Some of the adverse side-effects such as leukocytosis, hyperinsulinemia, hypoglycemia and sensitization to histamine, caused by diphtheria, tetanus and whole cell pertussis (DTwP) vaccines are related to the presence of non-inactivated pertussis toxin (PTx) residues (NiPTxR). The CHO cell clustering assay is an in vitro assay to measure NiPTxR in…[Read more]

Findings show that although the victim-offender overlap exists among prisoners, the majority of prisoners were neither a victim nor an offender. Victim-offenders and victims-only comprise only a small proportion of the sample. Findings also indicate that there are few unique factors across the groups. Results of the study have implications policy…[Read more]