Intertidal reefs comprised of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) have long experienced habitat loss, altering habitat patch characteristics of size and distance from edge to interior, potentially influencing spatial dynamics of host-parasite...
Anthropogenic climate change represents a critical and complex threat to the health and resilience of aquatic ecosystems. This review aims to critically synthesise and evaluate the synergetic and antagonistic mechanisms through which rising water tem...
Tropilaelaps mercedesae is an emerging parasite of Apis mellifera L. that is expanding beyond its traditional tropical range, yet its ecology in temperate regions remains poorly understood. This study investigated the establishment, seasonal infestat...
In nature, host specificity has a strong impact on the parasite’s distribution, prevalence, and genetic diversity. The host’s population dynamics is expected to shape the distribution of host-specific parasites. In turn, the parasite’s genetic struct...
The phenomenon of interspecies brood parasitism, characterized by parasitic birds depositing their eggs within the nests of unrelated host species for subsequent hatching and rearing, represents a pivotal aspect of ornithological research, owing to i...
Various distance metrics and their induced norms are employed in the quantitative modeling of evolutionary dynamics. Minimization of these distance metrics, when applied to evolutionary optimization, are hypothesized to result in different outcomes....
Parasites are generally overdispersed among their hosts, with far-reaching implications for their population dynamics and control. The factors determining parasite overdispersion have long been debated. In particular, stochastic parasite acquisition...
The primary driver of the observed increase in emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been identified as human interaction with wildlife and this increase has emphasized knowledge gaps in wildlife pathogens dynamics. Wild rodent models have proven e...
The growing demand for high-efficiency, high-power-density converters in data centers, electric vehicle chargers, and renewable energy systems has accelerated the adoption of wide-bandgap (WBG) devices. Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors offer superio...
The study of parasitoid reproductive behaviour is crucial to understanding how parasitoids influence host population dynamics, and the strategies used by parasitoids to maximize their reproductive success. Studying how the parasitoid optimizes its re...
In most animals, transient increases of extracellular ATP (ATPe) are used for physiological signaling or as a danger signal in pathological conditions. ATPe dynamics are controlled by ATP release from viable cells and cell lysis, ATPe degradation and...
Companies working on semiconductors must currently assure the customers of not only the performance of the semiconductor device per se, but also its performance when it is implemented in a real board, therefore including the role of parasitic effects...
This paper proposes a Dynamic Hybrid Binary Particle Swarm Optimization (DH-BPSO) algorithm to improve the bandwidth of an inverted-F antenna (IFA). The proposed algorithm improves upon the existing Artificial Immune System (AIS) algorithm by includi...
Calicophoron daubneyi, a rumen fluke increasingly reported in European livestock, has emerged as a relevant parasitic threat in cattle. This study investigated the prevalence and seasonal dynamics of gastrointestinal endoparasites in 382 fecal sample...
Thisarticle develops and analyzes a fractional-order Leslie–Gower prey–predator–parasite system incorporating two discrete delays and nonlocal spatial diffusion. The model’s central novelty lies in the simultaneous integration...
We prepared a series of 10 carbamates derivatives based on two common antiprotozoal drugs: metronidazole (1–5) and secnidazole (6–10). The compounds were tested in vitro against a set of two amitochondriate protozoa: Giardia duodenalis an...
Salvia absconditiflora and Orobanche anatolica exhibit a parasitic relationship. S. absconditiflora serves as a rich food resource for insects due to its abundant nectar. O. anatolica demonstrates host specificity towards S. absconditiflora. The obje...
This paper investigates the fundamental mechanisms of technological change in complex systems by analyzing how the evolution of embedded subsystems dictates the trajectory and sets the tempo of a host technology. Building on the theoretical framework...
Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with voltage ratings above 3.3 kV are emerging as key enablers for next-generation medium-voltage (MV) power conversion systems, offering superior blocking capabilities, faster switching speeds, and an improved thermal p...
The introduction of non-native freshwater fish is a primary cause of aquatic biodiversity loss at global scale. Such introductions have a severe impact on freshwater ecosystems in terms of competition, predation, habitat alteration, genetic pollution...
Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitic infections pose a formidable global challenge to livestock production and continue to affect livestock health and productivity, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. This study investigated the prevalence,...
Host–parasitoid systems are an essential area of research in ecology and evolutionary biology due to their widespread occurrence in nature and significant impact on species evolution, population dynamics, and ecosystem stability. In such system...
Ground-based attitude test rigs are essential for safely evaluating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight controllers and mission performance, yet the parasitic inertia, mechanical coupling, and joint friction of the rig hardware often influence the v...
Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), commonly called the kudzu bug, is a pest of concern in many soybean and legume-producing states. It was first detected in the United States in 2009. In the southeastern United States, M. cribr...
Experimental evidence supports the counterintuitive notion that rapid eradication of pathogens within a host, infected with both drug-sensitive and -resistant malaria parasites, can actually accelerate the evolution of drug-resistant pathogens. This...
