DOES THIS LOOK INFECTED? HIDDEN HOST PLANT INFECTION BY THE PATHOGEN BOTRYTIS CINEREA ALTERS INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS, APHIDS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES IN THE FIELD

Few studies have considered whether hidden (asymptomatic) plant pathogen infection alters ecological interactions at the higher trophic levels, even though such infection still affects plant physiology.We explored this question in two field experiments, where two varieties of lettuce (Little Gem, Tom Thumb) infected with Botrytis cinerea were eithe

Abstract Lassa fever (LF) is a devastating viral disease prevalent in West Africa.Efforts to take on this public health crisis have been hindered by lack of infrastructure and rapid field deployable diagnosis in areas where the disease is prevalent.Recent capacity building at rumchata proof the Kenema Government Hospital Lassa Fever Ward (KGH LFW)

The paper focuses on the exploration of the suitability and the discretization of applicability issues about advanced surveying integrated techniques, mainly based on image-based approaches compared and integrated to range-based ones that have been developed with the use of the cutting-edge solutions tested on field.The investigated techniques inte

We report on optical investigations of MOVPE-grown InGaAs/GaAs quantum hbl5266ca dots emitting at the telecom O-band that were integrated onto uniaxial piezoelectric actuators.This promising technique, which does not degrade the emission brightness of the quantum emitters, enables us to tune the quantum dot emission wavelengths and their fine-struc

Lightweight, compliant actuators are particularly desirable in robotic systems intended for interaction with humans.Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) exhibit these characteristics and are capable of higher specific work than comparably-sized hydraulic actuators and electric motors.The objective of this work is to develop a control algorithm that