ABSTRACT The community composition of parasites was characterized in Astronotus ocellatus from a tributary of the Amazon River, northern Brazil.The prevalence was 87.9%, and a total of 526,052 parasites were collected, with a mean of 15,941 parasites per host.Nine taxa of ecto- and endo-parasites were identified, but Ichthyophthirius multifiliis wa
Purpose: Hispanic residents of multiunit housing (MUH) are disproportionately exposed to secondhand (SHS) and thirdhand tobacco smoke (THS) from neighboring apartment units and common areas.Comprehensive legislation and voluntary policies are needed to protect residents from smoke.We developed a culturally tailored bilingual fotonovela to educate H
In this paper, the seismic response of a steel truss arch bridge subjected to near-fault ground motions is studied.Then, the idea of applying buckling restrained braces (BRBs) to a steel truss arch bridge in near-fault areas is proposed and validated.Firstly, the basic characteristics of near-fault ground motions are identified and distinguished.Fu