Due to uncontrolled dump of dried municipal sludge and its use by farmers as soil conditioner and/or fertilizer, an extensive research was conducted in order to determine the physical and chemical characteristics of municipal sludges produced at three major cities, namely, Qateef, Dammam and Khobar in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia between Ap

BackgroundMany investigations reported the association between human tumors and JCPyV, a polyomavirus with oncogenic potential.The association has been supported by studies that found JCPyV footprints in CRC and gliomas of different types.Indeed, JCPyV footprints including its nucleic acids and Tag oncoprotein have been revealed in CRC tissues.Meth

BackgroundThe reasons for the persistence of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa despite the increasing knowledge about the associated risks continue to attract scholarly debates.Drawing from a cross-sectional study conducted among male and female Nigerian university students, we examined the relationshi

Introduction: The time from dialysis onset to enrollment on the kidney waiting list (listing time) is a crucial step on the path to receiving a kidney allograft; however, this process has received very little research attention in the Eurotransplant (ET) area.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from the German transplantation registry, includ

Ideally, public health debates are conducted civilly and focus on the evidence and the public good.In practice, many debates deviate markedly from this approach, for example with personal denigration of opponents.To help assess methods used in public health debates, a classificatory system of ideal types is introduced, with Wipes the categories of