The mosquito Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) is a vector of dengue virus in southeast Asia. However, it is most notable for its accidental introductions into and subsequent colonisation of new areas. Ae. albopictus importations, primarily via used tyres infested with eggs, have been documented in the United States of America, Europe and Australia. The vector has become established in the sout...

Thymic T cell progenitor (TCP) importation is a periodic, gated event that is dependent on the expression of functional P-selectin ligands on TCPs. Occupancy of intrathymic TCP niches is believed to negatively regulate TCP importation, but the nature of this feedback mechanism is not yet resolved. We show that P-selectin and CCL25 are periodically expressed in the thymus and are essential parts...

The office of director, by its very nature, imposes duties and responsibilities on bearer. Taking into account the characteristics nature companies, it is inevitable that scope directors’ activities varies from company to company. A irrespective individual personality company, owes duty care skill. Coupled with skill much emphasis, particularly in 21st century, has been placed concept corporate...

This paper describes the OntoMaven implementation of a resolution algorithm for importation in the ISO Common Logic (Edition 2) language. OntoMaven is a plug-in based extension of the Apache Maven software build tool for the development and reuse of knowledge base (KB) artifacts, such as ontologies and rule bases, managed in distributed (Web) repositories, such as Github and Subversion. The Ont...

Importation of lucky bamboo (Dracaena sp.) stalk clusters has led to the accidental importation of Aedes albopictus in some countries. Current methods of fumigation using methyl bromide are harmful to live plants and thus are not acceptable. We exposed Aedes aegypti eggs to methyl bromide at rates of 32 g/m3 for 2 and 3 h and 48 g/m3 for 3 h, achieving complete control in 0/5, 1/5, and 5/5 repl...

The importation model is a venerable theoretical explanation for inmate misconduct but it has not been extended in nearly 50 years. The current study advances a life course importation model of inmate behavior where life events in childhood cascade to predict antisocial behavior during adolescence and misconduct occurring during periods of confinement. Based on data from 2,520 institutionalized...

A simple mathematical model to assess the disease risks associated with the importation of animals and animal products is presented. This model is dependent on the animal health and disease statistics reported by the Member Countries of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), and provides a structured approach to using information about a particular importation. The model can incorporate...