Prevalence, diversity and public health implications of species in pet and stray dogs.

Background: It is probable that humans can acquire and non- infections via domestic animals. The prevalence and risk factors of infections of species in canines of Taipei city were therefore analysed in this study.

Materials And Methods: A total of 95 canine faecal samples were collected from different animal shelters and hospitals in Taipei city.

Effect of Structural Disorders on the Li Storage Capacity of Graphene Nanomaterials: A First-Principles Study.

We employed first-principles calculations to investigate the effect of structural disorders on the Li storage capacity of graphene nanomaterials. Our calculations first revealed that the Li storage capacity of a graphene monolayer does not necessarily increase with the size of a C vacancy created but is largely determined by the local geometry of the defect sites. Our electronic structure analysis further revealed that the enhanced Li storage capacity by the C vacancy defect is mainly attributed to the increased number of the unoccupied electronic density of states lying near the Fermi level, which can be substantially increased by raising the number of bond rotations within the vacancy sites.

Determination of the vertical profile of aerosol chemical species in the microscale urban environment.

This study developed a lightweight air composition measuring equipment (ACME) mounted in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to measure the vertical distribution characteristics of PM chemical species in the micro-scale urban environment for the first time. 212 samples collected from 0 to 350 m above ground level were analyzed for water-soluble ions. The concentrations of most ions on the above ground level were higher than that on the ground surface during the sampling period.

Apportionment of the sources of high fine particulate matter concentration events in a developing aerotropolis in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

To investigate the characteristics and contributions of the sources of fine particulate matter with a size of up to 2.5 μm (PM2.5) during the period when pollution events could easily occur in Taoyuan aerotropolis, Taiwan, this study conducted sampling at three-day intervals from September 2014 to January 2015.

The dog mite, Demodex canis: prevalence, fungal co-infection, reactions to light, and hair follicle apoptosis.

Infection rate, reaction to light, and hair follicle apoptosis are examined in the dogmite, Demodex canis Leydig (Prostigmata: Demodicidae), in dogs from the northern area of Taiwan. An analysis of relevant samples revealed 7.2% (73/1013) prevalence of D.

Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in pigeons (Columba livia) in Taiwan.

Starting from January 2004 to December 2004, 665 blood serum samples from pigeons (Columba livia) were collected from 44 pigeonaries in 11 counties and 20 regions in Taiwan. These samples were examined by latex agglutination test (LAT) for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by using the LAT. Antibodies were found in 4.

Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection among slaughtered pigs in northwestern Taiwan.

A serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection among slaughtered pigs in the largest slaughterhouse located in Taoyuan County of northwestern Taiwan was conducted using the latex agglutination (LA) test during 1998. The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was 28.