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Journal articles on the topic "Survey of insects"
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Ebenebe, C. I., M. I. Amobi, C. Udegbala, A. N. Ufele, and B. O. Nweze. "Survey of edible insect consumption in south-eastern Nigeria." Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 3, no. 4 (2017): 241–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jiff2017.0002.
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Edible insect consumption called entomophagy is very important in ensuring food security especially in a developing country like Nigeria, but promotion of entomophagy after a long period of adoption of western diets demands a comprehensive inventory of edible insect consumption in the past. At present, there is little or no repository of document with comprehensive information on edible insects consumed in the south eastern states of Nigeria and methods of use is also scarce in literature. It becomes imperative to assess edible insect consumption in the region as a background for promotion of entomophagy in the area. The study used questionnaires and oral interviews to obtain information on types of edible insects consumed, season of harvest, cooking methods, local dishes with edible insects, people’s reaction to edible insect consumption, challenges of entomophagy business and ethno-cultural beliefs on edible insect consumption. Of the 2,000 individuals sampled, 56.4% were males, 43.6% females, with 22.4% children, 19.6% teenagers, 24.2% young adults, 16.6% older adults and 17.2% aged above 60 years of age. The result showed that seventeen insect species belonging to six orders were consumed and harvesting is mainly during the rains, though some recorded year round availability. Restricted seasonal availability and high collecting costs are among the reported barriers to edible insect consumption The most common cooking methods documented in the study were frying or roasting. Six traditional dishes were found to include edible insects. Four ethno-cultural beliefs on some edible insects were also documented. Edible insect farming is therefore recommended as a strategy to bridge the gap between insect protein supply and demand in the region.
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Moruzzo, Roberta, Simone Mancini, Fabio Boncinelli, and Francesco Riccioli. "Exploring the Acceptance of Entomophagy: A Survey of Italian Consumers." Insects 12, no. 2 (2021): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12020123.
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Insect-based food is not common in Europe, because most people do not consider insects to be edible, but rather a threat and a health risk. Fear and refusal to eat a new food product introduced into a culture is called food neophobia, which results in a hesitation to trying and experimenting with new foods. Although there is significant interest in this novel sector, there is a lack of research on the link between rejection, the level of food neophobia, and consumer behavior related to the introduction of insects into the diet. In this study, through 420 questionnaires, a specific experimental scale of insects was introduced which, together with a neophobia scale, analyzed the probability and the intention of respondents to consume insects. Another issue tested has been their intention to eat food containing insects. We observed that the analyses of the two scales produced different results, confirming the need for a specific scale to measure “insect phobia”. This is important, since knowledge about consumer preferences for and barriers to using insects as human food sources is limited but necessary in order to set up commercialization strategies. The development of insect-based food offers physical health benefits and also improves the sustainability of the food industry.
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Si, Aung, and Myfany Turpin. "The Importance of Insects in Australian Aboriginal Society: A Dictionary Survey." Ethnobiology Letters 6, no. 1 (2015): 175–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.14237/ebl.6.1.2015.399.
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Insects and their products have long been used in Indigenous Australian societies as food, medicine and construction material, and given prominent roles in myths, traditional songs and ceremonies. However, much of the available information on the uses of insects in Australia remains anecdotal. In this essay, we review published dictionaries of Aboriginal languages spoken in many parts of Australia, to provide an overview of the Indigenous names and knowledge of insects and their products. We find that that native honeybees and insect larvae (particularly of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera) are the most highly prized insects, and should be recognized as cultural keystone species. Many insects mentioned in dictionaries lack scientific identifications, however, and we urge documentary linguists to address this important issue.
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Jamieson, L. E., S. Dobson, J. Cave, and P. S. Stevens. "A survey of armoured scale insects on kiwifruit shelter." New Zealand Plant Protection 55 (August 1, 2002): 354–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2002.55.3932.
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Scale infested kiwifruit continues to be a problem despite regular monitoring and spraying Shelterbelt trees may be a source of scale insect infestations in kiwifruit vines A survey of armoured scale insects in 12 common species of shelterbelt trees used in kiwifruit orchards was carried out Bark samples were removed and the density of scale insects and species composition was determined Japanese cedar as a shelterbelt species is unlikely to be a significant host for scale insects whereas Balsam poplar willow and leyland cypress were more likely to host high populations Shelterbelts in Northland Auckland and Gisborne generally had higher levels of scale insects than the same species in the Bay of Plenty and Nelson Greedy or latania scale (Hemiberlesia spp) was found more frequently than oleander scale (Aspidiotus nerii)
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Jeong, Harry, and Kwangsoo Shin. "What Is Required for Edible Insects to Become Medical Food? From a Health Professionals and Caregivers’ Perspective." Insects 11, no. 6 (2020): 388. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11060388.
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The challenge in the edible insect industry is to reverse consumers’ aversion to insects, which is a barrier to their consumption. This requires innovation by users rather than producers. This study aimed to present how edible insects could be promoted as medical foods from the health professionals and caregivers’ perspective. By analyzing the characteristics of the medical foods market, this study found a niche market and plan to develop medical foods using edible insects as an alternative to meet the needs of consumers. The survey participants were caregivers, nurses, and doctors as providers of medical foods. Based on the survey results, this study proposed strategies to reduce consumers’ aversion to edible insects and increase their consumption. To promote insect medical foods, it is required to hold frequent insect-related events and use clean raw materials.
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Trencheva, K., G. Trenchev, R. Tomov, and S. A. Wu. "Non-indigenous scale insects on ornamental plants in Bulgaria and China: A survey." ENTOMOLOGIA HELLENICA 19, no. 2 (2017): 114. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/eh.11578.
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A preliminary list of non-indigenous scale insect species on ornamental plants in Bulgaria and China is presented. The sampling was done between April and November, 2009, in the framework of the project “Invasive scale insects on ornamental plants in Bulgaria and China”. The insects were collected in nurseries, parks, gardens, botanical collections and greenhouses. Representatives from four families have been identified in Bulgaria, the most numerous of which are the Diaspididae (eight species), Coccidae (four species), Pseudococcidae (two species) and Margarodidae (one species). Three species of non-indigenous scale insects associated with ornamental plants were collected in China, all belonging to the family Pseudococcidae. A list of alien scale insect species on ornamental plants is given, including the sampling sites, host plants on which they were found, origin and first report in both countries.
