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Second Language Identities Of International Teaching Assistants In The U.S. Classroom, Adam Agostinelli Jun 2019

Second Language Identities Of International Teaching Assistants In The U.S. Classroom, Adam Agostinelli

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Sociolinguistic research has yet to comprehensively address changes in the second language mediated identity, or second language identity (L2I), of English as a second language (ESL) students that take place as a result of traveling abroad and experiencing English in authentic circumstances. First, this study provides an outline of L2I and proposes a framework for evaluating L2I in authentic contexts (i.e. in a country where the target language is the primary means of communication). Second, personal narratives, formal reports, and observed classroom comments of international graduate teaching assistants (ITAs), who were placed in a required English Speaking course as a …

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Second Language Identities Of International Teaching Assistants In The U.S. Classroom, Adam Agostinelli Jun 2019

Second Language Identities Of International Teaching Assistants In The U.S. Classroom, Adam Agostinelli

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Sociolinguistic research has yet to comprehensively address changes in the second language mediated identity, or second language identity (L2I), of English as a second language (ESL) students that take place as a result of traveling abroad and experiencing English in authentic circumstances. First, this study provides an outline of L2I and proposes a framework for evaluating L2I in authentic contexts (i.e. in a country where the target language is the primary means of communication). Second, personal narratives, formal reports, and observed classroom comments of international graduate teaching assistants (ITAs), who were placed in a required English Speaking course as a …

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The Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homolog D (Rbohd) Cell And Tissue Distribution In Potato-Potato Virus Y (Pvyntn) Hypersensitive And Susceptible Reactions, Rodrigo A. Valverde Jun 2019

The Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homolog D (Rbohd) Cell And Tissue Distribution In Potato-Potato Virus Y (Pvyntn) Hypersensitive And Susceptible Reactions, Rodrigo A. Valverde

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The respiratory burst oxidase homolog D (RbohD) acts as a central driving force of reactive oxygen species signaling in plant cells by integrating many different signal transduction pathways in plants, including incompatible interactions with pathogens. This study demonstrated the localization and distribution of RbohD in two types of potato-potato virus Y (PVY) interactions: Compatible and incompatible (resistant). The results indicated a statistically significant induction of the RbohD antigen signal in both interaction types. In the hypersensitive response (resistant reaction) of potato with a high level of resistance to the potato tuber necrotic strain of PVY (PVYNTN), RbohD localization followed by …

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Factors Influencing Landowners' Decisions For Income-Generating Activities On Private Coastal Wetland In Louisiana, Hua Wang, Walter Keithly, Rex Caffey Jun 2019

Factors Influencing Landowners' Decisions For Income-Generating Activities On Private Coastal Wetland In Louisiana, Hua Wang, Walter Keithly, Rex Caffey

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© 2019 by the authors. The coastal zone of Louisiana contains more than 3 million wetland acres and has the highest acreage of salt marsh of any state. However, Louisiana accounts for 80 percent of the nation's coastal land loss. The loss of Louisiana's coastal wetlands results in changes in economic and ecological benefits on local communities. The purpose of the study is to investigate the factors that motivate private coastal landowners to participate in income-generating activities and the level of income derived from their coastal wetland parcels and to gauge their opinion of potential policy instruments for coastal wetlands …

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Description Of A New Species Of Ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) From The Gulf Of Oman, John S. Sparks, Prosanta Chakrabarty Jun 2019

Description Of A New Species Of Ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) From The Gulf Of Oman, John S. Sparks, Prosanta Chakrabarty

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Copyright © American Museum of Natural History 2019. A new species belonging to the leiognathid genus Photolateralis, collected from the coastal waters of Oman, is described herein. Photolateralis is unique among leiognathid genera in possessing a species-specific translucent midlateral flank stripe that may be comprised of either multiple independent translucent windows (P. stercorarius, P. moretoniensis, and the new species) or a continuous translucent lateral band (P. antongil). Photolateralis polyfenestrus, new species, is distinguished from congeners by the presence of a short, composite midlateral stripe comprised of three small, rounded translucent windows (vs. numerous windows in both P. stercorarius and P. …

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Giant Reversible Barocaloric Response Of (Mnnisi)1- X(Fecoge)X (X = 0.39, 0.40, 0.41), Pol Lloveras, Tapas Samanta, María Barrio, Igor Dubenko, Naushad Ali, Josep Lluís Tamarit, Shane Stadler Jun 2019

