PERSISTENCE OF SUBCLINICAL DEFORMED WING VIRUS INFECTIONS IN HONEYBEES FOLLOWING VARROA MITE REMOVAL AND A BEE POPULATION TURNOVER.

Persistence of subclinical deformed wing virus infections in honeybees following Varroa mite removal and a bee population turnover.

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a lethal virus of honeybees (Apis mellifera) implicated in elevated colony mortality rates worldwide and facilitated through vector transmission by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor.Clinical, symptomatic DWV infections are almost exclusively associated with high virus titres during pupal development, usually acqu

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Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment

Background and Objectives: The global trend toward increased protection of medical personnel from occupational radiation exposure requires efforts to promote protection from radiation on a societal scale.To develop effective educational programs to promote radiation protection, we clarify the actual status and stage of behavioral changes of spine s

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Influences of feldspars on the storage and permeability conditions in tight oil reservoirs: A case study of Chang-6 group, Ordos Basin

Based on the results from rock thin section observation, casting thin section identification, high-pressure mercury injection, rate-controlled porosimetry, X-ray diffraction, and high resolution field emission CMOS scanning election microscope observation and analysis, influences of feldspar minerals on the storage and permeability conditions in Ch

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