Healthcare workers (HCWs) are known to be at a high risk of being exposed the SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19 virus because they required interact with their patients distance less than two meters, for more ten minutes time. Due limited resources, most HCWs inadequately protected. This study describes development and performance an affordable full-body isolation pod (isopod). The isopod structure consi...

In many species, chemical communication is a determining factor in mate choice. Some species use the composition of cuticular compounds to discriminate between potential mates. Moreover, the presence of parasites can also influence mate choice and alter the odor of an individual. In the current study, we tested the effect of the endosymbiontWolbachia, which is naturally present in the terrestri...

Mormann, Kimberly, "Factors influencing parasite-related suppression of mating behavior in the isopod Caecidotea intermedius" Abstract Parasites with indirect life cycles often facilitate changes in their intermediate hosts in ways that increase the likelihood of transmission to their definitive hosts. Acanthocephalan infections typically correlate with altered pigmentation, antipredatory behav...