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Evaluation of CD4+ T Cells in HIV Patients Presenting with Malaria at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Nigeria
CD4 count is an important immunological marker of disease progression in HIV seropositive patients. This study was carried out to determine the effect of malaria or fever of unknown origin on the p…
Received 13 November 2009 12:13 UTC; Posted 13 November 2009
Posted to: Microbiology
Increased flood frequency and magnitude decreases density of a stream-breeding salamander in urbanized watersheds
Background/Question/MethodsAs urbanization increases across the globe, more ecologists have taken note of its consequences to stream systems. Sufficient data have been collected to document repea…
Received 12 November 2009 21:51 UTC; Posted 13 November 2009
Posted to: Ecology
Magnetoencephalography May Allow the Electromagnetic 'Biopsy' of Central Nervous System Neoplastic Tissue
Developing a non-invasive method for definitively diagnosing intracranial neoplasms would reduce the risks involved with diagnosis and improve the treatment of such tumors. We used magnetoencephalo…
Received 13 November 2009 00:00 UTC; Posted 13 November 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience
Evaluation of the Cell Ontology (CL)
An ontological representation of the entities relevant to biological research is urgently needed. The cell ontology developed by Bard and colleagues (CL) (Bard et al. 2005) makes a significant con…
Received 12 November 2009 11:30 UTC; Posted 12 November 2009
Posted to: Bioinformatics
Geological Controls on Water Resource Variability in Minnesota, USA
Sustainable management of water resources requires quantitative description of spatio-temporal variability, and the map is a universal medium to reflect the spatio-temporal distribution of water re…
Received 06 November 2009 20:59 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment
Newer Methods of Nanoparticle Synthesis: Nitroimidazole properties with Nanometal oxides in Polymer Cages as Drug-Biomarker Monitors
Nitroimidazoles are radiosensitizers and hypoxia detecting chemosensitizers. Intially nitroimidazoles were single dose antibiotic drugs. Recently, nitroimidazole derivatives have emerged as multifu…
Received 09 November 2009 14:41 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology
In Vitro Bactericidal Activities of Extracts From Ripe and Unripe Fruit of ‘Noni’
In an era of nutraceuticular research, ‘Noni’ fruit is considered as a panacea because of the profound claim on its medicinal uses in treating many diseases inclusive of infections of microbial ori…
Received 06 November 2009 05:30 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology
Nanotoxicity Assessment toward the Applications of Carbon Nanotubes as a Small Biomolecule Carrier in Drug Delivery Systems
Carbon Nanotube (CNT) materials have superior properties in electric current carrying capacity, thermal conductivity, and thermal stability. Due to their structure with high aspect ratio, they have…
Received 09 November 2009 14:26 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology
Malaria Diagnosis and the Plasmodium Life Cycle: the BFO Perspective
Definitive diagnosis of malaria requires the demonstration through laboratory tests of the presence within the patient of malaria parasites or their components. Since malaria parasites can be prese…
Received 07 November 2009 15:11 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Bioinformatics
Drone congregation areas of red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
The drones of dwarf honeybees assemble at the drone congregation areas close to small trees with dense leafage at the heights between 2 to 4 meters.
Received 06 November 2009 14:12 UTC; Posted 06 November 2009
Posted to: Evolutionary Biology
