Evaluation of oviposition attractants and substrate preferences of Aedes albopictus was carried out under laboratory and field conditions. To obtain candidate oviposition substances we used a water rinse of 3 mollusk species: blood cockle (Anadara granosa), carpet shell (Paphia undulata), and sea mussel (Mytilus smaragdinus), and the giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon). The rinse water of carpe...

We prove that, up to scalar multiples, there exists only one local regular Dirichlet form on a generalized Sierpinski carpet that is invariant with respect to the local symmetries of the carpet. Consequently for each such fractal the law of Brownian motion is uniquely determined and the Laplacian is well defined. Research partially supported by NSERC (Canada), and EPSRC (UK). Research partially...

Methods for detecting microorganisms on surfaces are needed to locate biocontamination sources and to relate surface and airborne concentrations. Research was conducted in an experimental room to evaluate surface sampling methods and quantitative PCR (QPCR) for enhanced detection of a target biocontaminant present on flooring materials. QPCR and culture analyses were used to quantitate Bacillus...

Embodied energy and cost of construction any building depends upon the consumption resources, more specifically materials. In housing clusters, spaces provided for horizontal vertical circulation occupants such as corridors contribute in built-up area individual unit without increase usable/carpet area. Thus, an efficient architectural planning common plays a major role lowering built-up-to-car...

BACKGROUND High salinity (1-10% w/v) of tannery wastewater makes it difficult to be treated by conventional biological treatment. Salt tolerant microbes can adapt to these saline conditions and degrade the organics in saline wastewater. RESULTS Four salt tolerant bacterial strains isolated from marine and tannery saline wastewater samples were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus fl...

We consider a random version of the McMullen–Bedford general Sierpinski carpet which is constructed by randomly choosing patterns in each step instead of a single pattern in its original form. Their Hausdorff, packing and box-counting dimensions are determined. A sufficient condition and a necessary condition for the Hausdorff measures in their dimensions to be positive are given. As an applica...