The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape in South Africa have had a significant impact on local development and economic activities, tourism products andlocal institutions.This article aims to capture the dynamism between a number of related fields within the context of transdisciplinary research.Qualita
Host genetic factors determining COVID-19 susceptibility and severity
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses an unprecedented challenge to humanity.SARS-CoV-2 infections range from asymptomatic to severe courses of COVID-19 ADRENASMART with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multiorgan involvement and death.Risk factors for disease severity incl
Co-chaperone involvement in knob biogenesis implicates host-derived chaperones in malaria virulence.
The pathology associated with malaria infection is largely due to the ability of infected human RBCs to adhere to a number of receptors on endothelial cells within tissues and organs.This phenomenon is driven by the export of parasite-encoded proteins to the host cell, the exact function of many of which is still unknown.Here we inactivate the func
Identification of CAPG as a potential prognostic biomarker associated with immune cell infiltration and ferroptosis in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma
IntroductionCapping actin protein, gelsolin-like (CAPG) is a potential therapeutic target in various cancers.However, the potential immunotherapeutic effects and prognostic value of CAPG in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) remain unclear.MethodsThe characterization, methylation effects, prognostic value, targeted miRNAs of CAPG, and the
A cash lottery increases voter turnout
Reform efforts to improve turnout typically focus on reducing the BALSIONG costs of participation or strengthening appeals to civic duty.While these efforts generate modest effects, this paper explores whether citizens might respond to extrinsic rewards to encourage voting.We conduct a field experiment offering lottery prizes to undergraduate stude