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Olfactory and behavioral responses of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, to ylang ylang oil and its components by Du, Yuzhe, Zhou, Aiming, Chen, Jian

“…The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is one of the most successful invasive pest ants in the world. We evaluated ylang ylang oil, an essential…”
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Surfactant affects the tool use behavior of foraging ants by Zhou, Aiming, Du, Yuzhe, Chen, Jian

“…Surfactants are commonly used in detergents, soaps and agrichemical products. After use, the residual surfactants can be dispersed into environmental…”
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Temperature warming strengthens the mutualism between ghost ants and invasive mealybugs by Zhou, Aiming, Qu, Xiaobin, Shan, Lifan, Wang, Xin

“…Although the exogenous forces that directly affect the mutualisms between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans have been well documented, few studies have…”
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Symbiotic Bacteria Regulating Insect–Insect/Fungus/Virus Mutualism by Chen, Siqi, Zhou, Aiming, Xu, Yijuan

“…Bacteria associated with insects potentially provide many beneficial services and have been well documented. Mutualism that relates to insects is widespread in…”
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Fire Ant- Hemipteran Mutualisms: Comparison of Ant Preference for Honeydew Excreted by an Invasive Mealybug and a Native Aphid by Zhou, Aiming

“…Interaction between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans is defined as mutualism which is beneficial for both species. Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis…”
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Comprehensive analysis of an endoplasmic reticulum stress-related gene prediction model and immune infiltration in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Zhu, Honglan, Zhou, Aiming, Zhang, Menglin, Pan, Lin, Wu, Xiao, Fu, Chenkun, Gong, Ling, Yang, Wenting, Liu, Daishun, Cheng, Yiju

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive interstitial lung disease. This study aimed to investigate the involvement of endoplasmic…”
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Behavioral and electrophysiological response of sugarcane aphid and imported fire ant to 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine, an alkaloid from the pink-spotted lady beetle by Zhou, Aiming, Du, Yuzhe, Riddick, Eric W., Li, Lei, Chen, Jian

“…Many predatory coccinellids conflict with hemipteran tending ants, because they both use hemipterans as resources. Lady beetles are important in the ecology of…”
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Does mutualism drive the invasion of two alien species? The case of Solenopsis invicta and Phenacoccus solenopsis by Zhou, Aiming, Lu, Yongyue, Zeng, Ling, Xu, Yijuan, Liang, Guangwen

“…Although mutualism between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans has been extensively recognized in ecosystem biology, however few attempts to test the…”
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Density-dependent benefits in ant-hemipteran mutualism? The case of the ghost ant Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by Zhou, Aiming, Kuang, Beiqing, Gao, Yingrui, Liang, Guangwen

“…Although density-dependent benefits to hemipterans from ant tending have been measured many times, few studies have focused on integrated effects such as…”
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Interference Competition for Mutualism between Ant Species Mediates Ant-Mealybug Associations by Liu, Yongheng, Xu, Chong, Li, Qiuling, Zhou, Aiming

“…Ant-hemipteran mutualism has been well documented, and many studies have reported the interference competition between ant species for the mutualism. However,…”
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Schisandrin B protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via the PI3K/Akt pathway in rats by Zhao, Xuyong, Xiang, Yijia, Cai, Changhong, Zhou, Aiming, Zhu, Ning, Zeng, Chunlai

“…The natural medicinal monomer, schisandrin B (Sch B), has been shown to exert cardioprotective effects; however, the underlying mechanisms of these effects…”
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Evaluating the potential of small-scale renewable energy options to meet rural livelihoods needs: A GIS- and lifecycle cost-based assessment of Western China's options by Byrne, John, Zhou, Aiming, Shen, Bo, Hughes, Kristen

