Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic protozoan parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals including mammals and birds.Raptors can be intermediate hosts for T.gondii and the infection may be dependent on their feeding habits.In this study, we investigated the seroprevalence of T.gondii in ten san jose sharks trucker hat raptor species f
Plastic Polymers and Antibiotic Resistance in an Antarctic Environment (Ross Sea): Are We Revealing the Tip of an Iceberg?
Microbial colonization of plastic polymers in Antarctic environments is an under-investigated issue.While several studies are documenting the spread of plastic pollution in the Ross Sea, whether the formation of a plastisphere (namely the complex microbial assemblage colonizing plastics) fortiflex stable super fork - head only blue may favor the sp
Lubricity of paraffinic fuels additivated with conventional and non-conventional methyl esters
Fuel lubricity prevents wear between metallic parts in relative motion inside the injection system of combustion engines.Among diesel fuels, paraffinic (gas-to-liquid or hydrotreated oils) and biodiesel (methyl esters) fuels are emerging since some of them are renewable and, in the case of paraffinic fuels, present excellent properties that can be
Model-based MIN/MAX override control of centrifugal compressor systems
We propose an application-oriented nonlinear control approach for centrifugal compressors, tailored to meet requirements of industrial applications such as variable process demands and adherence to operational constraints, for instance surge avoidance.Our compressor model modifies an approach of Gravdahl and Egeland by including key features of an
Experimental certification of level dynamics in single-photon emitters
Emitters of single photons are essential resources for emerging quantum technologies and developed within different platforms including nonlinear optics and atomic and solid-state systems.The energy-level structures of emission processes are critical for reaching and controlling high-quality sources.The most commonly applied test uses a Hanbury Bro