In the absence of effective vaccine(s), control of African swine fever caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV) must be based on early, efficient, cost-effective detection and strict control and elimination strategies. For this purpose, we developed an indirect ELISA capable of detecting ASFV antibodies in either serum or oral fluid specimens. The recombinant protein used in the ELISA was sel...

Background Research on placebo analgesia commonly focuses the impact of information about direction (i.e., increase or decrease pain) and magnitude expected analgesic effect, whereas temporal aspects expectations have received little attention so far. In a recent study, using short-lasting, low-intensity stimuli, we demonstrated that onset is influenced by information. Here, investigate whether...

The interpretation of model precipitation output (e.g., as a gridpoint estimate versus as an areal mean) has a large impact on the evaluation and comparison of simulated daily extreme rainfall indices from climate models. It is first argued that interpretation as a gridpoint estimate (i.e., corresponding to station data) is incorrect. The impacts of this interpretation versus the areal mean int...

OBJECTIVE The best method to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in diabetic patients is still largely debated. We compared the performance of creatinine-based formulas in a European diabetic population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We compared the performance of Cockcroft and Gault, simplified Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology (CKD-EPI...

The autologous immune response of AKR/J mice to the structural proteins of murine leukemia virus (MuLV) was examined. Immunoglobulins from the renal glomeruli were chemically eluted, separated from antigens, recovered, and tested for immunological reactivity against MuLV structural proteins. Analyzing immune precipitates obtained after mixing radiolabeled Tween-disrupted MuLV preparations with ...

Background The Listeria genus comprises ten different species, however, only two of them L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii are pathogenic. Although being a well-known pathogen, its detection methodologies are still limited. The goldstandard technique involves enrichment, isolation, and biochemical characterization, which can take about 7 days [1]. In addition, since both pathogenic and non-patho...

Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) is a new member of the FGF family of growth factors. Here, we describe the localization of Fgf19 mRNA in the developing chick retina and lens in stages from the Hamburger and Hamilton stage 15 (HH15) to postnatal day 30 (P30). Fgf19 was expressed in a transient manner in postmitotic neuroblasts during the migration from the ventricular surface to their final ...

23 Dlx transcription factors are important in the differentiation of GABAergic interneurons. In mice 24 lacking Dlx1, early steps in interneuron development appear normal. Beginning around one 25 month of age, primarily dendrite-innervating interneuron subtypes begin to undergo apoptosis in 26 Dlx1 mice; this is accompanied by a reduction in GABAergic transmission and late-onset 27 epilepsy. Th...