Ross River Virus Provokes Differentially Expressed MicroRNA and RNA Interference Responses in Mosquitoes.

Alphaviruses are globally distributed and predominately transmitted by mosquitoes. species are common vectors for the clinically important alphaviruses-Chikungunya, Sindbis, and Ross River (RRV) viruses-with also being a vector for the flaviviruses dengue, Yellow Fever, and Zika viruses. was putatively implicated in the large 1979-1980 South Pacific Islands outbreak of RRV-the leading cause of arboviral disease in Australia today.

The impact of volunteering on the volunteer: findings from a peer support programme for family carers of people with dementia.

With an ageing population, there are increasing numbers of experienced family carers (FCs) who could provide peer support to newer carers in a similar care situation. The aims of this paper are to: (i) use a cross-sectional study design to compare characteristics of volunteers and recipients of a peer support programme for FCs of people with dementia, in terms of demographic background, social networks and psychological well-being; and (ii) use a longitudinal study design to explore the overall impact of the programme on the volunteers in terms of psychological well-being. Data were collected from programmes run in Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Berkshire and four London boroughs between October 2009 and March 2013.

Consensus views on advance care planning for dementia: a Delphi study.

The uptake of advance care planning (ACP) is particularly low among people with dementia. This may reflect barriers to communication between professionals, patients and families in the face of lack of consensus about the process. This study aimed to methodically investigate consensus views of how ACP should be explained and carried out with people with dementia.

Color Classifier for Symptomatic Soybean Seeds Using Image Processing.

Symptoms associated with fungal damage, viral diseases, and immature soybean (Glycine max) seeds were characterized using image processing techniques. A Red, Green, Blue (RGB) color feature-based multivariate decision model discriminated between asymptomatic and symptomatic seeds for inspection and grading. The color analysis showed distinct color differences between the asymptomatic and symptomatic seeds.