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Castro, Mauricio, and Edgar Chambers. "Consumer Avoidance of Insect Containing Foods: Primary Emotions, Perceptions and Sensory Characteristics Driving Consumers Considerations." Foods 8, no. 8 (2019): 351. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods8080351.
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Why do many human beings find bugs repulsive? Disgust, a psychological factor, is believed to be the main reason why consumers would not consider eating foods containing insect ingredients. This study aimed to understand specific consumers’ behaviors toward insect based products. A global survey was launched in 13 different countries. The participants (n = 630 from each country) completed the survey that included demographic questions and questions about why they would or would not eat insect-based products. The results show, particularly for some of the Asian countries, that it is necessary to start exposing and familiarizing the populations about insects in order to diminish the disgust factor associated with insects. It is strongly recommended that an insect-based product should not contain visible insect pieces, which trigger negative associations. The exceptions were consumers in countries such as Mexico and Thailand, evaluated in this study, which did not show significant negative beliefs associated with including insects in their diets. Additional research to promote insect-based product consumption with popular product types might be the first strategy to break the disgust barriers and build acquaintance about insect-based products. The need to educate consumers that not all insects are unhygienic is crucial to eliminating the potentially erroneous concepts from consumer mindsets.
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Uchida, Noriko, Kengo Kubota, Shunsuke Aita, and So Kazama. "Aquatic insect community structure revealed by eDNA metabarcoding derives indices for environmental assessment." PeerJ 8 (June 11, 2020): e9176. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9176.
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis provides an efficient and objective approach for monitoring and assessing ecological status; however, studies on the eDNA of aquatic insects, such as Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera (EPT), are limited despite its potential as a useful indicator of river health. Here, we investigated the community structures of aquatic insects using eDNA and evaluated the applicability of eDNA data for calculating assessment indices. Field surveys were conducted to sample river water for eDNA at six locations from upstream to downstream of two rivers in Japan in July and November 2016. Simultaneously, aquatic insects were collected using the traditional Surber net survey method. The communities of aquatic insects were revealed using eDNA by targeting the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene in mitochondrial DNA via metabarcoding analyses. As a result, the eDNA revealed 63 families and 75 genera of aquatic insects, which was double than that detected by the Surber net survey (especially for families in Diptera and Hemiptera). The seasonal differences of communities were distinguished by both the eDNA and Surber net survey data. Furthermore, the total nitrogen concentration, a surrogate of organic pollution, showed positive correlations with biotic environmental assessment indices (i.e., EPT index and Chironomidae index) calculated using eDNA at the genus-level resolution but the indices calculated using the Surber net survey data. Our results demonstrated that eDNA analysis with higher taxonomic resolution can provide as a more sensitive environmental assessment index than the traditional method that requires biotic samples.
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Sedlacek, John D., Paul A. Weston, Bryan D. Price, and Patti L. Rattlingourd. "Survey of Insect Pests in Shelled Corn Stored On-Farm in Kentucky." Journal of Entomological Science 33, no. 2 (1998): 171–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.18474/0749-8004-33.2.171.
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Shelled corn stored in metal bins was sampled for insects on farms in the three westernmost crop reporting districts of Kentucky during 1989 and 1990 to identify pest insects present, determine the relative abundance of insect pests, and determine their geographic distributions. Thirty-six species or species groups were found in this survey. The most abundant insects were maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky; Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier); flat grain, rusty grain, and flour mill beetles, Cryptolestes spp.; sawtoothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.); foreign grain beetle, Ahasverus advena (Waltl); red and confused flour beetles, Tribolium spp.; and hairy fungus beetle, Typhaea stercorea (L.). Greater densities and numbers of species were caught later during the storage season and greater numbers were captured from the center versus edges of bins. The unexpectedly high abundance and widespread distribution of maize weevil and Angoumois grain moth suggests that greater care needs to be taken to manage these pests because of direct feeding damage and the resulting increased susceptibility of grain to secondary insect pests (e.g., Cryptolestes spp., sawtoothed grain beetle, Tribolium spp., foreign grain beetle, and hairy fungus beetle, which were commonly found) and fungi.
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Macaulay, E. D. M., G. M. Tatchell, and L. R. Taylor. "The Rothamsted Insect Survey ‘12-metre' suction trap." Bulletin of Entomological Research 78, no. 1 (1988): 121–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300016126.
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AbstractSuction traps sampling at a height of 12·2 m have been operated by the Rothamsted Insect Survey since 1964 to monitor the aerial movement of aphids and other insects. Many variants of the trap have evolved in other countries due to the lack of a detailed published description. A standard for a low maintenance structure of the ‘12-metre' suction trap now being adopted by the Rothamsted Insect Survey and some other users is described. This should lead to better uniformity and comparability of data from such traps.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Survey of insects"
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Randall, Cay, and Judson E. May. "An Ultraviolet Trap Survey of Insects at the Upper Reaches of Sonoran Desertscrub Vegetation in Central Arizona." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/609097.
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Turner, Jacqueline. "LATE SPRING SURVEY AND RICHNESS ESTIMATION OF THE AQUATIC BENTHIC INSECT COMMUNITY IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LUSK CREEK WATERSHED." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/935.
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The Lusk Creek Watershed, located in Pope County, IL, long has been recognized as a high quality area and as biologically significant. Yet, surveys of the macroinvertebrate fauna have been limited. Thus, a survey of the benthic insect community in the upper portion of Lusk Creek was conducted from May 2003 to April 2005. Eleven sites were selected and characterized by physical properties and water chemistry. Insect distribution patterns, abundance, and diversity (richness, evenness) were examined. A total of 20,888 specimens, mostly immatures, were examined during the study and represented eight orders. The Diptera, by far, was the most common order, with 18,590 specimens, almost all of which were members of the Chironomidae and Simuliidae. The EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) combined were common with 1,550 specimens but paled in comparison to the Diptera. The Coleoptera was represented by 647 specimens, almost all of which were members of Stenelmis (n = 612). The Shannon diversity index (H') showed that the H' values for individual sites were similar to those reported for other relatively undisturbed streams. Analyses of richness suggested that as many as 37 taxa were unobserved, indicating the survey was incomplete.
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Thylén, Louise. "Biologisk mångfald i små grönområden : Inventering av insekter och fåglar i bebyggda områden i Solna kommun." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6802.
