Dual-Polarized Crossed Bowtie Dipole Array for Wireless Communication Applications by Zhi-Ya Zhang, Shuang Li, Shao-Li Zuo, Jia-Yue Zhao, Xiao-dong Yang, Guang Fu

“…The proposed dual-polarized antenna element achieves an enhanced impedance bandwidth and compact dimensions by introducing a parasitic circular patch and vertical metal cylinders, which is a good candidate for radiating elements in base station antennas. …”
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Co-occurrence and frequency of Leptodelphax maculigera and Dalbulus maidis in maize and weeds in the Minas Gerais state, Brazil by Paulo da Silva, Isabel Regina Prazeres de Souza, Simone Martins Mendes, Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, Elena Charlotte Landau, Nathan Moreira dos Santos, Ana Carolina Maciel Redoan, Darah Duarte Lima

“…In addition, it reports the presence of parasitized L. maculigera individuals, suggesting the adaptation of local natural enemies to this species. …”
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A Case of Dibothriocephalosis (<i>Dibothriocephalus latus</i>) from Iseo Lake (Northern Italy): An Update on a Persistent Sanitary Issue by Vasco Menconi, Lisa Guardone, Elena Lazzaro, Romina Bottazzo, Valeria Besutti, Patrizia Danesi, Amedeo Manfrin, Andrea Basso, Giuseppe Arcangeli, Luana Cortinovis, Ewa Bilska-Zając, Giorgia Angeloni

“…Dibothriocephalosis is a fish-borne parasitic zoonosis that is caused by tapeworms of the <i>Dibothriocephalus</i> (syn. …”
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RETROSPECTIVE AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 42 CASES OF ANEMIA IN DOGS by Daniela Mihaela Neagu, Vlad Luca, Răzvan Codea, Cristian Popovici, Alexandra Biriș

“…The results of the study revealed several causes of anemia, being classified as hemorrhages: by intoxication, trauma or postoperative hemorrhages; hemolysis: autoimmune, parasitic; and production deficits: mainly following chronic renal failure.…”
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Evolutionary Analysis of Innovation Development in a Metropolitan Area from a Symbiosis Perspective: Empirical Research on the Shanghai Metropolitan Area by Quanxiang Xue, Can Liu, Min Zhao, Jie Wu

“…The research results showed that under a reciprocal relationship, the innovative development of core city and node cities was higher than the actual level; under a mutual inhibition symbiosis or parasitic symbiotic relationship, the innovative development of core city and node cities was lower than the actual level; and under an independent symbiotic relationship, the innovative development of the core city was higher than the actual level, while that of the node cities was lower than the actual level.…”
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Multiple Hepatic and Renal Hydatid Cysts Managed with Laparoscopic Surgery by Lamia Kouba, Bayan Alsaid, Taisser Almeree, Mazen Allouche, Abdulghani Alshalabi

“…Cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. …”
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Microwave Analysis for Two-Dimensional C-V and Noise Model of AlGaN/GaN MODFET by Ramnish Kumar, Sandeep K. Arya, Anil Ahlawat

“…The effect of gate length on the gate length behaviour of the noise coefficients P, R, and C is also studied. The effect of parasitic source and gate resistance has also been studied to evaluate the minimum noise figure. …”
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Macromycete fungal diversity in the Andean Amazonian rainforest of the Sacta Valley, Cochabamba, Bolivia by Mario Coca Morante, Alejandro Coca-Salazar, Olga Herrera Fernández, Casimiro Mendoza Bautista

“…Fifty morphotypes were categorized as saprophytes living on dead trunks and branches and twelve morphotypes parasitizing living trunks of 17 tree species. Low macromycete species richness and the Shannon index (3.78) are indicative of low macrofungal diversity.…”
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O caracol indiano (Macrochlamys indica): uma nova praga invasora na Florida by Alexandra M. Revynthi, Lívia M. S. Ataíde, Daniel Carrillo, Dakshina R. Seal, E. Vanessa Vassilaros, Paul E. Kendra

“…Este caracol está atualmente sob regime quarentenário nos Estados Unidos, devido ao seu potencial para se tornar uma praga agrícola e hospedar nematóides parasitas de importância médica (Grewal et al. 2003; Cowie et al. 2009; Jayashankar e Murthy 2015). …”
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In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Genotypes for Pre- and Post-attachment Resistance against Witchweed (Striga asiatica L. Kuntze) by V. O. Gwatidzo, J. T. Rugare, S. Mabasa, R. Mandumbu, J. Chipomho, S. Chikuta

