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Risk assessment of flavivirus transmission in Namibia
(Elsevier BV, 2014-05-25)
The role of arboviruses causing acute febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa is receiving more attention. Reports of dengue in tourists were published nearly 10 years ago in Namibia, but the current epidemiology of arboviruses ...
Risk of encountering questing ticks (Ixodidae) and the prevalence of tickborne pathogens in Oklahoma state parks
(Society of Southwestern Entomologists, 2018-06)
State parks, used by many for various kinds of recreation, are also places where people and their companion animals are exposed to ticks and tickborne pathogens. While most studies in state parks in the United States have ...
Myceliophthora thermophila M77 utilizes hydrolytic and oxidative mechanisms to deconstruct biomass
(SpringerOpen, 2016-11-02)
Biomass is abundant, renewable and useful for biofuel production as well as chemical priming for plastics and composites. Deconstruction of biomass by enzymes is perceived as recalcitrant while an inclusive breakdown ...
Tick-pathogen interactions and vector competence: Identification of molecular drivers for tick-borne diseases
(Frontiers Media, 2017-04-07)
Ticks and the pathogens they transmit constitute a growing burden for human and animal health worldwide. Vector competence is a component of vectorial capacity and depends on genetic determinants affecting the ability of ...
Controlling calcium and phosphate ion release of 3D printed bioactive ceramic scaffolds: An in vitro study
(SpringerOpen, 2017)
his paper characterizes in an in vitro setting the release of calcium (Ca) and phosphate (PO4) of 3D printed bioactive ceramic scaffold prepared from extrudable paste containing hydroxyapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate ...
Gender, social norms, and household production in Burkina Faso
(University of Chicago Press, 2013)
Empirical studies of intra-household allocation has revealed that, in many instances, gender is an important determinant in the allocation of resources within the household. Yet, within the theoretical literature, why ...
Genetic basis of the very short life cycle of 'Apogee' wheat
(BioMed Central, 2017-10-31)
Background: 'Apogee' has a very short life cycle among wheat cultivars (flowering 25 days after planting under a long day and without vernalization), and it is a unique genetic material that can be used to accelerate cycling ...
Addition of fructooligosaccharides and dried plum to soy-based diets reverses bone loss in the ovariectomized rat
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011-02-20)
Dietary bioactive components that play a role in improving skeletal health have received considerable attention in complementary and alternative medicine practices as a result of their increased efficacy to combat chronic ...
High prevalence of "Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae" and apparent exclusion of Rickettsia parkeri in adult Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Kansas and Oklahoma
(Elsevier BV, 2015-03-13)
Amblyomma maculatum (the Gulf Coast tick), an aggressive, human-biting, Nearctic and Neotropical tick, is the principal vector of Rickettsia parkeri in the United States. This pathogenic spotted fever group Rickettsia ...
Evaluating starter fertilizer applications in grain sorghum production
(Wiley, 2019-04-08)
Starter fertilizers have been documented as a successful practice for several crops. However, information on these fertilizer applications on grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is very limited. This research was ...