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Learning more about the plants caterpillars need is crucial for butterfly conservation. Butterflies' dependency on specific caterpillar host plants is among the key factors restricting their range and distribution. Armed with this knowledge, readers can also hone their ability to find specific species of breeding butterflies in nature. This is a handy guide whether you are in the field searching for butterflies or on the hunt for butterfly-friendly options at your local plant sale.
Ecological regions --- Insect-plant relationships --- Host plants --- Caterpillars --- Butterflies --- Lepidoptera diurna --- Rhopalocera --- Lepidoptera --- Insects --- Moths --- Hostplants --- Hosts, Plant --- Organisms --- Plant hosts --- Plant parasites --- Plants --- Insects and plants --- Plant-insect relationships --- Plants and insects --- Animal-plant relationships --- Ecoregions --- Biotic communities --- Larvae
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The march to the Trump presidency began in 1988, when Rush Limbaugh went national. Brian Rosenwald charts the transformation of AM radio entertainers into political kingmakers. By giving voice to the conservative base, they reshaped the Republican Party and fostered demand for a president who sounded as combative and hyperbolic as a talk show host.
Radio talk shows --- Right-wing extremists --- Radio talk show hosts --- Radio in politics --- Conservatism --- Political parties --- Political aspects --- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) --- United States --- Politics and government
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The march to the Trump presidency began in 1988, when Rush Limbaugh went national. Brian Rosenwald charts the transformation of AM radio entertainers into political kingmakers. By giving voice to the conservative base, they reshaped the Republican Party and fostered demand for a president who sounded as combative and hyperbolic as a talk show host.
Radio talk shows --- Right-wing extremists --- Radio talk show hosts --- Radio in politics --- Conservatism --- Political parties --- Political aspects --- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) --- United States --- Politics and government
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For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a certain breed of biologist, lice make for fascinating scientific fodder, especially enlightening in the study of coevolution. In this book, three leading experts on host-parasite relationships demonstrate how the stunning coevolution that occurs between such species in microevolutionary, or ecological, time generates clear footprints in macroevolutionary, or historical, time. By integrating these scales, Coevolution of Life on Hosts offers a comprehensive understanding of the influence of coevolution on the diversity of all life. Following an introduction to coevolutionary concepts, the authors combine experimental and comparative host-parasite approaches for testing coevolutionary hypotheses to explore the influence of ecological interactions and coadaptation on patterns of diversification and codiversification among interacting species. Ectoparasites-a diverse assemblage of organisms that ranges from herbivorous insects on plants, to monogenean flatworms on fish, and feather lice on birds-are powerful models for the study of coevolution because they are easy to observe, mark, and count. As lice on birds and mammals are permanent parasites that spend their entire lifecycles on the bodies of their hosts, they are ideally suited to generating a synthetic overview of coevolution-and, thereby, offer an exciting framework for integrating the concepts of coadaptation and codiversification.
Coevolution. --- Lice. --- Parasites. --- hosts, parasites, ecology, science, biology, history, lice, coevolution, ectoparasites, diversification, codiversification, interactions, adaptation, evolution, herbivorous insects, plants, fish, monogenean flatworms, birds, parasitoids, competition, dispersal, cophylogenetics, darwin, dobzhansky, wright, community, macroevolution, entomology, nonfiction.
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Many of the most prevalent and devastating human and animal pathogens have part of their lifecycle out-with the animal host. These pathogens have a remarkably wide capacity to adapt to a range of quite different environments: physical, chemical and biological, which is part of the key to their success. Many of the well-known pathogens that are able to jump between hosts in different biological kingdoms are transmitted through the faecal-oral and direct transmission pathways, and as such have become important food-borne pathogens. Some high-profile examples include fresh produce-associated outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica. Other pathogens may be transmitted via direct contact or aerosols are include important zoonotic pathogens. It is possible to make a broad division between those pathogens that are passively transmitted via vectors and need the animal host for replication (e.g. virus and parasites), and those that are able to actively interact with alternative hosts, where they can proliferate (e.g. the enteric bacteria). This research topic will focus on plants as alternative hosts for human pathogens, and the role of plants in their transmission back to humans. The area is particularly exciting because it opens up new aspects to the biology of some microbes already considered to be very well characterised. One aspect of cross-kingdom host colonisation is in the comparison between the hosts and how the microbes are able to use both common and specific adaptations for each situation. The area is still in relative infancy and there are far more questions than answers at present. We aim to address important questions underlying the interactions for both the microbe and plant host in this research topic.
