The unique activity of the bone morphogenetic protein TGH4 affects the embryonic development of Trichinella spiralis and the establishment of vaccine protection by Wenjie Shi, Yi Liu, Yan Liu, Xue Bai, Yue Liang, Yaming Yang, Fangwei Wu, Mingyuan Liu, Ning Xu

“…Our findings demonstrate that the TGH4 mutant is an important vaccine candidate antigen that blocks embryonic development, kills larvae, and provides insight into parasite vaccine research.…”
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Early attainment of 20-hydroxyecdysone threshold shapes mosquito sexual dimorphism in developmental timing by Meichun Zhang, Han Wen, Qiang Sun, Dongjing Zhang, Yongjun Li, Andrew Xi, Xiaoying Zheng, Yu Wu, Jun Cao, Jeremy Bouyer, Zhiyong Xi

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Utilisation of an in vivo malaria model to provide functional proof for RhopH1/CLAG essentiality and conserved orthology with P. falciparum by Mitchell L. Trickey, Mrittika Chowdury, Georgina Bramwell, Natalie A. Counihan, Tania F. de Koning-Ward

“…The NPPs are critical to parasite survival and, therefore, in the pursuit of novel therapeutics are an attractive drug target. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella Species among Children under Five Years of Age with Diarrhea in Selected Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Basha Ayele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Etsehiwot Adamu, Estifanos Tsige, Getenet Beyene

“…Background. Shigella and parasitic infections are common public health problems throughout the world. …”
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Ecological analysis of the fish trematode fauna of the Lower Kura by Y.V. Shakaraliyeva

“…Of these, 25 species complete their development in fish, and 15 species in fish-eating birds. 24 species parasitize in the fish intestines, 5 species in the lenses of fish eyes, and 1-2 species of trematodes are localized in other organs. …”
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Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia by Getachew Mengistu, Muluken Azage, Hordofa Gutema

“…Household monthly income, family size, intestinal parasite infections, duration of menstruation, and BMI for age are predictors of anemia. …”
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Dual-Polarized Cross Bowtie Dipole for 3G and LTE Applications by Zhi-Ya Zhang, Jia-Yue Zhao, Qiongqiong Liu, Guang Fu

“…A dual-polarized cross bowtie dipole element with parasitical circular patch and vertical metal cylinders for base station antennas is presented. …”
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Echinococcus granulosus Prevalence in Dogs in Southwest Nigeria by Oyeduntan Adejoju Adediran, Temitope Ubaidat Kolapo, Emmanuel Chibuike Uwalaka

“…Echinococcosis is a public health parasitic disease that is cosmopolitan (Echinococcus granulosus) in its distribution. …”
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The Application of Approximate Entropy Theory in Defects Detecting of IGBT Module by Shengqi Zhou, Luowei Zhou, Suncheng Liu, Pengju Sun, Quanming Luo, Junke Wu

“…Due to the local damage caused by aging, the intrinsic parasitic parameters of packaging materials or silicon chips inside the IGBT module such as parasitic inductances and capacitances may change over time, which will make remarkable variation in the gate voltage. …”
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An Ultrastructural and Fluorescent Study of the Teratocytes of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Hemocoel of Host Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyl... by Kent S. Shelby, Javad Habibi, Benjamin Puttler

“…We have undertaken a microscopic study of these gargantuan and complex cells at approximately seven months after parasitization. Parasitized adult weevils were dissected into medium and teratocytes were fixed, embedded, and sectioned at 1 μm. …”
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Application of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for protozoan analysis: A systematic review by Juan Felipe Ramirez Giraldo, Jorge Enrique Gomez Marin

“…FTIR spectroscopy can detect changes in biochemical composition but has not been used for the identification of parasites in human clinical or environmental samples. …”
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Analysis on Leakage Inductance and Winding Resistance of High Frequency Toroidal Transformer with Interleaved Winding and Litz Wire by Dody Yunus Putra Siregar, Wijono, Muhammad Aziz Muslim

“…As frequency increased, the dimensions of the transformer decreased, making parasitic parameters more dominant and unavoidable. …”
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Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Minna, North Central Nigeria by Innocent Chukwuemeka James Omalu, Charles Mgbemena, Amaka Mgbemena, Victoria Ayanwale, Israel Kayode Olayemi, Adeniran Lateef, Victoria I. Chukwuemeka

“…Peripheral blood smears of near-term pregnant women, as well as the placental, cord, and peripheral blood smears of their newborn babies, were examined for malaria parasites, using the Giemsa staining technique. Out of 152 pregnant women screened, 21 (13.82%) of them were infected with malaria parasites. …”
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Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis by Yu Zhen, Lin Liao, Hu Zhang

“…Parasite-associated colitis is quite rare in clinical practice of Ulcerative Colitis (UC). …”
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Paléoparasitologie : Apports des méthodes de la Parasitologie médicale à l’étude des populations anciennes by Stéphanie Harter, Françoise Bouchet

“…Since the beginning of the 20th century, research into parasitic diseases has been carried out in the European and American scientific community. …”
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Taenia saginata: A Rare Cause of Gall Bladder Perforation by Suhail Yaqoob Hakeem, Arshad Rashid, Suhail Khuroo, Rajandeep Singh Bali

“…We report a case of biliary peritonitis caused by gall bladder perforation due to Taenia saginata induced gangrenous cholecystitis. Although parasites are not unusual causes of biliary tract disorders, especially in disease endemic areas, but this is for the first time that Taenia saginata has been reported to cause gall bladder perforation.…”
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Nematode management in potatoes (Irish or white) by Zane Joseph Grabau, J. W. Noling

“… Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major pest on potatoes in Florida.  …”
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Nematode management in potatoes (Irish or white) by Zane Joseph Grabau, J. W. Noling

“… Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major pest on potatoes in Florida.  …”
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Global Distribution, Public Health and Clinical Impact of the Protozoan Pathogen Cryptosporidium by Lorenza Putignani, Donato Menichella

“…Principal key indicators of the parasite distribution were associated to environmental (e.g., geographic and temporal clusters, etc.) and host determinants of the infection (e.g., age, immunological status, travels, community behaviours). …”
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mGBP2 engages Galectin-9 for immunity against Toxoplasma gondii. by Elisabeth Kravets, Gereon Poschmann, Sebastian Hänsch, Veronica Raba, Stefanie Weidtkamp-Peters, Daniel Degrandi, Kai Stühler, Klaus Pfeffer

“…Guanylate binding proteins (GBPs) are large interferon-inducible GTPases, executing essential host defense activities against Toxoplasma gondii, an invasive intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite of global importance. T. gondii establishes a parasitophorous vacuole (PV) which shields the parasite from the host's intracellular defense mechanisms. …”
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