On the partners Global Health Action (GHA) is a new, international, peerreviewed Open Access journal affiliated to the Umeå Centre for Global Health Research (CGH) at Umeå University, Sweden, and published by Co-Action Publishing. The Umeå Centre for Global Health Research is located within the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences at Umeå University, which also acts as the WHO Co...

OBJECTIVE Vincristine has been widely used in various chemotherapeutic protocols in oncology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of vincristine on the biodistribution of 99mTc-DMSA, 99mTc-GHA, and 99mTc-DTPA in Balb/c female mice. METHODS Vincristine (0.03 mg, 0.3 mL) was injected into female isogenic Balb/c mice (n = 15), in 3 doses over an interval of 96 h. The 99mTc-DMSA,...

The alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major pest of alfalfa Medicago sativa L. (Fabaceae). While H. postica usually causes the most damage before the first cutting, in summer of 2015 damaging levels of the pest persisted in Montana well after the first harvest of alfalfa. Although conventional insecticides can control H. postica, these chemicals have adverse effec...

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of two ginsenoside Rb1 (G-Rb1) loaded films on oral wound healing. Two types G-Rb1 films, carboxymethyl cellulose (GCMC) film and hyaluronic acid (GHA) film, were developed. A total 36 Sprague-Dawley rats divided into 3 groups: control, GCMC, GHA. After formation midpalate, control group was left without treatment, whereas experimental groups had attache...

The first step in the activation of the classical complement pathway by immune complexes involves the binding of the globular domain (gC1q) of C1q to the Fc regions of aggregated IgG or IgM. Each gC1q domain is a heterotrimer of the C-terminal halves of one A (ghA), one B (ghB), and one C (ghC) chain. Our recent studies have suggested a modular organization of gC1q, consistent with the view tha...

The paper has demonstrated InSAR phase unwrapping using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (GHA). The three dimensional phase unwrapping is performed using three-dimensional best-path avoiding singularity loops (3DBPASL) algorithm. Then phase matching is implemented with 3DBPASL using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (GHA). Further, the combination between GHA and 3DBPASL is used to eliminate the phase decorrela...

Accurate monitoring of an introduced, mass-released microbial control agent is essential in evaluating its persistence and in designing application strategies for insect pest control. As part of our multi-year study on the development and use of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana against the emerald ash borer, a major invasive pest of ash trees, we are determining persistence of the...

Last-instar larvae of the western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens, were subjected to Beauveria bassiana GHA incorporated into sterile sand and non-sterile orchard soil. Mycosis in the pupal stage was observed in >20% of buried R. indifferens pupae and >80% of larvae entering sand treated with either of two B. bassiana isolates. When pre-pupal larvae burrowed into conidium-treated non-s...