IAPSM’s Position Paper on Influenza Vaccines for Adult Immunization in India by Nikita Sharma, Madhur Verma, Kapil Goel, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Anu Bhardwaj, Sahil Sharma, Tejbeer Singh, Madhu Gupta, Anuradha Nadda, Lalit R. Sankhe

“…Influenza causes significant morbidity, hospitalizations, and mortality due to lower respiratory tract infections in India. This paper reviews the current evidence regarding influenza epidemiology, the need for vaccination, immunogenicity, and efficacy of available vaccines and provides recommendations for influenza vaccination for adults by the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM). …”
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SOCIAL AND ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF MOTORCYCLE PROTECTIVE ISOLATION SHIELD FOR REDUCING COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19 by OLUKAYODE O. OYESIKU, OLASUNKANMI O. AKINYEMI, BASHIR O. ODUFUWA, BABATUNDE O. ADETIFA

“…It will be a good protection for motorcycle riders against the risk of COVID-19 and other air-borne infections. …”
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Risk Factors for Preterm Labor in Pregnant Women from Ciego de Ávila Municipality by Silvia Estelbina Retureta Milán, Lainys María Rojas Álvarez, Marta Estelbina Retureta Milán

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the factors most associated with preterm labor were history of preterm delivery and previous abortion, low maternal weight at the first prenatal visit, height less than 150 cm, poor or excessive weight gain during pregnancy, smoking, vaginal and urinary infections, multiple gestations and uterine conditions.…”
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Association of CYP11A1 Polymorphisms with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in the Female Population of Punjab by Amanjot Kaur Rayat, Pallvi Thapar, Mandeep Kaur, Sukhjashanpreet Singh, Anupam Kaur

“…The aetiologies of RPL include uterine anatomic anomalies, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, untreated hypothyroidism, parental chromosomal abnormalities, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, thrombophilia, genetic abnormalities and infections. Aims: This study was aimed at investigating the possible association between CYP11A1 (rs11632698) and (rs4077582) polymorphisms with RPL in the female population of Punjab. …”
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Pondering Parotid Masses by Mark A Miller

“…A49-year-old, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- infected, Haitian-born woman presented with a left facial mass that she had noticed for the previous eight weeks. …”
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Determination of parasites at cultured and captured fishes in seyhan dam lake in adana by Hakan İnce, Uğur Uslu

“…<p> <b> Results:</b> 68 fishes (21.32%) of 319 fishes infected with at least one parasite were detected. …”
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Novel approaches in myelofibrosis by Steffen Koschmieder

“…Abstract Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clonal myeloid neoplasm characterized by bone marrow fibrosis, splenomegaly, and disease‐associated symptoms, as well as increased mortality, due to thrombosis, severe bleeding, infections, or progression to acute leukemia. Currently, the management of MF patients is tailored according to risk scores, with higher‐risk (intermediate‐2 and high‐risk) patients being assessed for allogeneic stem cell transplantation, which remains the only potentially curative treatment option. …”
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Stroke Lesion Prediction by Bille-Viper-Segmentation with Tandem-MU-net Model by Beevi Fathima, N Santhi Dr, N Ramasamy Dr

“…Existing methods struggle with flexibility in varying conditions; thus, the Trans-Lucent-Rich Reprise Pattern recognition algorithm for precise identification of infected areas is introduced. Furthermore, the Focus View Algorithm is suggested, which incorporates features from infarcted regions to improve early detection of emerging lesions. …”
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Droplet microfluidic screening to engineer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) catalytic activity by Evelyn F Okal, Philip A. Romero, Pete Heinzelman

“…This study leverages protein engineering to enhance ACE2’s therapeutic potential for treating conditions such as respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and diabetes. …”
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A Unique Trinucleotide-Bloc Mutation-Based Two SARS-CoV-2 Genotypes with Potential Pathogenic Impacts by Mustak Ibn Ayub

