; China
Abstract:
... Greenhouse vegetable cultivation with substantive manure and fertilizer input on soils with an elevated geochemical background can accumulate trace metals in soils and plants leading to human health risks. Studies on trace metal accumulation over a land use shift duration in an elevated geochemical background scenario are lacking. Accumulation characteristics of seven trace metals in greenhouse so ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.12.010

58. Accumulation, spatio-temporal distribution, and risk assessment of heavy metals in the soil-corn system around a polymetallic mining area from the Loess Plateau, northwest China

Author:
Fei Zang; Shengli Wang; Zhongren Nan; Jianmin Ma; Qian Zhang; Yazhou Chen; Yepu Li
Source:
Geoderma 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
adults; adverse effects; agricultural soils; cadmium; children; copper; corn; heavy metals; lead; legumes; mining; oases; pollution; valleys; zinc; China
Abstract:
... To investigate the heavy metal concentrations in soil-corn system, 30 pairs of soil (0–20cm) and corn grain samples were collected from Baiyin City, China, a typical industrial oasis in Loess Plateau. The results indicated that the mean concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in agricultural soils from the Dongdagou and Xidagou stream valleys exceeded the soil background concentrations of Gansu Provin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.06.008

59. Accuracy and efficiency of conventional ground sprayers in Iran

Author:
A. Sheikhi-Garjan; A. Hosseini-Gharalari; M. Mahjob; M. Rashid; Q. Sabahi; M. Safari; F. Jalilyan; R. Arbabtafti
Source:
Acta phytopathologica et entomologica Hungarica 2017 v.52 no.1 pp. 61-68
ISSN:
1588-2691
Subject:
Eurygaster integriceps; adults; barley; deltamethrin; fenitrothion; nymphs; pests; sprayers; surveys; wheat; Iran
Abstract:
... Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps , is a key pest of wheat and barley in Iran. At present, infested areas are treated with ground sprayers. A survey was conducted to evaluate the efficiency and calibration accuracy of ground hydraulic sprayers in Iran. The results showed that the motorized lance sprayer and manually operated sprayer were the most conventional sprayers, and fenitrothion EC 50% and ...
DOI:
10.1556/038.52.2017.003

60. Accurate predictions of postmortem interval using linear regression analyses of gene meter expression data

Author:
M. Colby Hunter; Alex E. Pozhitkov; Peter A. Noble
Source:
Forensic science international 2017 v.275 pp. 90-101
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
Danio rerio; adults; brain; data collection; death; experimental design; gene expression regulation; genes; humans; lifestyle; liver; messenger RNA; mice; microarray technology; models; postmortem changes; prediction; regression analysis; temperature; time series analysis; transcription (genetics)
Abstract:
... In criminal and civil investigations, postmortem interval is used as evidence to help sort out circumstances at the time of human death. Many biological, chemical, and physical indicators can be used to determine the postmortem interval – but most are not accurate. Here, we sought to validate an experimental design to accurately predict the time of death by analyzing the expression of hundreds of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.02.027

61. Achipteria sgardelisi sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Achipteriidae) from Greece and its morphological ontogeny

Author:
Stanisław Seniczak; Anna Seniczak
Source:
Systematic and applied acarology 2017 v.22 no.6 pp. 766-778
ISSN:
1362-1971
Subject:
Sarcoptiformes; adults; claws; femur; head; instars; juveniles; nymphs; ontogeny; scientific illustration; taxon descriptions; tibia; Greece
Abstract:
... Achipteria sgardelisi sp. nov. and its morphological ontogeny is described and illustrated. The adult of this species has a clavate bothridial seta, with a barbed head distally, which is not common in Achipteria Berlese, 1885; in most species the head is smooth. Notogastral setae c₂ and la are long, while the other setae are short, and rounded porose areas are present, of which Aa is the largest. ...

62. Acibenzolar‐S‐methyl may prevent vector‐mediated flavescence dorée phytoplasma transmission, but is ineffective in inducing recovery of infected grapevines

Author:
Dimitrios E Miliordos; Luciana Galetto; Ester Ferrari; Mattia Pegoraro; Cristina Marzachì; Domenico Bosco
Source:
Pest management science 2017 v.73 no.3 pp. 534-540
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
Phytoplasma; Scaphoideus titanus; Vitis; acibenzolar-S-methyl; adults; cultivars; insect vectors; phytoplasmal diseases; salicylic acid; vines
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Acibenzolar‐S‐methyl (BTH), a functional analogue of salicylic acid (SA), is known to elicit a systemic resistance across a broad range of plant–pathogen interactions, but so far it has not been tested against flavescence dorée (FDP), one of the most devastating grapevine diseases. The aim of this work was to evaluate the activity of BTH in preventing FDP transmission by the insect vec ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.4303