Giant Reversible Barocaloric Response Of (Mnnisi)1- X(Fecoge)X (X = 0.39, 0.40, 0.41), Pol Lloveras, Tapas Samanta, María Barrio, Igor Dubenko, Naushad Ali, Josep Lluís Tamarit, Shane Stadler

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MnNiSi-based alloys and isostructural systems have traditionally demonstrated impressive magnetocaloric properties near room temperature associated with a highly tunable first-order magnetostructural transition that involves large latent heat. However, these materials are limited by a small field-sensitivity of the transition, preventing significant reversible effects usable for cooling applications. Instead, the concomitant large transition volume changes prompt a high pressure-sensitivity, and therefore, promise substantial barocaloric performances, but they have been sparsely studied in these materials. Here, we study the barocaloric response in a series of composition-related (MnNiSi)1-x(FeCoGe)x (x = 0.39, 0.40, 0.41) alloys that span continuously over a wide temperature range around …

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Spatiotemporal Coupling Of Attosecond Pulses, Cord L. Arnold, Hampus Wikmark, Chen Guo, Jan Vogelsang, Peter W. Smorenburg, Helene Coudert-Alteirac, Jan Lahl, Jasper Peschel, Piotr Rudawski, Hugo Dacasa, Stefanos Carlstrom, Sylvain Maclot, Mette B. Gaarde, Per Johnsson, Anne Lahuillier Jun 2019

Spatiotemporal Coupling Of Attosecond Pulses, Cord L. Arnold, Hampus Wikmark, Chen Guo, Jan Vogelsang, Peter W. Smorenburg, Helene Coudert-Alteirac, Jan Lahl, Jasper Peschel, Piotr Rudawski, Hugo Dacasa, Stefanos Carlstrom, Sylvain Maclot, Mette B. Gaarde, Per Johnsson, Anne Lahuillier

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Attosecond pulses in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) spectral range are today routinely generated via high-order harmonic generation (HHG), when intense ultrashort laser pulses are focused into a gaseous generation medium. The effect is most easily understood in a semi-classical picture [1]. An electron can tunnel ionize from the distorted atomic potential, pick up kinetic energy in the laser field, potentially return to its parent ion and recombine. The excess energy is emitted as XUV photon. The process repeats for every half-cycle of the driving field, resulting in a train of attosecond pulses and in the frequency domain in the well-known, …

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Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin Receptorexpressing Neurons In The Preoptic Area Of The Mouse Brain, Kaustubh Sharma, Ryan Leblanc, Masudul Haque, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Madigan M. Reid, Ryoichi Teruyama Jun 2019

Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin Receptorexpressing Neurons In The Preoptic Area Of The Mouse Brain, Kaustubh Sharma, Ryan Leblanc, Masudul Haque, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Madigan M. Reid, Ryoichi Teruyama

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© 2019 Sharma et al. Oxytocin is involved in the regulation of social behaviors including parental behaviors in a variety of species. Oxytocin triggers social behaviors by binding to oxytocin receptors (OXTRs) in various parts of the brain. OXTRs are present in the preoptic area (POA) where hormone-sensitive sexually dimorphic nuclei exist. The present study was conducted to examine whether sex differences exist in the distribution of neurons expressing OXTRs in the POA. Using OXTR-Venus (an enhanced variant of yellow fluorescent protein) mice, the distribution of OXTR-Venus cells in the POA was compared between sexes. The total number of OXTR-Venus …

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Evidence For Pathways Of Concentrated Submarine Groundwater Discharge In East Antarctica From Helicopter-Borne Electrical Resistivity Measurements, Neil Foley, Slawek M. Tulaczyk, Denys Grombacher, Peter T. Doran, Jill Mikucki, Krista F. Myers, Nikolaj Foged, Hilary Dugan, Esben Auken, Ross Virginia Jun 2019

Evidence For Pathways Of Concentrated Submarine Groundwater Discharge In East Antarctica From Helicopter-Borne Electrical Resistivity Measurements, Neil Foley, Slawek M. Tulaczyk, Denys Grombacher, Peter T. Doran, Jill Mikucki, Krista F. Myers, Nikolaj Foged, Hilary Dugan, Esben Auken, Ross Virginia

