A5072921097- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Microscopic Colitis
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
University of Guelph
2018-2024
University of Rochester Medical Center
2022-2024
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
2022
Vellore Institute of Technology University
2021
Michigan State University
2011
University of Denver
2009
Vaccination against viruses has rarely been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), and an association the COVID-19 vaccine is unknown. We performed a population-based study of National Health Service data in England multicentre surveillance from UK hospitals to investigate relationship between vaccination GBS. Firstly, case dates GBS identified retrospectively Immunoglobulin Database 8 December 2021 July were linked receipt vaccines using Immunisation Management System England. For...
Abstract Global biodiversity gradients are generally expected to reflect greater species replacement closer the equator. However, empirical validation of global largely relies on vertebrates, plants, and other less diverse taxa. Here we assess temporal spatial dynamics arthropod using a beta-diversity framework. Sampling includes 129 sampling sites whereby malaise traps deployed monitor changes in communities. Overall, encountered more than 150,000 unique barcode index numbers (BINs) (i.e....
Reflecting their species richness and ecological diversification, insects play a central role in terrestrial ecosystems but difficulties species-level assignments have restricted large-scale analysis of community structure. Employing South Africa's largest national park as model system, we demonstrate that DNA barcoding can break this barrier. A year-long deployment Malaise traps at 25 sites Kruger National Park (KNP) generated 1000+ weekly collections containing about 800,000 specimens....
The triazine herbicides, atrazine (ATR), simazine (SIM), propazine (PRO), terbuthylazine (TBA), and their chlorinated metabolites have been implicated in the etiology of testicular dysgenesis by altering steroidogenesis. To further investigate effects on testosterone biosynthesis, BLTK1 cells were used to evaluate steroid hormone levels genome-wide gene expression. are a novel murine Leydig cell line possessing an intact steroidogenic pathway with constitutive low basal (T) that can be...
While the high species diversity of tropical arthropod communities has often been linked to marked spatial heterogeneity, their temporal dynamics have received little attention. This study addresses this gap by examining spatio-temporal variation in a montane forest Honduras. By employing DNA barcode analysis and Malaise trap sampling across 4 years five sites, 51,596 specimens were assigned 8,193 presumptive species. High beta was more strongly elevation than geographic distance, decreasing...
Although Pakistan has rich biodiversity, many groups are poorly known, particularly insects. To address this gap, we employed DNA barcoding to survey its insect diversity. Specimens obtained through diverse collecting methods at 1,858 sites across from 2010-2019 were examined for sequence variation in the 658 bp barcode region of cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) gene. Sequences nearly 49,000 specimens assigned 6,590 Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), a proxy species, and most (88%) also possessed...
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)-stimulated amphibian oocyte maturation has been studied extensively by a number of laboratory groups, but in previous studies possible effects IGF-1 on ovarian follicle cells had not tested directly. In the study reported here, biochemical and immunofluorescent techniques were used to test Xenopus for presence hormone-sensitive receptor. Anti-xIGF-1 receptor beta-subunit antibodies detected 90- 98-kDa protein doublet manually dissected cortices (plasma...
This article analyses the effect of size reduced Silver (Ag) loaded hydrogel by (a) lyophilisation (S1) (b) ball milling (S2) techniques and its on anti-bacterial activity. The g hydrogel, S1 S2 shows an increase in swelling with pH. is more for Ag low For pH above 7, ratio are almost same while very less swelling. studies reveal that reacted well S. aureus (Staphylococcus aureus) but no zone formation was seen .whereas formed E-coli (Escherichia coli). As next step, activity addition...
Twenty-nine species are treated, most of which have host caterpillar and food plant records, all but one new to science. The first record for the agathidine genus Amputoearinus is given. Gnathopleurajosequesadai Sharkey, sp. nov. reported as a hyperparasitoid fly larvae, such genus. following diagnosed primarily using COI barcode data; Sharkey authority all: Agathidinae: Aerophilusdavidwagneri, Aerophilusfundacionbandorum, Aerophilusnicklaphami, Lytopylusdavidstopaki,...
<title>Abstract</title> Global gradients in species biodiversity are expected to reflect tighter packing of closer the equator. Yet, empirical validation these patterns has so far focused on less diverse taxa, with comparable assessments mega-diverse groups historically constrained by taxonomic impediment. Here we assess temporal and spatial turnover dynamics arthropod communities sampled across 129 globally distributed monitoring sites. Overall, encountered more than 150,000 unique BINs...
<title>Abstract</title> Aim: Global gradients in species biodiversity may or not be associated with greater replacement closer to the equator. Yet, empirical validation of these patterns has so far focused on less diverse taxa, comparable assessments mega-diverse groups historically constrained by taxonomic impediment. Location: Time period: 2010-2017 Major taxa studied: Terrestrial arthropods Methods: Here we assess temporal and spatial dynamics arthropod communities using a beta-diversity...
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infectious (STI) colitis shares many clinical and pathologic features with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is on the differential diagnosis for patients who present abdominal pain, diarrhea hematochezia. Causative organisms include Treponema pallidum, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis herpes simplex virus. We a series of 3 cases STI-related colitis, highlighting their presentation need high index suspicion to make correct expediently. Case...
With the ongoing pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 many neurological complications in relation to COVID-19 infection as well immune-mediated and vaccine-associated phenomena have been described. To our knowledge, there has no publication a case Omicron variant associated acute encephalomyelitis. We present 73-year-old woman with relevant background history who is otherwise fit fully vaccinated. She suffered from mild COVID symptoms had positive PCR test presumptive on day 2. Five days into her...
Introduction: Bleeding after cold forceps biopsy of the gastrointestinal tract is an extremely rare phenomenon, estimated incidence < 0.1%. Clinically significant bleeding even rarer. However, in patients who have evidence (GIB) endoscopic biopsy, it important cause to consider. Case Description/Methods: A 42-year-old female with a past medical history kidney transplant for end stage renal disease unknown etiology (with allograft rejection 3 months prior admission), on intermittent...
O Only four months after China reported its first COVID-19 case to the World Health Organization (WHO) virus had spread every nation on African continent.Despite being home 17% of world's population, Africa currently accounts for just 2.5% related deaths¹.But pandemic may well have caused many more die, not from coronavirus, but malaria. The potential consequences reducing Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes control MalariaGhanaian researchers sorting insect samples at University Ghana, Accra, Ghana.