The common cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius), is a notorious and damaging insect pest of horticultural crops in China, the management of which largely relies on chemical agents that are limited by the development of chemical resistance in target populations.As such, resistance monitoring of S.litura populations is a necessary part of managemen
Additive manufacturing (AM), which is also called rapid prototyping/3D printing/layered manufacturing, can be considered as a rapid conversion between digital and physical models.One of the most used materials in AM is polylactic acid (PLA), which has advantageous material properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxicity.For m
BackgroundTyphoid fever is a common cause of febrile illness in low- and middle-income countries.While multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi (S.Typhi) CARDIGANS has spread globally, fluoroquinolone resistance has mainly affected Asia.MethodsConsecutively, 1038 blood cultures were obtained from patients of all age groups with fever and/or suspi
This two-day symposium brought together an international array of senior and junior researchers from Chalk across the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences for an interdisciplinary exploration of the manifold aspects of the human-elephant relationship.Hosted by the Department of Anthropology and the New Zealand South Asia Centre
This study aims to examine the antecedents and consequences of brand hate in shopping malls, using a tripartite model Omega 7 of hate within the Cognitive-Affective-Behavioral (CAB) framework.A mall intercept survey was used to collect responses from Pakistan shoppers.Based on 461 valid responses, the proposed relationship between antecedents and o