“…The economics and livelihoods impacts of stand-alone, small-scale (less than 2 kW) renewable energy technologies for rural electrification are assessed using a…”
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Evaluation of droplet digital PCR rapid detection method and precise diagnosis and treatment for suspected sepsis (PROGRESS): a study protocol for a multi-center pragmatic randomized controlled trial by Zhao, Yuanhan, Lin, Ke, Zhang, Haocheng, Yuan, Guanmin, Zhang, Yanliang, Pan, Jingye, Hong, Liang, Huang, Yan, Ye, Ying, Huang, Lisu, Chen, Xiaohua, Liu, Jun, Li, Xiang, He, Xiaoju, Yue, Qiaoyan, Zhang, Hong, Zhou, Aiming, Zhuang, Yangyang, Chen, Jie, Wu, Caixia, Zhou, Wei, Cai, Fujing, Zhang, Shengguo, Li, Liang, Li, Shaling, Bian, Tingting, Li, Jiabin, Yin, Jun, Ruan, Zhengshang, Xu, Shanshan, Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Ying, Han, Jun, Su, Tingting, Tu, Fan, Jiang, Lijing, Lei, Chen, Du, Qiu, Ai, Jingwen, Zhang, Wenhong

“…Abstract Background Sepsis is still a major public health concern and a medical emergency due to its high morbidity and mortality. Accurate and timely etiology…”
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Fire ants protect mealybugs against their natural enemies by utilizing the leaf shelters constructed by the leaf roller Sylepta derogata by Zhou, Aiming, Zeng, Ling, Lu, Yongyue, Xu, Yijuan, Liang, Guangwen

“…The importance of mutualism is receiving more attention in community ecology. In this study, the fire ant Solenopsis invicta was found to take advantage of the…”
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Prognostic value of poly-microorganisms detected by droplet digital PCR and pathogen load kinetics in sepsis patients: a multi-center prospective cohort study by Zhao, Yuanhan, Lin, Ke, Zhang, Haocheng, Zhang, Yanliang, Li, Shaling, Zhang, Shengguo, Zhang, Wei, Zhou, Aiming, Zhuang, Yangyang, Chen, Jie, Wu, Caixia, Zhou, Wei, He, Xiaoju, Yue, Qiaoyan, Zhang, Meng, Huang, Yan, Li, Liang, Hong, Liang, Cai, Fujing, Huang, Lisu, Ruan, Zhengshang, Xu, Shanshan, Zhang, Yan, Chen, Xiaohua, Chen, Jie, Ye, Ying, Bian, Tingting, Li, Jiabin, Yin, Jun, Li, Xiang, Jiang, Lijing, Lei, Chen, Liu, Jun, Zhang, Ying, Jin, Jialin, Ai, Jingwen, Pan, Jingye, Zhang, Wenhong

“…This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of a novel droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (DDPCR) assay in sepsis patients. In this prospective…”
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Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Defend Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Against Its Natural Enemies by Zhou, Aiming, Lu, Yongyue, Zeng, Ling, Xu, Yijuan, Liang, Guangwen

“…Mutualism is a common and important ecological phenomenon characterized by beneficial interaction between two species. Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis…”
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Interspecific competition between the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren and ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius for honeydew resources produced by an invasive mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsiley by Zhou, Aiming, Liang, Guangwen, Lu, Yongyue, Zeng, Ling, Xu, Yijuan

“…In natural as in agricultural ecosystems, interactions between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans are commonly observed. Mutualisms between invasive ants…”
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An outbreak of dengue virus serotype 1 infection in Cixi, Ningbo, People's Republic of China, 2004, associated with a traveler from Thailand and high density of Aedes albopictus by Xu, Guozhang, Dong, Hongjun, Shi, Nanfeng, Liu, Shijian, Zhou, Aiming, Cheng, Zhihua, Chen, Guohua, Liu, Jianyi, Fang, Ting, Zhang, Hongwei, Gu, Chunying, Tan, Xiaojie, Ye, Jianjie, Xie, Shuyun, Cao, Guangwen

“…Autochthonous dengue infections have not been reported in Ningbo, People's Republic of China since 1929. In August-October 2004, an outbreak of dengue fever…”
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Effect of Host Plants on Honeydew Production of an Invasive Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by Zhou, Aiming, Lu, Yongyue, Zeng, Ling, Xu, Yijuan, Liang, Guangwen

“…Honeydew production plays a key role in mutualism between the mealybugs and ants. However, no studies have focused on the amount and circadian rules of…”
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Olfactory and behavioral responses to acetate esters in red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta by Du, Yuzhe, Zhou, Aiming, Chen, Jian

“…BACKGROUND The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is one of the most successful invasive ants in the world. Previous studies indicated that…”
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