63. Acoustic orientation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

Author:
Neil Madden; Robert Jehle
Source:
Amphibia-reptilia v.38 no.1 pp. 57-65
ISSN:
0173-5373
Subject:
Bufo bufo; Lithobates catesbeianus; Rana temporaria; acoustics; adults; adverse effects; allopatry; breeding; breeding season; juveniles; laboratory experimentation; phonotaxis; salamanders and newts; sympatry
Abstract:
... We carried out laboratory experiments to determine whether orientation during migration in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) is influenced by acoustic information. Newts retrieved during the aquatic breeding seasons (adults), as well as during the terrestrial phase after breeding (adults and juveniles), were subjected to calls from sympatric (Rana temporaria and Bufo bufo) and allopatric ...
DOI:
10.1163/15685381-00003083

64. Acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection by Larval Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Associated With Engorgement Measures

Author:
J. Couret; M. C. Dyer; T. N. Mather; S. Han; J. I. Tsao; R. A. Lebrun; H. S. Ginsberg
Source:
Journal of medical entomology 2017 v.54 no.4 pp. 1055-1060
ISSN:
0022-2585
Subject:
Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Peromyscus leucopus; adults; body size; disease transmission; engorgement; hematophagy; hosts; larvae; pathogens; taxonomy; vertebrates; xenodiagnosis
Abstract:
... Measuring rates of acquisition of the Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner, by the larval stage of Ixodes scapularis Say is a useful tool for xenodiagnoses of B. burgdorferi in vertebrate hosts. In the nymphal and adult stages of I. scapularis, the duration of attachment to hosts has been shown to predict both body engorgement during b ...
DOI:
10.1093/jme/tjx053

65. Across-scale patterning of plant–soil–pathogen interactions in Quercus suber decline

Author:
J. M. Avila; J. C. Linares; A. García-Nogales; M. E. Sánchez; L. Gómez-Aparicio
Source:
European journal of forest research 2017 v.136 no.4 pp. 677-688
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
Phytophthora cinnamomi; Quercus suber; adults; dieback; drought; forest decline; landscapes; mixed forests; mortality; pathogens; soil depth; trees; water use efficiency
Abstract:
... Forests worldwide have been recently affected by severe decline and mortality, while our understanding about forest decline across spatial scale is still limited. In this work, we study how Quercus suber trees adjust their physiology, in terms of water use efficiency and secondary growth, to pathogen-induced oak decline at the whole-tree, local and landscape scales. This work was carried out in Me ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-017-1064-1

66. Acrylamide in commercial foods and intake by infants in Estonia

Author:
Andres Elias; Mati Roasto; Mari Reinik; Keiu Nelis; Eha Nurk; Terje Elias
Source:
Food additives & contaminants 2017 v.34 no.11 pp. 1875-1884
ISSN:
1944-0057
Subject:
acrylamides; adults; animals; asparagine; body weight; carcinogens; fructose; glucose; infant foods; infants; potato chips; reducing sugars; snacks; Estonia
Abstract:
... Acrylamide is formed when certain foods with low moisture are prepared at above 120 ºC, especially those foods containing asparagine and reducing sugars such as glucose and fructose. Acrylamide is a probable carcinogen, and from animal evidence the margins of exposure indicate a concern for neoplastic effects. On a body weight basis infants´ acrylamide intakes are often higher than those of adults ...
DOI:
10.1080/19440049.2017.1347283

67. Activating transcription factor 3 promotes spinal cord regeneration of adult zebrafish

Author:
Lin-Fang Wang; Shu-Bing Huang; Hou-De Zhao; Chun-Jie Liu; Li Yao; Yan-Qin Shen
Source:
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0006-291X
Subject:
Danio rerio; adults; animal injuries; fluorescent antibody technique; in situ hybridization; inflammation; interleukin-1beta; messenger RNA; models; motor neurons; nerve tissue; neurites; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; regrowth; spinal cord; transcription factors; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract:
... Zebrafish is an excellent model to study the mechanisms underlying successful central nervous system (CNS) regeneration. Previous study shows that activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) promotes neurite outgrowth and is involved in optic nerve regeneration in zebrafish. Here, we used zebrafish model to investigate the role of ATF3 in regeneration following spinal cord injury (SCI). Quantitative ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.079

68. Activation of central nesfatin-1/NucB2 after intraperitoneally administered cisplatin in rats

Author:
Yasuki Akiyama; Mitsuhiro Yoshimura; Kazuaki Nishimura; Haruki Nishimura; Satomi Sonoda; Hiromichi Ueno; Yasuhito Mitojima; Reiko Saito; Takashi Maruyama; Yuki Nonaka; Hirofumi Hashimoto; Yasuhito Uezono; Keiji Hirata; Yoichi Ueta
Source:
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0006-291X
Subject:
adults; adverse effects; appetite; body weight; brain stem; cisplatin; food intake; hypothalamus; males; neurons; neuropeptides; patients; rats
Abstract:
... Cisplatin, known as an anticancer drug, has been widely used; however, diverse disadvantageous side effects, including appetite loss, afflict patients. Nesfatin-1/NucB2, discovered as an anorexic neuropeptide, is broadly expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral organ. In the present study, we examined the effects of intraperitoneally (i.p.) administered cisplatin on central nes ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.06.119

69. Active Surveillance to Update County Scale Distribution of Four Tick Species of Medical and Veterinary Importance in Oklahoma

