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Hans Ulrik Riisgård
Sponges have always been filter feeders, in contrast to all the other filter-feeding invertebrate groups for which this feeding mode is a secondary adaptation. This study calls attention to this aspect, which explains why sponges are tolerant to hypoxia,...
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Neal D. Mundahl and Erik D. Mundahl
Suspended and deposited sediments in streams can interfere with filter-feeding caddisfly larvae by reducing feeding sites and feeding efficiency, potentially lowering the densities, growth rates, and secondary production of an important trout prey. We co...
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Wenxue Dong, Yingsi Wu, Fei Liu, Hengtong Hu, Jianguo Yan, Hongbin Bai and Xuan Zhao
Aiming to solve the problems of the large harvesting loss and low harvesting efficiency of wide- and narrow-row corn harvesting header in China, a method for the side installation of a header is proposed. A wide?narrow-row corn harvesting header with hig...
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Longhai Li, Chengshun Zhao, Chuang Gao, Siyuan Fan, Xing Wang, Haitao Chen and Wenyi Ji
A force-feeding device with a double-roller anisotropic was designed for the D200 single screw straw fiber extruder to keep the performance continuity of the system, which could improve the productivity of straw fiber. Four factors (the diameter of the a...
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Faezeh Behzadi Pour, Lorena Parra, Jaime Lloret and Saman Abdanan Mehdizadeh
Acquiring the morphological parameters of fish with the traditional method (depending on human and non-automatic factors) not only causes serious problems, such as disease transmission, mortality due to stress, and carelessness and error, but it is also ...
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Tianhao Cai, Feng Lyu, Tianzhi Wang and Fushi Huang
Conventional cabled seafloor observatories (CSOs) power in-situ instruments via wet-mated or dry-mated direct electrical contact (DEC) connectors to achieve long-term and real-time observation. However, the DEC connectors have high risks of water leakage...
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Ahmed O. Abbas, Abdulaziz A. Alaqil, Nancy N. Kamel and Farid S. Nassar
The chicken egg is one of the most globally-consumed animal protein sources with high-quality protein value. However, there is a growing concern about the association between excessive egg consumption and the increasing risk of cardiovascular disease inc...
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Chenyang Liu, Xinyao Wang, Ziming Bai, Hongye Wang and Cuixia Li
The implementation of digital technology has become paramount to facilitating green and low-carbon development in dairy farms amidst the advent of digital agriculture and low-carbon agriculture. This study examined the impact of digital technology implem...
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Saumik Basu, Natalia Moroz, Benjamin W. Lee, Kiwamu Tanaka, Liesl Oeller, Chase W. Baerlocher and David W. Crowder
In agroecosystems, plants frequently confront multiple biotic stressors, including herbivores and pathogens. The nature of these interactions plays a crucial role in mediating the activation of plant defense mechanisms. However, induction of plant chemic...
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German Vargas, A. Daniel Greene, Yisell Velazquez-Hernandez, Xiangbing Yang, Paul E. Kendra and Alexandra M. Revynthi
The hibiscus bud weevil is an invasive pest that attacks tropical hibiscus. Its management has been challenging due to its cryptic adult and concealed immature stages. We evaluated the efficiency of four systemic insecticides (spirotetramat, chlorantrani...
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