INVASIVE SNAILS AND AN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE: RESULTS FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL SURVEY ON ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS IN CHINA.

Invasive snails and an emerging infectious disease: results from the first national survey on Angiostrongylus cantonensis in China.

BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic meningitis (angiostrongyliasis) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is emerging in mainland China.However, the distribution of A.cantonensis and its intermediate host snails, and the role of two invasive snail species in the emergence of angiostrongyliasis, are not well understood.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A nationa

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Hidden curriculum: An analysis of cultural content of the ELT textbooks in inner, outer, and expanding circle countries

Despite the great body of work examining Collection the cultural content of the international and local ELT textbooks, the cultural content and elements of the ELT textbooks in the inner, outer, and expanding circle countries have seldom been reported.That said, the purpose of this study was twofold: first, it was aimed to investigate the cultural

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Data Driven Tools and Methods for Microtexture Classification and Dwell Fatigue Life Prediction in Dual Phase Titanium Alloys

Microtexture has been linked to large reductions in cold dwell fatigue (CDF) life of specific dual phase titanium alloy aeroengine components.A recently completed Metals Affordability Initiative (MAI) funded program led by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and includes ATI Forged Panel Molding Products, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls Royce (RR), Arconic, Titanium

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