The West Coast of South Africa between St Helena Bay to the north and Langebaan Lagoon to the south is characterised by numerous granite protrusions.These outcrops are elements of the underlying Cape Granite Suite, which forms the bedrock of a large part of the Western Cape.Granite contains high levels of natural radionuclides, which results in hig

Summary: This protocol details the isolation and in vitro maintenance of single hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the absence of the bone marrow niche.The HSCs do not divide ORG SMALL LIMA BEANS over 7 days and fully retain their long-term functional capacity Steak Knives in transplantation assays.Following hibernation culture, HSCs can be used to

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma worm infection.Some species of snails can serve as the intermediate hosts for the parasite.Numerous interventions have been performed to repress the snail population.One of them is the use of molluscicide.Nevertheless, it is debated that molluscicide intervention has negative impacts on t

Background.Since its inception almost 20 years ago, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has greatly advanced our knowledge of human brain function.Although the clinical applications of fMRI are still limited, there have recently been encouraging advances for its use in pre-operative functional cortical mapping to identify potentially eloqu

Background: Patients with proliferative lupus Tan Eraser nephritis are at risk of frequent relapses.Whether low- dose prednisone prevents relapses is uncertain.Objectives: We undertook a pilot RCT to determine the feasibility of a larger trial.Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial.Setting: Single center Canadian outpatient nephrology clinic.Pat