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Applying design thinking to information literacy instruction
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015-01-27)
Predator-induced changes of female mating preferences: Innate and experiential effects
(BioMed Central, 2011-07-04)
Background: In many species males face a higher predation risk than females because males display elaborate traits that evolved under sexual selection, which may attract not only females but also predators. Females are, ...
Functional genomics of the horn fly, Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus, 1758)
(BioMed Central, 2011-02-10)
Background: The horn fly, Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Muscidae) is one of the most important ectoparasites of pastured cattle. Horn flies infestations reduce cattle weight gain and milk production. ...
Poincare homology sphere, lens space surgeries, and some knots with tunnel number two
(2015-04-25)
We exhibit an infinite family of knots in the Poincare homology sphere with tunnel number 2 that have a lens space surgery. Notably, these knots are not doubly primitive and provide counterexamples to a few conjectures. ...
Importance of the long-chain fatty acid beta-hydroxylating cytochrome P450 enzyme YbdT for lipopeptide biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis strain OKB105
(MDPI, 2011-03-08)
Bacillus species produce extracellular, surface-active lipopeptides such as surfactin that have wide applications in industry and medicine. The steps involved in the synthesis of 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A (CoA) substrates ...
Coxiella burnetii employs the Dot/Icm type IV secretion system to modulate host NF-KB/RelA activation
(Frontiers Media, 2016-12-19)
Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever and an obligate intracellular pathogen in nature that survives and grows in a parasitophorous vacuole (PV) within eukaryotic host cells. C. burnetii promotes intracellular ...
Factors associated with nutritional status of infants and young children in Somali Region, Ethiopia: a cross- sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-02)
Background: Inadequate nutrition during the first two years of life may lead to childhood morbidity and mortality, as well as inadequate brain development. Infants are at increased risk of malnutrition by six months, when ...
Mental and substance use disorders from early adolescence to young adulthood among indigenous young people: Final diagnostic results from an 8-year panel study
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014)
Objective: Our objective was to investigate change in prevalence rates for mental and substance abuse disorders between early adolescence and young adulthood in a cohort of indigenous adolescents who participated in an ...
Proteomics approach to the study of cattle tick adaptation to white tailed deer
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
Cattle ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, are a serious threat to animal health and production. Some ticks feed on a single host species while others such as R. microplus infest multiple hosts. White tailed deer ...
Vector-borne diseases of small companion animals in Namibia: Literature review, knowledge gaps and opportunity for a One Health approach
(AOSIS, 2015-11-06)
Namibia has a rich history in veterinary health but little is known about the vector-borne diseases that affect companion dogs and cats. The aim of this review is to summarise the existing published and available unpublished ...