SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF NEONICOTINOID APPLICATION IN RICE FIELDS, ON THE MORTALITY AND COLONY COLLAPSE OF HONEYBEES (APIS MELLIFERA)

Short- and long-term effects of neonicotinoid application in rice fields, on the mortality and colony collapse of honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Declines in honeybee (Apis mellifera ) colonies have elicited great concern worldwide.Recently, many Japanese beekeepers have implied that midsummer use of a new insecticide, neonicotinoid, in rice fields, is causing widespread mortality of neighboring honeybees and frequently resulting in colony collapse.Since few field experiments have directly t

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A Community Needs Assessment and Implementation Planning for a Community Exercise Program for Survivors of Stroke: Protocol for a Pilot Hybrid Type I Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Study

BackgroundPhysical activity and exercise are important aspects of maintaining health.People with mobility impairments, including survivors of stroke, are less likely to exercise and at greater risk of developing or worsening chronic health conditions.Increasing accessible, desired options for exercise may address the gap in available physical activ

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Assessing Genomic Diversity and Signatures of Selection in Chinese Red Steppe Cattle Using High-Density SNP Array

Chinese Red Steppe Cattle (CRS), a composite cattle breed, is well known for its milk production, high slaughter rate, carcass traits, and meat quality.Nowadays, it is widely bred in Jilin and Hebei Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region.However, the population structure and the genetic basis of prominent characteristics of CRS are still

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Study on the friction damping characteristics of bladed disk (Comparison of microslip model and macroslip model)

The vibration characteristics of a bladed disk KAVA KAVA with the continuous ring type structure have been studied extensively, and the vibration response analyses considering the friction damping between adjacent shrouds have been performed in the recent blade design.The effect of the friction damping on the self-excited vibration also has been st

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