Evaluation of fipronil efficacy and first molecular report of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) gated chloride channel gene of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in China and Pakistan.

Southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (R) microplus, is a major challenge in transmitting Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Anaplasma spp.

Molecular Characterization of Tick-borne Pathogens in Bactrian Camels and Ticks from Gansu Province, China.

Purpose: Ticks are dangerous ectoparasites for humans and other animals, and tick-borne pathogens of Bactrian camels have been epidemiologically surveyed in Gansu Province, China. We aimed to determine the current distribution of tick-borne pathogens among Bactrian camels in Gansu during August 2013 using molecular tools.

Methods: All ticks underwent morphological identification.

Graphene encapsulated rubber latex composites with high dielectric constant, low dielectric loss and low percolation threshold.

A dielectric composite with high dielectric constant, low dielectric loss and low percolation threshold was prepared by using the combined strategy of encapsulating of graphene oxide nanosheets (GONS) on carboxylated nitrile rubber (XNBR) latex particles and the in situ thermal reduction in GONS at a moderate temperature. The encapsulation of GONS on XNBR latex particles was mainly realized via the hydrogen bonding interactions between GONS and XNBR during latex mixing. A segregated graphene network was obtained at a low content of thermally reduced graphene (TRG), resulting in a low percolation threshold (0.