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© 2019 by the authors. The Southern Ocean receives limited liquid surface water input from the Antarctic continent. It has been speculated, however, that significant liquid water may flow from beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet, and that this subglacial flow carries that water along with dissolved nutrients to the coast. The delivery of solutes, particularly limiting nutrients like bioavailable iron, to the Southern Ocean may contribute to ecosystem processes including primary productivity. Using a helicopter-borne time domain electromagnetic survey along the coastal margins of the McMurdo Dry Valleys region of Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, we detected subsurface connections between inland …

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The Expression Of Adipose Tissue-Derived Cardiotrophin-1 In Humans With Obesity, Jacqueline Stephens, Eric Ravussin, Ursula White Jun 2019

The Expression Of Adipose Tissue-Derived Cardiotrophin-1 In Humans With Obesity, Jacqueline Stephens, Eric Ravussin, Ursula White

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© 2019, MDPI AG. All rights reserved. Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) is a gp130 cytokine that was previously characterized for its e ects on cardiomyocytes and identified as a marker of heart failure. More recent studies reported elevated circulating levels of CT-1 in humans with obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, a subsequent rodent study implicated CT-1 as a potential therapeutic target for obesity and MetS. Adipose tissue (AT) is broadly acknowledged as an endocrine organ and is a substantial source of CT-1. However, no study has examined the expression of adipose-derived CT-1 in humans. We present the first analysis of CT-1 …

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Contrasting Latitudinal Gradients Of Body Size In Helminth Parasites And Their Hosts, Tad Dallas, Alyssa Lois M. Gehman, A. Alonso Aguirre, Sarah A. Budischak, John M. Drake, Maxwell J. Farrell, Ria Ghai, Shan Huang, Ignacio Morales-Castilla Jun 2019

Contrasting Latitudinal Gradients Of Body Size In Helminth Parasites And Their Hosts, Tad Dallas, Alyssa Lois M. Gehman, A. Alonso Aguirre, Sarah A. Budischak, John M. Drake, Maxwell J. Farrell, Ria Ghai, Shan Huang, Ignacio Morales-Castilla

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© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: We examined body size scaling relationships for two developmental life stages of parasitic helminths (egg and adult) separately in relationship to latitude (i.e. Bergmann's rule), temperature and temperature seasonality. Given that helminth eggs experience environmental conditions more directly, whereas adults live inside infected host individuals, we predict stronger environmentally driven gradients of body size for eggs than for adults. Location: Global. Time period: Present day. Major taxa studied: Parasitic helminths. Methods: We compiled egg size and adult body size data (both minimum and maximum) for 265 parasitic helminth species from the literature, …

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Meta-Analysis Of Yield Response Of Foliar Fungicide-Treated Hybrid Corn In The United States And Ontario, Canada, Kiersten A. Wise, Damon Smith, Anna Freije, Daren S. Mueller, Yuba Kandel, Tom Allen, Carl A. Bradley, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin Chilvers, Travis Faske, Andrew Friskop, Clayton Hollier, Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems, Heather Kelly, Bob Kemerait, Paul Price, Alison Robertson, Albert Tenuta Jun 2019

Meta-Analysis Of Yield Response Of Foliar Fungicide-Treated Hybrid Corn In The United States And Ontario, Canada, Kiersten A. Wise, Damon Smith, Anna Freije, Daren S. Mueller, Yuba Kandel, Tom Allen, Carl A. Bradley, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin Chilvers, Travis Faske, Andrew Friskop, Clayton Hollier, Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems, Heather Kelly, Bob Kemerait, Paul Price, Alison Robertson, Albert Tenuta

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Background Foliar fungicide applications to corn (Zea mays L.) occur at one or more application timings ranging from early vegetative growth stages to mid-reproductive stages. Previous studies indicated that fungicide applications are profitable under high disease pressure when applied during the tasseling to silking growth stages. Few comprehensive studies in corn have examined the impact of fungicide applications at an early vegetative growth stage (V6) compared to late application timings (VT) for yield response and return on fungicide investment (ROI) across multiple locations. Objective Compare yield response of fungicide application timing across multiple fungicide classes and calculate the probability of …

