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Sero-Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Serological screening of pregnant women for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies is not practiced as an antenatal care in Tanzania; and there is a limited data about sero-prevalence of T. gondii infection in developing countries.
Groß, Uwe, Kidenya, Benson R, Majinge, Charles, Massinde, Anthony N, Mazigo, Humphrey D, Michael, Denna, Mshana, Stephen E, Mwambe, Berno   +7 more
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Isoetes ×atruensis (Isoetaceae – Lycopodiopsida), a new interspecific sterile hybrid from Rajasthan of Western India

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Isoetes ×atruensis hyb. nov. is shown to be a triploid (2n = 3× = 33 + 1) sterile interspecific hybrid between diploid (2n = 2× = 22 + 1) I. coromandelina and tetraploid (2n = 4× = 44 + 1) I. rajasthanensis. It has been found in two locations in Rajasthan, India.
Sarvesh Kumar Singh, Daniel F. Brunton, Pradeep Kumar Shukla, Santosh Kumar Shukla, Nawal Kishore Dubey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Present and future

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract For more than two decades the possible association between periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been extensively evaluated. Numerous observational, intervention, and mechanistic studies have offered valuable information on this topic.
Yiorgos A. Bobetsis, Mark Ide, Mervi Gürsoy, Phoebus N. Madianos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ADAMTS-3, -13, -16, and -19 levels in patients with habitual abortion

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin-type 1 motifs (ADAMTS) protein superfamily includes 19 secreted metalloproteases. Proteolytic substrates of ADAMTS enzymes have been linked to reproductive function.
Meryem Kuru Pekcan, Esma Sarıkaya, Aytekin Tokmak, Murat Alışık, Afra Alkan, Gülnur Özakşit, Özcan Erel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent spontaneous abortion and atopy [PDF]

, 2003
PURPOSE: to evaluate whether there is an association between recurrent spontaneous abortion and atopy. METHODS: this was a case-control study with 230 women: 71 with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion (group A) and 159 with a history of ...
Camano, Luiz, Daher, Silvia, Mattar, Rosiane   +2 more
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Subterranean Mine Inspection Using the Prometheus Re‐Configurable Drone

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the design, development, and real‐world testing of an autonomous drone for subterranean exploration, known as “Prometheus.” Driven by requirements from industry that the drone be able to be deployed through areas of restricted access, Prometheus was designed to be directly deployed through a 150 mm aperture.
Liam Brown, Robert Clarke, Ali Akbari, Ferdian Jovan, Jameel Marafie, Ognjen Marjanovic, Sara Bernardini, Tom Richardson, Simon Watson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dismantling the genus Tarenna (Rubiaceae: Pavetteae) in Africa and Madagascar, with the description of three new genera

TAXON, EarlyView.
Abstract As presently circumscribed, the Paleotropical genus Tarenna, belonging to the tribe Pavetteae (Rubiaceae), comprises about 200 species and has its centres of diversity in tropical Asia and Africa. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies of the tribe revealed the polyphyly of Tarenna, suggesting that the genus needs to be recircumscribed ...
Petra De Block, Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison, Franck Rakotonasolo, Steven B. Janssens   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mono(2‐Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Induces Inflammatory and Angiogenic Alterations Mediated by the PI3K/AKT Pathway in HTR‐8/SVneo Trophoblastic Cells

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Exposure to mono(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes characterized by extravillous trophoblast (EVT) abnormal function. Previous reports have suggested that MEHP can activate the PI3K/AKT pathway in EVT cells, a pathway known to regulate inflammation and angiogenesis in ...
Luis Daniel Martínez‐Razo, Ericka Karol Pamela Almeida‐Aguirre, Mariana Bobadilla‐Bravo, Ismael Mancilla‐Herrera, Alejandra Martínez‐Ibarra, Marco Cerbón   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of hypothyroidism

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Hypothyroidism is a deficiency of thyroid hormones or their insufficient activity. The most common cause of this disease is chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease), iodine deficiency, partial or complete thyroid removal, and some medicines ...
Paulina Małecka, Justyna Małecka-Kacpura, Anna Fabian-Danielewska   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Serum relaxin levels are reduced in pregnant women with a history of recurrent miscarriage, and correlate with maternal uterine artery Doppler indices in first trimester [PDF]

, 2009
Objectives: Defective implantation is a mechanism for recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). We sought to determine whether the serum expression of human relaxin-2 (RLX) is impaired in women with a history of RPL.
Bogic, Bogic, Carp, Craig, Dilly O.C. Anumba, Emmer, Gardosi, Goldsmith, Hollis, Jauniaux, Jivraj, Johnson, Johnson, Laird, MacLennan, Maynard, Mtiraoui, Nicolaides, Palomba, Parry, Petersen, Piccinni, Prakash, Saad El Gelany, Sakbun, Salim, Sarah L. Elliott, Seki, Tin C. Li, Unemori, Yki-Jarvinen   +30 more
core   +2 more sources