Botany --- Microbiology --- Pathogenic microorganisms --- Pathogenic microorganisms. --- Research. --- Geographical Subject Heading. --- Disease-causing microorganisms --- Micro-organisms, Pathogenic --- Pathogens --- Microorganisms --- Medical microbiology --- Virulence (Microbiology) --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Botanical science --- Floristic botany --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Plants --- Salmonella enterica --- Escherichia coli --- fresh produce --- Effectors --- Plant hosts --- PAMP triggered immunity --- Organic vegetable --- microbiome --- Arabidposis thaliana --- mRNA extraction
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The rise of right-wing broadcasting during the Cold War has been mostly forgotten today. But in the 1950s and '60s you could turn on your radio any time of the day and listen to diatribes against communism, civil rights, the United Nations, fluoridation, federal income tax, Social Security, or JFK, as well as hosannas praising Barry Goldwater and Jesus Christ. Half a century before the rise of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, these broadcasters bucked the FCC's public interest mandate and created an alternate universe of right-wing political coverage, anticommunist sermons, and pro-business bluster. A lively look back at this formative era, What's Fair on the Air? charts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters: H. L. Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis. By the 1970s, all four had been hamstrung by the Internal Revenue Service, the FCC's Fairness Doctrine, and the rise of a more effective conservative movement. But before losing their battle for the airwaves, Heather Hendershot reveals, they purveyed ideological notions that would eventually triumph, creating a potent brew of religion, politics, and dedication to free-market economics that paved the way for the rise of Ronald Reagan, the Moral Majority, Fox News, and the Tea Party.
Right-wing extremists --- Radio in politics --- Mass media and propaganda --- Hunt, H. L. --- Hargis, Billy James, --- Smoot, Dan. --- McIntire, Carl, --- cold war, right wing, radio, news, broadcasting, public interest, communism, civil rights, united nations, fluoridation, political parties, income tax, social security, jfk, barry goldwater, jesus, religion, conservatism, hl hunt, dan smoot, republicans, carl mcintire, billy james hargis, fairness doctrine, fcc, irs, free market, ideology, talk show, hosts, mass media, propaganda, evangelism, extremism, business, reagan, moral majority, fox, tea party, nonfiction, journalism, politics, fundamentalism.
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G-quadruplexes (G4s) are nucleic acids secondary structures that form in DNA or RNA guanine (G)-rich strands. In recent years, the presence of G4s in microorganisms has attracted increasing interest. In prokaryotes, G4 sequences have been reported in several human pathogens. Bacterial enzymes able to process G4s have been identified. In viruses, G4s have been suggested to be involved in key steps of the viral life cycle: They have been associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), human papilloma virus, swine pseudorabies virus, and other viruses’ genomes. New evidence shows the presence of G4s in parasitic protozoa, such as the causative agent of malaria. G4 binding proteins and mRNA G4s have been implicated in the regulation of microorganisms’ genome replication and translation. G4 ligands have been developed and tested both as tools to study the complexity of G4-mediated mechanisms in the viral life cycle and as therapeutic agents. Moreover, new techniques to study G4 folding and their interactions with proteins have been developed. This Special Issue will focus on G4s present in microorganisms, addressing all the above aspects.
