Understanding of the role of body mass in structural-functional relationships is pressing, particularly because species losses often occur non-randomly with respect to body size.Our study examined the effects of dung beetle body mass on dung removal at two levels.First, we used the lab experiment to evaluate the efficiency of eight dung beetle spec

We present a protocol for a facile orientation specific deposition of plate-like mesoporous SBA-15 silica particles onto a surface (mesopores oriented normal to surface).A drop of an aqueous dispersion of particles is placed on the surface and water vaporizes Sodas under controlled relative humidity.Three requirements are essential for uniform Unde

Relative density is an important index affecting the mechanical behaviors of calcareous sands.The dense sands present softening strength, whereas the loose sands exhibit hardening strength.Furthermore, the relative density is determined based on the maximum and minimum void ratios obtained by using the maximum and minimum dry density test.In this s

Abstract Background Babesia spp.are protozoan parasites of great medical and veterinary importance, especially in the northern Hemisphere.Ticks are known vectors of Babesia spp., although some Babesia-tick interactions have not been fully elucidated.Methods The present review was performed to investigate the specificity of Babesia-tick species inte