Development of Semiochemical Attractants for Monitoring and Controlling Chlorophorus caragana

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Shixiang Zong ◽  
Xinhai Liu ◽  
Chuanjian Cao ◽  
Youqing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Dibutyl Phthalate ◽  
Caragana Korshinskii ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
Electrophysiological Responses ◽  
And Control ◽  
Wood Boring ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Whole Tree ◽  
Monitor And Control

Chlorophorus caragana is an important wood-boring pest that infests Caragana korshinskii. The larvae bore into the stems to the point of hollowing them out, causing the whole tree to wither and even die. To control these infestations, volatile compounds were collected from C. korshinskii and used in electroantennography to ascertain which plant semiochemicals could be used to trap adult C. caragana in the fi eld. Isophorone, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, 3-pentanone, dibutyl phthalate, and diisobutyl phthalate were the main volatile compounds produced by C. korshinskii. These compounds induced dose-dependent electrophysiological responses in the antennae of adult C. caragana to some degree. Accordingly, 58 different compound mixtures were tested in fi eld trapping experiments over two consecutive years. Isophorone was most attractive to adult insects. In the fi eld, the best traps were funnelshaped ones hanging at a height of 1 m. The trapping effi ciency was 63.8%. Adult beetles appear between mid June and late August, with an eclosion peak in mid July. The prototype trapping system developed could be used as a tool to monitor and control C. caragana adults.

The politics of the Hajj organisation in Senegal: security, legitimation and clientelism

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Cédric Jourde ◽  
Marie Brossier ◽  
Muriel Gomez-Perez
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
The State ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Symbolic Resources ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
Security Concerns ◽  
And Control ◽  
Monitor And Control

ABSTRACTThis article analyses how the state in Senegal has managed the hajj since the liberalisation era in the early 2000s. Although the essence of the hajj is religious, it is also deeply political and requires that the state manages complex relations with pilgrims, religious leaders, private travel agencies, politicians and Saudi authorities. This article argues that three inter-related imperatives structure the conduct of the Senegalese state: a security imperative, a legitimation imperative, and a clientelistic imperative. Security concerns lead the state to monitor and control pilgrims travelling to Mecca. Legitimation is seen in the collaborative relations with Sûfi orders and in the framing of the hajj organisation as a ‘public service’. Finally, given the magnitude of financial and symbolic resources attached to the hajj, clientelistic relations are constitutive of state officials’ actions. Overall, despite the post-2000 liberalisation of the hajj, the state has maintained its role as a gatekeeper, regulator and supervisor.

scholarly journals Cytotoxic Effects of N,N-Diethyl-Meta-Toluamide (DEET) on Sinonasal Epithelia

OTO Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 2473974X2110092
Author(s):  
Jivianne T. Lee ◽  
Saroj Basak
Keyword(s):  
Cell Viability ◽  
Chronic Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Environmental Toxicants ◽  
Cytotoxic Effects ◽  
Airborne Pollutants ◽  
Cell Monitoring ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Dose Dependent

Although the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis remains unknown, environmental factors including airborne pollutants and toxicants are postulated to contribute to its pathogenesis. However, the precise pathomechanisms with which environmental toxicants may contribute to chronic rhinosinusitis are not fully understood. The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the cytotoxic effects of N,N-diethyl- meta-toluamide (DEET), a commonly used pesticide, on sinonasal epithelial cells (SNECs). Sinus mucosa was obtained from 3 subjects without a history of chronic rhinosinusitis. Cultured SNECs were exposed to various concentrations of DEET (0-5 mM) for 6 days. Cell viability, proliferation, and morphologic changes were assessed using the MTT colorimetric dye assay and the Incucyte Live Cell Monitoring System. Statistically significant dose-dependent reduction in cell viability and proliferation was observed between exposure and control groups ( P < .05) at all concentrations tested. Dose-dependent cellular morphological changes were also seen. These findings indicate that DEET exposure induces dose-dependent cytotoxicity in sinonasal epithelia.

A POWER CONSUMPTION ACTIVITY BASED HETEROGENEOUS SOA FRAMEWORK FOR CONTEXT-AWARE HOME SERVICES

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (07) ◽  
pp. 1211-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
HYUN SANG CHO ◽  
TAKEKAZU KATO ◽  
TATSUYA YAMAZAKI ◽  
MINSOO HAHN
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Control Function ◽  
Home Network ◽  
Network System ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Flexible Architecture ◽  
And Control ◽  
Monitor And Control

The home network is one of the emerging areas from the last century. However, the growth of the home network market is stationary at present. This paper describes the limitations of the home network system and the requirements for overcoming the current limitations. Also described is a new home network service system known as COWS and its easy installation and scalable operation. COWS consists of power consumption monitor and control devices along with a service server that is a complementary combination of Open Service Gateway initiative (OSGi) and web services. A home network system has a dynamic, heterogeneous, distributed, and scalable topology. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been proposed as a solution that satisfies the requirement of a home network, and OSGi and web services are two successful SOA-based frameworks. An included service server has a flexible architecture that consists of a core and extendable service packages. A power consumption monitor and control function provides useful context information for activity-based context-aware services and optimizes the power consumption. The system can be installed easily into existing and new houses to solve the current barrier of the popularization of home network services.

Investigation of Ventilation Monitoring and Controlling System for Supercavitation Experiment in the Water-Tunnel Based on Configuration Software

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 3219-3222
Author(s):  
Shan Shan Li ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Xu Han ◽  
Jin Feng Liu ◽  
Xiao Gang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Configuration Software ◽  
Water Tunnel ◽  
Controlling System ◽  
Ventilation Monitoring ◽  
The Future ◽  
Numerous Data ◽  
And Control ◽  
Monitor And Control

The supercavitation weapon is a new concept weapon moving at a high speed underwater, which is devised applying the characteristic of supercavitation reducing the resistance of water, and it may be widely used in the future. The present ventilating system has many shortcomings, such as less automation and numerous data cannot be measured and recorded timely. In this paper, the automatic monitor and control ventilating system of supercavitation water-tunnel was developed using configuration software and PLC. All parameters can be measured, recorded and displayed automatically via using of the system. It has many advantages such as higher automation, convenience, and easy maintenance.

IoT enabled system to monitor and control greenhouse

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Kumar ◽  
Vikrant Singh ◽  
Saurabh Kumar ◽  
Shiva Pujan Jaiswal ◽  
Vikas Singh Bhadoria
Keyword(s):  
And Control ◽  
Monitor And Control

Self-Conscious Modeling (Modellierung bewusster Systeme)

2005 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirstie L. Bellman
Keyword(s):  
Computing Systems ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Generative Processes ◽  
And Control ◽  
Reflective Systems ◽  
Complex Computer ◽  
Organic Computing ◽  
Monitor And Control

SummuryIncreasingly diverse and complex computer-based support underlies critical human processes, such as education, commerce, medicine, science, defense, and government. These systems are fed massive amounts of data and due to the complexity and size of these systems, they are integrating and interfacing with each other with less human oversight. Soon, they will need to build, refine, and elaborate their own models and processes, making more decisions about what information to use in what manner and how to approach problems or goals. Hence, these systems must be able to reason about and report out to us their modeling and processing choices in order to help us monitor and control their operations and interactions. In this paper, we discuss our work on creating reflective systems, and how reflection coupled with “generative processes” and “cognitive instrumentation” will help enable organic computing systems. We then briefly describe our testbed for studying self-conscious modeling.

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