Laboratory evaluation of Mesocyclops annulatus (Wierzejski, 1892) (Copepoda: Cyclopidea) as a predator of container-breeding mosquitoes in Argentina

In laboratory bioassays we tested the predatory capacity of the zemu shopping copepod Mesocyclops annulatus on Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens larvae.A single adult female of M.annulatus caused 51.6% and 52.3% mortality of 50 first instar larvae of Ae.aegypti and Cx.pipiens respectively, in a 72 h test period.When alternative food was added to the

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Shape Optimization of Costal Cartilage Framework Fabrication Based on Finite Element Analysis for Reducing Incidence of Auricular Reconstruction Complications

Skin necrosis is the most common complication in total auricular reconstruction, which is mainly induced by vascular compromise and local stress concentration of the overlying skin.Previous studies generally emphasized the increase in the skin flap blood supply, while few reports considered the mechanical factors.However, skin injury is inevitable

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Thermodynamic second law analysis of magneto-micropolar fluid flow past nonlinear porous media with non-uniform heat source

This study analyzes the second law of thermodynamic for entropy generation in an irreversible hydromagneto-micropolar flow system with non-homogenous heat generation.The non-symmetric microstructure fluid flow past a stretching sheet with saturated porous non-linear media under magnetic field influence.Ignoring the fluid particle deformation, the m

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Design of Mine Locomotive System Based on CAN Bus

Based fp9550bk on CAN bus, this paper studies the system control and management system of locomotive in mine, analyzes the working principle of locomotive system, gives the CAN bus scheme, hardware circuit design and CAN communication protocol, and implements long-distance, high-reliability communication function and remote monitoring function.Expe

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