COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF AN. GAMBIAE AND AN. STEPHENSI MOSQUITOES TO DETERMINE TRANSMISSION-REDUCING ACTIVITY OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST P. FALCIPARUM SEXUAL STAGE ANTIGENS

Comparative assessment of An. gambiae and An. stephensi mosquitoes to determine transmission-reducing activity of antibodies against P. falciparum sexual stage antigens

Abstract Background With the increasing interest in vaccines to interrupt malaria transmission, there is a demand for harmonization of current methods to assess Plasmodium transmission in laboratory settings.Potential vaccine candidates are currently tested in the standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) that commonly relies on Anopheles stephensi mo

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SAWING PATTERN FOR POPLAR WOOD (POPULUS NIGRA)

In order to establish a sawing pattern for small log of Iranian Poplar wood (Populus nigra), experimental specimens were prepared from fresh felled trees.All logs were cut in 230 cm, the length and two sawing patterns were used read more in order to saw and produce boards with 60 mm, nominal size in thickness.In this study the band saw both vertica

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Olfaction and Other Senses in Chinese Culture: A Comparative Analysis, with Special Attention to the Use of the Term Xiang

The article analyses information on religious read more elements in the representation of senses in literary sources of late imperial China.The Introduction presents psychological and social functions of olfaction with reference to China.The second part deals with the concepts hiboost 4k smart link of *xiang*, especially in the meaning of incense,

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Diversity and distribution of lichens from the Cerro Duida and adjacent areas, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela

Increasing temperature and changing land-use in the Guayana Shield and Amazonia result in an accelerated decline of sensitive lichen populations.Monitoring of these populations by biological plot inventories in particularly vulnerable sites is urgently needed.In order to know the diversity and distribution of lichen species at the Alto Orinoco, Par

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