“…These analyses suggest that SARS-CoV-2 has evolved into SARS-CoV-2a affecting COVID-19 infectivity and severity. To confirm these assumptions, retrospective and prospective epidemiological studies should be conducted in different countries to understand the course of pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2a and SARS-CoV-2g. …”
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Alzheimer’s Disease and <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>: Exploring the Links by Ivana Shawkatova, Vladimira Durmanova, Juraj Javor

“…Indirect mechanisms, including systemic inflammation triggered by chronic periodontal infections, are also supposed to exacerbate neurodegenerative processes. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of skin disorders among children living in orphanages in Fayoum and Giza governorates, Egypt by Noha Ezzat Mohamed, Wafaa Yousif Abdel-Wahed, Shimaa Mohammed Gomaa, Mai Ashraf Hosny

“…The most common noninfectious conditions were dermatitis/eczema, pigmentary disorders, skin appendage disorders, and psycho-cutaneous issues. Fungal infections were the most common infectious condition. …”
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following enteric fever: A rare autopsy case report by Gwendolyn Fernandes, Pooja Mhashete, Pranav Pramod Patwardhan

“…CT abdomen-pelvis showed mild hepatomegaly with enlarged retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Infective endocarditis, lymphoma, and bronchopneumonia were being considered the clinical diagnoses. …”
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Effect of Interleukin and Hepcidin in Anemia of Chronic Diseases by Maha F. Yacoub, Hala Fouad Ferwiz, Fadwa Said

“…Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) also termed as the anemia of inflammation has been found to be associated with inflammations, chronic infections, and cancers, particularly in old age. Recent studies revealed that interleukin-6 (IL-6), a proinflammatory cytokine, and hepcidin, an antimicrobial hepatic peptide, play a key role in ACD pathogenesis. …”
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Mechanism of Action of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei HNU502 and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Alleviating Antibiotic Side Effects by CHEN Lin, LI Ao, LI Jiahe, ZHANG Zeng, ZHANG Jiachao

“…Antibiotics are effective in treating bacterial infections, but they also disrupt the gut microbiota, thereby causing side effects such as diarrhea, flatulence and indigestion. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy of GCSF in reducing neutropenia among carcinoma patients undergoing anti-cancer chemotherapy. A prospective cohort study. by Maria Kakar, Sami Ullah, Amjad Khan, Shabnam Nazir

“…Comparison of the data showed that the patients receiving adjunctive GCSF had a significant improvement ANC recovery time, better recovery of fever and patients were free of infections. This study concluded that adjunctive GCSF therapy benefits the patients undergoing anticancer treatment for different types of carcinoma.…”
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Approbation of the stochastic group virus protection model by R. Y. Sharykin

“…To analyze the system we use several metrics, such as the saturation time of the virus propagation, the proportion of infected nodes upon reaching saturation and the maximal virus propagation speed. …”
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CLONING OF GENES ENCODING TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS AND PROTEINS RESPONSIBLE FOR AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS VIRULENCE by Ali Mazloum, N. G. Zinyakov, A. S. Igolkin, N. N. Vlasova

“…Clones containing X69R, A179L, E248R, I215L and DP96R genes of ASF virus Krasnodar 07/17 isolate will be used for recombinant protein obtaining and testing for their effect on in vitro virus reproduction and their role in the virus infectivity, level of clinical manifestations and virulence. …”
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A mathematical model for the spread of west nile virus in migratory and resident birds by Louis D. Bergsman, James M. Hyman, Carrie A. Manore

“…We develop a mathematical model for transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) that incorporates resident and migratory host avian populations and a mosquito vector population.We provide a detailed analysis of the model's basic reproductive number and demonstrate how theexposed infected, but not infectious, state for the bird population can be approximated by a reduced model.We use the model to investigate the interplay of WNV in both resident and migratory bird hosts. …”
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Unravelling the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hemostatic and complement systems: a systems immunology perspective by Didar Murad, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Maryum Nisar

“…Additionally, the regulation of C5b-9 could aid in lysing the virus and/or infected cells. In conclusion, this study explains the regulatory mechanisms of the hemostatic and complement systems and illustrates how the biopathway machinery sustains the balance between activation and inhibition. …”
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