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<p>All over the world the urbanisation increases at the expense of green areas. Many plants and animals are endangered today because their habitats gets smaller or disappear. The green areas that are left in city centres and suburbs are often small and surrounded by roads and buildings. Despite this, several studies have shown that these small green areas may house large biological diversity.</p><p>This project aims to study the biological diversity in small green patches in residential areas. The study has been carried out in Råsunda in Solna municipality (Stockholm county) during the period May–July 2006.</p><p>Three equivalent areas (5000–10 000 m2) with quite many old oaks were chosen for the study and inventoried for birds and saproxylic insects. The results were compared with other studies in areas of different sizes, both inside and outside of suburbs. Birds were inventoried at eight occasions between 7.00 and 9.25 am. In each area a few places were chosen as inventory spots. These were distributed to cover the whole area. At each spot, all birds that were heard or seen during a ten-minutes-period were counted. Insects were collected by attaching a pitfall trap or a window trap to each of seven old oaks (Quercus robur).</p><p>The results show that the patches, despite their size and nearness to buildings and roads, contained a high diversity of animal species. In total 26 bird species and ten orders of insects were found. The number of bird species in the present study are correlated with the number of bird species in residential areas and larger green areas in another study made in Örebro. There was however no correlation with inventories carried out in the city centre and the periphery in the same study. In comparison with the periphery, the areas in Solna had fewer species of woodpeckers, forest birds, hole-nesters and vulnerable species, but more urban species. Among the identified insects were three red-listed species, Lymexylon navale, Euryusa sinuata and Eupachygaster tarsalis, which all are attached to old deciduous trees. In addition, Eupachygaster tarsalis has previously only been found a few times in Sweden.</p><p>A larger survey would probably have generated more species but this study have shown that even small green patches in residential areas can house a large biological diversity and therefore be important to conserve and take care of. To maintain this kind of diversity within residential areas, it is necessary to let trees grow old and protect green areas from further exploitation.</p>
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Silva, Ivani Pereira da. "Avaliação da entomofauna em frutos de espécies florestais do cerrado." Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, 2014. http://ri.ufmt.br/handle/1/727.
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Previous issue date: 2014-02-20<br>Uma das formas de reprodução das plantas é realizada através de mudas originadas dos bancos de sementes, onde grande quantidade pode ser atacada por insetos broqueadores, causando danos parciais e até inviabilizando a reprodução e assim, justificando a realização de pesquisas para conhecer mais sobre os hábitos alimentares destas espécies de insetos. Este trabalho objetivou determinar a entomofauna que ocorre em frutos de algumas espécies florestais do cerrado e determinar os seus respectivos danos nos frutos. Os estudos foram realizados na Fazenda Jardim e na região da Salgadeira, ambos situados no município de Chapada dos Guimarães, MT e em uma área com espécies nativas, localizada em Cuiabá, MT. As coletas dos frutos foram realizadas no período de abril a novembro de 2013. A identificação foi realizada através de comparação com exemplares da coleção do Laboratório de Proteção Florestal, da Faculdade de Engenharia Florestal/UFMT e também enviados a taxonomistas. Foram quantificados 1.264 indivíduos, distribuídos nas Ordens Isoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera e Lepidoptera. A Ordem com maior quantidade de indivíduos obtidos foi Isoptera e entre as espécies florestais, as sementes de Hymenaea stigonocarpa foram a mais infestada por insetos.<br>One form of plants reproduction is accomplished through seedlings originating from seed banks, where most of these seeds may be attacked by insects, causing partial damage and even unfeasible the reprodution, justifying the research to know more about eating habits these insects species. The study aimed to determine the insect fauna that occurs in fruits of some forest species from the savannah and determine their respectives damaging in the fruit. The studies was placed in the Garden Farm, Salgadeira region , both located in the municipality of Chapada dos Guimarães, and savannah area, located in municipality of Cuiabá, all places in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The collections of fruits were carried out from April to November 2013. The identification was performed by comparison with specimens from the collection of the Forest Protection Laboratory, College of Forestry Engeneering, University of Mato Grosso, and also sent to taxonomists. It was obtained 1.264 individuals, distributed in the orders Isoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera. The order with the highest number of individuals obtained was Isoptera and to forests species, Hymenaea stigonocarpa, was more infested by insects.
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Costa, Ewerton Marinho da. "Entomofauna associada à cultura da melancia no semiárido do Rio Grande do Norte." Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, 2012. http://bdtd.ufersa.edu.br:80/tede/handle/tede/65.
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Previous issue date: 2012-02-16<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico<br>Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thumb) Matsum. & Nakai) is one of the main cucurbits cultivated in Brazil, and the Northeast region the country's the largest producer. In the state of Rio Grande do Norte, the third largest producer of watermelon from the northeast, the cultivation of this vegetable is an activity expanding, especially in the farming area Assu-Mossoró. Despite the expansion and technification the cultivation this cucurbit cultivation on RN, the lack of information about the insect community associated with the culture still represents a major barrier in pest management. Thus, the aim of this study was to survey the insect fauna associated with the watermelon crop in the municipality of Baraúna, RN. The insect fauna survey was conducted in an area of commercial production of watermelon. The catch of insects was carried out weekly during the crop cycle using three types of traps, Pitfall, Moericke (adapted) and McPhail, in density 20, 20:01 traps per hectare, respectively. Were collected a total of 14,460 insects, belonging to eight orders: Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Diptera, Thysanoptera and Lepidoptera, and distributed in 64 families. Orders Diptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera contributed the largest number of specimens, presenting the relative frequencies of total 37.88%, 26.83% and 21.60% respectively. We collected 24 families of Hymenoptera, 12 of Coleoptera, 16 of Diptera , 7 of Hemiptera and 2 of of orthopteros. The orders Dermaptera, Thysanoptera and Lepidoptera were represented by one family each. Was observed in the presence in field leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). The natural enemies insect fauna (predators and parasitoids) associated with the watermelon crop was diversified and abundant. It was found in the region the occurrence of pests of watermelon and the presence of insects with the potential to become pests in this crop<br>A melancia (Citrullus lanatus (Thumb) Matsum. & Nakai) é uma das mais importantes cucurbitáceas cultivadas no Brasil, sendo a região Nordeste do país a principal produtora. No estado do Rio Grande do Norte, terceiro maior produtor de melancia do nordeste, o cultivo dessa olerícola é uma atividade agrícola em expansão, especialmente no pólo agrícola Assu-Mossoró. Apesar da expansão e tecnificação do cultivo da referida cucurbitácea no RN, a escassez de informações acerca da comunidade de insetos associados à cultura ainda representa um dos principais entraves no manejo de pragas. Desta maneira, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar um levantamento da entomofauna associada à cultura da melancia no município de Baraúna, semiárido do RN. O levantamento da entomofauna foi realizado em uma área de produção comercial de melancia. As coletas dos insetos foram realizadas semanalmente durante o ciclo da cultura utilizando-se três tipos de armadilhas, Pitfall, Moericke e McPhail, na densidade de 20, 20 e uma armadilha por hectare, respectivamente. Foi coletado um total de 14.460 insetos, pertencentes a oito ordens: Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Diptera, Thysanoptera e Lepidoptera, e distribuídos em 64 famílias. As ordens Diptera, Coleoptera e Hymenoptera contribuíram com o maior número de espécimes, apresentando frequências relativas totais de 37,88%, 26,83% e 21,60%, respectivamente. Vinte e quatro famílias de himenópteros foram coletadas, 12 de coleópteros, 16 de díptera, 7 de hemíptera e 2 de orthopteros. As ordens Dermaptera, Thysanoptera e Lepidoptera foram representadas por uma família cada. Foi observada em campo a presença da mosca minadora (Diptera: Agromyzidae) e mosca branca (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). A entomofauna de inimigos naturais (predadores e parasitóides) associada à cultura da melancia foi diversificada e abundante. Constatou-se na região a ocorrência de insetos-praga da melancia e a presença de insetos com potencial para se tornar praga da cultura
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Bengtsson, Julia. "Påverkar information kring näringsinnehåll och ekologisk hållbarhet fysiskt aktiva konsumenters attityder till insekter som mat?" Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för naturvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22211.
