background: hadjelia truncata is a nematode that causes lesions in the gizzard lining of pigeons, which may even lead to death. the aim of this study was to introduce alphitobius diaperinus as a new intermediate host for hadjelia truncata . methods: h. truncata infection was identified in a pigeon flock in ahvaz city, khuzestan province, iran by performing fecal examination and autopsy. adult a...

This paper develops a practical means of measuring information assurance for mobile agent systems operating on wireless, ad hoc networks based on meta-reasoning [Dix et ai, 2000; Xuan et al, 2001] to improve the security of communication. Figure 1 shows an agent system and its two distinct layers of communication: host-to-host and agent-toagent. Given the plethora of new techniques for identify...

myiasis is due to the opportunistic dipterous larvae feeding on viable or necrotic tissues of the host occurring throughout the world. we report a case of oral myiasis in an immune-compromised patient suffering from nonhodgkin lymphoma. we  would like  to  emphasize that such ectoparasitic infections may happen in  immuno- compromised patients and oral hygiene should be evaluated in all of thes...

In this paper, we introduce the notions of prime state filters, obstinate state filters, and primary state filters in state residuated lattices and study some properties of them. Several characterizations of these state filters are given and the prime state filter theorem is proved. In addition, we investigate the relations between them.

Abstract Authoritarian regimes increasingly resort to surveillance and malware attacks extend their coercive reach into the territory of other states silence dissidents abroad. Recent scholarship has examined methods digital transnational repression detrimental effects on fundamental rights security targeted individuals. However, broader normative dimensions these practices remain underexplored...