MUCOSAL VACCINATION WITH LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS-SECRETING SURFACE IMMUNOLOGICAL PROTEIN INDUCES HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNE PROTECTION AGAINST GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS IN A MURINE MODEL

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the primary etiological agent of sepsis and meningitis in newborns and is associated with premature birth and stillbirth.The development of a licensed vaccine is one of the pending challenges for the World Health Organization.Previously, we showed that oral immunization with surface immune protein (SIP) decreases vagi

This paper focuses a public choice lens on the rationality of voters in U.S.union certification elections in fourteen selected states between 1994 and 2001.These elections are characterized by conditions that are favorable for empirical tests of the rational voter model.The electorates are relatively small, the potential benefits can be significant

The reintroduction of rare species in natural preserves is a commonly used restoration strategy to prevent species extinction.An essential first step in planning successful reintroductions is identifying which life stages (e.g., seeds or large adults) should be used to establish these Sensory Play new populations.Following this initial establishmen

# Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in veterans with mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Untreated OSA reduces the effectiveness of the treatment of PTSD.Treatment of OSA has been shown to reduce daytime sleepiness and symptoms of PTSD and depression.Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) th

Rivers are essential to aquatic ecosystem and societal sustainability, but are increasingly impacted by water withdrawals, land-use change, and climate HEMP OIL change.The relative and cumulative effects of these stressors on continental river flows are relatively unknown.In this study, we used an integrated water balance and flow routing model to