Temperature Dependence of Optical Properties of MoS and WS Heterostructures Assessed by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry.

We report the complex dielectric function = + of MoS/WS and WS/MoS heterostructures and their constituent monolayers MoS and WS for an energy range from 1.5 to 6.0 eV and temperatures from 39 to 300 K.

Towards a machine-learning assisted non-invasive classification of dengue severity using wearable PPG data: a prospective clinical study.

Background: Dengue epidemics impose considerable strain on healthcare resources. Real-time continuous and non-invasive monitoring of patients admitted to the hospital could lead to improved care and outcomes. We evaluated the performance of a commercially available wearable (SmartCare) utilising photoplethysmography (PPG) to stratify clinical risk for a cohort of hospitalised patients with dengue in Vietnam.

Assessing the quality and grain yield of winter wheat in the organic farming management under wheat-legume intercropping practice.

Intercropping is an alternative farming method that maximizes crop yield and resource usage effectiveness, especially in low-input agricultural systems. Legume-based intercropping systems can effectively boost the quality and wheat yield by promoting soil functions and microbial activities. However, changes in the types of legumes and field management can alter the response of crop functions.

A serotype-specific and tiled amplicon multiplex PCR method for whole genome sequencing of dengue virus.

Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease of significant public health concern in tropical and subtropical regions, is caused by any of the four serotypes of the dengue virus (DENV1-4). Cutting-edge technologies like next-generation sequencing (NGS) are revolutionizing virology, enabling in-depth exploration of DENV's genetic diversity. Here, we present an optimized workflow for full-genome sequencing of DENV 1-4 utilizing tiled amplicon multiplex PCR and Illumina sequencing.

Unraveling Hydrogen Adsorption on Transition Metal-Doped [MoS] Clusters: Insights from Density Functional Theory Calculations.

Molecular and dissociative hydrogen adsorption of transition metal (TM)-doped [MoS] atomic clusters were investigated using density functional theory calculations. The introduced TM dopants form stable bonds with S atoms, preserving the geometric structure. The S-TM-S bridging bond emerges as the most stable configuration.

Genome evolution of dengue virus serotype 1 under selection by in mosquitoes.

The introgression of antiviral strains of into mosquito populations is a public health intervention for the control of dengue. Plausibly, dengue virus (DENV) could evolve to bypass the antiviral effects of and undermine this approach. Here, we established a serial-passage system to investigate the evolution of DENV in mosquitoes infected with the Mel strain of .

Wolbachia wMel strain-mediated effects on dengue virus vertical transmission from Aedes aegypti to their offspring.

Background: Dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to -4) can be transmitted vertically in Aedes aegpti mosquitoes. Whether infection with the wMel strain of the endosymbiont Wolbachia can reduce the incidence of vertical transmission of DENV from infected females to their offspring is not well understood.

Methods: A laboratory colony of Vietnamese Ae.

An application of data mining algorithms for predicting factors affecting Big Data Analysis adoption readiness in SMEs.

The adoption of Big Data Analysis (BDA) has become popular among firms since it creates evidence for decision-making by managers. However, the adoption of BDA continues to be poor among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, this study adopted the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework to identify the drivers of readiness to adopt BDA among SMEs.

Multiple Wolbachia strains provide comparative levels of protection against dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti.

The insect bacterium Wolbachia pipientis is being introgressed into Aedes aegypti populations as an intervention against the transmission of medically important arboviruses. Here we compare Ae. aegypti mosquitoes infected with wMelCS or wAlbB to the widely used wMel Wolbachia strain on an Australian nuclear genetic background for their susceptibility to infection by dengue virus (DENV) genotypes spanning all four serotypes.

Naturally-acquired dengue virus infections do not reduce short-term survival of infected Aedes aegypti from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Transmission of dengue virus (DENV) from mosquito to human is dependent upon the survival of the mosquito beyond the virus extrinsic incubation period. Previous studies report conflicting results of the effects of DENV on Aedes aegypti survival. Here, we describe the effect of DENV on the short-term survival (up to 12 d) of 4,321 Ae.

Oral administration of Bifidobacterium spp. improves insulin resistance, induces adiponectin, and prevents inflammatory adipokine expressions.

The intestinal microbiome might be an important contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that oral administration of Bifidobacterium species (spp.) (including B.

Parallel selection of multiple anti-infectome Nanobodies without access to purified antigens.

A strategy was developed to isolate Nanobodies, camelid-derived single-domain antibody fragments, against the parasite infectome without a priori knowledge of the antigens nor having access to the purified antigens. From a dromedary, infected with T. evansi, we cloned a pool of Nanobodies and selected after phage display 16 different Nanobodies specific for a single antigen, i.