CHLOROQUINE AND MEFLOQUINE RESISTANCE PROFILES ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CIRCUMSPOROZOITE PROTEIN (CSP) VK210 SUBTYPES IN FIELD ISOLATES OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX FROM MANAUS, BRAZILIAN AMAZON

Chloroquine and mefloquine resistance profiles are not related to the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) VK210 subtypes in field isolates of Plasmodium vivax from Manaus, Brazilian Amazon

BACKGROUND Ship Model The central repetitive region (CRR) of the Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite surface protein (CSP) is composed of a repetitive sequence that is characterised by three variants: VK210, VK247 and P.vivax-like.The most important challenge in the treatment of P.vivax infection is the possibility of differential response based on t

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Prevalence, risk factors and associated ocular diseases of cerebral stroke: the population-based Beijing Eye Study

Objective To assess the prevalence of cerebral stroke in the general population of Beijing and its association with systemic risk factors and ocular diseases.Setting The population-based Beijing Eye Study was conducted in a rural and urban region of Beijing.Participants With eligibility criteria of age 50+ years and living in the study regions, 346

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Establishment of a stable, effective and universal genetic transformation technique in the diverse species of Brassica oleracea

Brassica oleracea is an economically important species, including seven cultivated variants.Agrobacterium-mediated transformation sippy cups of B.oleracea crops, mainly via hypocotyl and cotyledon, has been achieved in the past.However, previously established transformation methods showed low efficiency, severe genotype limitation and a prolonged p

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Moving beyond normative philosophies and policy concerns: a sociological account of place-based solidarities in diversity

Tote Bag Abstract In this commentary, I think with and beyond the normative philosophies and policy-oriented frameworks on how to deal with diversity in contemporary societies formulated by Zapata-Barrero and Modood.I propose to integrate elements of both perspectives in a empirically grounded sociological account of how place-based solidarities in

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