Wireless power transfer (WPT) is increasingly used in smart manufacturing, unmanned platforms, and contactless power-supply applications. However, weak coupling, load-dependent impedance drift, and spatial misalignment can shift the resonant conditio...
Stink bugs are widespread agricultural pests that damage crops and reduce yield. Their impact is influenced by host plant selection and interactions with natural enemies, particularly egg parasitoids. Understanding these relationships is crucial for...
Dodder (Cuscuta campestris) is a parasitic plant that causes severe economic losses to crops such as mung bean (Vigna radiata), although some species, including tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), exhibit varying degrees of resistance. Dodder parasitism b...
Experimental studies have demonstrated that Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus transmits Theileria equi to horses. However, the degree and dynamics of this protozoan infection in the vector’s organism have not been fully elucidated. Therefore,...
Alcyonium coralloides has traditionally been classified as an opportunistic epibiont of exposed gorgonian skeletons. However, the ecological nature of its interaction remains poorly understood. Using Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) monitor...
Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) is a large double stranded DNA virus of honey bees, but its relationship with other parasites and prevalence are poorly known. We analyzed individual honey bees from three colonies at different times post emer...
Parasites are integral components of marine ecosystems, providing insights into host biology, trophic interactions, and environmental variability. This study presents the first systematic characterization of the metazoan parasite community of the Gre...
Understanding the seasonal dynamics inherent to non-crop host–fruit fly–parasitoid interactions is vitally important for implementing eco-friendly pest control strategies. This study assessed the abundance and seasonal infestation levels...
Schistosoma japonicum is a flatworm that causes schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease. S. japonicum RNA-Seq analyses has been previously reported in the literature on females and males obtained during sexual maturation from 14 to 28 days post...
This paper proposes a wide dynamic range (DR) and high-resolution discrete-time (DT) 2-order 4-bit sigma-delta modulator with a novel dynamic-modulated scaling-down (DM-SD) technology for non-invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition. The DM-SD...
In recent years, sugarcane production areas in Brazil have experienced a slower evolution in productivity, and one of the reasons for this is related to the increase in phytosanitary problems, such as the presence of pests. Nevertheless, limited atte...
In the complex dynamics of plant–insect interactions, the specialized galling of reproductive structures presents unique evolutionary adaptations. This study investigates the parasitic relationship between Arastichus gallicola (Hymenoptera, Eul...
The northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla, is a major pest of many crop species. The objective of the study was to determine how M. hapla population dynamics is affected by two precrops, i.e., Trifolium pratense and Medicago sativa, in three...
This study presents a system for precisely measuring pulsed magnetic fields with high amplitude and microsecond duration with minimal interference. The system comprises a probe with an advanced magnetic field sensor and a measurement unit for signal...
Avian haemosporidians are globally distributed protozoan parasites transmitted to birds by dipteran vectors. The effects of haemosporidian infections are wide-ranging and generally manifest as negative impacts on avian survival and fitness. The study...
Background/Objectives: Malaria is a tropical disease mainly caused by Plasmodium falciparum and represents a global public health problem, with over 200 million cases and 500 thousand deaths reported worldwide. Considering its treatment limitations,...
One advantage of a resistive sensor array (RSA) with shared rows (M) and shared columns (N) is the reduced number of wires from M × N + 1 to M + N which can greatly lessen the complexity and burden on wearable electronic systems. However, the d...
Metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS)-only memristor emulators offer simple circuit structures, but limited input-to-state coupling can weaken their high-frequency state response, motivating approaches that improve high-frequency performance wh...
Background: While the dynamics of disease emergence is driven by host–parasite interactions, the structure and dynamics of these interactions are still poorly understood. Here we study the phylogenetic and morphological clustering of haemospori...
In the practical physical structure of the electromagnetic inerter–spring–damper (EM–ISD) suspension, parasitic damping inevitably coexists with the mechanical inerter effect. To investigate the intrinsic influence of this parasitic...
Mathematical modelling of epidemiological and coevolutionary dynamics is widely being used to improve disease management strategies of infectious diseases. Many diseases present some form of intra-host quiescent stage, also known as covert infection,...
Determining the prevalence and local transmission dynamics of parasitic organisms are necessary to understand the ability of parasites to persist in host populations and disperse across regions, yet local transmission dynamics, diversity, and distrib...
Plasmodium parasites are the causative agents of malaria and can infect humans and other vertebrates, impacting socioeconomic development and causing significant health issues globally. Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe type of infection,...
Parasitism plays an important role in many fundamental ecological processes and is widespread both geographically and taxonomically. Interactions between parasites and hosts are often complex, and much attention has been paid to the relationship betw...
Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan protozoan parasite responsible for causing neosporosis in a range of animal species. It results in substantial economic losses in the livestock industry and poses significant health risks to companion and wild anim...
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