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Nuvarande matkonsumtion världen över bidrar till den globala miljöförstöringen. För att kunna främja en hållbar utveckling behöver alternativa näringskällor nyttjas och insekter är ett näringsriktigt livsmedel med hög proteinkvalitet som kan ersätta andra traditionella animaliska produkter. Insekter som mat är i västvärlden vanligen förknippat med negativa attityder som avsky och neofobi vilket förhindrar en global kosthållning som innefattar insekter. Fysiskt aktiva konsumenter har ofta ett engagemang i att uppnå en balanserad kost med tillräckligt med energi och näring. Syftet med studien är att undersöka fysiskt aktiva konsumenter och deras attityder till insekter som mat och jämföra om dessa påverkas av information om näringsinnehåll och ekologisk hållbarhet. Studien syftar också till att ta reda på hur deras attityder kan användas för att kunna presentera insekter som mat på ett attraktivt sätt. Studien är genomförd som en webbaserad enkätundersökning. Enkäten föregicks, för hälften av deltagarna, av information om insekter som mat utifrån ekologisk hållbarhet och näringsinnehåll. Studien, i en jämförelse mellan de båda grupperna att den typ av information som deltagarna erhöll, inte gav någon signifikant inverkan på fysiskt aktiva konsumenters attityder till insekter som mat. Acceptans av mat är ett komplext fenomen och kräver att konsumenterna får tid att vänja sig ex vid att äta insekter genom att minska avskyn successivt. Resultatet visar att det kan göras genom att servera malda insekter i en välkänd livsmedelsprodukt.<br>Current food consumption worldwide contributes to global environmental degradation. In order to promote sustainable development, alternative nutritional sources need to be used and insects are a nutritious food with high protein quality that can replace other traditional animal products. Insects as food are in the western world usually associated with negative attitudes such as disgust and neophobia, which prevents a global diet that includes insects. Physically active consumers are often dedicated to a balanced diet with enough energy and nutrition. The aim of this study is to analyze physically active consumers and their attitudes to insects as food and compare whether these are affected by information on nutritional content and ecological sustainability. The study also aims to find out how their attitudes can be used to present insects as food in an attractive way. The study was conducted as a web-based survey. The survey was preceded, for half of the participants, by information about insects as food based on ecological sustainability and nutritional content. The study, in a comparison between the two groups, found that the type of information the participants received did not have a significant impact on physically active consumers' attitudes towards insects as food. Acceptance of food is a complex phenomena and requires consumers to have time to get used to eating insects, for example, by gradually reducing disgust. The results show that this can be done by serving ground insects in a well-known food product.
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Masár, Martin. "Zpracování vybraných druhů jedlého hmyzu pro potravinářské účely." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-449738.
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Táto diplomová práca je zameraná na nutričné zhodnotenie vybraných práškov hmyzu zo svrčkov domových, z lariev múčiara obyčajného a potemníka stajňového a jedného potravinového produktu na báze hmyzu, ktorý bol tiež vyvinutý ako jeden z cieľov tejto práce. Okrem základných nutričných analýz boli použité aj ICP-OES pre zistenie obsahu minerálov a GC-FID pre zistenie zloženia mastných kyselín. Tiež bol stanovený obsah hrubej bielkoviny pomocou CHNSO analyzátora a stanovený obsah EAA. Pomocou PCA analýzy sa úspešne podarilo rozlíšiť vzorky jednotlivých hmyzích práškov, ktoré potvrdili rozmanitosť jednotlivých druhov hmyzu a vďaka projekcii do roviny hlavných komponent je možné vidieť, v ktorých nutričných parametroch sa najviac líšia. Bola tiež vykonaná senzorická analýza novo vyvinutého produktu na báze hmyzu s prídavkom prášku z potemníka stajňového v porovnaní s konkurenčnými produktmu. Súčasťou práce je aj rozsiahly spotrebiteľský prieskum na vzorke 2 019 účastníkov, týkajúci sa vnímania entomofágie v Českej republike a na Slovensku, ktorý sa uskutočnil online.
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Romero, Aracely Alicia. "A Microscopic Survey of Olfactory Neurons in Insect Brains." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579059.
