Abstract Background Eicosanoids and sand fly saliva have a critical role in the Leishmania infection.Here, we evaluated the effect of Lutzomyia longipalpis salivary gland sonicate (SGS) on neutrophil and monocyte recruitment and activation of eicosanoid production in Evening Gown a murine model of inflammation.Methods C57BL/6 mice were inoculated i
Global analyses of the potential for avian influenza transmission by wild birds have ignored key characteristics of the southern African avifauna.Although southern Africa hosts a variety of migratory, Holarctic-breeding wading birds and shorebirds, the documented prevalence of avian influenza in these species is low.The primary natural carriers of
This article aims to analyze the concepts and relationships of the Triple Helix Model (THM) proposed by Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff as applied to international security and defense and the contribution of THM to the development of knowledge-based economies.The method used was a qualitative, descriptive analysis, reviewing reliable scientific sources an
A field experiment was conducted with sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum, L.) throughout two successive seasons of 2022 and 2023 in the Eastern Desert of Minya Governorate to evaluate the response of basil plants to spraying with chitosan and proline under saline soil conditions on its production and quality traits.Treatments consisted of three rates of