OBJECTIVE To describe the use of lemon/lime juice for douching by female sex workers (FSWs) and family planning clients (FPCs) in Jos, Nigeria. METHOD A total of 300 sexually active women comprising 200 FSWs and 100 FPCs were interviewed in June 2004 to determine the mode and rationale for the use of lemon/lime juice for sex. RESULT Majority of the women 167/300 (55.7%, 95% CI = 50-61%) i.e...

Abstract The dyeing of recycled polyamide nonwoven fabrics based on nanofibers (PA-NWNF), which were fabricated from wastes, was conducted in this study. Since PA-NWNF exhibited a high surface area to volume ratio, it dyed with different particle sizes Disperse Red 167 dye (DR 167, DR 167-B, and 167-C) without auxiliary agents prevent further environmental pollution. undyed PA-NWNF, as well the...

BACKGROUND Acetic acid is a predominant by-product of lignocellulosic biofuel process, which inhibits microbial biocatalysts. Development of bacterial strains that are tolerant to acetic acid is challenging due to poor understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. RESULTS In this study, we generated and characterized two acetic acid-tolerant strains of Zymomonas mobilis using N-methyl...

Toxoplasma gondii motility is powered by the myosin XIV motor complex, which consists of the myosin XIV heavy chain (MyoA), the myosin light chain (MLC1), GAP45, and GAP50, the membrane anchor of the complex. MyoA, MLC1, and GAP45 are initially assembled into a soluble complex, which then associates with GAP50, an integral membrane protein of the parasite inner membrane complex. While all prote...