construction is one of the most hazardous workplaces in all around the world. awareness about workers’ attitude towards safety could be helpful in anticipating the workers' behavior. the aims of this study were to determine both the tunneling workers' safety attitude and the relationship between workers' attitude towards safety and occupational accidents. in this cross-sectional study performed...

The effect of barriers of dry soil on the ability of Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), to construct tunnels and find food was evaluated. Termite movement and wood consumption in a three-chambered apparatus were compared between treatments with dry soil in the center container and treatments where the soil in the center container was mois...

The growing market for smart home IoT devices promises new conveniences for consumers while presenting new challenges for preserving privacy within the home. Many smart home devices have always-on sensors that capture users’ offline activities in their living spaces and transmit information about these activities on the Internet. In this paper, we demonstrate that an ISP or other network observ...

Spodoptera frugiperda is a pest of worldwide importance, responsible for significant economic losses, mainly in maize crops. The use botanical derivatives emerges as promising alternative to control this insect pest. In work, we evaluated the effect ethanolic extracts (EE) and semi-purified fractions Acnistus arborescens Datura stramonium (Solanaceae) on biological development S. effects feedin...

Occupational therapy’s long-standing expertise in activities of daily living includes involvement in the feeding, eating, and swallowing performance of individuals across the life span (AOTA, 2002). Both occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants1 provide essential services in the comprehensive management of feeding, eating, and swallowing problems. These problems can be wide r...

In the locust, Locusta migratoria, the activity of identified efferent neurones of the suboesophageal ganglion was recorded extracellularly for long periods (hours or days). During recording, the animals were free to move in their enclosures. Activity of the cells appears to accompany feeding behaviour: they become active shortly before feeding starts and their activity persists during feeding....