Role of Mitochondria-Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane in Inflammation-Mediated Metabolic Diseases by Themis Thoudam, Jae-Han Jeon, Chae-Myeong Ha, In-Kyu Lee

“…MAM provides an excellent platform for numerous signaling pathways; among them, inflammatory signaling pathways associated with MAM play a critical role in cellular defense during pathogenic infections and metabolic disorders. However, induction of MAM causes deleterious effects by amplifying mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation through increased calcium transfer from the ER to mitochondria, thereby causing mitochondrial damage and release of mitochondrial components into the cytosol as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). …”
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Effect of Environmental Disturbance on the Population of Sandflies and Leishmania Transmission in an Endemic Area of Venezuela by Elsa Nieves, Luzmary Oraá, Yorfer Rondón, Mireya Sánchez, Yetsenia Sánchez, Masyelly Rojas, Maritza Rondón, Maria Rujano, Nestor González, Dalmiro Cazorla

“…Four methods to sandfly capture were used; the specimens were identified and infected with Leishmania. Diversity, population structure, ANOVA, Tukey test, and simple correlation analysis were carried out. …”
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Management of the Acute Scrotum in a District General Hospital: 10-Year Experience by Lukas Tajchner, John O. Larkin, Michael G. Bourke, Ronan Waldron, Kevin Barry, Paul W. Eustace

“…There were no postoperative wound infections or scrotal haematomas. Testicular salvage depends critically on early surgical intervention, so the delay incurred in diagnostic imaging may extend the period of ischaemia. …”
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Serological Survey of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Zambia by T. K. W. Sikombe, A. S. Mweene, John Muma, C. Kasanga, Y. Sinkala, F. Banda, M. Mulumba, E. M. Fana, C. Mundia, M. Simuunza

“…High FMD seroprevalence was observed and antibodies to all the three Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes were detected in four study areas represented as follows: SAT2 was 72.7 percent; SAT1 was 62.6 percent; and SAT3 was 26.2 percent. Mixed infections accounted for 68.6 percent of those that were tested positive. …”
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Molecular Identification of Mycobacterium Species of Public Health and Veterinary Importance from Cattle in the South State of México by Adrian Zaragoza Bastida, Nallely Rivero Pérez, Benjamín Valladares Carranza, Keila Isaac-Olivé, Pablo Moreno Pérez, Horacio Sandoval Trujillo, Ninfa Ramírez Durán

“…Much less is known about “nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM),” which are also associated with infections in humans. The Mexican standard NOM-ZOO-031-1995 regulates the presence of M. bovis in cattle; however, no regulation exists for the NTM species. …”
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Lactobacillus acidophilus Endocarditis Complicated by Pauci-Immune Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis by Vivian O. Chukwurah, Comfort Takang, Chinelo Uche, David B. Thomas, Waguih El Masry, Hakan R. Toka

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) is more common in patients with predisposing cardiac lesions and has many potential complications, including stroke and arterial thromboembolisms. …”
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Current Advance and Future Prospects of Tissue Engineering Approach to Dentin/Pulp Regenerative Therapy by Ting Gong, Boon Chin Heng, Edward Chin Man Lo, Chengfei Zhang

“…This has led to a paradigm shift in endodontic treatment from simply filling the root canal systems with biologically inert materials to restoring the infected dental pulp with functional replacement tissues. …”
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Decision Processes about Condom Use among Shelter-Homeless LGBT Youth in Manhattan by Geoffrey L. Ream, Kate F. Barnhart, Kevin V. Lotz

“…The most prevalent context of condom non-use was with long-term primary partners, a potential area of vulnerability because, of 13 participants for HIV or HCV, nine mentioned how they had been infected, and all nine believed they had acquired it from a primary partner. …”
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Safety and Efficacy Profile of Commercial Veterinary Vaccines against Rift Valley Fever: A Review Study by Moataz Alhaj

