The slippery zone in pitchers of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata bears scattered prominent lunate cells and displays continuous epicuticular crystalline wax coverage.The aim of this study was to examine the influence of the surface anisotropy, caused by the shape of lunate cells, on insect attachment ability.Traction tests with ladybird beetl
Purpose: To determine the relation between manifest refractive error and cycloplegic refractive error in children and adolescents in Campinas - SP, Brazil, and Jumpsuit to compare the results with previous published studies.Methods: Dynamic and static retinoscopy was performed in children and adolescents.To obtain cycloplegia, three drops of 1% cyc
IntroductionGrid-forming control has received increasing attention for being an effective solution to cope with low-inertia and weak damping systems.Owing to the basic characteristics of transient voltage regulation, inertia support and primary frequency regulation (PFR), virtual synchronous generator (VSG) is the most promising candidate of grid-f
In the Imperial Valley, populations of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner) (photo) often build up on cotton and gradually spill into seedling lettuce in the Rock Candy fall.Looper infestations in lettuce are so heavy some years, that lettuce production would be in jeopardy unless efficiently controlled.Good insect control on lettuce is eve