Author:
Jessica R. Mitcham; Anne W. Barrett; Jeff M. Gruntmeir; Taylor Holland; Jaclyn E. Martin; Eileen M. Johnson; Susan E. Little; Bruce H. Noden
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2017 v.42 no.1 pp. 60-73
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Amblyomma maculatum; Dermacentor albipictus; Dermacentor variabilis; Ixodes scapularis; adults; deer; disease vectors; dry ice; humans; monitoring; pathogens; pets; spatial distribution; ticks; traps; Great Plains region; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... The incidence of tick-borne disease continues to increase in humans and companion animals in the United States, yet distribution maps for several tick vectors in Oklahoma, including Dermacentor variabilis, Dermacentor albipictus, Ixodes scapularis, and Amblyomma maculatum, are not available or are outdated. To address this issue, county-scale tick records from peer-reviewed literature and passive ...

70. Active and passive responses to catnip (Nepeta cataria) are affected by age, sex and early gonadectomy in male and female cats

Author:
Luz Teresa Espín-Iturbe; Bernardo A. López Yañez; Apolo Carrasco García; Rodolfo Canseco-Sedano; Maribel Vázquez-Hernández; Genaro A. Coria-Avila
Source:
Behavioural processes 2017 v.142 pp. 110-115
ISSN:
0376-6357
Subject:
Felidae; Nepeta cataria; adults; brain; cats; females; gonadectomy; gonads; juveniles; males; pet ownership; rolling; vocalization
Abstract:
... Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a popular plant among cat owners because in about 60% of felids elicits active behaviors such as rolling over, grooming, motor activity and vocalizations. Herein, we assessed the display of active but also passive responses, such as time in sphinx-like position, and consequently hypothesized that 100% of cats respond to catnip. Accordingly, sixty domestic cats of differe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.beproc.2017.06.008

71. Activity and home range in a recently widespread European mink population in Western Europe

Author:
Francisco Palomares; J. V. López-Bao; G. Telletxea; J. C. Ceña; P. Fournier; G. Giralda; F. Urra
Source:
European journal of wildlife research 2017 v.63 no.5 pp. 78
ISSN:
1612-4642
Subject:
Mustela lutreola; adults; breeding; females; habitat conservation; habitats; home range; males; mating systems; mink; natural history; polygyny; rivers; Spain; Western European region
Abstract:
... The European mink is a critically endangered mustelid species of conservation concern throughout Europe. Several conservation interventions have been implemented in recent years, supported by both national and European governments. However, knowledge about the natural history of the European mink is scarce and localized to a few specific areas. From 2007 to 2009, we studied mink activity patterns, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10344-017-1135-0

72. Activity budget and social interactions in semi‐captive gray woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha cana) living in an ex situ conservation area in Central Amazonia

Author:
Bárbara Cartagena‐Matos; Thierry Gasnier; Mariana Cravo‐Mota; Bruna Martins Bezerra
Source:
Zoo biology 2017 v.36 no.1 pp. 21-29
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
Lagothrix lagotricha; adults; aggression; breast feeding; data collection; endangered species; ex situ conservation; females; foraging; grooming (animal behavior); males; monkeys; predation; progeny; reproductive success; risk reduction; social behavior; wet season; zoos; Amazonia
Abstract:
... Areas holding primates in semi‐captivity conditions represent an excellent opportunity for collecting data on rare, little known, and endangered taxa, contributing with insightful information to help in their conservation. Here, we present information on the activity budget and social interactions of the elusive gray woolly monkeys, Lagothrix lagotricha cana, in an ex situ conservation area in cen ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21333

73. Activity budgets and behavioural synchrony in a wild equid living in a fission-fusion social system

Author:
Antoine St-Louis; Steeve D. Côté
Source:
Behaviour 2017 v.154 no.3 pp. 357-376
ISSN:
1568-539X
Subject:
Equus kiang; adults; autumn; feeding behavior; females; foals; males; sexual dimorphism; summer; China; India
Abstract:
... Variation in activity budgets among individuals of different age-sex classes and reproductive status may lead to decreases in behavioural synchrony (i.e., individuals performing the same behaviour at the same time in the same group) in social species. Here, we assessed the costs of behavioural synchrony in terms of time allocated to feeding behaviour among individuals of different age-sex classes ...
DOI:
10.1163/1568539X-00003425

74. Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ie2, Cry2Ac7, Vip3Aa11 and Cry7Ab3 proteins against Anticarsia gemmatalis, Chrysodeixis includens and Ceratoma trifurcata

Author:
Rubina Mushtaq; Robert Behle; Rongmei Liu; Lin Niu; Ping Song; Abdul Rauf Shakoori; Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2017 v.150 pp. 70-72
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
Anticarsia gemmatalis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cerotoma trifurcata; Pseudoplusia includens; adults; antifeeding activity; genes; insecticidal proteins; larvae; pests; soybeans; sustainable development; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... Transgenic soybean producing the Cry1Ac insecticidal protein from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is used to control larvae of the velvetbean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner) and the soybean looper [Chrysodeixis includens (Walker)]. The main threat to the sustainability of this technology is the development of resistance, which could be delayed by using pyramiding of diverse Bt inse ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2017.09.009

