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Engineering Magnetotactic Bacteria as Medical Microrobots

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are living microorganisms that produce magnetosomes for navigation using the Earth's geomagnetic field. Their built‐in magnetic components, along with their intrinsic and/or modified biological functions, make them one of the most promising platforms for making future living and programmable microrobots.
Jiaqi Wang, Yi Xing, Michael Ngatio, Paulina Bies, Lu Lucy Xu, Liuxi Xing, Ahmed Zarea, Ashley V. Makela, Christopher H. Contag, Jinxing Li   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term trends in Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in Côte d’Ivoire

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Malaria control is heavily dependent on the use of insecticides that target adult mosquito vectors via insecticide treated nets (ITNs) or indoor residual spraying (IRS). Four classes of insecticide are approved for IRS but only pyrethroids are
Constant AV Edi, Benjamin G Koudou, Louise Bellai, Akre M Adja, Mouhamadou Chouaibou, Bassirou Bonfoh, Sarah JE Barry, Paul CD Johnson, Pie Müller, Stefan Dongus, Eliezer K N’Goran, Hilary Ranson, David Weetman   +12 more
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The insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in the Mekong region

Malaria Journal, 2008
Background Knowledge on insecticide resistance in target species is a basic requirement to guide insecticide use in malaria control programmes. Malaria transmission in the Mekong region is mainly concentrated in forested areas along the country borders ...
Denis Leen, Roelants Patricia, Samlane Phompida, Keokenchanh Kalouna, Baimai Visut, Sumrandee Chalao, Socheat Duong, Sochantha Tho, Thuan Le, Trung Ho, Van Bortel Wim, Verhaeghen Katrijn, Obsomer Valerie, Coosemans Marc   +13 more
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Development of Resistance to Pyrethroid in Culex pipiens pallens Population under Different Insecticide Selection Pressures. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Current vector control programs are largely dependent on pyrethroids, which are the most commonly used and only insecticides recommended by the World Health Organization for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs).
Linna Shi, Hongxia Hu, Kai Ma, Dan Zhou, Jing Yu, Daibin Zhong, Fujin Fang, Xuelian Chang, Shengli Hu, Feifei Zou, Weijie Wang, Yan Sun, Bo Shen, Donghui Zhang, Lei Ma, Guofa Zhou, Guiyun Yan, Changliang Zhu   +17 more
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Modelling and control of Mendelian and maternal inheritance for biological control of dengue vectors [PDF]

ECC 2021 - European Control Conference, Jun 2021, Rotterdam / Virtual, Netherlands, 2020
Mosquitoes are vectors of viral diseases with epidemic potential in many regions of the world, and in absence of vaccines or therapies, their control is the main alternative. Chemical control through insecticides has been one of the conventional strategies, but induces insecticide resistance, which may affect other insects and cause ecological damage ...
arxiv  

Innovative Integration of Layered Carbon Materials in Biopolymer Fibrous Membranes for Sustainable Water Treatment

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This review explores the progressive design of biopolymer‐based fibrous membranes enhanced with layered carbon materials such as MXene, graphene oxide, and carbon nanotubes. It highlights how their integration significantly boosts water filtration performance, selectivity, and antifouling properties.
Sanaz Khademolqorani, Kinjal J Shah, Mandana Dilamian, Ahmed I. Osman, Esra Altiok, Shohreh Azizi, Ilunga Kamika, Yuxin Yang, Fatma Yalcinkaya, Andre Yvaz, Seyedeh Nooshin Banitaba   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Enabled Drug‐Induced Toxicity Prediction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Unexpected toxicity accounts for 30% of drug development failures. This review highlights ML innovations in predicting drug‐induced toxicity, emphasizing comparative analyses, interpretable algorithms, and multi‐source data integration. It categorizes toxicity types, summarizes ML models, and organizes key databases, offering strategies to address ...
Changsen Bai, Lianlian Wu, Ruijiang Li, Yang Cao, Song He, Xiaochen Bo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: evidence from health facility data from Benin

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Insecticide-based interventions have averted more than 500 million malaria cases since 2000, but insecticide resistance in mosquitoes could bring about a rebound in disease and mortality.
Filémon T. Tokponnon, Yolande Sissinto, Aurore Hounto Ogouyémi, Adicath Adéola Adéothy, Alioun Adechoubou, Télesphore Houansou, Mariam Oke, Dorothée Kinde-Gazard, Achille Massougbodji, Martin C. Akogbeto, Sylvie Cornelie, Vincent Corbel, Tessa B. Knox, Abraham Peter Mnzava, Martin J. Donnelly, Immo Kleinschmidt, John Bradley   +16 more
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Analysis and optimal control of a malaria mathematical model under resistance and population movement [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
In this work, two mathematical models for malaria under resistance are presented. More precisely, the first model shows the interaction between humans and mosquitoes inside a patch under infection of malaria when the human population is resistant to antimalarial drug and mosquitoes population is resistant to insecticides.
arxiv  

Dengue disease, basic reproduction number and control [PDF]

Int. J. Comput. Math. 89 (2012), no. 3, 334--346, 2011
Dengue is one of the major international public health concerns. Although progress is underway, developing a vaccine against the disease is challenging. Thus, the main approach to fight the disease is vector control. A model for the transmission of Dengue disease is presented.
arxiv   +1 more source