THE PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARGAS WALKERAE (ACARI: ARGASIDAE) IN THE EASTERN REGION OF THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA : RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

The prevalence and distribution of Argas walkerae (Acari: Argasidae) in the eastern region of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa : research communications

The prevalence and geographic distribution of the fowl tampan, Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoogstraal, 1969 was determined in the eastern region of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by inspecting two fowl houses in the vicinity of each of 72 randomly selected communal cattle dip-tanks.Tampans were collected from 102 (70.8 %) of the 144 fowl house

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Applying systems approaches to stakeholder and community engagement and knowledge mobilisation in youth mental health system modelling

Abstract Background There is a significant push to change the trajectory of youth mental ill-health and suicide globally.Ensuring that young people have access to services that meet their individual needs and are easily accessible is a priority.Genuine stakeholder engagement in mental health system design is critical to ensure that system strengthe

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EZH2 depletion blocks the proliferation of colon cancer cells.

The Enhancer of Zeste 2 (EZH2) protein has been reported to stimulate cell growth in some cancers and is therefore considered to represent an interesting new target for therapeutic intervention.Here, we investigated a possible role of EZH2 for the growth control of colon cancer cells.RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated intracellular EZH2 depletion led

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