DOES SUBOPTIMAL HOUSEHOLD FLOORING INCREASE THE RISK OF DIARRHOEA AND INTESTINAL PARASITE INFECTION IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME ENDEMIC SETTINGS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS PROTOCOL

Does suboptimal household flooring increase the risk of diarrhoea and intestinal parasite infection in low and middle income endemic settings? A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Abstract Background Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions often fail to show long-term impact on diarrhoeal and/or intestinal parasite risk in many low- and middle-income countries.Less attention has been paid to wider contextual factors that may contribute to high levels of contamination in the domestic environment such as household floorin

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Non-recessive Bt toxin resistance conferred by an intracellular cadherin mutation in field-selected populations of cotton bollworm.

Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins have been planted widely to control insect pests, yet evolution of resistance by the pests can reduce the benefits of this approach.Recessive mutations BLOND STUDIO in the extracellular domain of toxin-binding cadherin proteins that confer resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ac by disrupting toxi

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