FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE THORAX OF THE CLICK BEETLE CAMPSOSTERNUS AURATUS (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE), WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ITS JUMPING MECHANISM

Functional Morphology of the Thorax of the Click Beetle Campsosternus auratus (Coleoptera, Elateridae), with an Emphasis on Its Jumping Mechanism

We investigated and described the thoracic structures, jumping mechanism, and promesothoracic interlocking mechanism of the click beetle Campsosternus auratus (Drury) (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae).Two experiments were conducted to reveal the critical muscles and sclerites involved in the jumping mechanism.They showed that M2 and M4 are essential cli

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Dynamics of Activation and Regulation of the Immune Response to Attack by Viral Pathogens Using Mathematical Modeling

In this paper, a mathematical model is developed to simulate the activation of regulatory T lymphocytes dynamics.The model considers the adaptive immune response and consists of epithelial cells, infected cells, free virus particles, helper and cytotoxic T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and regulatory T lymphocytes.A mathematical analysis was carried

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Damage Detection and Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic Panels Used in Rural Area through Thermography Analysis

In recent years, due to environmental issues, the installation of distributed production sources such as solar sources in electrical energy production systems has been expanding.It is very important to know the state of First Aid health of installed photovoltaic panels and their depreciation rate to maximize the amount of output energy of these pan

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