The argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata is the main vector of human relapsing fever (HRF) and African swine fever (ASF) in Africa.Salivary proteins are part of the host-tick interface and play vital roles in the tick feeding process and the host infection by tick-borne pathogens; they represent interesting targets for immune interventions aimed at bl
Abstract Purpose Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a palliative intraarterial therapy for unresectable hepatic malignancies.During PHP, high-dose melphalan is infused via the hepatic artery to saturate tumor in the liver with the chemotherapeutic substance.The venous hepatic blood is filtered by an extracorporeal melphalan specific filtration
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, inflammatory, demyelinating and degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS).To date, there is no definitive imaging biomarker for diagnosing MS.The current diagnostic criteria are mainly based on clinical relapses supported by the presence of white matter lesions (WMLs) on lively br
A new dynamic model of the variable-length cable used in a vertically tethered underwater drill rig is presented in this paper, which also includes the dynamics of its fixed-length counterpart.First, the differential equation blauer hi vis jacket of the variable-length cable is derived through the theorem of linear momentum, and its finite element
Introduction: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a debilitating disease that affects the skin and peripheral nerves.It is possible that tissue changes during infection with leprosy are related to alterations in the activity of the Notch signaling pathway, an innate signaling pathway in the physiology of the skin and pe