75. Activity patterns of breeding Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus assessed using nest cameras

Author:
Darío Fernández-Bellon; Mark W. Wilson; Sandra Irwin; Thomas C. Kelly; Barry O’Mahony; John O’Halloran
Source:
Bird study 2017 v.64 no.4 pp. 557-561
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Circus cyaneus; adults; breeding; cameras; chicks; hatching; nests
Abstract:
... Nest camera footage from 13 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus nests was analysed to document patterns of adult attendance, incubation, brooding and prey delivery rates. Nest attendance was high throughout the incubation stage and began to decrease when chicks were five days old. Chick provisioning increased gradually after hatching and peaked when the chicks were five days old. Daily activity rates were ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2017.1383969

76. Activity, movement, home range and habitat use of an adult gray wolf in a Mediterranean landscape of northern Greece

Author:
Alexandros A. Karamanlidis; Miguel de Gabriel Hernando; Lazaros Georgiadis; Josip Kusak
Source:
Mammalia 2017 v.81 no.1 pp. 95-99
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Canis lupus; adults; agricultural land; habitats; home range; infrastructure; landscapes; transportation; trees; wolves; Greece
Abstract:
... We present the results of a study on the activity patterns of a wolf in northwestern Greece (2011–2012). The home range of the wolf was 460.5 km², while the core area was 88.9 km² and included mainly areas with tree cover and agricultural areas. On three occasions the wolf unsuccessfully tried to cross a highway, highlighting the necessity to identify habitat corridors and effectively mitigate the ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2015-0091

77. Actuarial senescence in laboratory and field populations of Lepidoptera

Author:
JUSTIN CARROLL; THOMAS N. SHERRATT
Source:
Ecological entomology 2017 v.42 no.5 pp. 675-679
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
survival rate; Lepidoptera; models; imagos
Abstract:
... 1. Recent observations of actuarial senescence – an increase in mortality rate with age – have challenged the assertion that the brevity of adult insect life spans precludes ageing. 2. Here the rate of senescence in 22 species of Lepidoptera was quantified by fitting demographic models to adult survivorship data drawn from a range of field and laboratory studies. 3. Senescence was evident in all 2 ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12417

78. Acute Lameness in a Roller Pigeon (Columba livia) with Multicentric Lymphosarcoma

Author:
Susan M. Williams; Robert J. Williams,; Robert M. Gogal
Source:
Avian diseases 2017 v.61 no.2 pp. 267-270
ISSN:
0005-2086
Subject:
Columba livia; T-lymphocytes; adults; antibodies; breeding; cages; females; immunohistochemistry; intestines; joints (animal); kidneys; lameness; lungs; lymphosarcoma; microscopy; necropsy; pancreas; phenotype; pigeons; ribs
Abstract:
... A 3-yr-old adult female roller pigeon (Columba livia) used as part of a breeding pair for an ongoing research study presented with acute left limb lameness. Palpation of the left leg and region revealed a large lump near the coxofemoral joint. The bird was able to ambulate in the cage, but would not brood her hatchling. The bird was humanely euthanized and necropsy was performed. Grossly, multiple ...
DOI:
10.1637/11577-010317-Case.1

79. Acute and chronic effects of magnetic microparticles potentially used in lake restoration on Daphnia magna and Chironomus sp.

Author:
I. Álvarez-Manzaneda; E. Ramos-Rodríguez; M.J. López-Rodríguez; G. Parra; A. Funes; I. de Vicente
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2017 v.322 pp. 437-444
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
Chironomus; Daphnia magna; acute toxicity; adsorption; adults; benthic organisms; chronic exposure; chronic toxicity; females; iron; lakes; larvae; long term effects; macroinvertebrates; magnetism; males; median effective concentration; microparticles; mortality; parthenogenesis; plankton; progeny; pupae; toxicity testing
Abstract:
... Magnetic microparticles (MPs) have been recently proposed as a new and promising tool for restoring eutrophicated waters. In this study, we analyzed the acute (immobilization) and chronic effects of iron (Fe) MPs on Daphnia magna and on the benthic macroinvertebrate Chironomus sp. In the chronic toxicity tests the offspring production (male and female) in D. magna and the mortality of larvae and p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.10.035

80. Acute and persistence effects of oil of Hippophae rhamnoides and Calendula officinalis on Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored maize

Author:
S. Keszthelyi; R. Hoffmann; Zs. Pónya; F. Pál-Fám
Source:
Acta phytopathologica et entomologica Hungarica 2017 v.52 no.2 pp. 255-264
ISSN:
1588-2691
Subject:
Calendula officinalis; Hippophae rhamnoides; Sitophilus granarius; adults; biological control agents; essential oils; insects; mortality; oils; progeny; storage pests; stored grain; toxicity; vapors
Abstract:
... Herbal oil vapours from Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Elaeagnaceae), and Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae) were tested for their toxicity against the adults of Sitophilus granarius L.. According to our hypothesis the mentioned oils can become potential bioagents against stored product pests. The results revealed that both studied essential oils exerted strongly toxic effect on S. granarius , but C. ...
DOI:
10.1556/038.52.2017.025

