SURVEY OF CYCLOPIDS (CRUSTACEA, COPEPODA) IN BRAZIL AND PRELIMINARY SCREENING OF THEIR POTENTIAL AS DENGUE VECTOR PREDATORS

Survey of cyclopids (Crustacea, Copepoda) in Brazil and preliminary screening of their potential as dengue vector predators

INTRODUCTION: Cyclopid copepods are known to be good mosquito controllers, specially as regards the larvae of the dengue vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae.albopictus.MATERIAL AND METHOD: The objective of the study was to survey the local copepod fauna and search for new strains of M.longisetus var.longisetus, comparing the potential of the samples found

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MIMU/Odometer Fusion with State Constraints for Vehicle Positioning during BeiDou Signal Outage: Testing and Results

With the rapid development of autonomous vehicles, the demand for reliable positioning results is urgent.Currently, the ground vehicles heavily depend on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and the Inertial Navigation System (INS) providing reliable and continuous navigation solutions.In dense urban areas, especially narrow streets Manicu

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Biodiversity impact assessment in road development in Lithuania

Roads affect wildlife in different ways.Road construction increases fragmentation of habitats, influences landscape pattern and alters the physical environment.Roads act as barriers to animal movements, increase their mortality rates and cause other negative impacts on biodiversity.The current paper overviews the assessment of road impacts in Lithu

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Identification of the differentially expressed genes in the leg muscles of Zhedong white geese (Anser cygnoides) reared under different photoperiods

ABSTRACT: Light is a factor affecting muscle development and meat quality in poultry production.However, few studies have reported on the role of light in muscle development and meat quality in geese.In this experiment, 10 healthy 220-day-old Zhedong white Bi/Tri LEDs geese were reared for 60 d under a long photoperiod (15L:9D, LL) and short photop

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Exploring the potential mechanism of radix astragali against ischemic stroke based on network pharmacology and molecular docking

Objective: There are many prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) against ischemic stroke (IS) with radix astragali as the monarch medicine, such as Buyang Huanwu Decoction, in which the amount of radix astragali is as high as 120 g, we can see that Colon Care radix astragali plays a significant role in the treatment of ischemic stroke.

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