DEVELOPMENT OF A MOLECULAR SNAIL XENOMONITORING ASSAY TO DETECT SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM AND SCHISTOSOMA BOVIS INFECTIONS IN THEIR BULINUS SNAIL HOSTS

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease of medical and veterinary importance, transmitted through specific freshwater snail intermediate hosts, is targeted for elimination in several endemic regions in sub-Saharan Africa.Multi-disciplinary methods are required for both human and environmental diagnostics to certify schistosomiasis elimination

Formulated is a new instantaneous fatigue model and predictor based on ab initio irreversible thermodynamics.The method combines the first and second laws of thermodynamics with the Helmholtz free energy, then Toys applies the result to the degradation-entropy generation theorem to relate a desired fatigue measure—stress, strain, cycles or ti

Preclinical studies suggest Short Sleeves that fasting prior to chemotherapy may be an effective strategy to protect patients against the adverse effects of chemo-toxicity.Fasting may also sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy.It is further suggested that fasting may similarly augment the efficacy of oncolytic viral therapy.The primary mechanism m

The performance of gas foil thrust bearings is critical to the successful design and operation of the high axial load rotatory machines that employ gas foil bearings.However, our understanding of gas foil thrust bearings remains incomplete.To enhance our understanding and predict the performance of gas foil thrust bearings, we have established a de