NEONATAL ERYTHROPOIESIS AND SUBSEQUENT ANEMIA IN HIV-POSITIVE AND HIV-NEGATIVE ZIMBABWEAN BABIES DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Neonatal erythropoiesis and subsequent anemia in HIV-positive and HIV-negative Zimbabwean babies during the first year of life: a longitudinal study

Abstract Background Anemia is common in HIV infection and independently associated with disease progression and mortality.The pathophysiology of HIV-related anemia is not well understood especially in infancy.Methods We conducted a longitudinal cohort study nested within the Zimbabwe Vitamin A Stick accessories for Mothers and Babies Project.We mea

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Evaluation of the fertilizer and contamination potential of different broiler litter types subjected to various use cycles

The aim of this study was to evaluate two types of poultry bedding litter (wood shavings and coffee husks) with increasing Clock use cycles, the best time to proceed with composting based on the carbon/nitrogen ratio and the ability to generate ammonia.The results obtained with the present experiment conditions indicated that the litter with wood s

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Genetic engineering of cotton with a novel cry2AX1 gene to impart insect resistance against Helicoverpa armigera

Embryogenic calli of cotton (Coker310) were cocultivated with the Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harbouring the codon-optimised, chimeric cry2AX1 gene consisting of sequences from cry2Aa and cry2Ac genes isolated from Indian strains of Bacillus thuringiensis.Forty-eight putative transgenic plants were regenerated, and PCR analysis of thes

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