Nowadays, aflatoxin B 1 (AFB ) contamination is considered as one of the most common food safety issues for humans and animals.

The rapid auxin-triggered growth of the Arabidopsis hypocotyls involves the nuclear TIR1/AFB-Aux/IAA signaling and is accompanied by acidification of the apoplast and cell walls (Fendrych et al., 2016). Here, we describe in detail the method for analysis of the elongation and the TIR1/AFB-Aux/IAA-dependent auxin response in hypocotyl segments as well as the determination of relative values of t...

This paper presents how the Inspection Development Framework’s (IDF) novel maintenance scheduling technique increased aircraft utilization and availability in a sample of United States Air Force’s (USAF) C-5M Super Galaxy fleet. The hypothesis tested was “Can we execute segmented requirements during ground time opportunities order to optimize flying?” We applied IDF decompose C-5M’s five-day Ho...

Palm kernel cake (PKC) is the solid residue following oil extraction of palm kernels and useful to fatten animals either as a single feed with only minerals and vitamins supplementation, or mixed with other feedstuffs such as corn kernels or soy beans. The occurrence of mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zearalenone, and fumonisins) in feed samples affects the animal's health and also serves ...

After more than a century of American Foulbrood (AFB) research, this fatal brood infection is still among the most deleterious bee diseases. Its etiological agent is the Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. Huge progress has been made, especially in the last 20 years, in the understanding of the disease and of the underlying host-pathogen interactions. This review will p...

Shawn A. Putnam, Larry W. Byrd, Alejandro M. Briones, Michael S. Hanchak, Jamie S. Ervin, and John G. Jones Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Thermal Sciences and Materials Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, USA Universal Technology Corporation, 1270 N. Fairfield Rd., Dayton, Ohio 45432, USA Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Ther...

During 1991, ovitrapping was conducted by 37 U.S. Air Force installations. Sixteen installations were positive for Aedes albopictus. The number (449) and percent (21.5%) of Ae. albopictus-positive ovipaddles was almost 4 times that of the previous year. The collections of Ae. albopictus at Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), MS, and Shaw AFB, SC, are new records for Lowndes and Sumter counties, resp...

Many optimization algorithms and metaheuristics have been inspired by nature, e.g. by the social behavior of honey bees for Artificial Bee Colony (ABC). These algorithms often permit solving a wide range of optimization problems. In this paper, we present Artificial Feeding Birds (AFB), a new metaheuristic inspired by the behavior of pigeons searching for food. AFB is very simple, yet efficient...