Highly parallel sequencing technologies permit cost-effective whole genome sequencing of hundreds of Plasmodium parasites. The ability to sequence clinical Plasmodium samples, extracted directly from patient blood without a culture step, presents a unique opportunity to sample the diversity of "natural" parasite populations in high resolution clinical and epidemiological studies. A major challe...

DNA samples derived from vertebrate skin, bodily cavities and body fluids contain both host and microbial DNA; the latter often present as a minor component. Consequently, DNA sequencing of a microbiome sample frequently yields reads originating from the microbe(s) of interest, but with a vast excess of host genome-derived reads. In this study, we used a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD) to separ...

background , despite numerous studies over a decade, it still remains controversial about the biological effects of rf emf emitted by mobile phone telephony. objective , here we investigated the effect of 900 mhz gsm on the induction of oxidative stress and the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ros) in human mononuclear cells, monocytes and lymphocytes as defence system cells. met...

Background Serological screening of blood donors provides data on seroprevalence of certain infections among apparently healthy people of working age population belonging to a particular geographic area. The study’s objectives pursued the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Treponema pallidum on a sample population of D...

Introduction: Breastfeeding produces an important effect on the physiology of the body, metabolism and human clinical status. Available evidence suggested that breastfeeding has a prophylactic effect on adiposity, blood pressure and other chronic diseases. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the association between infant breastfeeding and blood pressure status in early adulthood. Ma...

Boyacigiller et al (2006 p81) have stated that ‘A key difference between domestic and global managers is the need for global managers to deal with significantly greater complexity and to be open to the outside world.’ However, Baruch (2002 p36) has made the point that ‘although the concept of globalization reflects true business reality, the idea that there is a certain template-a “gingerbread ...

To the Editor—The transfusion of ABO-mismatched blood usually results from patient misidentification and sample-labelling errors during phlebotomy. It is a common problem worldwide and causes more transfusion-related fatalities than does the transfusionmediated transmission of human immunodeficiency virus. Various approaches have been used to minimise human error during phlebotomy and blood tra...