81. Acute disseminated mycobacteriosis in captive Atlantic guitarfish (Rhinobatos lentiginosus)

Author:
Kathryn A. Tuxbury; Samuel A. Young; Daniel S. Bradway; Jamie L. Marola; Max Salfinger; Michael M. Garner
Source:
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation v.29 no.6 pp. 935-938
ISSN:
1943-4936
Subject:
DNA; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; Mycobacterium chelonae; Rhinobatos lentiginosus; adults; bacterial culture; blood; body condition; erythema; females; fish; genes; histology; immunosuppression; inflammation; liver; males; mineralization; mycobacterial diseases; necropsy; ovarian follicles; polymerase chain reaction; reproductive disorders; septicemia; tail
Abstract:
... An adult female captive-born Atlantic guitarfish (Rhinobatos lentiginosus) was found acutely moribund on exhibit and died soon after presentation. Abnormalities on autopsy were focal cutaneous erythema on the tail, a small liver, many variably sized friable ovarian follicles, and coelomic effusion. Histologic examination revealed systemic bacterial embolization, and yolk coelomitis with minimal as ...
DOI:
10.1177/1040638717721731

82. Acute effects of visits to urban green environments on cardiovascular physiology in women: A field experiment

Author:
Timo Lanki; Taina Siponen; Ann Ojala; Kalevi Korpela; Arto Pennanen; Pekka Tiittanen; Yuko Tsunetsugu; Takahide Kagawa; Liisa Tyrväinen
Source:
Environmental research 2017 v.159 pp. 176-185
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
acute effects; adults; air pollution; blood pressure; electrocardiography; epidemiological studies; females; field experimentation; green infrastructure; heart rate; human health; noise pollution; psychological stress; risk factors; statistical analysis; urban areas; urban forests; urban parks; walking; women; Finland
Abstract:
... Epidemiological studies have reported positive associations between the amount of green space in the living environment and mental and cardiovascular human health. In a search for effect mechanisms, field studies have found short-term visits to green environments to be associated with psychological stress relief. Less evidence is available on the effect of visits on cardiovascular physiology.To ev ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.039

83. Acute intake of quercetin from onion skin extract does not influence postprandial blood pressure and endothelial function in overweight-to-obese adults with hypertension: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

Author:
Verena Brüll; Constanze Burak; Birgit Stoffel-Wagner; Siegfried Wolffram; Georg Nickenig; Cornelius Müller; Peter Langguth; Birgit Alteheld; Rolf Fimmers; Peter Stehle; Sarah Egert
Source:
European journal of nutrition 2017 v.56 no.3 pp. 1347-1357
ISSN:
1436-6207
Subject:
C-reactive protein; adhesion; adults; alpha-tocopherol; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; beta-carotene; biochemical pathways; blood serum; cell adhesion; clinical trials; cross-over studies; diastolic blood pressure; endothelins; energy; fatty acid composition; fatty acids; glucose; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; hyperemia; hyperinsulinemia; hyperlipidemia; hypertension; insulin; intercellular adhesion molecule-1; metabolism; onions; patients; placebos; quercetin; test meals; triacylglycerols; vitamin A
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: To determine whether postprandial metabolic and vascular responses induced by a high-fat and high-carbohydrate meal are attenuated by ingestion of the flavonol quercetin. METHODS: Twenty-two overweight-to-obese hypertensive patients participated in a randomized, double-blind, controlled, crossover meal study. They consumed a test meal (challenge) rich in energy (4754 kJ), fat (61.6 g), sa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00394-016-1185-1

84. Acute mercury exposition of virgin, pregnant, and lactating rats: Histopathological kidney and liver evaluations

Author:
Vitor Antunes Oliveira; Gaia Favero; Alessandra Stacchiotti; Lorena Giugno; Barbara Buffoli; Claudia Sirlene de Oliveira; Antonio Lavazza; Massimo Albanese; Luigi Fabrizio Rodella; Maria Ester Pereira; Rita Rezzani
Source:
Environmental toxicology 2017 v.32 no.5 pp. 1500-1512
ISSN:
1520-4081
Subject:
acute exposure; adults; atrophy; glucose; heat shock proteins; hepatocytes; histopathology; inducible nitric oxide synthase; kidneys; lactation; liver; mercuric chloride; mercury; mitochondria; oxidative stress; pregnancy; rats; stress tolerance; toxicity; transmembrane proteins
Abstract:
... This work investigated the effects of mercury chloride (HgCl₂) acute exposure on virgin, pregnant and lactating rats by determination of renal and hepatic morphological and ultrastructural parameters and the expression of oxidative stress and stress tolerance markers, due to kidney and liver are the organs that more accumulate inorganic mercury. Adult Wistar rats virgin (90 days old), pregnant (18 ...
DOI:
10.1002/tox.22370

