Abstract The progestin-based hormonal contraceptive Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) is widely used in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV-1 is endemic.Meta-analyses have shown that women using DMPA are 40% more likely than women not using hormonal contraceptives to acquire Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1).Therefore understanding how DMPA inc
The agro-pastoral ecotone is an ecologically fragile region where drought is the main factor influencing land use and livelihoods.In this paper, we took two farmer villages and two herder villages in Ar Horqin Banner, located in the agro-pastoral ecotone of northwestern China, as the research areas, and where we conducted participatory rural apprai
BackgroundMounting evidence suggests that increased gut permeability, or leaky gut, and the resulting translocation of pathobionts or their metabolites contributes to the pathogenesis of Systemic redken shades eq 07m driftwood Lupus Erythematosus.However, the mechanisms underlying the induction of gut leakage remain unclear.In this study, we examin
The stomach contents of 0 to 3 year old salmon were investigated throughout a single 20 hour period in each of July, here August and September 1981.There was no marked diurnal variation in stomach content of fry, while that of parr indicated nocturnal maxima in all three months.In July and August there was a significant increase from evening to nig