Nymphal feeding suppresses oviposition-induced indirect plant defense in rice by Jiancai Li, Xiaoli Liu, Wenhan Xiao, Jiayi Huangfu, Meredith C. Schuman, Ian T. Baldwin, Yonggen Lou

“…Moreover, nymph feeding is found to reduce the attractiveness of rice plants to natural enemies and decrease egg parasitism by suppressing GF-induced volatiles that mediate indirect defenses in both growth chambers and paddies. …”
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Morphometric Analysis of the Host Effect on Phenotypical Variation of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae) by Claudia Magaly Sandoval Ramirez, Elsa Evelia Nieves Blanco, Reinaldo Gutiérrez Marin, Diego Alexander Jaimes Mendez, Nelcy Ortiz Rodríguez, Fernando Otálora-Luna, Elis José Aldana

“…The Triatominae subfamily includes hematophagous insects, well known for their role as vectors for the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, etiologic agent of Chagas’ disease. Belminus ferroae is a triatomine that showed an increased demographic fitness when cockroaches were used as hosts. …”
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Inference of a Susceptible–Infectious stochastic model by Giuseppina Albano, Virginia Giorno, Francisco Torres-Ruiz

“…Such a model was well suited to describe some classes of micro-parasitic infections in which individuals never acquired lasting immunity and over the course of the epidemic everyone eventually became infected. …”
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Application of DC distributed bus bar power systems on ships by Bezhik A. S., Lebedev A. K., Romanovsky V. V., Vlasov A. B.

“…Using the example of a propulsion electric plant with Azipod-type equipment, methods for assessing the technical condition of the propulsion electric motor, protecting the shaft from parasitic voltages and currents that can accelerate the destruction of bearings have been described. …”
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Diversity of Species and Behavior of Hymenopteran Parasitoids of Ants: A Review by Jean-Paul Lachaud, Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud

“…All castes of ants and all developmental stages, excepting eggs, are possible targets. Some species parasitize adult worker ants while foraging or performing other activities outside the nest; however, in most cases, parasitoids attack ant larvae either inside or outside their nests. …”
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Infectiousness to sand flies of a cat naturally infected with Leishmania infantum at the moment of diagnosis and after three different courses of treatment by Mariana Dantas da Silva, Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, João Augusto Franco Leonel, Geovanna Vioti, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Nayara Cristina de Oliveira Fazolato, Julia Pinho Martins, Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira

“…The cat was then treated with three different drugs and the clinical improvement and parasite transmissibility to the vector were evaluated. …”
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In‐Situ AFM Study of Zinc Electrodeposition in a Deep Eutectic Solvent by Ting Wang, Xintao Xu, Kaixuan Li, Yuteng Fan, Hao Yan, Feng Zhu, Jianzhang Zhou, Jiawei Yan, Bingwei Mao

“…Compared to traditional aqueous electrolytes, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) offer advantages such as wide electrochemical window, good stability, and fewer parasitic reactions. They can effectively regulate the growth morphology of zinc deposits and suppress dendrite formation during zinc deposition/stripping processes. …”
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Acquisition of Fc-afucosylation of PfEMP1-specific IgG is age-dependent and associated with clinical protection against malaria by Mary Lopez-Perez, Zakaria Seidu, Mads Delbo Larsen, Wenjun Wang, Jan Nouta, Manfred Wuhrer, Gestur Vidarsson, Michael F. Ofori, Lars Hviid

“…Abstract Protective immunity to malaria depends on acquisition of parasite-specific antibodies, with Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) being one of the most important target antigens. …”
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Jurassic Osmundaceous Landscapes in Patagonia: Exploring the Concept of Ecological Stasis in the Deseado Massif, Argentina by Juan L. García Massini, Giovanni C. Nunes, Agustina Yañez, Ignacio H. Escapa, Diego Guido

“…In addition, a diverse community of mutualistic, parasitic, and saprotrophic microorganisms associated with the ferns and conifers in the assemblage is present. …”
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Assessing the Health Impact of the following Measures in Schools in Maradi (Niger): Construction of Latrines, Clean Water Supply, Establishment of Hand Washing Stations, and Health... by Halima Boubacar Maïnassara, Zilahatou Tohon