85. Acute sensitivity of a broad range of freshwater mussels to chemicals with different modes of toxic action

Author:
Ning Wang; Christopher D. Ivey; Christopher G. Ingersoll; William G. Brumbaugh; David Alvarez; Edward J. Hammer; Candice R. Bauer; Tom Augspurger; Sandy Raimondo; M. Christopher Barnhart
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2017 v.36 no.3 pp. 786-796
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
Lampsilis; acute exposure; adults; alachlor; ammonia; chlorides; chromium; copper; databases; freshwater mussels; ions; juveniles; larvae; mechanism of action; metolachlor; nickel; potassium; sulfates; toxicity; toxicity testing; water quality criteria; zinc; United States
Abstract:
... Freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world, are generally underrepresented in toxicity databases used for the development of ambient water quality criteria and other environmental guidance values. Acute 96‐h toxicity tests were conducted to evaluate the sensitivity of 5 species of juvenile mussels from 2 families and 4 tribes to 10 chemicals (ammonia, metals, majo ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.3642

86. Acute toxicity and sublethal effects of Artemisia sieberi Besser on digestive physiology, cold tolerance and reproduction of Trogoderma granarium Everts (Col.: Dermestidae)

Author:
Gadir Nouri-Ganbalani; Ehsan Borzoui
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2017 v.20 no.1 pp. 285-292
ISSN:
1226-8615
Subject:
Artemisia sieberi; Trogoderma granarium; acute toxicity; adults; air; bioassays; cold tolerance; digestive physiology; enzyme activity; essential oils; fecundity; females; fumigants; glycogen; insects; instars; larvae; lethal concentration 50; lethal dose 50; lipid content; longevity; nuts; pests; pupae; small cereal grains; sublethal effects; survival rate; temperature; weight gain
Abstract:
... Trogoderma granarium, the Khapra beetle, is a major pest of cereal grains and nuts. In this research, the lethal and sublethal effects of Artemisia sieberi Besser essential oil (EO) was evaluated against 4th instar larvae of T. granarium under the laboratory conditions. Bioassays showed that the larvae were susceptible to both contact and fumigant toxicity. In contact and fumigant toxicity the cal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aspen.2017.01.002

87. Acute toxicity of cadmium in Anisops sardeus (Heteroptera:Notonectidae): Effects on adult and nymphal survival and swimming behavior

Author:
Chongtham Memtombi Chanu; Susmita Gupta; Abhik Gupta
Source:
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2017 v.145 pp. 169-175
ISSN:
0147-6513
Subject:
Notonectidae; acute toxicity; adults; bioaccumulation factor; cadmium; dry season; females; instars; lethal concentration 50; males; mortality; sublethal effects; swimming; wet season
Abstract:
... Adult female and male, and final instar nymph of Anisops sardeus (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) were exposed to graded concentrations of cadmium in 96h static-with-renewal acute toxicity tests, which were conducted in dry (March) and wet (May–June) seasons. The 96h LC50 values for instar V nymph, adult female and male were found to be 0.9, 0.59 and 0.51mgL−1 Cd, respectively, in wet season, while the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.07.026

88. Acute toxicity of five pesticides to Apis mellifera larvae reared in vitro

Author:
Pingli Dai; Cameron J Jack; Ashley N Mortensen; James D Ellis
Source:
Pest management science 2017 v.73 no.11 pp. 2282-2286
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
Apis mellifera; acute toxicity; adults; amitraz; bees; chlorpyrifos; coumaphos; diet; fluvalinate; honey bee colonies; imidacloprid; insect larvae; lethal concentration 50; lethal dose 50; mortality; nectar; pollen; rearing; solvents
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The reported high loss rates of managed honey bee colonies have been attributed to diverse stressors including pesticides. Honey bee larvae can be exposed to pesticides in contaminated nectar, pollen and wax. Due to the difficulties of rearing larvae in vitro, research focusing on adult bee exposure to pesticides is more common than that on larva exposure to pesticides. Herein, we aime ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.4608

89. Adaptation to new nutritional environments: larval performance, foraging decisions, and adult oviposition choices in Drosophila suzukii

Author:
Nuno F. Silva-Soares; A. Nogueira-Alves; P. Beldade; Christen Kerry Mirth
Source:
BMC ecology 2017 v.17 no.1 pp. 21
ISSN:
1472-6785
Subject:
Drosophila suzukii; adults; artificial diets; foods; foraging; hardness; high protein diet; larvae; niches; nutrient content; oviposition; oviposition sites; pests; plant anatomy; protein sources; yeasts
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Understanding how species adapt to new niches is a central issue in evolutionary ecology. Nutrition is vital for the survival of all organisms and impacts species fitness and distribution. While most Drosophila species exploit rotting plant parts, some species have diversified to use ripe fruit, allowing earlier colonization. The decomposition of plant material is facilitated by yeast ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12898-017-0131-2
PubMed:
28592264
PubMed Central:
PMC5463304