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The tobacco hawkmoth, Manduca sexta, is a model organism that has been used to understand how animal's olfactory systems process information. The neural circuits in its primary olfactory center, the AL, are analogous in many ways to the olfactory bulb in vertebrate species. In moths, individual neurons comprising the olfactory circuits in different synaptic centers are highly diverse and interconnected in very complicated ways, and thus are difficult to analyze. To overcome this problem, my project took "survey-like" approach to determine what types of individual neurons are connected to a specific largely unexplored higher olfactory center, the lateral horn. This region is targeted by all projection neurons-output neurons-of the AL. A particular region within the lateral horn (delta region) in male moths receives input from projection neurons that process information about conspecific female sex pheromone of this species. It remains unclear how many types of neurons innervate this region. An electroporation technique was used to probe this question using dissected male moths and passing a current through a dye-filled electrode. This technique allows the dye to be injected into the neurites in the vicinity of the electrode tip and travel through the inner network.
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Aldhaen, Mohammad. "INSET programmes in Kuwait : a national survey of stakeholder perception." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2012. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/345956/.
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In-service teacher training programmes, which is mentioned as INSET in this thesis, is considered by the different educational policies around the world as one of the most important and sensitive factors which has the potential to support and improve schools performance in a visible scale (Almazkoor, 2009; Alwan, 2000; Bayracki, 2009; Burns, 2005; Rakumako & LaugKsch, 2010; and Yigit, 2010). However, there is a need of designing and producing sustainable INSET programmes which are practical to the demands of specific contexts. The purpose of this research is to explore current INSET programmes provided to teachers in the public schools in the State of Kuwait and understand the perceptions of the respective teachers, heads of departments and head teachers. The nature of this research can be fallen under the pragmatic paradigm because it tries to connect the perceptions and reflections of teachers and school members to perceive a holistic picture of the targeted educational practice. Mixed methods approaches were used in this descriptive study, and one questionnaire and forty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the research participants’ perceptions on the quality, contributions and suggestions on present INSET programmes in Kuwait. Thirty sets of questionnaire were delivered to the teachers of the fifty primary, intermediate and secondary public schools of all six districts of Kuwait namely Alasema, Alfarwanya, Aljahra, Alahmadi, Hawalli and Mubarak Alkabeer. Teachers responded to the questionnaire and shared their opinions using both the Likert scale statements and open ended questions. Interviews were conducted with teachers, head of departments and head teachers to examine their perception in more elaborately about current INSET programmes in order to understand and explore their wider views and opinions. The sample was selected as a randomly selection in order to obtain a representative sampling and the reason for that was to gather a representative findings that can describe the population fairly. The data analysis procedure was completed through three phases. Firstly, quantitative data were collected via questionnaires from participants and questionnaires were then revised and treated by the SPSS system. The quantitative data were divided in a thematic way based on the research questions, and each theme has its own items that were set to answer that theme. The quantitative findings were then presented in tables as counts and percentages for each theme and its items. Secondly, qualitative data were collected from interviewees who were given coded in order to illustrate each one is voice. Data were then transcribed and categorized in a thematic way based on the research questions and literature review. Finally, each of the two methods was presented in a thematic manner with its findings and results and supported by each method. The aim is to combine and match the two methods as one theme and that support each other. The responses of the interviewees were allocated to the six major themes namely programme design PD, trainer competency TC, identifying and meeting needs IMN, impact I, feedback F and teacher willingness and rewards TWR. Analysis of the words, views and ideas from teachers, head of departments and head teachers were given full consideration based on the six themes. The interviewees showed deep and wider picture for current INSET programmes that support and enrich the questionnaire responses along the overall study. All the data from teachers, head of departments and head teachers indicated that there is a need to improve and reconstruct INSET programmes and the way they are designed and delivered. The findings of this research study showed agreement across all data collection tools concerning teachers and schools strong willingness to contribute and participate in plan and design INSET programmes. In addition, the findings also showed clear indications to the deficiencies and weakness of the current INSET programmes policy and practice in Kuwait and to provide teachers and schools with the authority to plan and design their own INSET programmes. It is also discovered that INSET programmes do not have a systematic follow up and evaluation by those who deliver it in Kuwait. Furthermore, there was no systematic rewards and incentives system for INSET programmes in Kuwait. This study reflects that in order to plan and design effective INSET programmes there is a need to allow teachers and their schools to contribute and participate in plan and design such programmes and to provide them with power.
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Butler, George D. Jr, and T. J. Henneberry. "Sweetpotato Whitefly Natural Enemies: Parasite Surveys in Urban Areas and Cotton Fields and Identification of a New Predator." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/209571.
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Surveys for adult sweetpotato whitefly parasites on ornamentals in urban areas and in cultivated cotton fields show high parasite activity in urban areas vs. activity in cultivated cotton fields. A previously unreported Drapetis spp. fly was identified and found to occur in cotton fields in several areas in the state.
Books on the topic "Survey of insects"
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Canada, Canada Forestry. Green alert: Forest insect & disease survey. Forestry Canada, 1989.
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Monroe, Lynn. Desert insects & kin of southern California: A photographic survey & natural history Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Merryleaf Press, 2013.
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Tagestad, Arden. North Dakota forest pest conditions and survey report. North Dakota Forest Service, 1993.
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Morse, John C. Freshwater insect survey of the Sumter National Forest, Long Cane Ranger District. South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, Freshwater Fisheries Section, 2001.
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Bousfield, Wayne E. Users guide and documentation for insect and disease damage survey (INDIDS). USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, State & Private Forestry, 1985.
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Hall, J. Peter. Forest insect and disease survey: Strategic plan, 1993-1998. Canadian Forest Service., 1998.
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Hall, J. Peter. Forest insect and disease survey: Strategic plan, 1993-1998. Canadian Forest Service, Science and Sustainable Development Directorate, 1994.
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Logan, Dia Rebecca. Idaho dune tiger beetle survey 1995: Cicindela arenicola Rumpp. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office, 1995.
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IUFRO Working Party 7.03.10. Workshop. Methodology of forest insect nad disease survey in Central Europe: Proceedings. Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa, 1998.
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Hall, J. Peter. Forest insect and disease survey : strategic plan, 1993-1998 =: Relevé des insectes et des maladies des arbres : plan stratégique, 1993-1998. Canadian Forest Service, Science and Sustainable Development Directorate = Service canadien des forêts, Direction des sciences et du développement durable, 1994.
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Barbosa, Pedro, and Michael R. Wagner. "Survey, Detection, and Evaluation of Insect Pests." In Introduction to Forest and Shade Tree Insects. Elsevier, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-078146-1.50022-5.
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Culver, David C., and Tanja Pipan. "Survey of Subterranean Life." In The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198820765.003.0003.
