Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide infection which is commonly asymptomatic but can cause serious medical problems in immunocompromised individuals and fetus. The infection also causes considerable economic loss because of abortion in livestock, mostly in sheep and goats. DNA vaccination may be a powerful approach against intracellular parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii. The goal of this study was t...

1OMNI Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 3School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PRC. 4Huaihua Medical College, Huaihua, Hunan, PRC. 5Queen’s Perinatal Research Unit, Department of Obst...

Grid frequency support, e.g., by the virtual inertia control (VIC), of photovoltaic (PV) systems, is more demanded than ever before. To achieve full-range support (i.e., to tackle under- or overfrequency issues), power reserve necessary for PV systems. Accordingly, a (PRC) method based on maximum point tracking (MPPT) adopted in this article, referring as MPPT-PRC. It measures real-time availab...

This paper examines the role that culture plays in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Using examples of inward FDI from mostly western Multinational Corporations (MNCs), the implication of Chinese culture, Transaction Cost Theory, and modes of entry are discussed. The authors suggest that the increase in, and the rate of direct FDI in the PRC (prior to the ...

The appropriate use of whole blood, packed red cells (PRC), fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) and platelets was evaluated. The indications, effectiveness and complications of transfusion were determined on the basis of existing criteria described in the literature and prevailing practices in the hospital. A retrospective review of medical records demonstrated that the administration of PRC was unnecess...

The adoption of the polygraph instrument and its related methods and procedures were not introduced to the People's Republic of China (PRC) until late in the 20th century. Although the use of these methods was slow to begin, the use of the polygraph and its application in the day-to-day activities of many investigators at the different levels of government has grown quickly in the last decade. ...

Perturbation theory is an important tool in the analysis of oscillators and their response to external stimuli. It is predicated on the assumption that the perturbations in question are “sufficiently weak”, an assumption that is not always valid when perturbative methods are applied. In this paper, we identify a number of concrete dynamical scenarios in which a standard perturbative technique, ...

From 1962 to 2013, the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) agricultural employment share declined from 82% to 31%. The transfer of workers out of low-productivity agriculture is a fundamental pillar of the PRC’s aspirations to progress and eventually become a high-income economy. We hypothesize that the drivers of this decline have been the increase in income per capita, industrial value added...

There are likely to be many factors which have together shaped the current pattern of growth and equity in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Among them are the foundations laid in the pre-1978 era, especially in respect of land-related institutional reforms and social sector investments. These factors successfully complemented the subsequent export and foreign direct investment promotion st...