Effect of honeybee products, as food supplements, on the biological activities of three Trichogramma species (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Abstract Egg parasitoids play a significant role in biological control for lepidopteran insects, where they kill the eggs (the first stage of the developmental cycle).Trichogramma species are the very important ones of these egg parasitoids.Under natural conditions, adult Trichogramma species are known to feed upon nectar, pollen, and honeydew.Here

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Psychosocial and Personality Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders in a Detention Centre regarding Recidivism Risk

This study analyses the psychosocial characteristics based on recidivism risk of juvenile offenders in conditions of internment.A sample of 102 juvenile offenders (92 male, 10 female) who were serving sentences in the only detention centre in Navarra (Spain) was used.Data on sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics as well as features rela

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Do acupuncture trials have lower risk of bias over the last five decades? A methodological study of 4 715 randomized controlled trials.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the change of the risk of bias (RoB) of acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the past five decades.MethodsMultiple databases were searched.We included RCTs identified from systematic reviews (SRs) on acupuncture.General characteristics and RoB judgment for each domain were extracted.The proportions of RCTs at high

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