Impact of Rs657152 Gene Polymorphisms on Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Ahmed Amshawee, Maryam A. Hussain

“…Recent research suggests that genetic variations, such as Rs657152 polymorphisms, could influence inflammatory markers and immune responses in T2DM patients infected with COVID-19. Understanding this genetic relationship is crucial for improving treatment strategies and predicting outcomes in this high-risk group. …”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Microbiological Studies of Paediatric Artemether-Lumefantrine Dry Powders and Paracetamol Syrups Obtained from Selected Drug Stores in Accra, Ghana by Solomon Opoku, Isaac Nyanor

“…Infants and children under five years generally have high susceptibility to pathogenic and opportunistic infections due to immaturity and inexperience of their immune responses. …”
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An analysis on role of iron deficiency in febrile seizure among children in 6 months to 5 years: A case-control study by Haridev Sankar, Vanishree Shriram, Sivaprakasam Elayaraja

“…Cases showed higher rates of upper respiratory tract infections (3.7% vs. 0.3% in controls) and lower occurrences of viral febrile illnesses. …”
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Fulfilment assessment of the good clinical practices guidelines for community acquired pneumonia. by Iris Gonzalez Morales, Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Gustavo Álvarez Amador, María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Miguel A. Mosquera Fernández

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Community acquired pneumonia is the most common cause of infections found during the medical practice. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To assess the fulfilment of the good clinical practices guidelines for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia. …”
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Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand by Nonthapan Phasuk, Ratee Kache, Kanjana Thongtup, Saowalee Boonmuang, Chuchard Punsawad

“…Teaching children proper handwashing steps and discouraging geophagia should be implemented to reduce the distribution of Toxocara and limit future Toxocara infections.…”
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Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA by Danielle A. Bazer, Matthew Orwitz, Nicholas Koroneos, Olga Syritsyna, Elizabeth Wirkowski

“…The incubation period is 7–34 days, followed by a prodrome of flu-like symptoms. Although most infected individuals are asymptomatic, the virus can penetrate the CNS to produce a viral encephalitis. …”
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Problems with studying directional natural selection in humans by S. V. Mikhailova

“…The results obtained by various methods indicate that the direction of human adaptation to new food products has not changed during evolution since the Neolithic; many variants of immunity genes associated with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases in modern populations have undergone positive selection over the past 2–3 thousand years owing to the spread of bacterial and viral infections. For some genetic variants and polygenic traits, an alteration of the direction of natural selection in Europe has been documented, e. g., for those associated with an immune response and cognitive abilities. …”
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Factors affecting heat resilience of drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) and their sperm. by Alison McAfee, Bradley N Metz, Patrick Connor, Keana Du, Christopher W Allen, Luis A Frausto, Mark P Swenson, Kylah S Phillips, Madison Julien, Zoe Rempel, Robert W Currie, Boris Baer, David R Tarpy, Leonard J Foster

“…To address this gap, we tested body mass, viral infections, and population origin as predictors of drone survival and sperm viability in a series of heat challenge assays. …”
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MicroRNAs secreted by the parasitic nematode Brugia malayi disrupt lymphatic endothelial cell integrity. by Hailey Johnson, Stephanie Banakis, Matthew Chung, Elodie Ghedin, Denis Voronin

“…The adult parasites impact the integrity of lymphatic vessels and damage valves, leading to a remodeling of the lymphatic system and lymphatic dilation. Chronic infections can develop into severe clinical manifestations, primarily lymphedema, hydrocoele, and elephantiasis. …”
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Construction and Antiapoptosis Activities of Recombinant Adenoviral Expression Vector Carrying EBV Latent Membrane Protein 2A by Xishuang Liu, Yu Gao, Bing Luo, Youan Zhao

“…Then the expression and antiapoptosis activities of LMP2A on SGC-7901 infected with vAd-2A were analyzed. The vAd-2A was successfully constructed and identified by PCR, restriction digestion, and sequencing. …”
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Determination of antibiotic resistance patterns of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from shrimp and shellfish in Selangor, Malaysia by Vengadesh Letchumanan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee

“…However, bacterial infections - which can spread rapidly among the dense farming area pose a major threat to this industry. …”
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Burden of tinea capitis among children in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies, 1990–2020 by Felix Bongomin, Ronald Olum, Lauryn Nsenga, Joseph Baruch Baluku

