BACKGROUND Schistosoma mansoni tetraspanin 2 (Sm-TSP-2) has been shown to be strongly recognized by IgG1 and IgG3 antibodies from individuals putatively resistant to schistosome infection, but not chronically infected people, and to induce high levels of protection against challenge infection in the murine model of schistosomiasis. Amplification by PCR of homologous sequences from male and fema...

Converging evidence suggests that the left superior temporal sulcus (STS) is a critical site for multisensory integration of auditory and visual information during speech perception. We report a patient, SJ, who suffered a stroke that damaged the left tempo-parietal area, resulting in mild anomic aphasia. Structural MRI showed complete destruction of the left middle and posterior STS, as well a...

The chronic toxicity of 10% dietary Senecio jacobaea (SJ) in guinea pigs was studied during a 365-d feeding trial. The SJ plant contains hepatoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). The chronic lethal dose (LD100) of SJ for guinea pigs was 1,264 g/kg initial body weight or 526% of initial body weight with an average survival time of 279 d. No mortality was observed in the controls. The LD100 and sur...

Drosophila melanogaster is an ideal model organism for developmental studies. This study tests the potential of semolina-jaggery (SJ) diet as a new formulation for bulk rearing of flies. Semolina and jaggery are organic products obtained from wheat endosperm and cane sugar, respectively. Semolina is a rich source of carbohydrates and protein. Jaggery has a high content of dietary sugars. Moreov...

Pair-fed rats were given diets containing 250 ppm added Cu with or without 5% Senecio jacobaea (S J), a poisonous plant containing the highly toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). Levels of Cu, Zn and Fe were determined in whole liver, kidney, spleen, serum and subcellular fractions of liver. Serum ceruloplasmin and hematocrit values were also obtained. At 5 wk, a 7.5-fold increase in liver Cu wa...

Objetivo: examinar la confiabilidad relativa de plataforma contacto Axon Jump 4.0® vs Globus Ergo Tester Italia® para el salto en sentadilla “SJ”, contramovimiento “CMJ” y con brazos “CMJA”. Métodos: 26 deportistas universitarios (hombres= 19 mujeres= 7) 17,7 ± 4,6 años) participaron este estudio. El protocolo consistió ubicar un pie cada diferentes posiciones manera alternada. Resultados: resu...

Abstract Previous studies suggest that boreal summer intraseasonal variations along the subtropical westerly jet (SJ), featuring quasi-biweekly periodicity, frequently modulate downstream subseasonal over East Asia (EA). Based on hindcasts from six dynamical models, this study discovered leading two–three-week prediction skills for surface air temperature (SAT) are significantly higher in with ...

Abstract In this paper, a novel super-junction (SJ) MOSFET with enhanced switching performance and ruggedness is proposed investigated by the method of TCAD simulations. An N + /P - polysilicon junction gate electrode separation layer between P-base P-pillar are introduced to trench SJ-MOSFET. For gate, P located in bottom plays role insulating layer, which efficiently reduces charge (Q G ), th...