Background: The direct agglutination test (DAT) has proved to be a very important serodiagnostic tool combining high levels of intrinsic validity and ease of performance. Otherwise, fast agglutination screening test (FAST) utilises only one serum dilution making the test very suitable for the screening of large populations. Results: We have tested FAST and DAT for the detection anti-Leishmania ...

Recent developments in technologies such as Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and advanced control systems have stimulated new interest in bus priority facilities using traffic signals. The use of AVL systems has generated opportunities for implementing flexible busspecific priority strategies according to performance. The extent of the opportunities available depends very much on the architectu...

This paper presents research on the combustion and emission characteristics of a four-stroke Natural gas–Diesel dual-fuel marine engine at full load. The AVL FIRE R2018a (AVL List GmbH, Graz, Austria) simulation software was used to conduct three-dimensional simulations process formations inside cylinder in both diesel mode analyze in-cylinder pressure, temperature, characteristics. results wer...

Reliability is a fundamental factor in the operation of bus transportation systems for the reason that it signifies a straight indicator of the quality of service and operator’s costs. Todays, the application of GPS technology in bus systems provides big data availability, though it brings the difficulties of data preprocessing in a methodical approach. In this study, the principal component an...

Providing real-time crowding information in urban railways would enable informed travel decisions and encourage cooperative behavior of passengers, as well improve operating efficiency safety. However, the problem prediction is not trivial because unavailability ground-truth data, particularly for direct impact on passengers (e.g., denied boarding platforms). This paper proposes a data-driven m...

Introduction: Early detection of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) outbreak in animals is crucial for controlling this disease in non-endemic areas. Methods: Epidemiological surveillance (2009-2012) was performed in Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Results: In 2009, Leishmania cha gasi was positively identifi ed in four dogs. Entomological research and three serological studies (2010-2...

this research uses computational modeling to explore another method to increase diesel engine performance while maintaining low pollutant emission levels. previous studies have shown that injection-rate profiles and injector configurations play important roles on the performance and emissions of particulate and nox in di diesel engines. since the most important engine design parameters, includi...