Civilian perception of the role of the military in Nigeria's 2014 Ebola outbreak and health-related responses in the North East region.

Introduction: Civilian-military relations play an important yet under-researched role in low-income and middle-income country epidemic response. One crucial component of civilian-military relations is defining the role of the military. This paper evaluates the role of Nigerian military during the 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic.

Towards resilient health systems: opportunities to align surgical and disaster planning.

Natural disasters significantly contribute to human death and suffering. Moreover, they exacerbate pre-existing health inequalities by imposing an additional burden on the most vulnerable populations. Robust local health systems can greatly mitigate this burden by absorbing the extraordinary patient volume and case complexity immediately after a disaster.

A pilot study to evaluate nutritional influences on gastrointestinal symptoms and behavior patterns in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Background: One in 110 children in the US have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a debilitating and life-long disorder that affects the health, relationships, and learning of affected children. Existing research on the etiology, contributing factors, and treatment for ASD is limited and controversial. Studies suggest that GI symptoms are related to behavior issues in children with ASD, which may be improved by a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet.

Evaluation of a digital flocculation reader for the rapid plasma reagin test for the serological diagnosis of syphilis.

We described the ASiManager-AT digital flocculation reader to demonstrate concordance between visual and digital readings of the rapid plasma reagin test for detection of antibodies in the serum of patients with syphilis. A qualitative and quantitative rapid plasma reagin was performed on each serum samples giving a concordance of 98.6% and 99.

VACM-1 receptor is specifically expressed in rabbit vascular endothelium and renal collecting tubule.

The vasopressin-activated calcium-mobilizing (VACM-1) protein is a novel arginine vasopressin (AVP) receptor that shares sequence homology with a cullin multigene family but not with the AVP receptors. To characterize the VACM-1 receptor, we examined its tissue-specific expression using Northern blot, RT-PCR, and immunostaining analyses. Northern blot hybridization identified a 6.