90. Adapting an experiential scale to measure food insecurity in urban slum households of India

Author:
Chandana Maitra
Source:
Global food security 2017 v.15 pp. 53-64
ISSN:
2211-9124
Subject:
adults; food security; households; surveys; sustainable development; urban areas; India; United States
Abstract:
... In the background of the Sustainable Development Goal 2.1 which proposes promoting universal access to food to all populations across the globe by 2030, this paper measures experiential food insecurity in low income urban households of India. A nine-item experience-based food security scale is constructed by adapting the United States Household Food Security Survey Module in the context of slum ho ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gfs.2017.04.005

91. Adaptive significance of precocious pupation in the bean blister beetle, Epicauta gorhami (Coleoptera: Meloidae), a hypermetamorphic insect

Author:
Yoshinori Shintani; Misato Terao; Seiji Tanaka
Source:
Journal of insect physiology 2017 pp. -
ISSN:
0022-1910
Subject:
Epicauta; adults; autumn; body size; diapause; eggs; food availability; food shortages; grasshoppers; insect physiology; instars; larvae; progeny; pupation; seasonal development; soil; temperature; winter
Abstract:
... Larvae of the bean blister beetle, Epicauta gorhami Marseul (Coleoptera: Meloidae), feed on grasshopper eggs in soil and undergo hypermetamorphosis. They normally enter diapause as a pseudopupa at the fifth instar, a form characteristic of hypermetamorphosis for meloid beetles. However, fourth-instar larvae exposed to long days and high temperature avoid pseudopupal diapause and pupate directly fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.03.011

92. Addition of Pear Ester With Sex Pheromone Enhances Disruption of Mating by Female Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Walnut Orchards Treated with Meso Dispensers

Author:
Douglas M. Light; Joseph A. Grant; Ronald P. Haff; Alan L. Knight
Source:
Environmental entomology 2017 v.46 no.2 pp. 319-327
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Cydia pomonella; Juglans regia; acetic acid; adults; bait traps; canopy; dispensers; esters; females; males; mating disruption; moths; orchards; pears; pests; sex pheromones; walnuts
Abstract:
... We evaluated the low-density application of 50 dispensers per hectare, in contrast to the traditional >800 dispensers per hectare in apple orchards, to achieve disruption of communication of adult codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), in walnuts, Juglans regia (L.), using several methods. These methods included cumulative catches of male moths in traps baited with sex pheromone (Ph) or codlemone, (E ...
Handle:
10113/5801837
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvw168

93. Additional consumption of one egg per day increases serum lutein plus zeaxanthin concentration and lowers oxidized low-density lipoprotein in moderately hypercholesterolemic males

Author:
Yoshimi Kishimoto; Chie Taguchi; Emi Saita; Norie Suzuki-Sugihara; Hiroshi Nishiyama; Wei Wang; Yasunobu Masuda; Kazuo Kondo
Source:
Food research international 2017 v.99 pp. 944-949
ISSN:
0963-9969
Subject:
adults; adverse effects; blood lipids; blood serum; diet; eggs; hypercholesterolemia; lipid composition; lipid peroxidation; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; lutein; males; malondialdehyde; normal values; oxidation; zeaxanthin
Abstract:
... The egg is a nutrient-dense food and contains antioxidative carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, but its impact on serum cholesterol levels has been a matter of concern, especially for individuals who have high serum cholesterol levels. We conducted this study to determine whether and how the daily additional consumption of one egg affects serum lipid profiles and parameters of LDL oxidation in mod ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodres.2017.03.003

94. Adherence to a Gluten Free Diet Is Associated with Receiving Gluten Free Foods on Prescription and Understanding Food Labelling

Author:
Humayun Muhammad; Sue Reeves; Sauid Ishaq; John Mayberry; Yvonne M. Jeanes
Source:
Nutrients 2017 v.9 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
Asians; Whites; adults; biopsy; celiac disease; databases; diet; dietitians; food labeling; gluten-free foods; hospitals; patients; questionnaires; surveys; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Treatment of coeliac disease requires a strict gluten-free (GF) diet, however, a high proportion of patients do not adhere to a GF diet. The study explores the practical challenges of a GF diet and dietary adherence in Caucasian and South Asian adults with coeliac disease. Patients with biopsy- and serology-proven coeliac disease were recruited from a hospital database. Participants completed a po ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu9070705
PubMed:
28684693
PubMed Central:
PMC5537820

95. Adherence to dietary recommendations for Swedish adults across categories of greenhouse gas emissions from food

Author:
Camilla Sjörs; Fredrik Hedenus; Arvid Sjölander; Annika Tillander; Katarina Bälter
Source:
Public health nutrition 2017 v.20 no.18 pp. 3381-3393
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
added sugars; adults; carbon dioxide; dietary fiber; dietary recommendations; dietary surveys; food intake; food records; foods; greenhouse gas emissions; life cycle assessment; men; vitamin D; women; Sweden
Abstract:
... To explore associations between diet-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), nutrient intakes and adherence to the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations among Swedish adults. Diet was assessed by 4d food records in the Swedish National Dietary Survey. GHGE was estimated by linking all foods to carbon dioxide equivalents, using data from life cycle assessment studies. Participants were categorized into ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980017002300
PubMed:
28879831

