In South America, the Protist parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal human disease, is transmitted by blood-feeding female Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies.A synthetic copy of the male produced sex-aggregation pheromone offers new opportunities for vector control applications.We have previously shown that the pheromone pla
The transmission of Unique Recombinant Forms (URFs) has complicated the molecular epidemic of HIV-1.This increasing genetic diversity has implications for prevention surveillance, diagnosis, and vaccine design.In this study, we characterized the HIV-1 URFs from 135 newly diagnosed O-Ring Kit HIV-1 infected cases between 2016 and 2020 in Shenyang, n
In a convenience store, new items like lunch boxes and dairy products are delivered several times in one day.In addition, old unsold items must be disposed because of their expiration dates.The order is made once in a day, and the retailer has to decide the number of items ordered based on the current remaining items in the store and the demand dis
Preclinical studies suggest that fasting prior to chemotherapy may be an effective strategy to protect patients against the adverse effects of chemo-toxicity.Fasting may also sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy.It is further suggested that fasting may similarly augment the efficacy of oncolytic viral therapy.The primary mechanism mediating these