“…Overall, carriage of at least one parasite increased from 7.5% before the project to 10.2% after it (P=0.04). …”
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Optimal (Control of) Intervention Strategies for Malaria Epidemic in Karonga District, Malawi by Peter M. Mwamtobe, Shirley Abelman, J. Michel Tchuenche, Ansley Kasambara

“…Although the disease is preventable, it is life-threatening and parasitically transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. …”
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A novel gold and SiO2 material based planar 5-element high HPBW end-fire antenna array for 300 GHz applications by Kamili Jagadeesh Babu, Aldhaheri Rabah W., Nella Anveshkumar, Alharbi Khalid H., Sheikh Muntasir M.

“…Off-set feeding and parasitic patch resonators are incorporated to access the end-fire radiation characteristics. …”
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Design Considerations for Sub-1-V 1T1C FeRAM Memory Circuits by Mohammad Adnaan, Sou-Chi Chang, Hai Li, Yu-Ching Liao, Ian A. Young, Azad Naeemi

“…Ferroelectric memory cells are designed using a 28-nm process design kit (PDK), incorporating peripheral circuitry and interconnect parasitics. We set up the memory array circuit design and analyze its performance by varying the row/column size of the memory array, as well as driver and capacitor sizes. …”
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Spinal schistosomiasis masquerading as spinal cord tumor in a 12-year-old male adolescent: A case report by Gashaw Arega, Leul Adane, Eden Mekonnen, Michael A. Negussie

“…This case highlights the importance of considering parasitic infections like schistosomiasis in regions where they are endemic, particularly when spinal pathologies may resemble neoplastic conditions. …”
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Immunomodulatory Properties of HLA-G in Infectious Diseases by Laurence Amiot, Nicolas Vu, Michel Samson

“…In this review, we summarize the features of HLA-G expression by type of infections (i.e, bacterial, viral, or parasitic) detailing the state of knowledge for each pathogenic agent. …”
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Molluscicidal Activity of Some Solanum Species Extracts against the Snail Biomphalaria alexandrina by Gehad T. El-Sherbini, Rawia A. Zayed, Eman T. El-Sherbini

“…Snails' species are associated with transmission parasitic disease as intermediate host. Biological control stands to be a better alternative to the chemical controls aimed against snails. …”
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Development of Hydrogen Fuel Cell–Battery Hybrid Multicopter System Thermal Management and Power Management System Based on AMESim by JiHyun Choi, Hyun-Jong Park, Jaeyoung Han

“…For an initial SOC of 45%, the power management system distributed power for flight, and the results showed that the state machine control system reduced hydrogen consumption by 5.85% and parasitic energy by 1.63% compared to the rule-based system.…”
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A customizable multiplex protein microarray for antibody testing and its application for tick-borne and other infectious diseases by Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy, Vasanth Jayaraman, Karthik Krishna, Tianhao Wang, Kang Bei, Chithra Changalath, Shiny Matilda, Alex J. Rai, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Lucas S. Blanton, Aleš Chrdle, Andrea Fořtová, Daniel Růžek, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Laith J. Abu-Raddadi, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Marah Abed Alhakim Abdallah, Daniele Lilleri, Chiara Fornara, Piera D’Angelo, Milena Furione, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Klaus Hedman, Dimosthenis Chochlakis, Eirini Makridaki, Artemis Ntoula, Anna Psaroulaki, Angélica Escárcega-Ávila, John J. Rajasekaran

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Female genital schistosomiasis is a neglected public health problem in Tanzania: Evidence from a scoping review. by Gladys Mbwanji, Humphrey D Mazigo, Jane K Maganga, Jennifer A Downs

“…Schistosoma haematobium, the parasite that causes urogenital schistosomiasis, is widely prevalent in Tanzania. …”
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Sudden Onset of Coma and Fulminant Progression to Brain Death in a 48-Year-Old Male With Cerebral Malaria by Marina Costa, Cristiana Barbosa, Mauro Pereira, Luís Ribeiro, Pedro Silveira

“…The diagnosis of cerebral malaria was confirmed after the identification of the parasite in peripheral blood. He was admitted to an intensive care unit; however, progression to brain death was inevitable within a few hours. …”
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