EXPANDING MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF HELMINTHIASIS: PILOTING USE OF THE GPLN PLATFORM FOR SURVEILLANCE OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHIASIS AND SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN GHANA.

The efforts to control and eradicate polio as a global health burden have been successful to the point where currently only three countries now report endemic polio, and the number of cases of polio continues to decrease.The success of the polio programme has been dependant on a well-developed network of laboratories termed the global polio laborat

Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may improve plant performance at disturbed sites, but inoculation may also suppress root colonization by native AMF and decrease the diversity of the root-colonizing Secondary Axle AMF community.This has been shown for the roots of directly inoculated plants, but little is known about the stabilit

We analyzed the effects of corporate and capital structures on the operational efficiency of Chilean companies.Corporate structure was measured by ownership structure and managerial discretion while capital structure is quantified by indebtedness, short-term debt and the commercial relationship with funders.Based on data from the Longitudinal Busin

The National Coastal Property Model (NCPM) simulates flood damages resulting from sea level rise and storm surge along the contiguous U.S.coastline.The model also projects local-level investments in a set of adaptation measures under the assumption that these measures will be adopted when benefits exceed the costs over a 30-year period.However, it

Both HIV and SIV encode a unique set of accessory proteins that enhance viral replication in the host.Two similar accessory proteins, Vpx and Vpr, are encoded by HIV-2.In contrast, HIV-1 encodes Vpr but not Vpx.Recent studies have indicated that Vpx counteracts a particular host restriction factor, thereby facilitating reverse transcription in MDMs