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Effects of GnRH vaccination in wild and captive African Elephant bulls (Loxodonta africana) on reproductive organs and semen quality
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
OBJECTIVES:
Although the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is classified as endangered by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in some isolated habitats in southern Africa,
contraception is of ...
Unlocking community capabilities across health systems in low- and middle-income countries: lessons learned from research and reflective practice
(BioMed Central, 2016)
The right and responsibility of communities to participate
in health service delivery was enshrined in the 1978
Alma Ata declaration and continues to feature centrally
in health systems debates today. Communities are
a ...
Effects of graphene oxide nanoparticles on the immune system biomarkers produced by RAW264.7 and human whole blood cell cultures
(MDPI, 2018)
Graphene oxide nanoparticles (GONPs) have attracted a lot of attention due to their many
applications. These applications include batteries, super capacitors, drug delivery and biosensing.
However, few studies have ...
An in-vitro analysis of the antimicrobial efficacy of herbal toothpastes on selected primary plaque colonizers
(iMD Publishers, 2011)
Plaque associated oral disease affects a considerable portion of the population and is considered one of the major causes of tooth loss. In most cases toothbrushing only removes a limited amount of dental plaque and other ...
HIV/Candida co-infection in Sub-Saharan African women on ART
(Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Society of Southern and the Public Health Association of South Africa., 2013)
INTRODUCTION: Sub-Saharan Africa has 23.5 million cases of HIV and is home to 92% of
the world’s HIV-positive pregnant women of whom 24% die of pregnancy related
complications. Oral candidiasis is a common condition in ...
Biodegradable ceramics consisting of hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic implants
(MDPI, 2017)
This study aims to analyze hydroxyapatite (HAP) coatings enriched with Mg and Ti
prepared by a magnetron sputtering technique on Ti6Al4V substrate. For preparation of the coatings,
three magnetron targets (HAP, MgO and ...
An in-depth bibliometric analysis and current perspective on male infertility research
(Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2019)
PURPOSE: Male infertility is emerging as a major, escalating global health problem that imposes the need to investigate research
trends in male infertility. The purpose of this study is to analyze male infertility research ...
MERS-CoV: Understanding the latest human coronavirus threat
(MDPI, 2018)
Human coronaviruses cause both upper and lower respiratory tract infections in humans.
In 2012, a sixth human coronavirus (hCoV) was isolated from a patient presenting with severe
respiratory illness. The 60-year-old man ...
Odontogenic myxoma: a clinicopathological study in a South African population
(Blackwell, 2016)
Background: Odontogenic myxoma is a benign, locally aggressive neoplasm of the jaws. Prevalence rates range between 0.5% and 17.7% of odontogenic tumours. There are few reports in the literature on this lesion in African ...
Identification and characterization of microRNAs expressed in the African malaria vector Anopheles funestus life stages using high throughput sequencing
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: Over the past several years, thousands of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified in the genomes of various insects through cloning and sequencing or even by computational prediction. However, the number of ...