“…Despite Clone13 vaccine being suggested as safe in pregnant ewes and as highly immunogenic along with its potential for differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA), a recent study raised concerns about the safety of the vaccine during the first trimester of gestation. …”
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Phytochemical Constituents, Antimicrobial activities and Isolation of Eupatorin from the Seed Extract of <i>L. inermis</i> LINN by R.S. Ochu, H. Ibrahim, A.O. Oyewale

“…The results from this research have supported the ethnomedicinal uses of this plant in the treatment of skin infections, abdominal disorders, leprosy, rheumatalgia, edema and as a cough and cold remedy. …”
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Predictive Assessment of the Antiviral Properties of Imperata cylindrica against SARS-CoV-2 by Frank Eric Tatsing Foka, Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu

“…Hospitalizations and mortality rates resulting from infections by these variants of concern are still common. …”
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Can the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases be predicted more accurately by including lifestyle data? An exploratory study for data-driven prediction of COVID-19 cases in metropolit... by Sungwook Jung

“…Conclusions Through this study, we were able to identify three notable results that could contribute to predicting the number of patients infected with epidemic in the future.…”
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Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Antibacterial Evaluation of Some Novel Flouroquinolone Derivatives as Potent Antibacterial Agent by Mehul M. Patel, Laxman J. Patel

“…This investigation identified the potent antibacterial agents against certain infections.…”
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Profile of Skin Disorders in Unreached Hilly Areas of North India by Deepak Dimri, Venkatashiva Reddy B, Amit Kumar Singh

“…Among adults, about 59.9% were males. Overall the infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue were the most common (32.6%) followed by the disorders of skin appendages (19.8%), and dermatitis and eczema (18.8%). …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile of Aeromonas Species Isolated from Wastewater Treatment Plant by Isoken H. Igbinosa, Anthony I. Okoh

“…The antibiotic resistance phenotypes observed in the isolates and the presence of β-lactamases genes detected in some isolates are of clinical and public health concern as this has consequences for antimicrobial chemotherapy of infections associated with Aeromonas species. This study further supports wastewater as potential reservoirs of antibiotic resistance determinants in the environment.…”
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Novel IL2RG gene mutation causing primary combined immunodeficiency disease: A case report and literature review by Fang Cao, Yingyu Shi, Fang Deng, Yu Yan

“…Imaging studies, including pulmonary and sinus CT scans, show significant bronchiectasis accompanied by infections and sinusitis. Immunological assessment revealed abnormalities in immunoglobulin levels and T-cell distribution, suggesting a potential immune deficiency. …”
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Antigen Presenting Cells and Stromal Cells Trigger Human Natural Killer Lymphocytes to Autoreactivity: Evidence for the Involvement of Natural Cytotoxicity Receptors (NCR) and NKG2... by Alessandro Poggi, Maria Raffaella Zocchi

“…Nevertheless, NK cells kill self cells expressing low levels or lacking HLA-I, as it may occur during viral infections (missing-self hypothesis). Herein, we show that human NK cells can be activated upon binding with self antigen presenting cells or stromal cells despite the expression of HLA-I. …”
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Mental Health in Non-Oncologic Urology Patients by Danyon Anderson, Devesh Kumar, Divya Divya, Jose L. Zepeda, Abrahim N. Razzak, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Pathologies represented in this review include Peyronie's Disease (PD), erectile dysfunction (ED), urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections (UTI), infertility, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney stones, and urinary retention. …”
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Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022) by Handan Wand, Jayajothi Moodley, Tarylee Reddy, Sarita Naidoo

“…Given the lower rates of vaccine acceptability and a reduction in preventative health behaviors, monitoring the spread of infections is crucial and may have significant clinical and epidemiological implications.…”
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Convalescent plasma therapy in severe coronavirus disease-2019: A narrative review by Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Kasturi Hazarika, Prashant Bafna, Manesh Manoj, Anupam Wakhlu

“…Passive immunotherapy using whole blood or plasma from recovered patients is a potential therapeutic strategy for infections with no known drug therapy or prophylactic vaccines. …”
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