TRYPANOSOMATIDS DETECTED IN THE INVASIVE AVIAN PARASITE PHILORNIS DOWNSI (DIPTERA: MUSCIDAE) IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Trypanosomatids Detected in the Invasive Avian Parasite Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) in the Galapagos Islands

woody creek summer gin Alien insect species may present a multifaceted threat to ecosystems into which they are introduced.In addition to the direct damage they may cause, they may also bring novel diseases and parasites and/or have the capacity to vector microorganisms that are already established in the ecosystem and are causing harm.Damage cause

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Hybrid-Smash: A Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Compression Library

Compression algorithms are widely used to reduce data size and improve application performance.Nevertheless, data compression has a computational cost which can limit its use.GPUs could be leveraged to reduce gildan cobalt compression time.However, existing GPU-based compression libraries expect data to compress in GPU memory, although it is usuall

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Advances in mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke

Mechanical thrombectomy is a ground breaking treatment for acute ischaemic stroke caused by occlusion of a large vessel.Its efficacy over intravenous thrombolysis has been proven in multiple trials with a lower number needed to treat than percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial ng76 infarction.However, access to this key treatment m

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