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Comparison of two sources of iodine delivery on breast milk iodine and maternal and infant urinary iodine concentrations in southern Ethiopia: A randomized trial
(Wiley Open Access, 2017-04-07)
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation could expose the infant to severe iodine deficiency disorders. A randomized supplementation trial among rural lactating women was conducted in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia, ...
Pyric-carnivory: Raptor use of prescribed fires
(Wiley Open Access, 2017-11)
Fire is a process that shaped and maintained most terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. Changes in land use and patterns of human settlement have altered fire regimes and led to fire suppression resulting in numerous undesirable ...
Ixodes scapularis tick cells control Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection by increasing the synthesis of phosphoenolpyruvate from tyrosine
(Frontiers Media, 2017-08-17)
The obligate intracellular pathogen, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, is the causative agent of life-threatening diseases in humans and animals. A. phagocytophilum is an emerging tick-borne pathogen in the United States, Europe, ...
Factors associated with Indigenous youths' abstinence from drinking
(Elsevier BV, 2017)
The proportion of youth who abstain from alcohol use decreases during adolescence but little attention has focused on factors associated with abstinence. No research has examined this question for Indigenous youth, many ...
In defence of the three-domains of life paradigm
(BioMed Central, 2017-09-19)
Background: Recently, important discoveries regarding the archaeon that functioned as the "host" in the merger with a bacterium that led to the eukaryotes, its "complex" nature, and its phylogenetic relationship to eukaryotes, ...
Estrogen receptor expression in chronic hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma pathogenesis
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2017-10-07)
AIM: To investigate gender-specific liver estrogen receptor (ER) expression in normal subjects and patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Reduction of mosquito survival in mice vaccinated with Anopheles stephensi glucose transporter
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017-07-19)
Despite the fact that recent efforts to control/eradicate malaria have contributed to a significant decrease in the number of cases and deaths, the disease remains a global health challenge. Vaccines based on mosquito ...
Utilizing anaerobic fungi for two-stage sugar extraction and biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass
(Frontiers Media, 2017-04-11)
Lignocellulosic biomass is a vast and underutilized resource for the production of sugars and biofuels. However, the structural complexity of lignocellulosic biomass and the need for multiple pretreatment and enzymatic ...
Situation and determinants of the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators in Madagascar: analysis of the 2009 Demographic and Health Survey
(BioMed Central, 2017-10-16)
Background: Studies evaluating child feeding in Madagascar are scarce despite its importance in child growth during the first two years of life. This study assessed the associations between the WHO infant and young child ...
Spatial heterogeneity and scale-dependent habitat selection for two sympatric raptors in mixed-grass prairie
(Wiley Open Access, 2017-07-15)
Sympatric predators are predicted to partition resources, especially under conditions of food limitation. Spatial heterogeneity that influences prey availability might play an important role in the scales at which potential ...