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Quantum dots (QDs) preserve short photoluminescence (PL) lifetime and are widely developed for optical wireless communication (OWC). However, QDs often suffer from surface defects that limit their performance. In this work, we investigate the impact of post-treatment with didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) and on the OWC performance of QDs. The treatment significantly improves the PL properties, leading to an increased quantum yield of 98% and a prolonged PL lifetime of 1.24 times compared to untreated QDs. As a consequence, the -3 bandwidth and maximum data transmission rates under on-off-keying (OOK) modulation are also enhanced, reaching 0.79 and 1.15 times those of pristine QDs, respectively. This improvement highlights the importance of surface passivation for optimizing QDs in OWC applications.
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Infection
September 2025
Research Unit for Environment, Work and Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, Building 1260, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
Background: Livestock-MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) can cause infections in persons without known contact to livestock, but the route of transmission is unclear. We investigated whether the risk of livestock-MRSA infection among persons with no known contact to livestock is associated with the number of pig farms near the home, and whether this association is affected by the upwind/downwind location of the farms.
Methods: Register-based case-control study of 518 persons from Denmark with clinical infections with livestock-MRSA in 2016-2021 and no known exposure to livestock, and 4,944 matched controls.
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Laboratorio de Inmunología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México.
The study of population dynamics in a vertical forest gradient provides basic information on the aspects of insect vector natural history that influence the rate of pathogen transmission. In Mexico, these studies are remarkably limited for sand flies recognised as Leishmania vectors. This study analyses the temporal dynamics of sand fly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) along vertical strata of a tropical dry forest in Yucatán, Mexico, an area previously identified as a transmission hotspot for Leishmania mexicana.
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September 2025
Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Clinical microbiology involves the detection and differentiation of primarily bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi in patients with infections. Billions of people may be colonised by one or more species of common luminal intestinal parasitic protists (CLIPPs) that are often detected in clinical microbiology laboratories; still, our knowledge on these organisms' impact on global health is very limited. The genera Blastocystis, Dientamoeba, Entamoeba, Endolimax and Iodamoeba comprise CLIPPs species, the life cycles of which, as opposed to single-celled pathogenic intestinal parasites (e.
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Department of Prosthodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City 52242, Iowa, USA.
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Cancer Chemoprevention Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
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