Melatonin is the primary hormone of the pineal gland that is secreted at night.It regulates many physiological functions, including the sleep-wake cycle, gonadal activity, free radical scavenging, immunomodulation, neuro-protection, and cancer progression.The precise functions of melatonin are mediated by HANDWARMER guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-bin
The assignation of lineages in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) provides valuable information for evolutionary and phylogeographic studies and makes for more accurate knowledge of the distribution of this pathogen worldwide.Differences in virulence have also been found for certain lineages.MTB isolates were initially assigned to lineages based on d
Microbial contamination in shopping trolleys (eighty five) by considering different supermarkets (seven) from three major food companies in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) was determined.The two sampled areas were trolley handles and food trolley baskets-child seats.Samples were analyzed by selective and differential microbiological culture medi
A comprehensive understanding of the interplay between the natural environment and the human dimension is one of the prerequisites to successful and sustaining IWRM practises in large river basins such as the Upper Brahmaputra river basin or the Upper Danube river basin.These interactions, their dynamics and changes, and the likely future scenarios
Background: Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic infection worldwide, possibly due to climate change and demographic shifts.It is regarded as endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa; however, for most countries scarce epidemiological data, if any, exist.The primary objectives were to describe the prevalence of leptospirosis in countries in Sub-Saharan Afric