Abstract Background The sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi is an Old World vector of Leishmania major, the etiologic agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.This study describes the courtship behaviour of P.papatasi and compares it with that of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the New World vector of visceral leishmaniasis.Understanding the details of courtship
ABSTRACT Purpose To analyze the effects of auditory stimulation on heart rate variability (HRV) indices in healthy individuals with normal hearing and with hearing loss, regardless of type and/or grade, by means of a systematic review.Research strategies This is a systematic review with a meta-analysis that addresses the following question: in Jump
Abstract Background A high prevalence of mental disorders including depression, anxiety, somatoform, and dissociative disorder is reported during pregnancy, however, information on the transfer of antipsychotics across the placenta and into breast Soaks milk is limited.We evaluated brotizolam, periciazine and sulpiride in cord blood, maternal serum
Detection of the breast cancer tumors at an early stage is very crucial to be successful in the treatment.Microwave measurement systems have gained much attention for this aim over last decades.The main principle of these systems is based on the significant difference in the dielectric properties of the malignant tumor and normal breast tissue in t
Pyrotechnic devices are widely used in modern aerospace engineering.One of the most effective types of pyrotechnic devices for performing obstacle separation operations in aerospace engineering is linear shaped charges.The penetration efficiency of the cumulative jet into a metal plate varies depending on the distance to the obstacle, i.e., on the