Nowadays, return migration has become a highly publicized and actively researched subject, as an expression of the dimension that this type of migration acquires at the contemporary stage and of the effects that PullOver it induces.At the contemporary stage, several states of the world have changed their status from a state of emigration to a state
Abstract Background Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions.Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently increases the risk for injuries and transmission of some infectious diseases, long-term average consumption is the fundamental predictor of risk for most conditions.Populat
Abstract Background Down syndrome (DS) is by far the most common known chromosomal disorder.Some characteristic features of DS are generalised growth deficiency, craniofacial abnormalities such as mandibular prognathism and underdevelopment of the midfacial region, dental abnormalities such as taurodontism and hypodontia.Individuals with DS have an
Rabies is one of the oldest known zoonotic diseases.Rhabdovirus, an RNA virus belonging to the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae, causes rabies.Rabies diagnosis is challenging as the rabies virus remains confined to neurons after the initial animal bite.It largely remains immune-evasive until the infection reaches the central nervous system
Phlebotomus papatasi is the vector of Leishmania major, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Old World.We investigated whether P.papatasi immunity genes were expressed toward L.major, commensal gut microbes, or a combination of both.We focused on sand fly transcription factors dorsal and relish and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) attacin and defens