“…Introduction Tinea capitis is the most common form of dermatophytosis among children, contributing significantly to the global burden of skin and hair infections. However, an accurate account of its burden in Africa, where most cases are thought to occur, is lacking. …”
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Recurrence of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccine Administered Shortly after COVID-19 by Korin Karabulut, Ana Andronikashvili, Ahmet Hakki Kapici

“…Most of the cases are the result of acquired deficiency of ADAMTS13, for which the exact etiology is unknown but reported to be related to various autoimmune disorders, infections, and medications. Our case report features of a patient with a history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, who developed a recurrence of TTP 5 days after his first dose of the mRNA Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine (mRNA-1273 vaccine) in the setting of recent COVID-19. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Kitchen Sponges: An Under-recognized Public Health Problem by Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses, Clinton Okwudili Mbam, Cynthia Ogochukwu Odi, Mustofa Helmi Effendi, Aswin Rafif Khairullah, Adiana Mutamsari Witaningrum, Boniface Oke, Moses Chukwuemeka Ezea, Saifur Rehman

“…It is therefore of utmost importance to properly wash and disinfect household kitchen sponges after their use, in order to prevent the spread of difficult-to-treat microbial infections.…”
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Nursing students in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study by Vistolina Nuuyoma, Frieda Makambuli

“…Yet, experiences of patients in isolation have been mostly studied in the general population and qualified health professionals, excluding nursing students who were also part of the frontliners and therefore, part of the population at risk of infections. Aim: The study explored how nursing students who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus have experienced the process of being in isolation and understanding their source of resilience. …”
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The influenza epidemic in Russia during the 2014–2015 season by Ludmila S. Karpova, Nina M. Popovtseva, Tatyana P. Stolyarova, Nadezhda I. Konovalova, Mikhail Y. Eropkin, Elena I. Burtzeva, Elena L. Feodoritova, Anna A. Sominina

“…The rates of hospitalization with influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) among patients older than 65 years were also higher (1.4 times) as well as the frequency of hospitalization with a diagnosis of “influenza” (2.7 times) and the number of deaths from laboratory confirmed influenza (1.8 times). …”
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The antifungal peptide AnAFP from Aspergillus niger promotes nutrient mobilization through autophagic recycling during asexual development by Stephan Starke, Laura Velleman, Birgit Dobbert, Luis Seibert, Jordi Witte, Sascha Jung, Vera Meyer

“…Antifungal peptides are promising drug candidates to fight fungal infections in the clinics and agriculture. However, recent data suggest that antifungal peptides might also play a role within their own producing organism to survive nutrient limiting conditions. …”
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TEST-SYSTEM BASED ON INDIRECT “SANDWICH” ELISA TO DETECT THE LUMPY SKIN DISEASE VIRUS ANTIGEN by O. A. Ryabikina, V. I. Diev, O. P. Byadovskaya, A. V. Konstantinov, S. K. Starov, A. V. Kononov, V. Yu. Kulakov, O. N. Petrova

“…Besides, the virus infectivity titer was determined by titration in YaDK-04 (Goat gonad cells). …”
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Extent and Resistance Patterns of ESKAPE Pathogens Isolated in Pus Swabs from Hospitalized Patients by Salim S. Masoud, Anna Kovacevich, Raidah Gangji, Helmut Nyawale, Mary Nyange, Albert Ntukula

“…A total of 75 admitted patients with open wounds and surgical site infections were recruited. Files were analyzed to collect microbiology laboratory data and relevant patient data. …”
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Early Diagnosis and Severity Assessment of Weligama Coconut Leaf Wilt Disease and Coconut Caterpillar Infestation Using Deep Learning-Based Image Processing Techniques by Samitha Vidhanaarachchi, Janaka L. Wijekoon, W. A. Shanaka P. Abeysiriwardhana, Malitha Wijesundara

“…Currently, both WCWLD and CCI are detected through on-field human observations, a process that is not only time-consuming but also limits the early detection of infections. This paper presents a study conducted in Sri Lanka, demonstrating the effectiveness of employing transfer learning-based Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Mask Region-based-CNN (Mask R-CNN) to identify WCWLD and CCI at their early stages and to assess disease progression. …”
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