COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF AN. GAMBIAE AND AN. STEPHENSI MOSQUITOES TO DETERMINE TRANSMISSION-REDUCING ACTIVITY OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST P. FALCIPARUM SEXUAL STAGE ANTIGENS

Comparative assessment of An. gambiae and An. stephensi mosquitoes to determine transmission-reducing activity of antibodies against P. falciparum sexual stage antigens

Abstract Background With the increasing interest in vaccines to interrupt malaria transmission, there is a demand for harmonization of current methods to assess Plasmodium transmission in laboratory settings.Potential vaccine candidates are currently tested in the standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) that commonly relies on Anopheles stephensi mo

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Youth Awareness and Expectations about GMOs and Nuclear Power Technologies within the North American Free Trade Bloc: A Retrospective Cross-Country Comparative Analysis

This study reports on the cross-country heterogeneity in youth awareness and expectations about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and nuclear power technology (NPT) within the North American free trade area (NAFTA).Models are estimated with data on youth respondents from the USA, Canada and Mexico, using seemingly unrelated bivariate weighted o

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Caste and Religion Matters in Access to Housing, Drinking Water, and Toilets: Empirical Evidence from National Sample Surveys, India

This article aims to provide a systematic analysis of inter-group inequality in access to good quality housing and basic amenities.It also attempts to discuss the socio-economic determinants of accessing housing and basic amenities.The article provides evidence of social identity-based Collections discrimination by implying econometric analysis of

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The Role and Situation of the Scientometrics in Development

The measurement and evaluation of science, that scientometrics is followed, subsequently has always been in the world since it has been assumed that science can help the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the planet.Using the results of researches can effect on the economic, social, political, scientific, and cultural foundations.Therefore, t

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