96. Adherence to the DASH diet in relation to psychological profile of Iranian adults

Author:
Ghazaleh Valipour; Ahmad Esmaillzadeh; Leila Azadbakht; Hamid Afshar; Ammar Hassanzadeh; Peyman Adibi
Source:
European journal of nutrition 2017 v.56 no.1 pp. 309-320
ISSN:
1436-6207
Subject:
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet; adults; anxiety; beverages; cross-sectional studies; dairy products; distress; eating habits; food frequency questionnaires; fruits; grains; hospitals; legumes; nutrition assessment; nuts; overweight; processed meat; prospective studies; sodium; sweets; vegetables; women; Iran
Abstract:
... INTRODUCTION: Although empirically derived dietary patterns have been examined in relation to depression, limited data are available linking theory-based dietary patterns and psychological health. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the association between adherence to DASH-style diet and psychological health among Iranian adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was done among 3846 general publ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00394-015-1081-0

97. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with the gut microbiota pattern and gastrointestinal characteristics in an adult population

Author:
Evdokia K. Mitsou; Aimilia Kakali; Smaragdi Antonopoulou; Konstantinos C. Mountzouris; Mary Yannakoulia; Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos; Adamantini Kyriacou
Source:
British journal of nutrition 2017 v.117 no.12 pp. 1645-1655
ISSN:
1475-2662
Subject:
Bacteroides; Candida albicans; Escherichia coli; Lactobacillus; Mediterranean diet; acetates; adults; bacteria; defecation; eating habits; fast foods; food intake; gastrointestinal system; intestinal microorganisms; lifestyle; physical activity; plate count; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; short chain fatty acids; snacks
Abstract:
... This study aimed to explore the potential associations of adherence to the Mediterranean diet with gut microbiota characteristics and gastrointestinal symptomatology in an adult population. Other long-term dietary habits (e.g. consumption of snacks and junk food or stimulant intake) were also evaluated in terms of the gut microbiota profile. Participants (n 120) underwent anthropometric, dietary, ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0007114517001593

98. Adipokinetic hormone activities in insect body infected by entomopathogenic nematode

Author:
Emad Ibrahim; Markéta Hejníková; Haq Abdul Shaik; David Doležel; Dalibor Kodrík
Source:
Journal of insect physiology 2017 v.98 pp. 347-355
ISSN:
0022-1910
Subject:
Pyrrhocoris apterus; Steinernema carpocapsae; adipokinetic hormone; adults; carbon dioxide production; corpora cardiaca; entomopathogenic nematodes; gene expression; hemolymph; insect physiology; insects; lipids; metabolism; mortality; receptors
Abstract:
... The role of adipokinetic hormone (AKH) in the firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus adults infected by the entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Steinernema carpocapsae was examined in this study. It was found that co-application of EPN and AKH enhanced firebug mortality about 2.5 times within 24h (from 20 to 51% in EPN vs. EPN+AKH treatments), and resulted in metabolism intensification, as carbon dioxide product ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.02.009

99. Adipokinetic hormone receptor gene identification and its role in triacylglycerol mobilization and sexual behavior in the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)

Author:
Qiu-Li Hou; Er-Hu Chen; Hong-Bo Jiang; Dan-Dan Wei; Shun-Hua Gui; Jin-Jun Wang; Guy Smagghe
Source:
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 2017 v.90 pp. 1-13
ISSN:
0965-1748
Subject:
RNA interference; G-protein coupled receptors; phylogeny; genes; median effective concentration; Bactrocera dorsalis; starvation; energy metabolism; fecundity; males; midgut; fat body; homeostasis; adipokinetic hormone receptors; imagos; insect pests; triacylglycerols; courtship; copulation; adipokinetic hormone; double-stranded RNA; larvae; Chinese hamsters; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; energy expenditure
Abstract:
... Energy homeostasis requires continuous compensation for fluctuations in energy expenditure and availability of food resources. In insects, energy mobilization is under control of the adipokinetic hormone (AKH) where it is regulating the nutritional status by supporting the mobilization of lipids. In this study, we characterized the gene coding for the AKH receptor (AKHR) and investigated its funct ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.09.006

100. Adiponectin: Serum-saliva associations and relations with oral and systemic markers of inflammation

Author:
Jenna L. Riis; Crystal I. Bryce; Thao Ha; Tracey Hand; John L. Stebbins; Marla Matin; Katrin M. Jaedicke; Douglas A. Granger
Source:
Peptides 2017 v.91 pp. 58-64
ISSN:
0196-9781
Subject:
adiponectin; adults; blood serum; body mass index; inflammation; interleukin-1beta; interleukin-6; interleukin-8; males; protein content; saliva; transferrin; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract:
... This study addresses gaps in our understanding about the validity and utility of using salivary adiponectin to index serum adiponectin levels. Matched blood and saliva samples were collected on a single occasion from healthy adults (n=99; age 18–36 years, 53% male). Serum and saliva was assayed for adiponectin and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNFα), and saliva was also assayed for ma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.peptides.2017.03.006