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One Health Investigation into Mpox and Pets, United States
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is zoonotic and capable of infecting many mammal species. However, whether common companion animals are susceptible to MPXV infection is unclear. During July 2022–March 2023, we collected animal and environmental swab sample...
Project · September 22, 2024
The Alligator and the Mosquito: North American Crocodilians as Amplifiers of West Nile Virus in Changing Climates
In an age of emerging zoonoses, it is important to understand the intricate system of vectors and reservoirs, or hosts, and their relation to humans. West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in a myriad of nonhuman hosts. Transmission of the virus ...
Project · September 22, 2024
Racism, Speciesism, and the Argument from Analogy: A Critique of the Vernacular of Animal Liberation
Publication · September 20, 2024
[J21] On the use of spherical harmonic approximations in nonclassical particle transport problems
ABSTRACT: Presented here is the application of the spherical harmonic expansion to the nonclassical transport equation to derive a system of equations for the nonclassical flux moments, namely nonclassical spherical harmonic approximations (NSHA)...
Publication · September 20, 2024
[J23] Generating optimal configurations for neutron source distribution in subcritical systems. A linear-programming approach
ABSTRACT: This paper presents an approach to generate optimal configurations for the neutron source distribution in subcritical systems. These optimal configurations are modeled as linear programming optimization problems (LPOP), whose goal is to...
Publication · September 20, 2024
[J24] On the application of the Nystrom method to two-dimensional neutral particle transport problems in heterogeneous media
ABSTRACT: Over time, several methods were developed to deal with neutral particle transport problems. The interest in these problems is related to their wide range of applications, from neutron transport and heat transfer in nuclear reactors to r...
Publication · September 20, 2024
[J25] A 'consistent' quasidiffusion method for solving particle transport problems
ABSTRACT: The quasidiffusion (QD) method is an established and efficient iterative technique for solving particle transport problems. Each QD iteration consists of a high-order SN sweep, followed by a low-order QD calculation. QD has two defining...
Publication · September 20, 2024
Exploring Computations, Algorithms, and Computational Theories of Mind
Publication · September 20, 2024
Prácticas agrícolas sostenibles que incrementan los rendimientos de diferentes cultivos en Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Abstract
Sustainable agricultural practices to increase the yields of different crops, in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. The present research took place in 4 agro-ecosystems of the Sancti Spiritus province, Cuba. The productive response of different cro...
Publication · September 20, 2024