This paper presents a new coverage flight path planning algorithm that finds collision-free, minimum length and flyable paths for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation in three-dimensional (3D) urban environments with fixed obstacles for coverage missions.The proposed algorithm significantly reduces computational time, number of turns, and path
Abstract Background The sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi is an Old World vector of Leishmania major, the etiologic agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.This study describes the courtship behaviour of P.papatasi and compares it with that of Lutzomyia Shams longipalpis, the New World vector of visceral leishmaniasis.Understanding the details of cou
Culture-independent methods in microbiology (quantitative PCR (qPCR), sequencing, microarrays, direct from sample matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF MS), etc.) are disruptive technology.Rather than providing the same results as culture-based methods more quickly, more cheaply or with improved acc
Women and femininity have historically been excluded from representation in cultural production from the French Hog Rings Caribbean.This marginalisation is evident in public memorials throughout Martinique and Guadeloupe, which predominantly encapsulate and perpetuate narratives of (White) male agency and (hyper-)masculine resistance to slavery.Thi
The current publishing landscape perpetuates biases that continue to exclude those who have been previously marginalized, specifically from the Global South including Africa.Incorporating philanthropy as the only driving principle to openly share knowledge is insufficient to truly empower and be inclusive to those who have been relegated to the per