Smut fungi, such as Ustilago maydis, have been studied extensively as a model for plant-pathogenic
basidiomycetes. However, little attention has been paid to smut diseases of …

Background About 12 million workers are involved in the production of basic grains in
Central America. However, few studies in the region have examined the occupational factors …

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disease characterized by a pathological alteration of
several interacting neurotransmitter systems rather than a specific dysfunction of a single …

Background The cardiovascular disease pandemic has promoted the cardiovascular polypill
as one of the most scalable public health strategies to improve cardiovascular risk by …

Objective: To try to improve the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) BMI cut-off values, in
terms of prediction of body fat percentage assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (…

Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC (Compositae), conocida popularmente como "marcela",
es una especie vegetal ampliamente comercializada en la República Argentina, Uruguay, …

Background: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a common complication in children who receive
chemotherapy for cancer. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical …

Amoebiasis is the third cause of death due to parasites in the world. Although, numerous
serodiagnostic and salivary tests have been developed, the majority of these assays lack …

We report the results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in …

The high-affinity K+ uptake system of plants plays a crucial role in nutrition and has been the
subject of extensive kinetic studies. However, major components of this system remain to be …