Search Results - "Diego, Mina"
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A Landscape's Social and Ecological Services are Equally Valued by Andean Farmers When Deciding Where to Grow a Crop
Published in Mountain research and development (01-05-2024)“…Understanding the complex socioecological relationships between farmers' practices and landscape changes is critical to developing more successful…”
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Bi-tapered fiber sensor using visible to near infrared light
Published in Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. (15-08-2017)“…•High signal to noise bi-tapered fiber system for visible-near infrared sensing.•Application of bright, supercontinuum source using normal dispersion photonic…”
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Combined effects of landscape composition and pesticide use on herbivore and pollinator functions in smallholder farms
Published in CABI agriculture and bioscience (17-02-2021)“…Abstract Background Landscape composition has the potential to foster regulating ecosystem services such as pollination and biocontrol in temperate regions…”
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Arthropod-related ecosystem services and disservices in smallholder farming in low and middle income countries
Published in Current research in environmental sustainability (2022)“…Smallholder farming (SHF) currently faces major challenges of sustainability to ensure food security while improving environmental conditions. Sound management…”
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Erbium Ring Fiber Laser Cavity Based on Tip Modal Interferometer and Its Tunable Multi-Wavelength Response for Refractive Index and Temperature
Published in Applied sciences (01-08-2018)“…A tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser is proposed and demonstrated based on two main elements: an erbium-doped fiber ring cavity and compact intermodal fiber…”
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Highly Sensitive Fiber Ring Laser Sensor for Curvature Using a Modal Interferometer
Published in IEEE sensors journal (01-09-2020)“…A curvature sensing Ytterbium-doped fiber ring, using a Thin Core Fiber Modal Interferometer (TCFMI) was experimentally demonstrated in this work. The TCFMI…”
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Larval Performance and Adult Attraction of Delia platura (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in a Native and an Introduced Crop
Published in Journal of economic entomology (01-02-2017)“…Delia platura Meigen is an important pest in crops around the world. Its host range includes almost 50 species, and it can develop in soil organic matter. In…”
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Pesticide misuse among small Andean farmers stems from pervasive misinformation by retailers
Published in PLOS sustainability and transformation (21-06-2022)“…A critical issue in the context of sustainable agriculture is the reduction of pesticides. Despite well-known adverse effects, farmers around the world…”
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Lupin Pest Management in the Ecuadorian Andes: Current Knowledge and Perspectives
Published in Outlooks on pest management (01-12-2017)“…The Andean lupin (Lupinus mutabilus), also known as Tarwi or Chocho in Quechua, is an important crop in several countries of the Andean Cordillera (e.g.,…”
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Bi-Tapered Fiber Sensor Using a Supercontinuum Light Source for a Broad Spectral Range
Published 2017“…We describe the fabrication bi-tapered optical fiber sensors designed for shorter wavelength operation and we study their optical properties. The new sensing…”
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