Knock down efficacy of commercially available insecticides against Anopheles gambiae Nicholas K. Makworo , Vincent O. Ochieng, Dorington Ogoyi, Richard W. Mukabana

The phenomenon of knock is an abnormal combustion occurring in spark-ignition (SI) engines and forms a barrier that prevents increase thermal efficiency while simultaneously reducing CO2 emissions. Since knocking highly stochastic, cyclic analysis in-cylinder pressure necessary. In this study we propose approach for efficient robust detection identification three different internal engines. pro...

behaviour studies indicated that the permethrin resistant strin of an. stephensi was 3-fold resistant to knock-down compared with the susceptible strain. the resistant strain was however 3-fold less irritable to permethrin and less responsive than the susceptible strain to the movement of an aspirator. if reduced irritability and reduced responsiveness to catch are consequences of the changes i...

Fibrillin4 (FBN4) is a protein component of plastoglobules, which are antioxidant-rich sub-compartments attached to the chloroplast thylakoid membranes. FBN4 is required for normal plant biotic and abiotic stress resistance, including bacterial pathogens, herbicide, high light intensity, and ozone; FBN4 is also required for the accumulation of osmiophilic material inside plastoglobules. In this...

Selective blockers of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) inhibit dopamine uptake in the prefrontal cortex. This suggests that dopamine in this region is normally cleared by the somewhat promiscuous NET. We have tested this hypothesis by comparing the effects of inhibitors selective for the three monoamine transporters with those of a nonspecific inhibitor, cocaine, on uptake of 3H-dopamine in...

In order to detect knock in spark plug engines generally structure–borne sound signals measured by acceleration sensors mounted on the engine housing are used. At test bed engines additional pressure sensors measuring the pressure inside the combustion chamber deliver a reference signal to adjust the parameters of knock detection based on the sound signal. We show by experimental results that t...

French literature has shown an enduring fascination with the social figure of the doctor. In Jules Romains' amusing play Knock (1922), and in its later film version (1951), the doctor as deceiver returns to centrestage with a flourish. Molière's seventeenth-century figures were mostly quacks and mountebanks; Knock is something new: he is a health messiah. By enforcing a mental and social hygien...