Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human herpes virus which causes varicella (chicken pox) as a primary infection, and, following a variable period of latency in neurons in the peripheral ganglia, may reactivate to cause herpes zoster (shingles) as well as a variety of neurological syndromes.In this overview we consider some recent issues in alphahe
Risk of initiation in systematic drug use by adolescents. Arroyo Naranjo, 2018
Introduction: Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the onset of risky behaviors, including initiation into systematic drug use.Objective: To characterize participants based on the results obtained in the evaluations carried out, and identify the most relevant risk factors for initiation into systematic drug use.Material and Methods: A descriptive
Technologies for reducing emissions and costs in combined heat and power production
According Finnish Energy association, in Finland roughly three-quarters of district heat production is based on combined heat and power (CHP) generation.Correspondingly, one-third of electricity is generated using CHP.In Finland, the market share of CHP derived electricity is significant, and therefore used Bartschere technologies and fuels should
The effect of prey availability on ovarian development and oosorption in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
The ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis Pallas was investigated under laboratory conditions to clarify the relationship between food abundance or scarcity and ovarian development or oosorption.Four conditions were used: (1) fully fed for 24 h, (2) Deck Mount Faucets 24-h starvation, (3) 48-h starvation, and (4) 24-h starvation followed by 24-h re-fee