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A wide variety of organisms are found in subterranean habitats and they have varying degrees of dependence and permanence in these habitats. Some species, stygobionts and troglobionts, have an obligate dependence on subterranean habitats, and are found nowhere else. Other species have an obligate dependence on caves and other subterranean habitats, such as bats and aquatic insects, but only spend part of their life cycle in caves (stygoxenes and trogloxenes). Others can spend their life cycle in or out of caves (stygophiles and troglophiles). There are 21 invertebrate orders that have over 50 stygobiotic and troglobiotic species. Among vertebrates, salamanders and especially fishes are also well represented in caves and deep aquifers. Although the information obtained is very informative, very few subterranean species have been maintained successfully in the laboratory. There are a few specialized collecting techniques that are very useful, especially in non-cave subterranean habitats.
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Sá Teles de Oliveira Molina, Juliana, Andreia Moreira dos Santos Carmo, Gabriel Lopes Pereira, et al. "Novel Single Hematophagous Insect RNA Detection Method Supports Its Use as Sentinels to Survey Flaviviruses Circulation." In Dengue Fever in a One Health Perspective. IntechOpen, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92071.
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Anthropogenic actions, including deforestation, disorganized urbanization, and globalization, contribute to emergence and reemergence of arboviruses worldwide, where Flavivirus is the most prevalent, and its continuous monitoring can help in preventive control strategies. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect flavivirus RNA in single hematophagous insects, which are used as sentinels. Total RNA was extracted from six Aedes aegypti stored since 2003 and from 100 Culicidae and collected through CDC trap in a public park of a Brazilian Northwest city of São Paulo State. Flavivirus was detected through RT/PCR targeting 230–250 bp of the RNA polymerase coding sequence (NS5). PCR amplicons were sequenced by Sanger method, used in comparative analysis over Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) in GenBank, and subjected to Neighbor-Joining phylogenetic analyses. Efficiency of Flavivirus diagnosis was confirmed by detection of Dengue virus serotype 2 in Ae. aegypti. From the 100 collected insects, 19 were positive for Culex flavivirus (CxFV). NS5 partial sequence phylogenetic analysis clustered all CxFV in one branch separated from vertebrate flaviviruses, being applicable to the identification of Flavivirus species. The dipteran RNA extraction methodology described in this work supports detection of flaviviruses in single insects maintained in 80% ethanol, which can be used to constant arbovirus surveillance.
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Henderson, Peter A. "Wildlife Population Estimates by Census and Distance Measuring Techniques." In Southwood's Ecological Methods. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198862277.003.0009.
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Methodologies based on counting the number of sightings to estimate are described. These techniques are particularly useful for large or easily seen animals such as birds, large grassland mammals, whales, crocodilians, and large, active insects such as butterflies. Point and line survey methods are described. Distance sampling methods, including Fourier series estimators, are presented, and R code listings to undertake the computations presented. Plotless density estimators are described based on nearest-neighbour, and closest-individual measurements are described.
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"Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation." In Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation, edited by Shann Paul Jones. American Fisheries Society, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874042.ch27.
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<em>Abstract.-</em>I noticed vast variations in North American angler education curricula as I developed my own collegiate program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Therefore I asked, “Am I teaching adults the angling topics they want or think they should learn in the postsecondary environment?” To help answer this question, I distributed a comprehensive questionnaire to the general public gauging their educational wants and requirements. By analyzing the surveys’ results, I created a science-based angler education workshop that included these components. Subsequent to the success of this class, I added more science into the classes I taught for the UAF-Tanana Valley Campus Academic Programs department. To gauge whether or not my course offerings met my students’ expectations, pre- and postcourse surveys were distributed, filled out by class participants, and analyzed from Fall 2005 through Summer 2007. Overall, nearly 93% of survey respondents indicated they would be interested in a fly-fishing class if offered within 30 mi of their home. After workshops, participants showed great improvements in their knowledge of Alaska’s fish species, aquatic insects, aquatic ecology, and fly-casting skills.
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Veech, Joseph A. "Issues Based on Species Life History and Behavior." In Habitat Ecology and Analysis. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198829287.003.0006.
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Species vary tremendously in their life histories and behavior. The particular life history traits and behavior of the focal species must be considered when designing a study to examine habitat associations. For some species, individuals use different areas (of the landscape or territory) for breeding and foraging. As such, the important characteristics for the foraging and breeding habitats may be different. The dramatically different life stages of some organisms (e.g., amphibians and some insects) often correspond to equally dramatic differences in habitat use between juveniles and adults. For some species, habitat use differs among seasons. Species that are highly mobile and have individuals that move around substantially on a daily or weekly basis are particularly challenging for a habitat analysis. For these species, the most efficient and appropriate study design may be one that tracks individuals (through radio-telemetry or GPS) and analyzes the environmental or habitat characteristics at locations where the individual has stopped, rather than trying to survey for the species in pre-established and insufficiently small survey plots. In addition, individual movement and the issues mentioned above may necessitate that environmental variables are measured and analyzed at multiple spatial scales.
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Márquez, Airam Expósito, and Christopher Expósito-Izquierdo. "An Overview of the Last Advances and Applications of Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm." In Handbook of Research on Soft Computing and Nature-Inspired Algorithms. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2128-0.ch018.
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Swarm Intelligence is defined as collective behavior of decentralized and self-organized systems of a natural or artificial nature. In the last years and today, Swarm Intelligence has proven to be a branch of Artificial Intelligence that is able to solving efficiently complex optimization problems. Some of well-known examples of Swarm Intelligence in natural systems reported in the literature are colony of social insects such as bees and ants, bird flocks, fish schools, etc. In this respect, Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm is a nature inspired metaheuristic, which imitates the honey bee foraging behaviour that produces an intelligent social behaviour. ABC has been used successfully to solve a wide variety of discrete and continuous optimization problems. In order to further enhance the structure of Artificial Bee Colony, there are a variety of works that have modified and hybridized to other techniques the standard version of ABC. This work presents a review paper with a survey of the modifications, variants and applications of the Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm.
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"Inserts." In Rabbit Medicine and Surgery. CRC Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b19728-5.
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"Inserts." In Rabbit Medicine and Surgery. CRC Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b19728-9.
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"Insert." In Vaginal Surgery. CRC Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/9780849374395-41.
