Statistical Methods for Standard Membrane-Feeding Assays to Measure Transmission Blocking or Reducing Activity in Malaria
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DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2017.1356313
Abstract: ABSTRACT Transmission blocking vaccines for malaria are not designed to directly protect vaccinated people from malaria disease, but to reduce the probability of infecting other people by interfering with the growth of the malaria parasite… read more here.
Keywords: feeding assays; transmission; membrane feeding; transmission blocking ... See more keywords
The Buckwheat Effect: A Biopesticide for Wireworm?
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy366
Abstract: Abstract Growing buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae) in rotation with potato and other vegetable crops has been reported to decrease the density of an invasive wireworm species (Agriotes sputator Linnaeus. Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Nova… read more here.
Keywords: wireworm; feeding assays; buckwheat; choice ... See more keywords