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Cattle-related risk factors for malaria in southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundDespite the low to moderate intensity of malaria transmission present in Ethiopia, malaria is still a leading public health problem....
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Association between environmental gradient of anthropization and phenotypic plasticity in two species of triatomines
BackgroundTriatoma garciabesi and T. guasayana are considered secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi and frequently invade rural houses in central...
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Identification of factors associated with residual malaria transmission using school-based serological surveys in settings pursuing elimination
BackgroundTargeted research on residual malaria transmission is important to improve strategies in settings pursuing elimination, where transmission...
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Multiscale landscape genetics of American marten at their southern range periphery
American marten ( Martes americana ) are a conservation priority in many forested regions of North America. Populations are fragmented at the southern...
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Assessment of malaria risk in Southeast Asia: a systematic review
BackgroundSeveral countries in Southeast Asia are nearing malaria elimination, yet eradication remains elusive. This is largely due to the challenge...
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Influence of landscape heterogeneity on entomological and parasitological indices of malaria in Kisumu, Western Kenya
BackgroundIdentification and characterization of larval habitats, documentation of Anopheles spp. composition and abundance, and Plasmodium spp....
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Homology of neocortical areas in rats and primates based on cortical type analysis: an update of the Hypothesis on the Dual Origin of the Neocortex
Sixty years ago, Friedrich Sanides traced the origin of the tangential expansion of the primate neocortex to two ancestral anlagen in the allocortex...
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Employing Geographic Information System and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Dengue Outbreaks in a Metropolitan Area in Pakistan
DengueDengue is endemicEndemic in Pakistan with its usual peak incidence in the post monsoon period. In the recent past dengue outbreaks have...
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Vector communities under global change may exacerbate and redistribute infectious disease risk
Vector-borne parasites may be transmitted by multiple vector species, resulting in an increased risk of transmission, potentially at larger spatial...
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Optimizing malaria vector control in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review and mathematical modelling study to identify desirable intervention characteristics
BackgroundIn the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), new vector-control tools are needed to target mosquitoes that bite outside during the daytime and...
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In Vivo Analysis of mtDNA Replication at the Single Molecule Level and with High Resolution
Single molecule analysis of replicating DNA (SMARD) is a powerful methodology that allows in vivo analysis of replicating DNA; identification of...
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Highly Efficient Far-Red Emitting Mg21Ca4Na4(PO4)18: Ce3+, Eu3+ Luminescent Glasses: A Novel Approach Towards Plant Cultivation Technologies
One of the exciting developments in contemporary luminescence research is the development of rare earth triggered luminescent glasses, which are a...
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Environmental, anthropogenic, and spatial factors affecting species composition and species associations in helminth communities of water frogs (Pelophylax esculentus complex) in Latvia
We investigated factors affecting species composition and patterns of species associations in parasite communities of water frogs ( Pelophylax...
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Evaluation of an open forecasting challenge to assess skill of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease prediction
BackgroundWest Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the continental USA. WNV occurrence has high spatiotemporal...
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Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and control of vectors of malaria and other vector-borne diseases
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has expanded rapidly in ecological conservation and agriculture, with a growing literature describing...
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Geometric analysis of chondrogenic self-organisation of embryonic limb bud cells in micromass culture
Spatial and temporal control of chondrogenesis generates precise, species-specific patterns of skeletal structures in the develo** vertebrate limb....
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Fractals in the Neurosciences: A Translational Geographical Approach
The chapter presents three new fractal indices (fractal fragmentation index, fractal tentacularity index, and fractal anisotropy index) and...
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Larval habitat diversity and Anopheles mosquito species distribution in different ecological zones in Ghana
BackgroundUnderstanding the ecology of larval malaria and lymphatic filariasis mosquitoes in a changing environment is important in develo**...
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Predicting habitat suitability for Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Finland
BackgroundTicks are responsible for transmitting several notable pathogens worldwide. Finland lies in a zone where two human-biting tick species...
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Effects of urban living environments on mental health in adults
Urban-living individuals are exposed to many environmental factors that may combine and interact to influence mental health. While individual factors...
