Featured Issue: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (IJEST) Vol. 8 No. 4

We've recently uploaded vol. 8 no. 4 of the International Journal of Environment Science and Technology on Bioline! This issue contains "Heavy metals contamination in water and sediments of an urban river in a developing country", a study of the Buriganga river in Bangladesh to determine the correlation between the different amounts of heavy metals in the water and the different seasons and temperatures.

For the results of the study and other articles on related topics such as lake water quality, trace metals in dam reservoirs, chemical fertilizer monitoring, and removal of heavy metals, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=st&year=2011&vol=8&num=04&keys=V8n4

Featured Issues: Vol. 12 No. 1, 2 & 3 of the African Journal of Biomedical Research

The African Journal of Biomedical Research has been updated on Bioline. We will be featuring more issues from this journal in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

Here are some highlights from volume 12:

Vol. 12 no. 1 includes "The Hazards of Non-Ionizing Radiation of Telecommunication mast in an Urban Area of Lagos, Nigeria", a study of the socio-demographics and hazard profiles of people affected by non-ionizing radiation from a telecommunication mast in Lagos, Nigeria. The results of the study showed that 60.8% of respondents were youth. Headache was a common symptom for 51.6% of respondents.
For this article and other articles from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=md09006&lang=en

Vol. 12 no. 2 contains "Water Metabolism and Nutrition in Animals Exposed to Water Scarcity and Hot Environment", a study done to investigate how much animals eat in relation to their water metabolism under harsh environmental conditions. For this particular study, eight indigenous goats were used. The results showed that goats who drank more water ate less food.
For the details of this study and other articles from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=md&year=2009&vol=12&num=02&keys=V12N2

Vol. 12 no. 3 contains an article discussing the screening of beef for antibacterial residues - "Preliminary Screening of Beef Consumed in Ibadan, Nigeria for Antibacterial Residues". 69.74% of the samples were shown to contain antibacterial residues.
For more details on this study and other articles from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=md&year=2009&vol=12&num=03&keys=V12N3

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Did you know that certain parasites and diseases can spread from one distinct species to another? In VITAE Academia Biomédica Digital's  no. 52 issue, the article "Ocular miasis caused by Oestrus ovis. Report of a case"  studies a parasite referred to as the Diptera larvae, which can infect animals and, in rare cases, humans.

For this article and other articles from this issue, please go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=va&year=2012&vol=0&num=52&keys=V0N52

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Did you know that DNA and RNA nucleotide changes can have minor to drastic effects on a person? An article in Bioline's recently posted vol. 108 no. 1 issue of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz ("Response to treatment in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C is associated with a single-nucleotide polymorphism near the interleukin-28B gene") studies Brazilian patients who suffer from chronic hepatitis C. These patients responded to treatments differently based on a single-nucleotide polymorphism near the interleukin 28B-gene. This research may determine the best course of treatment for a patient depending on the change near the interleukin-28B gene. 

Want to learn more? Read other articles from Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz vol. 108 no. 1 here: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=oc&year=2013&vol=108&num=01&keys=v108N1.

Featured Issue: Special Issue of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 107

Did you know that leprosy (also known as Hansen's disease) affects many people around the world today? This special issue of vol. 107 of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz focuses on leprosy. The issue contains articles discussing where leprosy is most prevalent, effects of the disease, as well as current case studies and research articles on how leprosy is treated and diagnosed today.

For these articles and a Foreword by the Editors of this issue, please go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=oc&year=2012&vol=107&num=s1&keys=V107Ns1

Featured Issue: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 107 No. 8

Interested in finding out more about the relationship between the HIV-1 infection and malaria? These two infections are the leading causes of death in Africa. Find out more in the article "Enhanced T cell activation in Plasmodium falciparum malaria-infected human immunodeficiency virus-1 patients from Mozambique" in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz volume 107, no. 8.

This issue also contains articles on the genus Lutzomyia:

• One article studies Lutzomyia tolimensis in Colombia ("Description of Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) tolimensis, a new species of phlebotomine sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Colombia")

• Another article studies Lutzomyia diamantinensis in Brazil ("Lutzomyia diamantinensis sp. nov., a new phlebotomine species (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a quartzite cave in Diamantina, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil")     

Check out other articles from this issue here: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=oc&year=2012&vol=107&num=08&keys=V107N8

A reminder for all researchers that Bioline abstracts contain species links to CRIA's Scientific Name Search database. Be sure to click on species links in Bioline abstracts to find more information in the Scientific Name Search database!

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Did you know that Tonic Water contains quinine and was used as treatment decades ago for malaria, but the taste became so popular that people drink it for leisure? If you want to learn more about quinine and other antimalarial compounds read the article by Rocha e Silva et. al., called "In vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum Welch field isolates to infusions prepared from Artemisia annua L. cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon" published in the vol. 107 no. 7 of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, where the authors describe 3 antimalarial compounds: chloroquine, quinine and artemisinin.

For access to this article and others from this issue, go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=oc&year=2012&vol=107&num=07&keys=v107N7

Featured Issue: Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

In March, we posted 2 issues of the Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine on Bioline. 

The first issue, vol. 10 no. 1, contains an interesting article titled "Correlation between missed abortion and insertional translocation involving chromosomes 1 and 7" by Neveen Ashaar and Ahmed Husseiny. This article discusses the relationship between a missed abortion, also know as a silent miscarriage, and chromosomal changes specfically in chromosomes 1 and 7. Women who had missed abortions in their first trimester and 30 healthy women with no complications during pregnancy (control) were tested. Check out the full article for the results of this study, as well as other articles from the issue at: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=rm&year=2012&vol=10&num=01&keys=V10N1

The second issue, vol. 10 no. 2, features more articles on women's health! This issue was published on the Bioline website a week after International Women's Day (Friday March 8th). Some of the topics include polycystic ovarian syndrome (Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in polycystic ovarian syndrome women in a hospital of Tehran), rabies antibody levels (Rabies antibody levels in pregnant women and their newborns after rabies post-exposure prophylaxis), and severe acute maternal morbidity during the postpartum period (Severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) in postpartum period requiring tertiary Hospital care)

For access to these articles and other articles from this issue, please visit: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=rm&year=2012&vol=10&num=02&keys=V10N2

Featured Issue: Revista Colombia Médica Vol. 43 No. 4

Revista Colombia Médica vol. 43 no. 4 was recently updated on the Bioline website. This issue contains articles exploring cancer. The Editorial for this issue, written by Pelayo Correa, discusses both the implementation and impacts of the Cali Cancer Registry.

Some articles in this issue cover cancer incidence and mortality in four locations: 

• Cali, Colombia (Trends of cancer incidence and mortality in Cali, Colombia. 50 years experience) 
• Pasto, Colombia (Cancer incidence and mortality in the municipality of Pasto, 1998 – 2007)
• Manizales, Colombia (Cancer incidence and mortality in Manizales 2003-2007)
• and the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga, Colombia (Cancer incidence and mortality in the Bucaramanga metropolitan area, 2003-2007)  

For other articles from this issue, please go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=rc&year=2012&vol=43&num=04&keys=V43N4

Did you know...

Did you know that breastfeeding is one of the most important ways of combating infant mortality and undernourishment? If you would like to know more, please read the article "Ecology and policy for exclusive breastfeeding in Colombia: a proposal" in vol. 43 no. 3 of Revista Colombia Médica. 

For other articles from this issue, please visit: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=rc&year=2012&vol=43&num=03&keys=V43N3