Monthly Archives: May 2016

Quantitative Proteome Analysis of Leishmania donovani under Spermidine Starvation

Leishmaniasis is a vector borne disease caused by a digenetic parasite of genus Leishmania. There are few drugs available in the market against leishmaniasis, but they have many limitations, like drug resistance, toxicity, high…

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Natural History of Cryptosporidiosis in a Longitudinal Study of Slum-Dwelling Bangladeshi Children

Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under age five worldwide, with cryptosporidiosis estimated to be second only to rotavirus as…

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What Can Rural Surgeons Learn From Standard Business School?

The olfactory system in our body is different from the other systems in that there is no censorship or filtration of the sensation by the thalamus. It is situated close to the emotional area of the brain. About 3% of the human genes code…

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The Accuracy of Diagnostic Methods for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

In 1997, the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus stated that the diagnosis of diabetes should focus simultaneously on plasma glucose concentrations and its…

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Filamentous Fungi in Respiratory Infections. What Lies Beyond Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis?

Respiratory tract infections are globally responsible for one-third of infectious disease–associated…

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The Minimal Important Difference in Physical Activity in Patients with COPD

Physical inactivity is an important predictor of worse outcome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), resulting in an increased risk of hospital admission and mortality…

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Global Economic Burden of Norovirus Gastroenteritis

Diarrheal disease remains the fourth most common cause of mortality and second most common cause of morbidity worldwide in children under the age of 5 years. Despite accounting for approximately…

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