The increase in insecticide resistant mosquito populations necessitates the exploration of novel vector control intervention measures. Push-pull strategies for insect control have been successful when used in integrated crop pest management. Through the combinatory use of deterring and attracting stimuli, the abundance of insect pests can be changed in a given area. A push-pull strategy might a...

Michaela Artwohl, Kathrin Muth, Karin Kosulin, Rainer de Martin, Thomas Hölzenbein, Georg Rainer, Angelika Freudenthaler, Nicole Huttary, Leopold Schmetterer, Werner K. Waldhäusl, and Sabina M. Baumgartner-Parzer Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna; Division of Molecular Microbiology and Development of Genetic Diagnostics, ...

This document contains the first iteration for a design for recommender systems in the preservation planning tool Plato. The integration of such support systems shall reduce the effort needed to create a preservation plan and enable preservation planning for less experienced users. . Keyword list Recommender Systems, Collaborative Filtering, Content-based Filtering, Preservation Planning, Plato...

Underwater bubbles can inhibit sound transmission through water due to density mismatch and concomitant reflection and absorption of sound waves. For the present study, a perforated rubber hose was used to produce a bubble curtain, or screen, around pile-driving activity in 6-8-m depth waters of western Hong Kong. The percussive hammer blow sounds of the pile driver were measured on 2 days at d...

BACKGROUND Migraine is considered as a risk factor for subclinical brain ischemic lesions, and right-to-left shunt (RLS) is more common among migraineurs. This cross-sectional study assessed the association of RLS with the increased prevalence of subclinical ischemic brain lesions in migraineurs. METHODS We enrolled 334 migraineurs from a multicentre study from June 2015 to August 2016. Parti...

For beam profile monitoring applications where low beam perturbation together with bi-dimensional imaging is required, ionization monitors based on neutral gas-jet targets shaped into a thin curtain are an interesting option. When integrated in ultra-high vacuum systems, such as in the Ultra-low energy Storage Ring (USR), where local vacuum preservation is of primary concern, such systems prese...

ion Techniques for Configuration Systems Rainer Weigel and Boi Faltings DRAFT Laboratoire d’Intelligence Artificielle Ecole Polytechnique F~d~rale de Lausanne (EPFL)