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Bioscience Reports, 1977 Summary1. Death in several infectious diseases is caused by protein toxins secreted by invading bacteria. Cholera toxin is a simple protein secreted by Vibrio cholerae colonizing the gut; it is responsible for the massive diarrhoea that is cholera.2. The primary action of cholera toxin is an activation of adenylate cyclase, an enzyme found on the inner
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Education in a Changing Climate: A Systematic Review for Low and Middle‐Income Countries (LMICs)
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change is a major global challenge that affects many aspects of human life and hinders progress on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One area that has not received enough attention is its impact on children's education in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), which are especially vulnerable to ...
Afshan Ameer, Rami Ghannam
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SERS‐Based Nano‐ and Microsystems Toward Biomedical Applications
Small, EarlyView.This review provides a current overview of nano‐ and microscale SERS‐based devices, encompassing all aspects from material design to practical applications. We highlight controlled SERS‐active architectures, including patterned substrates, nanorods, microspheres, micromotors, and microneedles, as well as combinations of these microfluidic systems.
Gohar Soufi +14 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2008 Summary: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in brothel-based sex workers of West Bengal, Eastern India, to determine their oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) status and the presence of pre-cancerous lesions.
Kamalesh Sarkar +7 more
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Fowl Cholera (Cholera Gallinarum)
Journal of the American Association of Instructors and Investigators of Poultry Husbandry, 1908 ABSTRACT The readers of (“l’Elevage” of Laeken-Belgigue Europe) are well acquainted with the losses caused by the dread disease which we intend to discuss a little in the following lines. Fowl cholera is the most dreadful and deadly disease that attacks our farm yard feathered tribe.
J. Willems, Victor Fortier
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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract The Beqaa Valley in Lebanon has become increasingly polluted, and residents are attributing illness to improper waste disposal and dumping. This article explores local epistemologies of pollution’s causes and effects in three films, which were researched and produced by local residents of Bar Elias, a small town in the Beqaa, which has rapidly
Hannah Sender +2 more
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Unnatural Wills: Inheritance Disputes and Inequality
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Within the conceptual frame of relational economic sociology, inheritance disputes are a canonical form of relational mismatch. But the social patterning of relational mismatches, and their various ties to inequality, remain murky. In this paper, I examine all known inheritance disputes in Dallas from 1895–1945 within their social context to ...
Shay O'Brien
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Accountability, Immunity, & Impunity: How the UN Avoids Justice in Haiti [PDF]
, 2014 Following the devastating 2010 earthquake, the world’s largest cholera epidemic broke out on the island of Haiti, taking the lives of an estimated 8,500 and continuing to afflict more than 685,000. Scientific analysis undeniably traced the cholera strain
Schwab, Megan F.
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How much are you willing to pay to avoid lockdowns? Evidence from the real estate market
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, numerous countries implemented lockdowns. In Victoria, Australia, a unique two‐tier system was employed, segregating areas with a Ring of Steel boundary and imposing additional restrictions within. This study focuses on the impact of lockdowns on housing prices and rents, exploring whether people are ...
Jian Liang, Chyi Lin Lee, Qiang Li
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