Abstract Holotrichia oblita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and some other scarab beetles are the Corner Brackets main soil-dwelling pests in China.Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and Beauveria bassiana (Bb) are entomopathogens that have been used as biocontrol agents of various pests.However, scarab larvae especially H.oblita exhibited strong adaptability

This paper presents an extended cell transmission model to simulate an emergency evacuation of crowd in a supermarket scenario.The supermarket scenario with a daily shopping, an emergency exit and multiple parallel shelves is discretized into a set of regular hexagonal cells.First, we verify the validity of the model by comparing the results of the

Combined antiretroviral therapy ushered an era of survivable HIV infection in which people living with HIV (PLH) conduct normal life activities and enjoy measurably extended lifespans.However, despite viral control, PLH often experience a variety of cognitive, emotional, and physical phenotypes that diminish their quality of life, including cogniti

Diabetic populations are more prone to developing wound infections which results in poor and delayed wound healing.Infection with drug resistant organisms further worsen the situation, driving searches for Sofas alternative treatment approaches such as phage therapy.Major drawback of phage therapy, however, is low phage persistence in situ, suggest

Abstract Introduction Open Online Courses (OOCs) are increasingly presented as a possible solution to the many Sofas challenges of higher education.However, there is currently little evidence available to support decisions around the use of OOCs in health professions education.The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the available evidenc