LABORATORY EVALUATION OF MESOCYCLOPS ANNULATUS (WIERZEJSKI, 1892) (COPEPODA: CYCLOPIDEA) AS A PREDATOR OF CONTAINER-BREEDING MOSQUITOES IN ARGENTINA

Laboratory evaluation of Mesocyclops annulatus (Wierzejski, 1892) (Copepoda: Cyclopidea) as a predator of container-breeding mosquitoes in Argentina

In laboratory bioassays we tested the predatory capacity of the copepod Mesocyclops annulatus on Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens larvae.A single adult female of M.annulatus caused 51.6% and 52.3% mortality of 50 first instar larvae of Ae.aegypti and Cx.pipiens respectively, in a 72 h test period.When alternative food was added to the DAILY containe

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Integration and Evaluation of Clinical Decision Support Systems for Diagnosis Idopathics Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to develop clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that are integrated with hospital information systems for the differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).MethodsThe integrated CDSS were validated and evaluated by physicians.Knowledge modeling for diagnosing IPF was performed by knowledge

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