Abstract: Differentiation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes into procyclics in tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) is a crucial step in the establishment of midgut infections. A number of factors have been implicated in the transformation process, including enzymes and lectins or lectin-like molecules. Recently, Glossina proteolytic lectin (Gpl) gene, which encodes a protein with both lectin and trypsin activities has been shown to stimulate transformation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes int...
Abstract: Intestinal parasitic infections are one of the major public health problems in many developing countries including Ethiopia. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most heavily burdened region by intestinal parasites. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and their associations with anthropometric measurements of children in selected primary schoolchildren in Kelela town, South Wollo, Ethiopia. The design of the study was a cross...
Abstract This study uses monthly data covering the period January, 2007 – September, 2018 to examine the response of monetary policy to inflation persistence in Nigeria. Persistence in three inflation indicators (core inflation, food inflation and headline inflation) were estimated using the univariate structural time series model (STSM) and Bayesian vector autoregressive (BVAR) model and the results were compared. Findings from the results of analysis reveal evidence of high inflation pers...