Browsing by Author "Mulenga, Albert"
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Jagge, Christopher Lloyd (2011-02-22)In the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.), hemolymph-circulating diuretic hormones act upon the renal organs (Malpighian tubules) to regulate primary urine composition and secretion rate; however, the molecular ...
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Bakshi, Mariam (2017-12-07)Ticks seriously affect mammals and immunization of host is considered as sustainable option for their management. Identification and validation of protective molecules are major challenges in developing vaccines against ...
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Gasson, Shelby Brianne (2020-11-10)Tissue engineering holds much promise for treatment of large bone defects. The objective of the work presented herein describes the manipulation of progenitor cells known as mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and three-dimensional ...
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Physiological Ageing as it is Related to Gene Function in the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum Catena, Amanda M. (2010-07-14)With advances in molecular technology, the study of human ageing has turned to DNA for answers as to how humans age. Due to the size of the human genome and the longevity of humans, organisms with smaller genomes and shorter ...
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Tirloni, Lucas; José Reck; Renata Maria Soares Terra; João Ricardo Martins; Mulenga, Albert; Sherman, Nicholas; Fox, Jay; Yates, John; III; Termignoni, Carlos; Antônio F. M. Pinto; Itabajara da Silva Vaz; Jr (PloS One, 2014)
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Adeniyi-Ipadeola, OluwatimilehinThe Ixodes scapularis tick is a medically important vector of five out of the 15 reportable human tick borne disease agents, making it a great concern to public health. In order to develop vaccines against tick borne disease ...
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Vail, Krystal J. (2021-04-19)The innate immune system is a rapid response system that functions to prevent, recognize and limit infection by responding to danger signals such as those associated with bacterial pathogens. Macrophages, a type of innate ...
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Porter, Lindsay; Željko M. Radulović; Mulenga, Albert (Parasites & Vectors, 2017)
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Myers, Alexandra Nichole (2021-07-14)In recent years, a surge in cases of chronic and treatment resistant dermatophytosis (ringworm) in humans has brought renewed interest in studying this disease. Persian cats are prone to developing a severe form of ...
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Schuster, Anthony (2012-02-14)Feral pigs, European wild boars and their crosses are ubiquitous and found in all ecological zones from Florida to California. These introduced animals are recorded in 39 US states and four Canadian provinces. Texas currently ...
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Baker, Alec Scott (2022-12-09)White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) are a main host for blacklegged (Ixodes scapularis Say) and Lone Star ticks (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus), which transmit nearly half of human tick-borne disease agents ...
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Sanders, David M. (2012-07-16)Feral swine (Sus scrofa domesticus) are spreading across North America at an alarming rate. Four Canadian provinces and 39 states within the continental United States now report standing populations of feral pigs. Estimates ...
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Kim, Tae Kwon (2019-06-13)Tick saliva proteins facilitate feeding success and transmission of tick-borne disease agents by ticks, and thus, they might serve as effective antigens for a tick vaccine. This dissertation for the first-time identifies ...