Furuncular myiasis of the foot caused by the tumbu fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga: Report in a Medical Student Returning from a Medical Mission trip to Tanzania.

Cutaneous myiasis in humans is a temporary parasitic infestation of the skin by fly larvae or maggots of a variety of Dipteran families. In the United States, autochthonous cases of myiasis are infrequently seen. Most cases of cutaneous myiasis are acquired when traveling to tropical areas of Africa, Central America or South America. This case report involves a 26-year-old male medical student who visited Tanzania on a medical mission trip. Three weeks following his return to the United States he developed a furuncular lesion on the side of the fifth digit on his right foot, which contained the larva of the tumbu fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga

Planting a new cherry orchard system: evaluation of economic efficiency

Cherry growing is going through an intense phase of renewal. Innovation’s economic and financial analysis is crucial for their success and diffusion. The study evaluates three types of planting at different densities considered, with no covers and three different kinds of shields: a traditional anti-rain net; a multitasking anti-rain and anti-insect net; a multitasking net with high automation of opening and closing operations. The best performing plant in economic terms seems the high-density plant (HDP), followed by the medium density plant (MDP) and then the very high-density plant (VHDP). Higher density plants reach a shorter payback period. Despite the high investment cost, the quicker breaking even makes high-density plants less risky. Plants with cover structures determine more secure and stable production yields, with benefits at the farm level and the whole production chain. Nonetheless, the shielding structures display a significant quantity of waste during the plant’s life and at the time of disassembling. It is crucial to progressively increase their environmentally friendly characteristics, which to date is still poor. The supports and canopies may have a significant salvage value in the shorter-cycle cherry orchards. Since it is inappropriate to replant the cherry tree in the same plot, it is essential to study structures that can move from plot to plot. Thus, considerably would improve the environmental performance and, accordingly, the economic performance of high-density, shorter-cycle plants

\u3ci\u3eNeopronocephalus orientalis\u3c/i\u3e Sp. n. (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) and \u3ci\u3eSpirhapalum elongatum\u3c/i\u3e Rohde, Lee, and Lim, 1968 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) from \u3ci\u3eCuora amboinensis\u3c/i\u3e (Daudin) in Malaysia

Neopronocephalus orientalis from Cuora amboinensis in Malaysia most closely resembles N. spinometraterminis from Kachuga tectum tentoria in India by possessing postovarian cecal tips and an average of more than 30 vitelline follicles, but differs by having equatorial rather than preequatorial testes which are mostly intercecal rather than extracecal and a slightly smaller cirrus sac, Neopronocephaius spinometraterminis purportedly has spines in the metraterm and a common genital pore, whereas N . orientalis exhibits nonstaining wrinkled epithelium lining the metraterm and separate genital pores. Spirhapalum elongatum was also collected from its type host near the type locality

\u3ci\u3eNeopronocephalus orientalis\u3c/i\u3e Sp. n. (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) and \u3ci\u3eSpirhapalum elongatum\u3c/i\u3e Rohde, Lee, and Lim, 1968 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) from \u3ci\u3eCuora amboinensis\u3c/i\u3e (Daudin) in Malaysia

Neopronocephalus orientalis from Cuora amboinensis in Malaysia most closely resembles N. spinometraterminis from Kachuga tectum tentoria in India by possessing postovarian cecal tips and an average of more than 30 vitelline follicles, but differs by having equatorial rather than preequatorial testes which are mostly intercecal rather than extracecal and a slightly smaller cirrus sac, Neopronocephaius spinometraterminis purportedly has spines in the metraterm and a common genital pore, whereas N . orientalis exhibits nonstaining wrinkled epithelium lining the metraterm and separate genital pores. Spirhapalum elongatum was also collected from its type host near the type locality

Reconstitution of the malate/aspartate shuttle from mitochondria.

