Progress and challenges on air-cooled open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Materials, structures, and systems by Xiaoyu Wu, Shuang Xing, Jun Luo, Haijiang Wang, Fuqiang Huang, Chen Zhao

“…Air-cooled open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells (AO-PEMFCs), with a greatly simplified balance-of-plant concept and compact structure, exhibit advantages of significantly reduced weight, low energy consumption, low operating temperature and low parasitic power. As a new star in research field of fuel cell, AO-PEMFCs shows great superiority for small-size portable power source, especially unmanned aerial vehicles, backup generators, and off-grid or emergency power applications. …”
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Evaluation of Halogenated Coumarins for Antimosquito Properties by Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Raquel M. Gleiser, Kabange Kasumbwe, Bandar E. Aldhubiab, Mahesh V. Attimarad, Bharti Odhav

“…Mosquitoes are the major vectors of parasites and pathogens affecting humans and domestic animals. …”
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Synthesis, SAR, and Docking Studies Disclose 2-Arylfuran-1,4-naphthoquinones as In Vitro Antiplasmodial Hits by Tatiane Freitas Borgati, Maria Fernanda Alves do Nascimento, Juma Fortunato Bernardino, Lunamaura Claudia Oliveira Martins, Alex Gutterres Taranto, Alaíde Braga de Oliveira

“…In vitro antiplasmodial activity was assayed against the chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum W2 strain by the parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) method. Cytotoxicity against Hep G2A16 cell was determined by the MTT assay. …”
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Sueño, utopía y desencanto. Cayetano González Gómez y la reconstrucción de la custodia procesional de la catedral de Málaga by Juan Antonio Sánchez López

“…Aunque no llegaron a realizarse, su extraordinaria calidad plástica intrínseca permite entenderlos como una interesante reflexión creativa sobre la versatilidad del ornamento y el papel parlante de la iconografía, aplicados a una tipología secular de tanta fortuna en la platería española. …”
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Immunosuppression with Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy Leading to Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome by Muhammad Farhan Khaliq, Rayan E. Ihle, James Perry

“…Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection that can remain asymptomatic for years, but it can cause death in immunosuppressed individuals. …”
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Pulmonary Toxoplasmosis Diagnosed on Transbronchial Lung Biopsy in a Mechanically Ventilated Patient by Delyse Garg, Nikhil Madan, Omar Qaqish, Sandhya Nagarakanti, Vipul Patel

“…Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects up to a third of the world’s population. …”
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Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids by Gaber, El-Saber Batiha, Ali, Alqahtani, Oluwafemi, Adeleke Ojo, Hazem M., Shaheen, Lamiaa, Wasef, Mahmoud, Elzeiny, Mahmoud, Ismail, Mahmoud, Shalaby, Toshihiro, Murata, Adrian, Zaragoza-Bastida, Nallely, Rivero-Perez, Amany, Magdy Beshbishy, Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Philippe, Jeandet, and Helal F., Hetta

“…Interestingly, Capsicum fruits have been used as food additives in the treatment of toothache, parasitic infections, coughs, wound healing, sore throat, and rheumatism. …”
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Malaria prevalence, transmission potential and efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy in the Kenyan Central highlands: a zone previously characterized as malaria-free by Francis T. Kimani, Kelvin K. Thiongó, Maureen A. Otinga, Lewis K. Mbabu, Mary N. Ombati, Stanley K. Kitur, Sarah A. Ochieng’, Lucy N. Wachira, Damaris K. Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau

“…Only two non-blood fed, parasites negative adult mosquitoes were collected from houses sampled. …”
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Broad Diversity of Fungi in Hospital Water by Máira Gazzola Arroyo, Adriano Menis Ferreira, Oleci Pereira Frota, Natalia Seron Brizzotti-Mazuchi, Jacqueline Tanury Macruz Peresi, Marcelo Alessandro Rigotti, Carlos Eduardo Macedo, Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Denise de Andrade, Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Almeida

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Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan by Abid Ali, Mehran Khan, Muhammad Numan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Ronel Pienaar, Minique H. de Castro, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor

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Histopathology of Infectious Colitis by Christina M. Surawicz

“…Biopsy may reveal the presence of specific parasites such as Entamoeba histolytica, cryptosporidia or schistosomiasis. …”
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Citrus Leafminer Parasitoid, Ageniaspis citricola Logvinovskaya (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) by Alison Walker, Marjorie A. Hoy

“…The population of A. citricola from Australia quickly established and dispersed throughout the state, reaching parasitism levels near 100% in some areas (Hoy et al. 1995ab, Knapp et al. 1995, Bullock et al. 1996, Pomerinke and Stansly 1998). …”
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Human Malaria by C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly, Richard H. Baker, C. D. Morris, Jai K. Nayar

“… Malaria in humans is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles and caused by any one of four species of microscopic protozoan parasites in the genus Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae and P. ovale ) distributed throughout the world. …”
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Human Malaria by C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly, Richard H. Baker, C. D. Morris, Jai K. Nayar

“… Malaria in humans is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles and caused by any one of four species of microscopic protozoan parasites in the genus Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae and P. ovale ) distributed throughout the world. …”
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Nesting Behavior of Abispa ephippium (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae): Extended Parental Care in an Australian Mason Wasp by Robert W. Matthews, Janice R. Matthews

“…Nests contain up to 8 cells; construction and provisioning total about 7 days per cell. The only parasite was Stilbum cyanurum Forster. Thievery and nest usurpation by Pseudabispa paragioides (Meade-Waldo) were discovered.…”
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Diversité et variabilité du régime alimentaire des chimpanzés du Parc National de Taï, Côte d’Ivoire. by Zoro Bertin GONE BI

“…Nous avons étudié le régime alimentaire de trois communautés de chimpanzés non approvisionnés par l’homme et parfaitement habitués à la présence d’observateurs humains dans le Parc National de Taï, en Côte d’Ivoire, entre octobre 1999 et décembre 2000. …”
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Malaria Diagnosis Using a Lightweight Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Varun Magotra, Mukesh Kumar Rohil

“…In our study, we propose a lightweight CNN, which requires less time to train, for identifying malaria parasitic red blood cells and distinguishing them from healthy red blood cells. …”
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IoT-Based Water Quality Monitoring System for Koi Fish Quarantine by Rizki Novan Andiyansyah, Onny Setyawati, Fakhriy Hario Partiansyah

“…The quarantine process is necessary because Koi fish are taken from paddy field ponds, where diseases from the external environment, such as fungi, bacteria, and parasites, may still be present. This research involves four parameters that support good water quality for the life and growth of Koi fish: temperature, acidity level (pH), Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), and water turbidity. …”
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Um tributo à professora Maria Laura (1919 – 2013) by Claudia Segadas, Lilian Nasser, Lucia A. de A. Tinoco

“…Em meio às diversas homenagens e destaques dados à sua história de vida, nós, que tivemos o privilégio da sua convivência ao longo dos 30 anos do Projeto Fundão, optamos por destacar suas características mais marcantes, que faziam de Maria Laura uma educadora, pesquisadora e, principalmente, amiga incomparável. …”
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Fresnel Prism on Hess Screen Test by Kyung Min Koh, Ungsoo Samuel Kim

“…Thus, a Fresnel prism may be useful for performing both the Hess screen test and Lancaster screen test.…”
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