A resonant tunneling electronic circuit (RTEC) with high and multiple peak-to-valley current density ratios (PVCDRs) exhibited in the negative differential resistance (NDR) curve has been proposed in this research. The PVCDR values in simulating rese...
The bioinsecticide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Btk) is applied over large areas to reduce defoliation caused by the spruce budworm, an insect which affects millions of hectares of coniferous forests every 30 to 40 years in eastern North A...
Parasitic angiosperms, comprising a diverse group of flowering plants, are partially or fully dependent on their hosts to acquire water, mineral nutrients and organic compounds. Some have detrimental effects on agriculturally important crop plants. T...
Sarcotaces arcticus (Collett, 1874) is a relatively large, internal parasitic copepod that infects many marine fishes. Although its large size suggests it may have a negative effect on host reproduction by reducing space available in the abdominal ca...
Parasitic capacitance represents the main error source in measurement systems based on electrical impedance spectroscopy. The capacitive nature of electrodes’ impedance in tetrapolar configuration can give origin to phase errors when electrodes...
Maternal parasitemia and placental parasite load were examined in mother–newborn pairs to determine their effect on the congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi. Parasitemia was qualitatively assessed in mothers and newborns by the microhem...
The electro-thermal performance of silicon nanosheet field-effect transistors (NSFETs) with various parasitic bottom transistor (trpbt)-controlling schemes is evaluated. Conventional punch-through stopper, trench inner-spacer (TIS), and bottom oxide...
Precise torque control without pulsations is one of the major quality issues in pulse-width modulated voltage-source inverter (PWM-VSI) drives. Theoretically, it could be postulated that at frequencies of some kHz, the machine’s inertia absorbs switc...
Heat recovery systems based on thermoelectric micro-generators (µ-TEGs) can play a significant role in the development of wireless, energetically autonomous electronics. However, to date, the power density recovered for low temperature differen...
This paper presents an improved investigation into the effects of temperature-dependent parasitic elements on the silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power losses. Based on the physical knowledge of MOSFET, a circuit-level loss analytical model is proposed,...
The integration of inductive charging technology in electric vehicles has aroused the interest of researchers in recent years. Specifically, one of the growing areas is wireless charging in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). In this environment,...
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are one of the most destructive plant pathogens worldwide, and controlling them is extremely challenging. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which naturally exist in plants and microorganisms, play an important role i...
Different mechanisms for balancing power between parallel connected modules have been presented in recent years. They have been broadly classified into active and passive methods. The high output impedance of topologies, including active clamp networ...
The control of infectious/parasitic diseases is a continuing challenge for global health, which in turn requires new methods of action and the development of innovative agents to be used in its prevention and/or treatment. In this context, the contro...
A nonlinear state-space model for Schottky diode rectifiers is presented that incorporates junction dynamics, layout parasitic effects, and electromagnetic coupling effects. Unlike prior approaches, the model resolves conduction intervals under harmo...
Optimizing static random-access memory (SRAM) cells requires considering parasitic effects, as their impact on circuits in advanced nodes becomes increasingly complex. In this paper, Convolutional Neural Network-Informed Non-dominated Sorting Genetic...
Multi-coil WPT systems require mutual inductance information between coils to increase the power transmission efficiency. However, in the high frequency (HF) bands such as 6.78 MHz and 13.56 MHz, the presence of surrounding coils changes the value of...
High parasitic capacitance from poly-insulator-poly capacitors in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes presents a major bottleneck to achieving high-resolution successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (...
This work presents a comprehensive quantum transport modeling and simulation framework to evaluate parasitic effects and radio frequency (RF) performance in stacked silicon (Si) nanosheet (NS) lateral gate-all-around (LGAA) nFETs targeting the sub-2...
Lethal effects of neem derived pesticides (neem leaf extract (NLE) and NeemAzal-T/S (NA)) were examined on different entomopathogenic (EPN) and slug-parasitic (SPN) nematodes. In our recent study, neem derived pesticides were tested against Phasmarha...
This work is dedicated to the assessment of the filtering performances of an optoelectronic sensor for space applications. Particular care is taken concerning the power supply subsystem (here voltage shifter integrated circuit), which is part of the...
Increasing areas of artificial afforestation and poplar monoculture in China have led to serious problems with insect pests. The development of genetic engineering technology, such as transgenic modification with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) genes, pr...
Slug-parasitic nematodes are promising biological control agents against gastropod pests, yet their responses to cereal root volatiles remain poorly understood. We evaluated the chemotactic behavior of Phasmarhabditis papillosa, Oscheius myriophilus,...
Drastically elevated glycolytic activity is a prominent metabolic feature of cancer cells. Until recently it was thought that tumor cells shift their entire energy production from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to glycolysis. However, new evidenc...
Encoder-like micro area-changed capacitive transducers are advantageous in terms of their better linearity and larger dynamic range compared to gap-changed capacitive transducers. Such transducers have been widely applied in rectilinear and rotationa...
