Host manipulation by sexually transmitted parasites which increases host mating rate and thus parasite transmission rate has long been viewed as a plausible parasite adaptation. However, empirical evidence for it is rare. Here, using an adaptive dynamics approach to evolution, we explore conditions under which such disease-induced mating enhancement is (or is not) likely to occur. We find that ...

As a part of pragmatics of language, Metadiscourse (MD) has been widely recognized as playing a pivotal role in the expression and comprehension of messages in academic writing. In view of its significance in effective communication, there have been a lot of attempts to categorize different MD devices within manageable models alongside some descriptive works to demonstrate the use of MD devices...

The radiation force exerted on an object by acoustic wave is a widely studied phenomenon since the early work of Rayleigh, Langevin and Brillouin has led in last decade to tremendous developments for micromanipulation. Despite extensive this phenomenon, expressions applied particle have so far been derived only steady particle, hence neglecting effect its displacement radiated wave. In we study...