Zika virus (ZIKV) is a major blade guard public health problem worldwide.After several reported outbreaks, the current extent of infections caused by this orthoflavivirus in the Sahel remains to be explored.We investigated the prevalence of neutralizing antibodies against ZIKV in the general population, in HIV-infected individuals and in livestock
In animals, reproductive performance typically improves over time early in life.Several ultimate and proximate mechanisms may contribute to such an age-related improvement and these mechanisms can act in a relative or in an absolute sense.Low performance of young individuals may be the consequence of a comparison or competition with older individua
This paper focused on evaluating the effect of aggregate gradation and polymer modification on indirect tensile strength (ITS) and the static stiffness for hot asphalt mixtures.In particular, data from ITS tests have been processed to obtain stiffness measurements through the application of Hondros theory.The results showed that fine mixtures had a
Summary: AAA+ proteins form asymmetric hexameric rings that hydrolyze ATP and thread substrate proteins through a central channel via mobile substrate-binding pore loops.Understanding how ATPase and threading activities are regulated and intertwined is key to understanding the AAA+ protein mechanism.We studied the disaggregase ClpB, which contains