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Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement

Wing measurement is an important parameter in many entomological studies. However, the methods of measuring wings vary with studies, and a gold standard method was not available for this procedure. This in turn limits researchers from confidently comparing their research findings with published data...

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Main Authors: Zulzahrin, Zulhisham, Li Wong, Meng, Naziri, Mohd Redzuan Ahmad, Lau, Yee-Ling, Vythilingam, Indra, Lee, Wenn-Chyau
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Published: Elsevier 2024
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R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/45729/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25207
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spelling my.um.eprints.457292024-11-11T02:46:50Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45729/ Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement Zulzahrin, Zulhisham Li Wong, Meng Naziri, Mohd Redzuan Ahmad Lau, Yee-Ling Vythilingam, Indra Lee, Wenn-Chyau R Medicine (General) Wing measurement is an important parameter in many entomological studies. However, the methods of measuring wings vary with studies, and a gold standard method was not available for this procedure. This in turn limits researchers from confidently comparing their research findings with published data collected by other means of measurement. This study investigated the interchangeability of three commonly available methods for wing measurement, namely the calliper method, stereomicroscope-assisted photography method, and digital microscope-assisted photography method, using the laboratory colony of Aedes aegypti. It was found that the calliper method and the photography-based methods yielded similar results, hence the good interchangeability of these methods. Nevertheless, the digital microscope-assisted photography method yielded more accurate measurements, due to the higher resolution of the captured photos, and minimal technical bias during the data collection, as compared to the calliper-based and stereomicroscope-assisted photography methods. This study served as a reference for researchers to select the most suitable measurement method in future studies. Elsevier 2024-02 Article PeerReviewed Zulzahrin, Zulhisham and Li Wong, Meng and Naziri, Mohd Redzuan Ahmad and Lau, Yee-Ling and Vythilingam, Indra and Lee, Wenn-Chyau (2024) Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement. Heliyon, 10 (3). e25207. ISSN 2405-8440, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25207 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25207>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25207 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25207
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Zulzahrin, Zulhisham
Li Wong, Meng
Naziri, Mohd Redzuan Ahmad
Lau, Yee-Ling
Vythilingam, Indra
Lee, Wenn-Chyau
Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
description Wing measurement is an important parameter in many entomological studies. However, the methods of measuring wings vary with studies, and a gold standard method was not available for this procedure. This in turn limits researchers from confidently comparing their research findings with published data collected by other means of measurement. This study investigated the interchangeability of three commonly available methods for wing measurement, namely the calliper method, stereomicroscope-assisted photography method, and digital microscope-assisted photography method, using the laboratory colony of Aedes aegypti. It was found that the calliper method and the photography-based methods yielded similar results, hence the good interchangeability of these methods. Nevertheless, the digital microscope-assisted photography method yielded more accurate measurements, due to the higher resolution of the captured photos, and minimal technical bias during the data collection, as compared to the calliper-based and stereomicroscope-assisted photography methods. This study served as a reference for researchers to select the most suitable measurement method in future studies.
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author Zulzahrin, Zulhisham
Li Wong, Meng
Naziri, Mohd Redzuan Ahmad
Lau, Yee-Ling
Vythilingam, Indra
Lee, Wenn-Chyau
author_facet Zulzahrin, Zulhisham
Li Wong, Meng
Naziri, Mohd Redzuan Ahmad
Lau, Yee-Ling
Vythilingam, Indra
Lee, Wenn-Chyau
author_sort Zulzahrin, Zulhisham
title Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
title_short Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
title_full Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
title_fullStr Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
title_full_unstemmed Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
title_sort digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45729/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25207
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