Ecological model to predict potential habitats of <em>Oncomelania hupensis</em>, the intermediate host of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis japonica is a parasitic disease that remains endemic in seven provinces in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China). One of the most important measures in the process of
A <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> bromodomain protein regulates invasion gene expression (Publications)
During red-blood-cell-stage infection of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite undergoes repeated rounds of replication, egress, and invasion. Erythrocyte invasion involves specific interactions between
Built environment, parents' perception, and children's vigorous outdoor play (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the combined effects and relative importance of socio-cultural factors as well as parents' subjectively perceived and objectively assessed environment on time children spent vi
Cholesterol metabolites exported from human brain (Publications)
The human brain contains approximately 25% of the body's cholesterol. The brain is separated from the circulation by the blood brain barrier. While cholesterol will not passes this barrier, oxygenated
<em>Plasmodium vivax</em> diversity and population structure across four continents (Publications)
Plasmodium vivax is the geographically most widespread human malaria parasite. To analyze patterns of microsatellite diversity and population structure across countries of different transmission inten
The genomes of three stocks comprising the most widely utilized live sporozoite <em>Theileria parva</em> vaccine exhibit very different degrees and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There are no commercially available vaccines against human protozoan parasitic diseases, despite the success of vaccination-induced long-term protection against infectious diseases. East C
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African ixodid tick species (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The tick population of Africa includes several important genera belonging to the family Ixodidae. Many of these ticks are vectors of protozoan and rickettsial pathogens including Theileria