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Assessing the Impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting on Genital Inflammation and Microbiota Among Kenyan Female Sex Workers

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Volume 95, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Problem Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is harmful to physical, mental, and reproductive health, though the effect of this practice on a woman's HIV susceptibility is poorly understood. Despite the known associations of FGM/C with short‐term vaginal epithelial damage, neither genital inflammation nor the genital microbiome have been ...
James Pollock, Rachel Liu, Elizabeth Rwenji, Evelyne Orobi, Suji Udayakumar, Sanja Huibner, Mary Kung'u, Rhoda Kabuti, Hellen Babu, Maisha Fiti Study Champions, Erastus Irungu, Pauline Ngurukiri, Peter Muthoga, Wendy Adhiambo, Helen A. Weiss, Janet Seeley, Tanya Abramsky, Joshua Kimani, Tara S. Beattie, Rupert Kaul   +19 more
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Effects of economically important virus diseases on the expression of some pomological traits and nutritional compounds in GM plum cultivar HoneySweet (Prunus domestica L.)

Horticultural Science, 2017
Economically important viruses infect plums and other stone fruits cause lower yields, fruit size and quality and also affect its chemical composition. Fruits of the genetically modified (GM) plum 'HoneySweet' growing on trees deliberately infected with ...
Boris Krška, Klára Gogolková, Jana Horsáková, Jaroslav Polák   +3 more
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Public health reforms and the mortality decline in nineteenth‐century Italy

The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 527-554, May 2026.
Abstract This study examines the impact of Italy's 1887–8 health reforms on mortality, contributing to the historical debate on the state's role in Europe's health transition. Leveraging event‐study‐style difference‐in‐differences approach, we assess the effectiveness of the Crispi–Pagliani reforms, which strengthened public health governance and ...
Francesco Maria Salvatore Fiore Melacrinis, Mauro Rota   +1 more
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Occurrence of plum pox virus in plums, myrobalans, blackthorns, apricots and peaches in South Moravia along the Austrian border

Plant Protection Science, 1999
A survey on the occurrence of plum pox virus (PPV) in plums, myrobalans, blackthorns, apricots and peaches was carried out in the South Moravian region along the Austrian border.
Jaroslav Polák
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Knowledge mapping of risk mitigation measures against vector‐borne diseases

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract A comprehensive synthesis of current evidence on surveillance, prevention and control measures for 25 selected vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) affecting animals in the EU is presented here. The assessment integrates evidence from systematic literature reviews, modelling studies, field investigations and expert judgement.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Ieva Baltusyte, Fabio Bigoni, Alessandro Broglia, Sofie Dhollander, Stefania Tampach, Jordi Figuerola, Hans Hermann Thulke, Miguel Ángel Chueca Miranda   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Plum Tree (Prunus Domestica L.)

Drvna Industrija, 2012
Plum (Prunus domestica L.) is one of the most widespread species of fruit trees in South-East Europe. Because of its fruits, it has been cultivated for centuries.
Slavko Govorčin, Tomislav Sinković, Tomislav Sedlar, Iva Ištok, Marinko Vukadin   +4 more
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Why, Immunologically, Housing‐Related Fungi and Endotoxins (and Other Chronic Pro‐Inflammatory Stressors) Risk Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation, Severe Asthma, and Translocating and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in Canada

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Type 1/M1/TH1 and type 3/M1/TH17 pro‐inflammatory switches are risks for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) reactivation and ongoing infection transmission. This paper considers the heavy toll of reactivation risk in Indigenous communities in Canada and the chronic, everyday pro‐inflammatory stressors connected with type 3/M1/TH17 immune ...
Stacie Burke
wiley   +1 more source

Update on Plum pox virus distribution in Turkey

Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2011
Extensive surveys to determine the occurrence of Plum pox virus (PPV) in Turkey were carried out between 2007 and 2010 in commercial stone fruit orchards and nurseries, in non commercial stone fruit trees at other locations, and in rural and urban ...
Birol AKBAŞ, Kemal DEĞİRMENCİ, Osman ÇİFTÇİ, Aydan KAYA, Melike YURTMEN, Nesrin UZUNOĞULLARI, Nejla ÇELİK, Şahinerdam TÜRKÖLMEZ   +7 more
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Multi‐omics Analysis Reveals the Correlation of Gut Microbiota and Metabolites With Thalidomide Treatment for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Biotechnology Journal, Volume 21, Issue 4, April 2026.
Graphical Abstract and Lay Summary We characterize the gut microbiota signatures associated with Thalidomide treatment in small cell lung cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting. The analysis reveals significant changes in specific genera, linking microbial composition to symptom management. ABSTRACT Small cell lung cancer
Qiang‐Guo Sun, Dan Zang, Yu Xin, Jia Cui, Xu Han, Jun Chen   +5 more
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Gene flow was not detected from a field trial of transgenic plum cv. HoneySweet - Short Communication

Plant Protection Science, 2019
A field trial with plum cv. HoneySweet was established in 2003 in an experimental plot near Crop Research Institute in Prague-Ruzyně, Czech Republic, on the basis of a permission issued by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
Petr Komínek, Jaroslav Polák, Marcela Komínková, Ralph Scorza   +3 more
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