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Jenkins, Jack W. "Vinsectos: A survey of insects depicted on wine labels." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.110272.
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Gemmellaro, M. Denise. "First survey of forensically important insects in Sicily with a particular focus on volcanic caves." In 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Entomological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ice.2016.109988.
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Dodgen, Eric R., Larry Howell, and Anton Bowden. "Spinal Implant With Adjustable and Nonlinear Stiffness." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-47913.
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The human spine is a complex mechanism composed of both passive and active components. The nonlinear stiffness of the passive components provides mechanical stability to the system. There is a need for spinal implants that have nonlinear stiffness to provide this stabilization if the spine loses stiffness through injury, degeneration, or surgery. There is also a need for spinal implants to be customizable for individual needs. This paper proposes contact-aided inserts to be used with the FlexSuRe™ spinal implant to create a nonlinear stiffness. Moreover, different inserts can be used to create different behaviors. To show this effect an elliptical contact surface is considered and the inserts are varied by changing the semi-major axis of the elliptical section. An analytical model is introduced for insert design, and the model is verified by comparing the models force-deflection profiles to a finite element model and tests of physical prototypes. The models and experiments demonstrate that it is feasible to create a spinal implant that has a nonlinear stiffness, and that different inserts can be used with the base implant to customize the behavior for individual needs. The analytical model developed is a tool available for implant design.
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Guzel, Metehan, and Muhammet Unal. "A survey of insect eye inspired visual sensors." In 2015 9th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/eleco.2015.7394526.
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Adams, Matthew J., Anne K. Silverman, and Cameron J. Turner. "Pseudo Elimination of Geometry Dependence in Surrogate Models of Distributed Knee Loads From an Explicit Dynamic Finite Element Analysis." In ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2015-47850.
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The premise of a total knee replacement (TKR) is to alleviate pain and increase joint mobility. The expected 20 year life span of the knee insert exceeds that of the standard patient given traditional wear and tear. With more active lifestyles, greater wear rates and shorter life spans are predicted for tibial inserts. Greater wear rates increase the probability that a patient will require additional surgery later in life. This research provides a knee loading model to estimate the pressure loading distribution through Finite Element Modeling (FEM). The publicly available patient data was used to eliminate the geometry dependence in a surrogate model of distributed knee loads from an explicit Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The developed method based upon FEM and FEA, produced two notable results. The secondary results showed the FEM accurately estimated the medial and lateral contact forces during the stance phase. However, the primary result was that the surrogate model successfully interpolated the contact surface forces using results from the FEA without requiring any knowledge of the geometry of the contact surfaces.
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König, F., A. Kramer, M. Grab, J. Mehilli, C. Hagl, and N. Thierfelder. "Simulation of TAVI in Patient-Specific Testing Inserts at Physiologic Flow Conditions." In 49th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1705480.
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Son, Ji-Hwan, and Hyo-Sung Ahn. "Cooperative Reinforcement Learning: Brief Survey and Application to Bio-insect and Artificial Robot Interaction." In 2008 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechtronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA). IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mesa.2008.4735723.
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Sahlabadi, Mohammad, David Gardell, Jonasan Younan Attia, Seyedvahid Khodaei, and Parsaoran Hutapea. "Insertion Mechanics of 3D Printed Honeybee-Inspired Needle Prototypes for Percutaneous Procedure." In 2017 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dmd2017-3457.
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Surgical needles are commonly used by medical professionals to reach target locations inside of the body for disease diagnosis or other medical interventions — such as biopsy, brachytheraphy, thermal ablation, and drug delivery [1, 2]. The effectiveness of these procedures depends on the accuracy with which the needle tips reach the targets, such as tumors or certain organs/tissues. In procedures, such as deep brain stimulation and prostate brachytheraphy, it is impossible to reach the surgical sites via simple needle trajectory because of anatomical constraints. Although needles are considered minimally invasive devices, needle insertion still causes tissue damage of varying degrees so it is desirable to reach multiple targets, or multiple sites on a single target, to obtain multiple high-quality biopsy samples with each insertion [1, 2]. Recently there has been a substantial and growing interest in the medical community to develop innovative surgical needles for percutaneous interventional procedures. The answer to the challenge of developing advanced surgical needles could be found in nature. Insects such as honeybees (Fig. 1), mosquitos, and horse flies have sophisticated sting mechanics and stinger structures, which they use to steer their stingers to a specific target, such as a human, and to release their venom in a certain path in skin [3]. We are studying these mechanisms, evolved in nature over millions of years, as a basis to develop bioinspired needles. Surgical needles are typically consisted of a hollow cylindrical component (cannula) and an inner solid cylindrical component (stylet). Our hypothesis is that a surgical needle (stylet) that mimics insect stinger mechanics and structures can be easily controlled for sophisticated needle steering during surgery and can result in more effective and less invasive percutaneous procedures. The focus of this work is to mimic honeybee stinger such as shown in Fig. 1 to design innovative surgery needles. One of the critical issues in designing surgery needles is the insertion force required to penetrate and to navigate the needle inside the tissue [2]. Larger insertion forces increase tissue damages thus may result in a more painful procedure [2]. Another consideration is the needle trajectory path (needle tip deflection) and the difficulty to control the needle path. The needle deviates from the target and thus it is very difficult to navigate the needle in the tissue. There is a need to design advanced surgery needles that provide smaller insertion force. This can lead to a less invasive procedure, in other words, less tissue damage and pain [3]. The needle trajectory path of these new needle designs must be understood for the needle design optimization. As stated previously, it is hypothesized that a honeybee-inspired needle can be utilized to reduce the insertion force. In this work, the experimental work to understand the mechanics of bioinspired needles is presented. 3D printing of the needles and their insertion tests are performed to investigate the effect of the needle designs on the insertion force and the needle deflection (trajectory path) curves. Understanding these factors should shed some lights on some design parameters to develop innovative surgery needles.
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Teixeira, Lilian Eckstein, and Bruna Khun De Freitas. "ALIMENTOS DO FUTURO: ALTERAÇÕES NA DIETA ESSENCIAL." In II Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde On-line. Revista Multidisciplinar em Saúde, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.51161/rems/1427.