“…Among the biotic stresses is witchweed (Striga spp.), a noxious parasitic weed causing major damage in cereal crops, such as sorghum. …”
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Collagenolytic activity of conjunctival fluid in healthy people and patients with aseptic ulcer of the cornea of various etiologies by Brzheskaya I.V., Somov E.E

“…It was significantly lower in paralytic lagophthalmos (482.4±21.4 KE/ml), but 2.5 times higher than normal limits (p &lt;0.001).…”
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A Compact CPW-Fed UWB Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Characteristics by Aiting Wu, Boran Guan

“…The dual band rejection is achieved by etching a C-shaped slot on the radiation patch and two L-shaped parasitic strips in the ground plane. The experimental and measured results show that the proposed antenna exhibits an impedance bandwidth over an ultrawideband frequency range from 2.4 to 12.5 GHz with VSWR less than 2, except for two stopbands at 3.3 to 3.75 GHz and 5.07 to 5.83 GHz for filtering the WiMAX and WLAN signals, respectively. …”
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Treatment options of human demodicosis by Olga Pawełczyk

“… Background: Human demodicosis is a parasitic disease caused by two species of mites, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. …”
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Raciocínio geográfico e complexos patogênicos atuais: análise comparativa da Dengue e da Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana by Raul Borges Guimarães, Rafael de Castro Catão, Baltazar Casagrande

“…We propose a rereading of this concept, by the introduction of the spatial thinking in the infectious-parasitic analysis that are persistent in the present, contemporaneous links of the technical-scientific and information’s period, as well, the comprehension of the coexistence of geographical milieus with distinguish technical, scientific and informational contents, modulating the interaction between the elements of the complex. …”
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Paludismo por Plasmodium falciparum. Presentación de un caso importado by Sahily de la Caridad Ortega Medina, Sonia Monteagudo Díaz, Yoelvis Castro Bruzón, Idalmis Reyes Rodríguez

“…La cantidad de casos reportados en los últimos años ha aumentado debido al incremento en el número de viajeros a zonas endémicas, falta de profilaxis adecuada y la prevalencia cada vez mayor de parásitos resistentes a los fármacos empleados para su tratamiento. …”
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Fire Ants (Solenopsis spp.) and Their Natural Enemies in Southern South America by Juan Briano, Luis Calcaterra, Laura Varone

“…Ecological and biological information is reported on local fire ants and their microsporidia, nematodes, viruses, phorid flies, eucharitid wasps, strepsiptera, and parasitic ants. Their biology, abundance, distribution, detrimental effect, field persistence, specificity, and phenology are discussed. …”
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Performance Improvement of GaN-Based Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers by Using Tapered SiO₂-Buried Structure by Rongbin Xu, Yachao Wang, Mingchao Fang, Yang Mei, Leiying Ying, Daquan Yu, Baoping Zhang

“…Additionally, the modulation bandwidth for tapered aperture VCSELs will also increase due to the reduction of parasitic capacitance. This research guides the development of high performance GaN VCSELs capable of achieving single transverse mode and high modulation rates for visible optical communication links and networks.…”
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Design of a Novel W-Sinker RF LDMOS by Xiangming Xu, Han Yu, Jingfeng Huang, Chun Wang, Wei Ji, Zhengliang Zhou, Ying Cai, Yong Wang, Pingliang Li, Peng-Fei Wang, David Wei Zhang

“…Furthermore, the W-sinker structure reduces the parasitic resistance and inductance and improves thermal conductivity of the device as well. …”
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Serological Follow-Up of a Dog Population in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis by Alba Valéria Machado da Silva, Adelzon Assis de Paula, Daniela de Pita Pereira, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, João Carlos Araujo Carreira

“…Among the positive dogs, all the sera from symptomatic ones with tissue parasitism recognized the peptide of 68.5 kDa. Our results suggest the need of modifications in the control measures regarding the elimination of the dogs. …”
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Cellular changes in bulbar conjunctiva and Vitamin A deficiency. Connection with clinical signs. by Roxana del Carmen Gómez Vilela, Marta Rosa González Deben, Luis Cruz Medina, Dunia Reyes Hernández, Gladys Barberis Pérez

“…<strong> <br />Results:</strong> Only 7.4 % of the cytology’s results were normal; the rest was altered, linked to respiratory, digestive and parasitic disorders, among others. <strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> Early diagnosis of Vitamin A deficiency can be a prevention method for different common and frequent diseases in pediatric stages.…”
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