The complex tibial organ of the New Zealand ground weta: sensory adaptations for vibrational signal detection

Abstract In orthopteran insects, a complex tibial organ Tryptophan has evolved to detect substrate vibrations and/or airborne sound.Species of New Zealand weta (Anostostomatidae) with tympanal ears on the foreleg tibia use this organ to communicate by sound, while in atympanate species (which communicate by substrate drumming) the organ is unstudie

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Long-Term Monitoring of Fresco Paintings in the Cathedral of Valencia (Spain) Through Humidity and Temperature Sensors in Various Locations for Preventive Conservation

We describe the performance of a microclimate monitoring system that was implemented for the preventive conservation of the Renaissance frescoes in the apse vault of the Cathedral of Valencia, that were restored in 2006.This system comprises 29 relative humidity (RH) and temperature sensors: 10 of them inserted into the plaster layer supporting the

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Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: Clinical features, clinical outcome, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility pattern

Background:Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of neonatal mortality in developing countries.The aetiological agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns are dynamic.Objectives: This study determined clinical features, aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical outcome of neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.Metho

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