bacteria --- folding --- co-translational refolding --- RecQ helicase --- regulatory element --- conformational dynamics --- G4Hunter --- NDPK --- fluorescence --- pseudorabies virus --- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) --- structure-activity relationship --- PhenDC3 --- eukaryotic hosts --- Herpesvirus --- translation suppression --- turn-on ligands --- co-transcriptional folding --- Herpesviridae --- G-quadruplex --- nucleoside diphosphate kinase --- nucleic acids --- nucleic acids conformation --- bioinformatics --- protein–DNA interaction --- aptamers --- deinococcus --- Alphaherpesvirinae --- EBNA1 --- G4 --- virus --- human papillomaviruses --- S. cerevisiae --- genome stability --- G-quadruplexes --- metastable structure --- genome evolution --- pyridostatin --- alphaherpesviruses --- structure --- protozoa --- genome --- G-quadruplex ligand --- NMR --- microbes --- DNA --- protein-mRNA interactions --- G-quadruplex formation --- immediate early promoters
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This book was established after closing the Special Issue “Decline of Mediterranean Fruit Crops and Forests Associated with Fungal Trunk Pathogens” edited by Dr. Carlos Agustí-Brisach as Guest Editor and Mr. Everett Zhu as Manager Editor. This book represents a collection of papers related to the etiology, epidemiology, and control of fungal trunk diseases in several Mediterranean woody crops such as almond, citrus, grapevine or pistachio, among others. This volume was intended to generate knowledge on the etiology and epidemiology of tree decline syndromes to build a strong foundation for developing effective management approaches to reduce the yield losses caused by these diseases. In addition, a broad collection of techniques to conduct studies on etiology and epidemiology as well as to determine the effect of biotic and abiotic factors enhancing the progression of trunk diseases in woody crops are shown in this book.
grapevine trunk diseases --- signal transduction --- systemic acquired resistance --- preformed defenses --- symptom severity --- pistachio --- crown rot --- root rot --- Macrophomina phaseolina --- pathogenicity --- bscogniauxia --- botryosphaeriaceae --- cadophora --- citrus dieback --- colletotrichum --- phaeoacremonium --- fungal trunk pathogens --- occurrence --- Prunus dulcis --- water deficiency --- weakened hosts --- grapevine --- Diplodia seriata --- Neofusicoccum parvum --- diagnostic --- Vitis vinifera --- Botryosphaeria dieback --- foliar symptoms --- (R)-mellein --- qPCR --- LC-MS/MS --- esca complex --- wood disease control --- leaf symptoms --- fungal pathogens --- natural infections --- Silverleaf disease --- Chondrostereum purpureum --- Prunus salicina --- Japanese plum --- apple die-back --- canker --- fungi --- multi-loci phylogeny --- wood decay
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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts that was published in JoF
toxicity --- risk assessment --- species complex --- galactomannan --- taxonomy --- Aspergillus PCR --- candidemia --- adaptive immunity --- fungal immunity --- T2 Candida --- anti-fungal agents --- innate immunity --- antifungal stewardship --- Immunotherapy --- Candida meningoencephalitis --- liposomal amphotericin B --- anidulafungin --- liver disease --- invasive mold disease --- T2Candida --- AIDS --- (1?3)-?-d-glucan --- literature review --- yeast --- hepatic impairment --- prediction models --- IRIS --- invasive aspergillosis --- antifungal agent --- TNF inhibitors --- Aspergillus fumigatus --- fungal nomenclature --- micafungin --- non-culture-based diagnostics --- PCR --- paracoccidioidomycosis --- Candida auris --- multidrug resistance --- subcutaneous mycoses --- risk score --- mycoses of implantation --- Sporothrix brasiliensis --- antifungal resistance --- immunocompromised hosts --- Sporothrix schenckii --- Aspergillus --- fungus --- cell therapy --- MALDI-ToF MS --- lateral flow --- phylogenetics --- hematological malignancy --- candidiasis --- antifungal drug --- hematological malignancies --- mycoses --- invasive fungal infections --- lymphoma --- kidney transplant --- immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome --- mechanisms of antifungal resistance --- fungal infections --- cytokine therapy --- sporotrichosis --- beta-d-glucan --- invasive fungal infection --- HIV --- cat-transmitted sporotrichosis --- aspergillosis --- cancer --- prognostic risk model
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