‘Electronic Superhighway’, curated by Omar Kholeif

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We investigated the immunogenicity of recombinant rMSP1 (rPbMSP1) that was generated from Plasmodium berghei. The rPbMSP1 formulated in alum was found to be immunogenic which induced high levels of specific anti-rPbMSP1 antibody. The IgG2a response predominated over IgG1 during the challenge infection in the vaccinated mice. Mice vaccinated with rPbMSP1 in alum mounted significant protective im...

Omar Lakkis and Charalambos Makridakis

Adoption of the Internet and the Information Superhighway for Electronic Commerce

The Internet has made a major impact on electronic commerce and market structures by facilitating information exchange between organizations. For researchers and business professionals, the economic and social ramifications of the Internet have generated much interest. Inspired by the many studies done on the information technology (IT) adoption, particularly Everett Roger’s research in diffusi...

Electronic communication facilitates investigation of a highly dispersed foodborne outbreak: Salmonella on the superhighway.

Widely dispersed foodborne disease outbreaks are an emerging public health problem (1-3). Increasing population mobility and the wide distribution of centrally produced foods mean that when an outbreak of foodborne disease occurs, the affected persons may be distributed across the country or even the world. Widely dispersed outbreaks challenge limited public health resources; they can be diffic...

A Superhighway to Virus Infection

Microtubule-mediated transport of macromolecules and organelles (also known as "cargo") is essential for cells to function. Deficiencies in cytoplasmic transport are frequently associated with severe diseases and syndromes. Cytoplasmic transport also provides viruses with the means to reach their site of replication and is the route for newly assembled progeny to leave the infected cell. This p...