https://www.selleckchem.com/products/verubecestat.html However, higher dietary Ca intake during pregnancy decreases the risk of both LBW (quartile 2 OR = 0·72, 95 % CI 0·55, 0·94; quartile 3 OR = 0·68, 95 % CI 0·50, 0·62) and SGA infants (quartile 2 OR = 0·77, 95 % CI 0·63, 0·95; quartile 3 OR = 0·71, 95 % CI 0·57, 0·88, quartile 4 OR = 0·71, 95 % CI 0·57, 0·88) (P < 0·05). Ca supplementation and adequate dietary intake of Ca during pregnancy are associated with a decreased risk of LBW infants born to nulliparous women. Ca supplementation and adequate dietary intake of Ca during pregnancy are associated with a decreased risk of LBW infants born to nulliparous women.Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasitic nematode known to infect humans through the ingestion of third stage larvae which can cause inflammation and damage to the central nervous system. Currently, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is one of the most reliable diagnostic methods for detecting A. cantonensis in humans as well as in gastropod hosts, but requires expensive and specialized equipment. Here, we compare the sensitivity and accuracy of a recombinase polymerase amplification Exo (RPA-EXO) assay, and a recombinase polymerase amplification lateral flow assay (RPA-LFA) with a traditional quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay currently available. The three assays were used to test 35 slugs from Hawai'i for the presence of A. cantonensis DNA. Consistent results among the three tests were shown in 23/35 samples (65.7%), while 7/35 (20%) were discordant in low infection level samples ( less then 0.01 larvae per mg tissue), and 5/35 (14.3%) were equivocal. To evaluate sensitivity, a partial ITS1 gene was cloned, and serial plasmid dilutions were created ranging from 100 copies μL-1 to ~1 copy μL-1. All three assays consistently detected 50-100 copies μL-1 in triplicate and qPCR was able to detect ~13 copies μL-1 in triplicate. RPA-EXO was able to detect 25 copies μL-1 in triplicate and RPA-LFA was not able to amp