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A comprehensive testing cascade to identify resistance breaking repurposed insecticides for next-generation vector control tools: screening a panel of chemistries against a malaria vector [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Gates Open Research, 2019
Background: With insecticide resistance in malaria vectors spreading in geographical range and intensity, there is a need for compounds with novel modes of action to maintain the successes achieved to date by long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor ...
Rosemary Lees, Giorgio Praulins, Rachel Davies, Faye Brown, George Parsons, Anthony White, Hilary Ranson, Graham Small, David Malone   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A standardised method of marking male mosquitoes with fluorescent dust

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Prior to a major release campaign of sterile insects, including the sterile insect technique, male mosquitoes must be marked and released (small scale) to determine key parameters including wild population abundance, dispersal and survival ...
Nicole J. Culbert, Maria Kaiser, Nelius Venter, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Jeremie R. L. Gilles, Jérémy Bouyer   +5 more
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Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A testing cascade to identify repurposed insecticides for next-generation vector control tools: screening a panel of chemistries with novel modes of action against a malaria vector [version 2; peer review: 3 approved]

Gates Open Research, 2019
Background: With insecticide resistance in malaria vectors spreading in geographical range and intensity, there is a need for compounds with novel modes of action to maintain the successes achieved to date by long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor ...
Rosemary Lees, Giorgio Praulins, Rachel Davies, Faye Brown, George Parsons, Anthony White, Hilary Ranson, Graham Small, David Malone   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Hydrogen Peroxide Fumigation and Heat Treatment for Standard Emergency Arthropod Inactivation in BSL-3 Insectaries

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
Climate change and global movements of people and goods have accelerated the spread of invasive species, including insects that vector infectious diseases, which threaten the health of more than half of the world’s population. Increasing research efforts
Irina Häcker, Irina Häcker, Roland Koller, Gerrit Eichner, Jakob Martin, Eleni Liapi, Johanna Rühl, Tanja Rehling, Marc F. Schetelig, Marc F. Schetelig   +9 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protein expression in female salivary glands of pyrethroid-susceptible and resistant strains of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background A group of insecticides called pyrethroids has been used extensively worldwide and development of pyrethroid resistance within mosquito populations, especially in Aedes aegypti, has rapidly spread through populations.
Chonlada Mano, Narissara Jariyapan, Sriwatapron Sor-Suwan, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Suthathip Kittisenachai, Pongsri Tippawangkosol, Pradya Somboon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Pentaradial and Bilateral Combined Photoreception System in the Sea Cucumber is Mediated by a Blue Light‐Sensitive R‐Opsin

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang, Chunhua Ren, Zhou Qin, Yimeng Cui, Bingbing Zhang, Peng Luo, Xuan Wang, Yaoqi Xie, Xin Zhang, Aifen Yan, Yang Zhang, Dingding Fan, Yang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Xiao Jiang, Lihong Yuan, Haipeng Qin, David M. Irwin, Chaoqun Hu, Yang Liu, Ting Chen   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source