Cancer can be initiated in a cell or a fibroblast by short-circuiting of the cellular electromagnetic field by various fibers, parasitic energy consumption, virus infections, and mitochondrial defects, leading to a damped cellular electromagnetic fie...
With the development of the photovoltaic industry; there will be an increasing demand for efficient, high-power density, and low-cost grid interface converters. Compared with two-level inverters, multilevel inverters have the following advantages: (1...
To solve the short working distance and small measurement range of an all-fibre interferometer, we proposed a Mach–Zehnder Fabry–Perot hybrid fibre-optic interferometry system based on sinusoidal phase modulation. In this paper, a low-fin...
In this paper, an advanced electrothermal simulation strategy is applied to a 3.3 kV silicon carbide MOSFET power module. The approach is based on a full circuital representation of the module, where use is made of the thermal equivalent of the Ohm’s...
The use of synthetic insecticides may cause failures in the biological control of insect pests due to undesired side effects on natural enemies and the rapid evolution of insecticide resistance in agroecosystems. Residues of neurotoxic insecticides c...
This study aims to facilitate the assessment of the electromagnetic-electrical-thermal coupled response of a developed 30 kHz/12 kW silicon carbide (SiC)/silicon (Si) hybrid power-integrated module (hPIM) during load operation. To achieve this goal,...
Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs), such as Meloidogyne incognita, cause significant agricultural losses worldwide. Conventional nematicides like methyl bromide are being phased out due to environmental and health concerns, prompting the search for saf...
The immune system may aberrantly silence when against “altered self”, which consequently may develop into malignancies. With the development of tumor immunology and molecular biology, the deepened understanding of the relationship between...
Parasitic plants can often seriously harm host plants and, thus, alter competitive dominance between hosts and neighbouring species. However, whether and how parasitic plants differently affect the competitive abilities of invasive and the native pla...
(1) Introduction: Gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) are one of the most common causes of disease in the world. Clinical diagnosis of most parasitic diseases is difficult because they do not produce characteristic symptoms. (2) Methods: The PubMed, Sc...
We started a campaign in the heart of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, to expose the hidden threats of parasitic illnesses in ruminants and the severe financial consequences associated with them. Our in-depth investigations focused on the prevalence, im...
Plants are continuously subjected to the unfavorable impact of abiotic stress factors, of which soil salinity is among the most adverse. Although away from direct soil contact throughout most of their lifecycle, stem parasitic plants of the genus Cus...
Soil microbes play an important role in plant invasion, and parasitic plants regulate the growth of invasive plants. However, the mechanisms by which parasitic plants regulate the effects of soil microbes on invasive plants have not been investigated...
Mounting a balanced and robust humoral immune response is of utmost importance for reducing the infectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi. While the role of such a response in controlling the infection is well known, there is a lack of tools that can be used...
Parasitic diseases pose a serious threat to the health of humans and the steady development of livestock husbandry. Although there are certain drug-based treatment methods, with the widespread application of drugs, various parasites are gradually dev...
Specific floral resources may help bees to face environmental challenges such as parasite infection, as recently shown for sunflower pollen. Whereas this pollen diet is known to be unsuitable for the larval development of bumble bees, it has been sho...
The pupal endoparasitoid B. lasus injects venom into its host G. mellonella during oviposition, yet knowledge about the venom remains limited. This study explores how parasitism and venom from B. lasus impair the host’s cellular and humoral imm...
In this work, the effects of total dose irradiation on the parasitic bipolar junction transistor (BTJ) in 130 nm PDSOI MOSFETs were investigated. The experimental results demonstrate that irradiation-induced oxide-trap charges can modify the E-B junc...
Kriechbaumerella dendrolimi (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) is a dominant pupal parasitoid species of various significant pine caterpillars, including Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), with great potential for utilization. So far,...
Equines play a crucial role in global food security, economic development, and recreation, particularly in regions such as Central Asia, parts of Africa, and South America. However, parasitic infections significantly impact their health, productivity...
The mechanisms of action of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in monogenean parasites of the genus Cichlidogyrus were investigated through a microarray hybridization approach using genomic information from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The effects...
Ammonia (NH3) is an environmental pollutant that enters ecosystems as a result of agricultural activities, industrial accidents, leaks of ammonia-based rocket fuel, and explosions at chemical plants. Temperature changes can alter the toxicity of ammo...
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the apicomplexa protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This disease is a health burden, mainly in pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) has proved to be an importa...
Infection by holoparasitic plants typically causes decreases in host mass, thought to be primarily as a result of resource abstraction. Inverse relationships have been noted between the number of Orobanche spp. parasites infecting a host and their ma...
Phelipanche aegyptiaca Pers. is a holoparasitic plant that parasitizes various types of host plants. Its penetration into host roots causes a massive reduction in the yield of many crop plants worldwide. The nature of the compounds taken by the paras...
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