Transfusion-transmitted leishmaniasis has been a concern in regions endemic for the disease.Whether immediate or delayed, the risks posed by this mode of transmission call for careful assessment.The purpose of this study was to detect Leishmania infection in blood donors living in an endemic area and to investigate progression to the disease in the

Metabolic flexibility in mammals enables stressed tissues to generate additional ATP by converting large amounts of glucose into lactic acid; however, this process can cause transient local or systemic acidosis.Certain mammals are adapted to extreme environments and are capable of enhanced metabolic flexibility as a specialized adaptation to challe

We study in this work the two-dimensional dynamics of an experimental system of disk-shaped rotors, fluidized by turbulent upflow.Contrary to previous knowledge, our experiments show the same particle chiral geometry can produce flows with different chiralities.In particular, we unveil a conspicuous complex chiral flow which displays multiple persi

The island of Madagascar, located in the southern hemisphere between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Indian Ocean, 450 km from the African continent, is particularly affected by wildfires.The vegetation of the phytogeographic Western Domain of the island consists largely of savannas, wooded grassland, and secondary grassland, maintai