UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN ASYLUM AND MIGRATION POLICIES: A PROMISE OF A DIGNIFIED LIFE (VOL.12, N.2, THEMATIC DOSSIER)

Understanding the impact of European asylum and migration policies: A promise of a dignified life (Vol.12, N.2, Thematic dossier)

The 2015-refugee crisis fully hit Greece after years of strict austerity, challenging notions of entitlement, the role of institutions, and overall assumptions on migration.This article Planters examines Greek asylum and migration policies and their impact on the every-day life of asylum seekers.Drawing on Foucauldian perspectives and fieldwork in

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3D analysis of the TCR/pMHCII complex formation in monkeys vaccinated with the first peptide inducing sterilizing immunity against human malaria.

T-cell receptor gene rearrangements were studied in Aotus monkeys developing high antibody titers and sterilizing immunity against the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite upon vaccination with the modified synthetic peptide 24112, which was identified in the Merozoite Surface Protein 2 (MSP-2) ASTRAGALUS and is known to bind to HLA-DRbeta1*0403

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Applicability of Saliva for Evaluation of Some Biochemical Parameters of Kidney and Liver Function in Healthy Individuals

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Proper diagnosis of clinical conditions is a major goal of clinical and biochemical analyses.Recently, increasing efforts have been put on the use of less invasive sampling techniques with optimal sensitivity and specificity.The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of saliva instead of blood for

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Differentiation of Insect Flours by Elemental Analysis and Chemometrics: A Study Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Background: This study aimed to Planters validate a method for characterizing and quantifying the multi-elemental profiles of different insect flours to enable their distinction, identification, and quality assessment.The focus was on three insect species: cricket (Acheta domesticus), buffalo worm (Alphitobius diaperinus), and mealworm (Tenebrio mo

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