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Field Efficacy Of Insect Pathogen, Botanical, And Jasmonic Acid For The Management Of Wheat Midge Sitodiplosis Mosellana And The Impact On Adult Parasitoid Macroglenes Penetrans Populations In Spring Wheat, Govinda Shrestha, Gadi V.P. Reddy Jun 2019

Field Efficacy Of Insect Pathogen, Botanical, And Jasmonic Acid For The Management Of Wheat Midge Sitodiplosis Mosellana And The Impact On Adult Parasitoid Macroglenes Penetrans Populations In Spring Wheat, Govinda Shrestha, Gadi V.P. Reddy

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The wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana, is a serious pest of wheat worldwide. In North America, management of S. mosellana in spring wheat relies on the timely application of pesticides, based on midge adults levels caught in pheromone traps or seen via field scouting during wheat heading. In this context, biopesticides can be an effective alternative to pesticides for controlling S. mosellana within an Integrated Pest Management program. A field study using insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana GHA, nematode Steinernema feltiae with Barricade polymer gel 1%, pyrethrin, combined formulations of B. bassiana GHA and pyrethrin, Jasmonic acid (JA) and chlorpyrifos (chemical …

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Diurnal And Seasonal Variations In Soil Respiration Of Four Plantation Forests In An Urban Park, Mengxun Zhu, Wanlai Xue, Hang Xu, Yuan Gao, Shengnan Chen, Bin Li, Zhiqiang Zhang Jun 2019

Diurnal And Seasonal Variations In Soil Respiration Of Four Plantation Forests In An Urban Park, Mengxun Zhu, Wanlai Xue, Hang Xu, Yuan Gao, Shengnan Chen, Bin Li, Zhiqiang Zhang

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Understanding the carbon dynamics of urban trees and forests is one of the key components for developing mitigation strategies for climate change in a fast-paced urbanized world. This study selected four plantation forests composed of poplar, black locust, Chinese pine and mixture of poplar and black locust, located in an urban forest park on a well-drained fluvial plain with same land-use history. The diurnal and seasonal changes in soil respiration (Rs) and biophysical factors were measured from April 2015 to March 2016. At the diurnal scale, Rs varied out of phase with soil temperature (Ts) and the time-lag occurred in …

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Generalized Laminar Matroids, Tara Fife, James Oxley Jun 2019

Generalized Laminar Matroids, Tara Fife, James Oxley

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Nested matroids were introduced by Crapo in 1965 and have appeared frequently in the literature since then. A flat of a matroid M is Hamiltonian if it has a spanning circuit. A matroid M is nested if and only if its Hamiltonian flats form a chain under inclusion; M is laminar if and only if, for every 1-element independent set X, the Hamiltonian flats of M containing X form a chain under inclusion. We generalize these notions to define the classes of k-closure-laminar and k-laminar matroids. This paper focuses on structural properties of these classes noting that, while the second …

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The Enskog Process For Hard And Soft Potentials, Martin Friesen, Barbara Rüdiger, Padmanabhan Sundar Jun 2019

The Enskog Process For Hard And Soft Potentials, Martin Friesen, Barbara Rüdiger, Padmanabhan Sundar

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The density of a moderately dense gas evolving in a vacuum is given by the solution of an Enskog equation. Recently we have constructed in Albeverio et al. (J Stat Phys 167:90–122, 2017) the stochastic process that corresponds to the Enskog equation under suitable conditions. The Enskog process is identified as the solution of a McKean–Vlasov equation driven by a Poisson random measure. In this work, we continue the study for a wider class of collision kernels that includes hard and soft potentials. Based on a suitable particle approximation of binary collisions, the existence of an Enskog process is established.

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Hopf Algebras Of Prime Dimension In Positive Characteristic, Siu Hung Ng, Xingting Wang Jun 2019

Hopf Algebras Of Prime Dimension In Positive Characteristic, Siu Hung Ng, Xingting Wang

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We prove that a Hopf algebra of prime dimension p over an algebraically closed field, whose characteristic is equal to p, is either a group algebra or a restricted universal enveloping algebra. Moreover, we show that any Hopf algebra of prime dimension p over a field of characteristic q > 0 is commutative and cocommutative when q = 2 or p < 4q. This problem remains open in positive characteristic when 2 < q < p/4.

