Regulated microbe vaccines: from concept to (pre-clinical) reduction to practice by Richard Voellmy, David C Bloom, Nuria Vilaboa

“…Introduction Vaccines to prevent important infections involving, e.g. influenza viruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome-causing coronaviruses (e.g. …”
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Depression in the COVID-19 endemic era: Analysis of online self-disclosures by young South Koreans. by Seoyoung Kim, TaeYoon Aum, Dong-Gwi Lee

“…Young South Koreans experienced deterioration in mental health because of the recurrence of mass infections. To address professionals' concerns about the lingering effects of COVID-19 on youth mental health, we text-mined young South Koreans' online posts about depression during the pandemic and the endemic phases-from February 2020 to May 2023. …”
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Expert Opinion on Fixed Dose Combination of Dapagliflozin Plus Sitagliptin for Unmet Cardiovascular Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Soumitra Ray, J Ezhilan, Rajiv Karnik, Ashish Prasad, Rajashree Dhar

“…The fixed dose combination (FDC) of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors provides both glycemic and pleiotropic effects, including lower risk of hypoglycemia, lower rates of genitourinary tract infections, and weight neutrality. Based on CV risk, including HF, the combination of SGLT2i and DPP4i may be preferred over other conventional therapies (those with no CV benefit) in cases of established CV disease and/or HF risk. …”
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Limited Transmission of the Ectoparasitic Fungus Hesperomyces virescens between Lady Beetles by Ted E. Cottrell, Eric W. Riddick

“…The ectoparasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens Thaxter (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales) commonly infects the invasive lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) and several other aphidophagous lady beetles in North America and Europe. …”
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Nonlinear Pulse Vaccination in an SIR Epidemic Model with Resource Limitation by Wenjie Qin, Sanyi Tang, Robert A. Cheke

“…Once the threshold value exceeds a critical level, both susceptible and infected populations can oscillate periodically. Furthermore, when the pulse vaccination period is chosen as a bifurcation parameter, the SIR model with nonlinear pulse vaccination reveals complex dynamics including period doubling, chaotic solutions, and coexistence of multiple attractors. …”
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First report of wilt disease in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) caused by Fusarium decemcellulare in Kerala, India by A. V. Meera Manjusha, P. K. Laya, Amal Premachandran, M. Veena

“…Methods A fungal pathogen was isolated repeatedly from the infected vascular tissues onto potato dextrose agar medium. …”
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Efficacy of Lockdowns in Africa by Daglous Makumbe

“…The catastrophic implications of the pandemic have pushed states on the brink forcing most of them to institute country lockdowns in a bid to flatten the curve of infections, avoid new ones and ensuring that the health systems are not overwhelmed at any one point in time. …”
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A Semi-supervised Deep Learning Method for Cervical Cell Classification by Siqi Zhao, Yongjun He, Jian Qin, Zixuan Wang

“…It can detect precancerous conditions and microbial infections. However, this technique entirely relies on manual operation and doctors’ naked eye observation, resulting in a heavy workload and low accuracy rate. …”
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Treatment outcomes in NTM-PD in a high TB burden context by S. Kang, J.E. Schmidt, I. Chen, S. Tiberi

“…The addition of cefoxitin and linezolid improved culture conversion rates in MC-AG-infected patients. One study ( n = 24) demonstrated that resecting lesions and chemotherapy led to more favourable clinical outcomes. …”
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Propionibacterium acnes: A Treatable Cause of Constrictive Pericarditis by Daniel Cruz, Haitham Ahmed, Yousuf Gandapur, M. Roselle Abraham

“…In this case report we share a case of infective Pericarditis caused by Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) in an immune-competent, nonsurgical patient. …”
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Noninvasive Monitoring of mRFP1- and mCherry-Labeled Oncolytic Adenoviruses in an Orthotopic Breast Cancer Model by Spectral Imaging by Anton V. Borovjagin, Lacey R. McNally, Minghui Wang, David T. Curiel, Mary J. MacDougall, Kurt R. Zinn

“…Genetic capsid labeling of conditionally replicative adenoviruses (CRAds) with fluorescent tags offers a potentially more accurate monitoring of those virotherapy agents in vivo. The capsid of an infectivity-enhanced CRAd, Ad5/3, delta 24, was genetically labeled with monomeric red fluorescent protein 1 (mRFP1) or its advanced derivative, “mCherry,” to evaluate the utility of each red fluorescent reporter and the benefit of CRAd capsid labeling for noninvasive virus tracking in animal tumor models by a new spectral imaging approach. …”
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Obstructive Hydrocephalus and Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Disseminated Protothecosis in a Boxer Dog by Anna Tauro, John Macri, Chris Gaudette, Christopher L. Mariani, Bonnie Brenseke

“…This includes meticulous investigations to identify infected tissues, followed by sampling and performing cytology/histology and culture tests to confirm the presence of the algal organism. …”
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Knowledge among medical students about the usage of menstrual cup in a medical college in Central Karnataka by Pavithra Ramanna

“…Good hygienic practices during menstruation prevent infections and odors during the menstrual period. Menstrual cups are safe and there are no health risks found due to their usage. …”
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Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Drug Discovery in Streptomyces by Wei-Shan Ang, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Yatinesh Kumari, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…., paved the way for discovering other antibiotics for combating bacterial infections. By exploring the genome-based biosynthetic potential of various Streptomyces species, a vast array of secondary metabolites with potential therapeutic applications can be identified, contributing a transformative impact on the field of medicine. …”
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Serum IL-18 Is Increased at Early Postburn Period in Moderately Burned Patients by Y. Kenan Coban, Murat Aral

“…IL-18 enhances the Th1 immune responses in bacterial andviral infections. In order to evaluate the IL-18 serum levels as well as IL-6 and TNF-α at the 48th hour postburn, serial serum samples of 8 burned patients were analyzed. 8 moderately burned patients were included into the study. …”
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Theories, models and strategies in developing an effective HIV/AIDS campaign in South Africa by Mpine Qakisa

“…The purpose of HIV/AIDS health communication and campaigns is to educate by improving health, reducing the risks of HIV infections and promoting the well-being of individuals and communities. …”
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Factors Associated with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage by Masood Abdulkareem Abdulrahman, Arazoo Issa Taher

“…Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus carrier rate showed a significant association with skin and soft tissue infections, health facilities visits and certain jobs of food handlers. …”
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Predictors associated with time to default for HIV/AIDS patients under HAART at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital: a Cox regression model by Koyachew Bitew Abebe

“…To advance the longevity of HIV/AIDS-infected patients within HAART medication, an intervention should be taken from the concerned body for those patients who had been at high risk of defaulting during initial and some stages of treatment. …”
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Retrospective study of calf mortality on central cattle breeding and dairy farm (ccbdf) in bangladesh by Md. Mukter Hossain, Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, AKM Anisur Rahman

“…The major causes of death were respiratory tract disease (38.75%), tuberculosis (20.02%) and alimentary tract infections (16.73%). The other causes of death in calves occurred in the following frequencies: Malnutrition (5.28%), debility (4.72%), hairball (3.12%), babesiosis (2.56%), internal haemorrhage (2.56%), tympanitis (2.24%), black quarter (2.24%) and foot and mouth disease (1.76%). …”
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Psychological Determinants and Consequences of COVID-19 Anxiety: A Web-Based Study in Iran by Reza Shabahang, Mara S. Aruguete, Sajjad Rezaei, Lynn E. McCutcheon

“…The participants also responded to two additional questions: "Do you personally know of anyone who was suspected of having been infected with COVID-19?" and "Did you get sick in the past year?” …”
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