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Destabilizing the Fundamental Mode of Black Holes: The Elephant and the Flea. [PDF]

Phys. Rev. Lett. 128.11 (2022): 111103, 2021
Recent work applying the notion of pseudospectrum to gravitational physics showed that the quasinormal mode spectrum of black holes is unstable, with the possible exception of the longest-lived (fundamental) mode.
M. Cheung, K. Destounis, R. Macedo, E. Berti, V. Cardoso   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

DDO 68: A FLEA WITH SMALLER FLEAS THAT ON HIM PREY [PDF]

, 2016
We present new photometry of the dwarf irregular galaxy DDO 68, one of the most metal-poor and least massive dwarfs, located in the Lynx-Cancer Void.
F. Annibali, C. Nipoti, L. Ciotti, M. Tosi, A. Aloisi, M. Bellazzini, M. Cignoni, F. Cusano, D. Paris, E. Sacchi   +9 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

A reverse vaccinology approach to the identification and characterization of Ctenocephalides felis candidate protective antigens for the control of cat flea infestations

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Despite the abundance of the domestic cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) and disease risks associated with them, flea control is difficult and requires the development of new control interventions such as vaccines. In this study, a
Marinela Contreras, Margarita Villar, Sara Artigas-Jerónimo, Lidiia Kornieieva, Sergіі Mуtrofanov, José de la Fuente   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development times and survival of Synopsyllus fonquerniei and Xenopsylla cheopis, the flea vectors of plague in Madagascar [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2016
Acknowledgements We would like to thank Dr Lila Rahalison and Jocelyn Ratovonjato for their advice and help during the experiment. We are grateful to the staff of the Plague Unit and the Medical Entomology Unit at the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar ...
Baylis, Matthew, Kreppel, Katharina S., Morse, Andy, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Telfer, Sandra   +4 more
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Evaluation of fluralaner and afoxolaner treatments to control flea populations, reduce pruritus and minimize dermatologic lesions in naturally infested dogs in private residences in west central Florida USA [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2016
Citation: Dryden, M. W., Canfield, M. S., Kalosy, K., Smith, A., Crevoiserat, L., McGrady, J. C., . . . Sun, F. (2016). Evaluation of fluralaner and afoxolaner treatments to control flea populations, reduce pruritus and minimize dermatologic lesions in ...
Bennett, Tashina, Canfield, M. S., Crevoiserat, Lisa, Dryden, Michael W., Foley, Kaitlin M., Green, K., Heaney, K., Kalosy, Kimberly, Math, L., McGrady, Jennifer C., Royal, C., Smith, Amber, Smith, Victorene E., Sun, F., Tebaldi, C.   +14 more
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Assessment of dog owner adherence to veterinarians’ flea and tick prevention recommendations in the United States using a cross-sectional survey

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen is a critical factor for achieving medication effectiveness and therefore treatment success.
Robert P. Lavan, Kaan Tunceli, Dongmu Zhang, Dorothy Normile, Rob Armstrong   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

FleA Expression in Aspergillus fumigatus Is Recognized by Fucosylated Structures on Mucins and Macrophages to Prevent Lung Infection.

PLoS Pathogens, 2016
The immune mechanisms that recognize inhaled Aspergillus fumigatus conidia to promote their elimination from the lungs are incompletely understood.
Sheena C Kerr, Gregory J Fischer, Meenal Sinha, Orla McCabe, Jonathan M Palmer, Tsokyi Choera, Fang Yun Lim, Michaela Wimmerova, Stephen D Carrington, Shaopeng Yuan, Clifford A Lowell, Stefan Oscarson, Nancy P Keller, John V Fahy   +13 more
doaj   +2 more sources

In-home assessment of either topical fluralaner or topical selamectin for flea control in naturally infested cats in West Central Florida, USA

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background An investigation was conducted in West Central Florida, USA to evaluate the efficacy of either topically applied fluralaner or topically applied selamectin to control flea infestations, minimize dermatologic lesions and reduce pruritus in ...
Michael W. Dryden, Michael S. Canfield, Cara Bocon, Letitia Phan, Emily Niedfeldt, Amanda Kinnon, Stanislaw A. Warcholek, Vicki Smith, Todd S. Bress, Nicole Smith, Kathleen Heaney, Christine Royal, Dorothy Normile, Robert Armstrong, Fangshi Sun   +14 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
This research was supported by the Wellcome Trust (RCDF and Senior Fellowship to ST, #081705 and #095171), the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, and the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, a Division of the Armed Forces Health ...
Harrison, Thomas Alan, Jiang, Ju, Maina, Alice N, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Rakotonanahary, Rado J L, Richards, Allen L, Telfer, Sandra   +6 more
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Ctenocephalides canis is the dominant flea species of dogs in the Republic of Korea

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The status of flea infestation in dogs is an important public health concern because of their cosmopolitan distribution worldwide and the flea-borne disease transmission.
Kyu-Sung Ahn, Shin-Eui Huh, Sang-Woo Seol, Ha-Jung Kim, Kuk-Hyun Suh, SungShik Shin   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources