INDEHISCENT SPORANGIA ENABLE THE ACCUMULATION OF LOCAL FERN DIVERSITY AT THE QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU



Further interceptions of the Neotropical fungus gnat Sciophila fractinervis Edwards, 1940 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) in Britain with comments and observations on its biology and spread

From 2020 onwards, several specimens of the Neotropical fungus gnat Sciophila fractinervis (Edwards, 1940) have been intercepted by Fera Science Ltd.on or near plant material in the United Kingdom originating from nurseries and glasshouses at four separate locations: Preston, Lancashire; Chichester, West Sussex; East Riding of Yorkshire; and Middle

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Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) insusceptibility to mucosal inoculation with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is not caused by receptor compatibility

Abstract The ancestral sarbecovirus giving rise to SARS-CoV-2 is posited to have originated in bats.While SARS-CoV-2 causes asymptomatic to severe respiratory disease in humans, little is known about the biology, virus tropism, and immunity of SARS-CoV-2-like sarbecoviruses in bats.SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to infect multiple mammalian species, Cle

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Experimental study on the eccentrically compressive performance of square masonry columns repaired with UHPC jackets

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a new class of structural material with outstanding properties of high strength, excellent ductility, and durability, which has an extremely broad application field.To examine the rehabilitation potential of UHPC on the existing masonry structures, the mechanical behavior of square masonry columns strengthe

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