MODEL AND EXPERIENCES OF INITIATING COLLABORATION WITH TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN VALIDATION OF ETHNOMEDICINES FOR HIV/AIDS IN NAMIBIA

Model and experiences of initiating collaboration with traditional healers in validation of ethnomedicines for HIV/AIDS in Namibia

Abstract Many people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Namibia have access to antiretroviral drugs but some still use traditional medicines to treat opportunistic infections and offset side-effects from antiretroviral medication.Namibia has a rich biodiversity of indigenous plants that could contain

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Unsupervised gene expression analyses identify IPF-severity correlated signatures, associated genes and biomarkers

Abstract Background Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal fibrotic lung disease occurring predominantly in middle-aged and older adults.The traditional diagnostic classification of IPF is based on clinical, radiological, and histopathological features.However, the considerable heterogeneity in IPF presentation suggests that differences in

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The Tourist Regionalisation of Dobrudja

Taking into account tourism types and forms, Hose Connection Trim Ring the features of the natural, social, and of the economic environment, the attractive resources, and the touristic infrastructure, Dobrudja is a region consisting of four areas: the Danube river meadow, the Danube Delta and the Razim-Sinoie lake complex, the South-Dobrudjan seaco

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In Vitro Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Biogenic Silver and Copper Nanoparticles: The First Report of Applying Biogenic Nanoparticles against Pilidium concavum and Pestalotia sp. Fungi

There is increased attention paid to metallic nanoparticles due to their intensive use in various branches of agriculture and biotechnology, such as pest management, nanosensors, gene delivery, seed treatment, etc.There has been growing Lip Mask interest in applying environmentally friendly strategies for synthesizing nanoparticles without using su

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