NATURAL INFECTION AND VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF ZIKA VIRUS IN SYLVATIC MOSQUITOES AEDES ALBOPICTUS AND HAEMAGOGUS LEUCOCELAENUS FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Natural Infection and Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Sylvatic Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Haemagogus leucocelaenus from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Soup Kettle Warmers Zika virus (ZIKV) was recently introduced into the Western Hemisphere, where it is suspected to be transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti in urban environments.ZIKV represents a public health problem as it has been implicated in congenital microcephaly in South America since 2015.Reports of ZIKV transmission in forested areas of Af

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Numerical Investigation on Local Scour and Flow Field around the Bridge Pier under Protection of Perforated Baffle and Ring-Wing Plate

In this paper, a series of numerical experiments are carried out on the anti-scour device combined with perforated baffle and ring-wing plate.In addition, the optimal dimensions and location of the combined device are obtained: The perforated ratio of the baffle is S = 20%, the distance from the center of the bridge pier is L Muira puama = 2d (d is

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Virtual reality intervention to improve apathy in residential aged care: protocol for a multisite non-randomised controlled trial

Introduction Apathy is a prevalent neuropsychiatric symptom for older adults residing in aged care.Left untreated, apathy has been associated with accelerated cognitive decline and increased risk of mortality.Reminiscence therapy is commonly used in aged care and has demonstrated to DHA VEGETARIAN ALGAE reduce apathy.Traditional methods of reminisc

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