51 research outputs found
Integrated Pest Management Strategies to Combat the Invasive Spotted Wing Drosophila: Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) Diptera: Drosophilidae
No full textDrosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is a recent invasive species that is threatening the Florida blueberry industry. Adult flies oviposit into ripening fruits and the larvae develop inside the fruit affecting its marketability. Growers have been using prophylactic insecticide sprays principally organophosphate and synthetic pyrethroids to manage D. suzukii populations, but sustainable management of this fly requires an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. We conducted two studies to investigate the movement of D. suzukii from adjacent vegetation into and out of southern highbush blueberry plantings. Traps were deployed randomly either in the center of the blueberry planting (treatment 1), or along the edge of a mixed vegetation (treatment 2). Significantly higher captures of D. suzukii were recorded within the mixed vegetation at the beginning of the season. As the season progressed and berries began to ripen more D. suzukii were found in the center of the blueberry planting. At the end of the season flies moved back into the surrounding vegetation and proportionally more D. suzukii were captured in the unmanaged habitats surrounding the plantings. Management tactics including border sprays and buffer zones that can intercept D. suzukii movement from adjacent unmanaged habitats into blueberry plantings are discussed.Paper presented at NABREW Conference, Paper Session I:Insect Pests, on June 24, 2014, Atlantic City, N.J
Outcome measures in systemic lupus erythematosus: constructing a meaningful response index from existing clinical trial data
No full textThe current state of music therapy in Costa Rica
No full textUsing an ethnographic approach, the author immersed herself for over two years in the community of music therapists who have worked in Costa Rica, leading to the emergence of two research questions: (a) What are the cultural considerations of practicing music therapy in Costa Rica? And (b), What challenges do music therapists face when attempting to practice music therapy in Costa Rica? These questions were addressed through qualitative coding of structured interviews and online correspondence with seven music therapists. Priorities for the future of music therapy in Costa Rica include the creation of the country’s first music therapy degree program and the incorporation of music therapy into a professional association. As a music therapist with dual citizenship in Costa Rica and the United States, the author hopes that this study will serve as the foundation for developing new music therapy opportunities in Costa Rica from a perspective of cultural humility
New-onset non-infectious pulmonary manifestations among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Sweden
No full textAbstract Objective The objective was to estimate the incidence of lung disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Using Swedish register data, we identified patients with SLE and pulmonary diagnoses from the National Patient Register through ICD codes. We matched patients with SLE with individuals from the general population. Patients with SLE with a history of pulmonary disease were excluded. Incidence rates (IR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated overall and by type of pulmonary disease for incident (2003–2013) and prevalent SLE separately. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CI of the association between SLE and pulmonary disease were estimated using adjusted Cox regression models. Sensitivity analyses using a semi-automated approach to quantitative probabilistic bias analysis accounted for potential bias due to unmeasured confounding by smoking. Results There were 3209 incident and 6908 prevalent cases of SLE identified. The IRs for pulmonary disease were similar in prevalent and incident SLE (∼14 cases per 1000 person-years). Patients with incident SLE had a nearly sixfold higher rate of pulmonary disease compared to the non-SLE population (HR 5.8 (95% CI 4.8–7.0)). Incident and prevalent SLE was associated with an increased rate of interstitial lung disease (HR 19.0 (95% CI 10.7–34.0) and 14.3 (95% CI 10.8–18.8), respectively). Bias due to unmeasured confounding by smoking was unlikely to explain our findings. Conclusion Lung disease is relatively common in patients with SLE compared to the general population. Clinicians caring for patients with SLE should have heightened suspicion of lung disease, including interstitial lung disease, even early within the disease course or at the time of diagnosis of SLE
Prevalence of resting-ECG abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus: a single-center experience
No full textAdditional file 1: of New-onset non-infectious pulmonary manifestations among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Sweden
No full textTable S1. Swedish ICD-10/9/8 codes used to retrieve the data from the Swedish National Patient Register. (DOCX 14 kb
Low levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) 3.1 associated with diseases other than rheumatoid arthritis
No full textLife-history variation of two inland salmonids revealed through otolith microchemistry analysis
No full textIncreasingly, otolith microchemistry analysis is used as a tool to trace fish migrations especially migrations of diadromous fish. Yet, few studies have used otolith microchemistry to trace migrations in small inland watersheds, leaving significant knowledge gaps in our understanding of inland fish spatial ecology. Here, we evaluate the use of tributary habitat for spawning and describe and compare fluvial Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) natal origin distribution, time spent in natal streams, and spawning site fidelity. 63% of Rainbow Trout and 57% of Brown Trout migrated after hatching. Brown Trout showed greater variation in time spent in natal tributaries suggesting that individuals are temporally distributing risk among offspring. By contrast, Rainbow Trout showed greater variation in natal origin, suggesting that individuals are spatially distributing risk among offspring. Our results indicate there is high inter and intra-specific migration variation in inland salmonid populations which may be linked to access to a mosaic of spawning and rearing habitat types.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author
Quantifying ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr temporal stability and spatial heterogeneity for use in tracking fish movement
No full textThe specificity and accuracy of inferred fish origin and movement relies on describing spatial heterogeneity and temporal stability of environmental signatures. But the cost and logistics of sample collection often precludes the complete quantification of environmental signature temporal stability and spatial heterogeneity. We used repeated sampling, and a novel approach, Bayesian Ridge Regression (BRR), to quantify the temporal stability and spatial heterogeneity of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, respectively. We explained 86% of observed variation in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr using a BRR model and estimated ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr throughout the Upper North Platte River Basin with high accuracy (±0.00106). Year to year variation in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr signatures ranged from 0.00007 to 0.00073 (SD), while seasonal variation ranged from 0.00091 to 0.00134 (SD). We then assessed the specificity and discussed the accuracy of inferring movement using three scenarios of described spatial heterogeneity. Our results indicate reliable inference of fish movement requires comprehensive quantification of spatial heterogeneity and temporal variation in environmental signatures.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author
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