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Increasing C-Additive Processes, Nadjib Bouzar Jun 2019

Increasing C-Additive Processes, Nadjib Bouzar

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

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A Limiting Process To Invert The Gauss-Radon Transform, Jeremy J. Becnel Jun 2019

A Limiting Process To Invert The Gauss-Radon Transform, Jeremy J. Becnel

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

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Spectral Theorem Approach To The Characteristic Function Of Quantum Observables, Andreas Boukas, Philip J. Feinsilver Jun 2019

Spectral Theorem Approach To The Characteristic Function Of Quantum Observables, Andreas Boukas, Philip J. Feinsilver

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

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Fluid Restriction Decreases Solid Food Consumption Post-Exercise, Cristian Pérez-Luco, Francisco Díaz-Castro, Carlos Jorquera, Rodrigo Troncoso, Hermann Zbinden-Foncea, Neil M. Johannsen, Mauricio Castro-Sepulveda Jun 2019

Fluid Restriction Decreases Solid Food Consumption Post-Exercise, Cristian Pérez-Luco, Francisco Díaz-Castro, Carlos Jorquera, Rodrigo Troncoso, Hermann Zbinden-Foncea, Neil M. Johannsen, Mauricio Castro-Sepulveda

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Dehydration in rodents induces anorexia. In humans however, the role of dehydration in energy intake is controversial. This study investigated the effect of extreme fluid restriction on acute energy intake during and after exercise-induced dehydration. Eight physically active participants performed two exercise sessions to induce dehydration. After the exercise, the men were allowed to either rehydrate for 2 h or were maintained in a hypohydrated state, in a randomized manner. After 2 h, they were given cereal bars ad libitum for 1 h. Blood and saliva samples of the participants were collected before the exercise session, after the exercise session, …

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Broad-Scale Habitat Use By Fledgling Black-Capped Vireo, Marisa T. Martinez, Ashley M. Long, Heather A. Mathewson, Michael L. Morrison Jun 2019

Broad-Scale Habitat Use By Fledgling Black-Capped Vireo, Marisa T. Martinez, Ashley M. Long, Heather A. Mathewson, Michael L. Morrison

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Knowledge of avian habitat associations during the postfledging stage is lacking for most songbirds, which limits the ability to develop and implement management plans that address the full life cycle of birds. The Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla; hereafter vireo) is a Neotropical migratory songbird that breeds in early to mid-successional vegetation but has been documented using late-successional vegetation. We used data collected in 2013 and 2014 to determine the spatial distribution of vireo fledglings in relation to the availability of woodland cover in central Texas. We found that woodland cover was used less often than it was available in the …

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Efficacy Of A New Topical Formulation Containing Selamectin Plus Sarolaner Against Three Common Tick Species Infesting Cats In The United States, Adriano F. Vatta, David R. Young, William R. Everett, Vickie L. King, Judith A. Cherni, Marcela Von Reitzenstein, Susan J. Holzmer, Sara Chapin, Douglas Rugg Jun 2019

Efficacy Of A New Topical Formulation Containing Selamectin Plus Sarolaner Against Three Common Tick Species Infesting Cats In The United States, Adriano F. Vatta, David R. Young, William R. Everett, Vickie L. King, Judith A. Cherni, Marcela Von Reitzenstein, Susan J. Holzmer, Sara Chapin, Douglas Rugg

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The efficacy of a single topical application of a combination product containing selamectin and sarolaner (selamectin/sarolaner; Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) was evaluated in seven laboratory studies against Ixodes scapularis (three studies), Dermacentor variabilis (two studies), or Amblyomma maculatum (two studies). In each study, cats were randomly allocated to treatment groups based on pre-treatment host-suitability tick counts. On Days -2, 5, 12, 19, 26 and 33, the cats were infested with unfed adult ticks. On Day 0, cats were treated with either a placebo (vehicle control) or with the spot-on solution at the minimum dose of 6.0 mg selamectin and 1.0 mg …

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Efficacy Of A Topical Formulation Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner Against Induced Infestations Of Amblyomma Americanum On Cats And Prevention Of Cytauxzoon Felis Transmission, Mason V. Reichard, Jady J. Rugg, Jennifer E. Thomas, Kelly E. Allen, Annie W. Barrett, Jill K. Murray, Brian H. Herrin, Rachel A. Beam, Vickie L. King, Adriano F. Vatta Jun 2019

