Live-virus vaccines for smallpox are effective but have risks that are no longer acceptable for routine use in populations at minimal risk of infection. We have developed a mucosal, killed-vaccinia virus (VV) vaccine based on antimicrobial nanoemulsion (NE) of soybean oil and detergent. Incubation of VV with 10% NE for at least 60 min causes the complete disruption and inactivation of VV. Simpl...

Agricultural soils provide ecosystem services, but the removal of natural vegetation reduces water infiltration capacity, increasing surface runoff. Thus, monitoring erosion is critical for sustainable agricultural management. Sediment losses and runoff were evaluated using a simulated rainfall 75 mm/h in areas with crops pastures both Caiabi River Renato sub-basins Teles Pires watershed Mato G...

PURPOSE To establish a murine model of corneal candidiasis that permits molecular evaluation of fungal adherence and invasion. METHODS Corneas of immunocompetent, methylprednisolone-treated, and cyclophosphamide-treated adult NIH Swiss and BALB/c mice were topically mock inoculated or inoculated with 10-fold increasing amounts between 100 and 100 million colony-forming units (CFU) of Candida ...

Brownfield technosol restoration represents a real opportunity to minimize land consumption, but it often requires intensive intervention and reconstruction, leading soil donor site destruction potential pollution. Using former oil refinery brownfield site, this research compares the short-term (one year) impact of localized methods, including surface scarification, organic matter addition, ear...

to study the effect of some varying treatments including such environmental factors as temperature, moisture, and light as well as plant growth regulators on breaking dormancy of datura stramonium l. seeds, several experiments were conducted. seeds of datura stramonium l. possess full dormancy immediately following harvest. storing the seeds for 3 months (15 dec. 2005 to 15 march 2006) at room ...

This research presents, for the first time, a study of seed germination two varieties, ‘Anacyclus pyrethrum var. (L.) Link’ and depressus (Ball.) Maire’, an endemic endangered medicinal species listed in IUCN red list as Anacyclus Link. Our objective was to provide information their protection well sustainable development strategy, by understanding whether seeds germinate easily or have very sp...