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Introdução: Devido a variados fatores globais, há a possibilidade de escassez de alimentos e desnutrição humana em poucos anos. Para tanto, surgem alimentos alternativos nutritivos, de fáceis cultivo e criação, além de serem facilmente encontrados na natureza: algas, larvas e insetos, que já são consumidos em vários países. Objetivo: Verificar a viabilidade de consumo de alimentos alternativos no futuro, na falta dos atuais alimentos convencionais. Material e métodos: A pesquisa trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, onde foram contemplados artigos científicos, disponíveis nas bases de dados virtuais em saúde: PubMed, MEDLIN e Google acadêmico, publicados entre os anos 2014 a 2021. A seleção dos artigos se deu por meio da utilização dos DeCS: “algas comestíveis”, “dieta de larvas de farinha”, “consumo de larvas e insetos”, “espirulina”, “insetos comestíveis” “alimentos do futuro” e “alimentos alternativos”, os mesmos termos em inglês e foram excluídos artigos que não consideravam o enfoque temático. Resultados: Diversas pesquisas indicam que o consumo dos alimentos tais como algas, larvas e insetos são consideravelmente aceitos, além de serem fontes de alto teor proteico, quantidade significativa de lipídios, vitaminas, minerais e fibras, necessários para a manutenção da vida humana e prevenção da desnutrição populacional. Nos testes realizados, demonstraram rápido crescimento no cultivo, podendo ser produzidos em larga escala (na aquicultura e em laboratórios próprios) ou facilmente encontrados na natureza. Conclusão: Os denominados alimentos do futuro ainda possuem resistência ao consumo por pequena parte da população mundial, mas já são amplamente consumidos em diversos países. Terão maior aceitabilidade futuramente, devido à provável carência de alimentos.
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Fang, Zhibin, Yang W. Son, John E. Pendleton, Danny L. Levine, and Todd S. Johnson. "Evaluation of Fixation Stability for MIS Friendly Cemented Tibial Trays Using Finite Element Method: Cement Bonding Condition, Stem Geometry and Tray Stiffness." In ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2008-192767.
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Due to smaller incision and soft tissue sparing techniques, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has benefited many patients in terms of shortened hospital stays and quicker recoveries when compared to traditional TKA surgery [1]. A traditional TKA surgery generally requires an 8″ incision while MIS can be performed with a 3–5″ incision. To accommodate the smaller incision used in MIS TKA, MIS friendly tibial tray designs have shorter stems or use modular stem extensions as compared to traditional stemmed tibial tray designs. One of the design considerations is that the shorter stem may compromise the tibial tray’s fixation stability especially for Posterior Stabilized (PS) loading scenarios in which the tibial tray may be subjected to large anterior/posterior (A/P) load through the engagement of the tibial insert and the femoral component and cause tipping of the tray.
Reports on the topic "Survey of insects"
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Carde, Ring T. Use of Semiochemicals for Survey and Detection of Exotic Insects: Principles and Constraints. Defense Technical Information Center, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada399846.
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Balciunas, Joseph K., D. W. Burrows, and M. F. Purcell. Australian Surveys (1985-1992) for Insect Biological Control Agents of Hydrilla Verticillata. Defense Technical Information Center, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada307503.
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Schrader-Patton, Charlie, Nancy E. Grulke, and Melissa E. Dressen. Characterizing a forest insect outbreak in Colorado by using MODIS NDVI phenology data and aerial detection survey data. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/pnw-gtr-940.
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Schrader-Patton, Charlie, Nancy E. Grulke, and Melissa E. Dressen. Characterizing a forest insect outbreak in Colorado by using MODIS NDVI phenology data and aerial detection survey data. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/pnw-gtr-940.
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Safeguarding through science: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology 2009 Accomplishments. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2011.7296843.aphis.
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The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) provides scientific support for the regulatory decisions and operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program in order to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources. CPHST is responsible for ensuring that PPQ has the information, tools, and technology to make the most scientifically valid regulatory and policy decisions possible. In addition, CPHST ensures that PPQ’s operations have the most scientifically viable and practical tools for pest exclusion, detection, and management. This 2009 CPHST Annual Report is intended to offer an in-depth look at the status of our programs and the progress CPHST has made toward the Center’s long-term strategic goals. CPHST's work is organized into six National Science Programs: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection and Port Technology; Risk and Pathway Analysis; Domestic Surveillance, Detection, and Identification; Emergency Response; Response and Recovery Systems Technology - Arthropods; and Response and Recovery Systems Technology - Plant Pathogens and Weeds. the scientists of CPHST provide leadership and expertise in a wide range of fields, including risk assessments that support trade, commodity quarantine treatments, pest survey and detection methods, molecular diagnostics, biological control techniques, integrated pest management, and mass rearing of insects. Some highlights of significant CPHST efforts in 2009 include: Establishment of the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University of California, Established LBAM Integrated Pest Management and Survey Methods, Continue to develop Citrus Greening/Huanglongbing Management Tools, and further European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) Response.
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Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Accomplishments, 2007. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2008.7296841.aphis.
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This past year’s hard work and significant changes have enabled CPHST—a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program—to be an organization more capable and better aligned to support and focus on PPQ’s scientific needs. In 2007, CPHST developed the first PPQ strategic plan for CPHST. The plan shows where CPHST is going over the next 5 years, how it is going to get there, and how it will know if it got there or not. Moreover, CPHST plan identifies critical elements of PPQ’s overall strategic plan that must be supported by the science and technology services CPHST provides. The strategic plan was followed by an operational plan, which guarantees that the strategic plan is a living and breathing document. The operational plan identifies the responsibilities and resources needed to accomplish priorities in this fiscal year and measures our progress. CPHST identifies the pathways by which invasive plant pests and weeds can be introduced into the United States. CPHST develops, adapts, and supports technology to detect, identify, and mitigate the impact of invasive organisms. CPHST helps to ensure that the methods, protocols, and equipment used by PPQ field personnel are effective and efficient. All the work of CPHST is identified under one of the five program areas: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection and Port Technology, Molecular Diagnostics and Biotechnology, Response and Recovery Systems Technology, Risk and Pathway Analysis, and Survey Detection and Identification. CPHST scientists are leaders in various fields, including risk assessment, survey and detection, geographic information systems (GIS), molecular diagnostics, biocontrol techniques, methods and treatment, and mass rearing of insects. The following list outlines some of CPHST’s efforts in 2007: Responding to Emergencies, Developing and Supporting Technology for Treatments, Increasing Diagnostic Capacity, and Supporting Trade.