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Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
Education•Campo Grande, Brazil•
About: Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul is a education organization based out in Campo Grande, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Species richness. The organization has 6903 authors who have published 9030 publications receiving 78977 citations. The organization is also known as: UFMS & Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul.
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TL;DR: The severity of the parasitosis and the risk of transfusion transmission warrant investigation of the potential inclusion of methods for Leishmania detection into blood banks for effective screening of infected donors.
Abstract: Transfusion-transmitted leishmaniasis has been a concern in regions endemic for the disease. Whether immediate or delayed, the risks posed by this mode of transmission call for careful assessment. The purpose of this study was to detect Leishmania infection in blood donors living in an endemic area and to investigate progression to the disease in these individuals. Immunofluorescent antibody test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, leishmaniasis rapid test, and the polymerase chain reaction were applied to 430 donors in an initial evaluation. Of those donors with at least one positive test, 50 were reevaluated four years later by the same methods, as were 25 controls who had been negative on the same tests. In the first evaluation, Leishmania infection was detected in 41.4% (95% CI: 36.7-46.1) of donors (n = 430). None of the 75 reevaluated individuals had developed the disease, but retesting revealed positivity in at least one test in 36.0% (95% CI: 25.1-46.9) of donors. Of the 50 initially testing positive, 50% remained so on retesting. Of the 25 initially negative controls, two tested positive in the subsequent evaluation. The severity of the parasitosis and the risk of transfusion transmission warrant investigation of the potential inclusion of methods for Leishmania detection into blood banks for effective screening of infected donors.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the electrochemical degradation of the herbicide metribuzin (MTZ) in sulfate medium by advanced oxidation processes like anodic oxidation with electrogenerated H2O2, electro-Fenton (EF) and UVA photoelectro-fenton (PEF).
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TL;DR: In this article, two mononuclear heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes based on mixed phosphine/thiocarbamoyl-pyrazoline ligands were synthesized and structurally characterized.
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TL;DR: The phenotypic plasticity of this insect species in adult size and development time allows individuals growing on low quality sites to reach maturity, thus enhancing exploitation of the host plant.
Abstract: The response of a host plant to gall-inducing insects varies both among and within plants, so that different levels of resources are available to the insects. The weevil Collabismus clitellae Boheman induces galls on the shoots of Solanum lycocarpum St Hil. in south-east Brazil. Galls are found on a range of parts within an individual plant and are more abundant on smaller plants. In the present study, the host plant response as a possible influence on the performance of C. clitellae both between and within plants was tested. Gall abortion increased with plant height. Within plants, gall size was positively related to shoot diameter and number of chambers within the gall. The increase in gall larval density (number of individuals per gall volume unit) resulted in smaller adults and reduced developmental rates, probably because of resource limitation within the gall. The number of eggs laid by females increased with shoot diameter. Females laid more eggs on thicker shoots, where there are fewer chances to form galls with high larval density. However, this relationship was weak and a large variation was found for adult sizes. The availability of high quality sites is limited to smaller plants and thicker shoots located on the basal region of the plant. The phenotypic plasticity of this insect species in adult size and development time allows individuals growing on low quality sites to reach maturity, thus enhancing exploitation of the host plant.
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TL;DR: R reverse vaccinology is a promising approach because it is more accurate and faster than conventional methods in the detection of potential antigens to use in anti-tick vaccines and is not only applicable against R. microplus but also against tick species that play important roles in spreading other diseases.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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William J. Sutherland | 148 | 966 | 94423 |
Octavio L. Franco | 58 | 463 | 11755 |
Toby A. Gardner | 56 | 141 | 15640 |
Younes Messaddeq | 55 | 621 | 12792 |
Carlos Eduardo Pereira | 54 | 951 | 14155 |
Jens Stoye | 48 | 215 | 8620 |
André Aptroot | 47 | 468 | 13418 |
Carlos Roberto Padovani | 44 | 740 | 9186 |
Wagner Vilegas | 43 | 393 | 7836 |
Edson Marchiori | 42 | 915 | 8416 |
Frank H. Quina | 41 | 205 | 6808 |
Burak Ozpineci | 38 | 165 | 6572 |
Marcos H. Toyama | 36 | 175 | 4087 |
Sérgio de Albuquerque | 36 | 145 | 3342 |
Mário Sérgio Mantovani | 33 | 149 | 3806 |