Despite the application of various preservation methods, many problems are still encountered
as a result of food spoilage and food poisoning. There is increasing demand for foods …

Erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum is central to the pathogenesis of malaria.
Invasion requires a series of extracellular recognition events between erythrocyte receptors …

Fourteen cytokines or chemokines were analyzed on 88 RT‐PCR‐confirmed severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. IFN‐γ, IL‐18, TGF‐β, IL‐6, IP‐10, MCP‐1, MIG, and IL‐…

… At a given wavelength λ , the measured light flux Φ m e s (W) is then function of: the emitted
light flux Φ 0 (W), the geometry of the sensor k (unit-less), the light path length l (m), the CO 2 …

Although organic acids have been used to counteract pathogens in food for many years,
there is a glaring need to assess and improve their continued effectiveness and sustainability. …

Background Acute exacerbations contribute to the morbidity and mortality associated with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This proof-of-concept study evaluates whether …

Street vendors in the city of Bloemfontein were investigated in order to assess the microbiological
quality of the food being sold as well as the level of hygiene conditions under which …

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has a great capacity for evolutionary adaptation
to evade host immunity and develop drug resistance. Current understanding of parasite …

BackgroundAmisulpride is a substituted benzamide with high selectivity for dopamine D2 and
D3 receptors. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of 100 mg amisulpride in …

There is intense interest in induction and characterization of strain-transcending neutralizing
Ab against antigenically variable human pathogens. We have recently identified the human …