The isolated aspartate/glutamate carrier and oxoglutarate carrier from mitochondria were coreconstituted into phospholipid vesicles. Reconstitution of the functionally active carrier proteins with high protein/lipid ratios was achieved by detergent removal on hydrophobic ion-exchange columns. A simplified version of the mitochondrial malate/aspartate shuttle was constructed by inclusion of glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase and the substrates aspartate and oxaloacetate within the interior of the liposomes. Addition of external glutamate led to internal production of oxoglutarate which could be exchanged against externally added labeled malate. The reconstitution procedure was characterized with respect to the optimum ratio of reconstituted carrier proteins, the lipid concentration, and the concentration of internal substrates

Hierarchical modelling for recycling-oriented classification of shredded spent flat monitor products based on hyperspectral imaging

The number of flat monitors from televisions, notebooks and tablets has increased dramatically in recent years, thus resulting in a corresponding rise in Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). This fact is linked to the production of new high-performance electronic devices. Taking into account a future volume growth trend of WEEE, the implementation of adequate recycling architectures embedding recognition/classification logics to handle the collected WEEE physical-chemical at-tributes, is thus necessary. These integrated hardware and software architectures should be efficient, reliable, low cost, and capable of performing detection/control actions to assess: i) WEEE composition and ii) physical-chemical attributes of the resulting recovered flow streams. This information is fundamental in setting up and implementing appropriate recycling actions. In this study, a hierarchical classification modelling approach, based on Near InfraRed (NIR)-Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI), was carried out. More in detail, a 3-step hierarchical modelling procedure was designed, implemented and set up in order to recognize different materials present in a specific WEEE stream: End-of-Life (EoL) shredded monitors and flat screens. By adopting the proposed approach, different categories are correctly recognized. The results obtained showed how the proposed approach not only allows the set up of a “one shot” quality control system, but also contributes towards improving the sorting process

Design of an Automated Ultrasonic Scanning System for In-Situ Composite Cure Monitoring and Defect Detection

The preliminary design and development of an automated ultrasonic scanning system for in-situ composite cure monitoring and defect detection in the high temperature environment of an oven was completed. This preliminary design is a stepping stone to deployment in the high temperature and high pressure environment of an autoclave, the primary cure method of aerospace grade thermoset composites. Cure monitoring with real-time defect detection during the process could determine when defects form and how they move. In addition, real-time defect detection during cure could assist validating physics-based process models for predicting defects at all stages of the cure cycle. A physics-based process model for predicting porosity and fiber waviness originating during cure is currently under development by the NASA Advanced Composites Project (ACP). For the design, an ultrasonic contact scanner is enclosed in an insulating box that is placed inside an oven during cure. Throughout the cure cycle, the box is nitrogen-cooled to approximately room temperature to maintain a standard operating environment for the scanner. The composite part is mounted on the outside of the box in a vacuum bag on the build/tool plate. The build plate is attached to the bottom surface of the box. The scanner inspects the composite panel through the build plate, tracking the movement of defects introduced during layup and searching for new defects that may form during cure. The focus of this paper is the evaluation and selection of the build plate material and thickness. The selection was based on the required operating temperature of the scanner, the cure temperature of the composite material, thermal conductivity models of the candidate build plates, and a series of ultrasonic attenuation tests. This analysis led to the determination that a 63.5 mm thick build plate of borosilicate glass would be utilized for the system. The borosilicate glass plate was selected as the build plate material due to the low ultrasonic attenuation it demonstrated, its ability to efficiently insulate the scanner while supporting an elevated temperature on the part side of the plate, and the availability of a 63.5 mm thick plate without the need for lamination

Superconducting Superstructure for the TESLA Collider

We discuss the new layout of a cavity chain (superstructure) allowing, we hope, significant cost reduction of the RF system of both linacs of the TESLA linear collider. The proposed scheme increases the fill factor and thus makes an effective gradient of an accelerator higher. We present mainly computations we have performed up to now and which encouraged us to order the copper model of the scheme, still keeping in mind that experiments with a beam will be necessary to prove if the proposed solution can be used for the acceleration.Comment: 11 page