Efficacy Of A Topical Formulation Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner Against Induced Infestations Of Amblyomma Americanum On Cats And Prevention Of Cytauxzoon Felis Transmission, Mason V. Reichard, Jady J. Rugg, Jennifer E. Thomas, Kelly E. Allen, Annie W. Barrett, Jill K. Murray, Brian H. Herrin, Rachel A. Beam, Vickie L. King, Adriano F. Vatta

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Cytauxzoonosis, caused by infection with Cytauxzoon felis, is the most severe tick-borne disease of cats. The purpose of our study was to determine the efficacy of selamectin (6.0 mg/kg) plus sarolaner (1.0 mg/kg) formulated in combination (Revolution® Plus / Stronghold® Plus, Zoetis) applied topically once a month on cats for three months against induced infestations of Amblyomma americanum adults and to evaluate the effectiveness of the product in preventing the transmission of C. felis. This study was conducted in two phases. Sixteen cats were dosed with selamectin/sarolaner or a placebo (vehicle control) on Days 0, 28, and 56. In phase …

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Efficacy And Safety Of A New Topical Formulation Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner In The Treatment And Control Of Natural Infections Of Ancylostoma Tubaeforme And Toxocara Cati In Cats Presented As Veterinary Patients In The United States, Adriano F. Vatta, Melanie R. Myers, Dwight D. Bowman, Jady J. Rugg, Lina Damrah, Carole Therrien, Janice L. Liotta, Araceli Lucio-Forster, Vickie L. King, Douglas Rugg Jun 2019

Efficacy And Safety Of A New Topical Formulation Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner In The Treatment And Control Of Natural Infections Of Ancylostoma Tubaeforme And Toxocara Cati In Cats Presented As Veterinary Patients In The United States, Adriano F. Vatta, Melanie R. Myers, Dwight D. Bowman, Jady J. Rugg, Lina Damrah, Carole Therrien, Janice L. Liotta, Araceli Lucio-Forster, Vickie L. King, Douglas Rugg

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A new topical formulation of selamectin plus sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus, Zoetis) was evaluated in the treatment and control of naturally occurring infections of Ancylostoma tubaeforme and Toxocara cati in cats presented as veterinary patients in the United States. Three thousand three hundred three (3303) cats were screened in 25 veterinary practices in 15 states and 153 hookworm-positive cats (A. tubaeforme and/or A. braziliense), mainly from Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Hawaii, were identified; 135 cats met all the criteria for enrollment and were included on study. The cats were randomly assigned to treatment with Revolution® (at the label dosage, to …

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Efficacy Of Three Consecutive Monthly Doses Of A Topical Formulation Of Selamectin And Sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) Compared With A Single Dose Of Fluralaner (Bravecto® For Cats) Against Induced Infestations Of Ctenocephalides Felis On Cats, Adriano F. Vatta, Vickie L. King, David R. Young, Sara Chapin Jun 2019

Efficacy Of Three Consecutive Monthly Doses Of A Topical Formulation Of Selamectin And Sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) Compared With A Single Dose Of Fluralaner (Bravecto® For Cats) Against Induced Infestations Of Ctenocephalides Felis On Cats, Adriano F. Vatta, Vickie L. King, David R. Young, Sara Chapin

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In a controlled laboratory study, the efficacy against fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, of a single treatment of fluralaner topical solution (Bravecto® for Cats, Merck) was compared with that of three consecutive monthly topical treatments with selamectin and sarolaner (Revolution® Plus, Zoetis). Twenty-four domestic short hair cats were ranked based on host suitability flea counts to form groups of three and were randomly assigned within group to one of three treatments. The first group received a topical treatment with (a) placebo (vehicle control for Revolution® Plus) on Days 0, 30, and 60, (b) 6 mg/kg selamectin and 1 mg/kg sarolaner on Days …

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Efficacy And Safety Of A Combination Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner For The Treatment And Prevention Of Flea Infestations And The Treatment Of Ear Mites In Cats Presented As Veterinary Patients In The United States, Adriano F. Vatta, Melanie R. Myers, Jady J. Rugg, Sara Chapin, Aleah Pullins, Vickie L. King, Douglas Rugg Jun 2019

