In laboratory bioassays we tested the predatory capacity of the copepod Mesocyclops annulatus on Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens larvae.A single adult female of M.annulatus caused seat back 51.6% and 52.3% mortality of 50 first instar larvae of Ae.aegypti and Cx.pipiens respectively, in a 72 h test period.When alternative food was added to the cont
Micro-expressions are the small, brief facial expression changes that humans momentarily show during emotional experiences, and their data annotation is complicated, which leads to the scarcity of micro-expression data.To extract salient and distinguishing features from a limited dataset, we propose an attention-based multi-scale, multi-modal, mult
Aquatic sports are included in the top list of risky practices as the environment per se carries a possibility of death by drowning if not rescued in time.Not only are aquatic sports related to a high risk of death, but also all sports practiced on the water, over the water and on ice.Whatever the reason a person is in the water, Wheelchair and Sea
Real-time surveillance is a crucial element in the response to infectious disease outbreaks.However, the interpretation of incidence data is often hampered by delays occurring at various stages of data gathering and reporting.As a result, recent values are biased downward, which obscures current trends.Statistical nowcasting techniques can be emplo