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16s Rrna Gene Sequence And Phylogenetic Tree Of Lactobacillus Species From The Vagina Of Healthy Nigerian Women, Kingsley Anukam, Emmanuel Osazuwa, Ijeoma Ahonkhai, Gregor Reid

Kingsley C Anukam

Lactobacilli are ubiquitous in nature and in humans they play a very significant role in the general health maintenance of the host. Identification of Lactobacilli has previously been based on cultutre-dependent methods and recently molecular techniques involving gene sequencing are now the ‘gold standard’. Scarce information exists in Africa on the real identity of Lactobacillus species, albeit phylogenetic distances among the species present in the human vagina. 185 vaginal swabs were collected from healthy premenopausal women (18-48 years). Bacterial DNA was extracted, amplified using PCR, with group specific Lactobacillus primers, and processed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). DGGE bands …

Spiroplasma Penaei Sp. Nov., Associated With Mortalities In Penaeus Vannamei, Pacific White Shrimp, Linda M. Nunan, Donald V. Lightner, Marietta A. Oduori, Gail E. Gasparich

Gail Gasparich

Historical Analysis And Impact Of Ken Dryden’S The Game, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

A Literary Analysis Of Ken Dryden’S The Game.”, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Two Forms Of The Large Tumor Suppressor Gene (Lats1) Protein Expressed In The Vertebrate Retina, Novrouz B. Akhmedov, Clyde K. Yamashita, Dai Tran, Natik I. Piri, Gustavo D. Aguirre, Debora B. Farber

Gustavo D. Aguirre, VMD, PhD

The Importance Of Experimental Design In Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Experiments: Some Cautionary Tales, Jeffrey S. Morris, Jianhua Hu, Kevin R. Coombes, Keith A. Baggerly

Jeffrey S. Morris

Proteomic expression patterns derived from mass spectrometry have been put forward as potential biomarkers for the early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. This approach has generated much excitement and has led to a large number of new experiments and vast amounts of new data. The data, derived at great expense, can have very little value if careful attention is not paid to the experimental design and analysis. Using examples from surfaceenhanced laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight (SELDI-TOF) and matrix-assisted laser desorption–ionisation/time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) experiments, we describe several experimental design issues that can corrupt a dataset. Fortunately, the problems we identify can be …

What Communities Should Do Pre-Event To Support Public Health Post-Event Assessments, Surveillance And Monitoring, Thomas Lyons Carr Iii

Thomas Lyons (Thom) Carr III Appl.Sc., CEM

[Abstract written March 2008, TLC] Under worst-case planning assumptions used by some major metropolitan areas, a Neighbor-to-Neighbor self-help program model is the primary link between citizens and the professional response personnel of the responsible government agencies.

In the Neighbor-to-Neighbor self-help program model or a Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) calls on the citizens in neighborhoods to identify and establish cluster emergency preparedness committees, Cluster Emergency Coordination Centers (CECC) and Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). Missing from these plans or what is not articulated is how constant Public Health Post-Event Surveillance, Monitoring and Assessments will be done. Given the worst-case planning …

The Proto-Oncogene C-Kit Maps To Canid B-Chromosomes, Alexander S. Graphodatsky, Anna V. Kukekova, Dmitry V. Yudkin, Vladimir A. Trifonov, Nadezhda V. Vorobieva, Violetta R. Beklemisheva, Polina L. Perelman, Daria A. Graphodatskaya, Lyudmila N. Trut, Fengtang Yang, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Gregory M. Acland, Gustavo D. Aguirre

Gustavo D. Aguirre, VMD, PhD

Sport In Canada: A History, Donald Morrow, Kevin Wamsley

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Castration Inhibits The Exercise-Induced Accumulation Of Hsp70 In Male Rodent Cardiac Muscle Tissue, Kevin Milne, David Thorp, C.W. Melling, Earl Noble

Jamie Melling

Intense exercise leads to accumulation of the inducible member of the 70-kDa family of heat shock proteins, Hsp70, in male, but not female, hearts. Estrogen is at least partially responsible for this difference. Because androgen receptors are expressed in the heart and castration leads to decreases in calcium regulatory proteins and altered cardiac function, testosterone (T) or its metabolites could also be involved. We hypothesized that removal of endogenous T production through castration would reduce cardiac Hsp70 accumulation after an acute exercise bout, whereas castrated animals supplemented with 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) would show the intact male response. Fifty-four 8-wk-old male Sprague-Dawley …

Which Drugs Cause Cancer? Animal Tests Yield Misleading Results, Andrew Knight, Jarrod Bailey, Jonathan P. Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Adolescent Malnutrition In Developing Countries A Close Look At The Problem And At Two National Experiences, Lorraine Cordeiro, Sascha Lamstein, Zeba Mahmud, F. James Levinson

Lorraine Cordeiro

No abstract provided.

Conservation And Development Interventions At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Steven A. Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr, Angela Yang

Philip J. Nyhus

No abstract provided.

Girls On The Run: Preparing Girls For A Lifetime Of Self-Respect And Healthy Living, Mary Schutten

Mary C. Schutten

No abstract provided.

Spiroplasma Atrichopogonis Sp. Nov., From A Ceratopogonid Biting Midge, R. Thomas Koerber, Gail E. Gasparich, Mark F. Frana, William L. Grogan

Gail Gasparich