Efficacy And Safety Of A Combination Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner For The Treatment And Prevention Of Flea Infestations And The Treatment Of Ear Mites In Cats Presented As Veterinary Patients In The United States, Adriano F. Vatta, Melanie R. Myers, Jady J. Rugg, Sara Chapin, Aleah Pullins, Vickie L. King, Douglas Rugg

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Two randomised, single-masked, multi-center field studies were conducted in the United States in cats presented as veterinary patients. The first study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a topically applied formulation of selamectin plus sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus, Zoetis) against natural flea infestations; the second study evaluated its efficacy against natural ear mite infestations. The product was administered topically by the cats’ owners at the dose range provided in the market product of 6.0–12.0 mg selamectin and 1.0–2.0 mg sarolaner per kg bodyweight. Imidacloprid plus moxidectin (Advantage® Multi for Cats, Bayer) was used as a positive control in both studies …

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The Efficacy Of A Novel Topical Formulation Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) In Preventing The Development Of Dirofilaria Immitis In Cats, Tom L. Mctier, Aleah Pullins, Sara Chapin, Jady Rugg, Marcela Von Reitzenstein, John W. Mccall, Vickie L. King, Adriano F. Vatta Jun 2019

The Efficacy Of A Novel Topical Formulation Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) In Preventing The Development Of Dirofilaria Immitis In Cats, Tom L. Mctier, Aleah Pullins, Sara Chapin, Jady Rugg, Marcela Von Reitzenstein, John W. Mccall, Vickie L. King, Adriano F. Vatta

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Three controlled studies were conducted to investigate the efficacy of selamectin plus sarolaner (Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) in preventing feline heartworm disease in cats. In all studies, cats were inoculated with 100 Dirofilaria immitis third stage larvae on Day -30. In the first study, cats were treated with selamectin plus sarolaner as a single dose on Day 0 or as three consecutive monthly doses on Days 0, 28 and 56. In the second and third studies, cats were treated with either sarolaner alone on Day 0, selamectin plus sarolaner on Day 0 or selamectin plus sarolaner as three consecutive monthly doses …

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The Speed Of Kill Of A Topical Combination Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner Against Induced Infestations Of Ixodes Scapularis Ticks On Cats, Adriano F. Vatta, William R. Everett, Judith A. Cherni, Vickie L. King, Douglas Rugg Jun 2019

The Speed Of Kill Of A Topical Combination Of Selamectin Plus Sarolaner Against Induced Infestations Of Ixodes Scapularis Ticks On Cats, Adriano F. Vatta, William R. Everett, Judith A. Cherni, Vickie L. King, Douglas Rugg

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The speed of kill of a novel, topical product containing selamectin in combination with sarolaner (selamectin/sarolaner; Revolution® Plus/Stronghold® Plus) was evaluated against Ixodes scapularis ticks on cats. Sixteen cats were randomly allocated to a treatment group and treated topically on Day 0 with either placebo (vehicle control) or 6 mg/kg selamectin plus 1 mg/kg sarolaner. Cats were infested with approximately 50 unfed viable adult I. scapularis ticks on Days -2, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35. Efficacy was assessed at 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after treatment on Day 0 and at 4, 8, 12 and 24 …

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Assessing Social Vulnerability To Flood Hazards In The Dutch Province Of Zeeland, Ryan H. Kirby, Margaret A. Reams, Nina S.N. Lam, Lei Zou, Gerben G.J. Dekker, D. Q.P. Fundter Jun 2019

Assessing Social Vulnerability To Flood Hazards In The Dutch Province Of Zeeland, Ryan H. Kirby, Margaret A. Reams, Nina S.N. Lam, Lei Zou, Gerben G.J. Dekker, D. Q.P. Fundter

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The 2007 European Union Floods Directive encouraged member nations to pursue a more integrated view of flood risks and management strategies, taking into account social vulnerabilities of residents. To date, most flood-risk analyses conducted by the Dutch government have focused on physical risk. This study utilizes fine-scale data to construct a social vulnerability index for 147 districts of the Dutch province of Zeeland, located in the Southwestern Delta and the scene of widespread devastation following the 1953 North Sea Flood. Factor analysis of 25 indicators of social vulnerability selected from related research in Europe and the United States results in …

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