Comparison of Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging Patterns and Severity among COVID-19 Patients during the First and Fourth Waves in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Lensa Million Baharu, Amir Alwan, Seife Teferi Dellie, Tesfaye Kebede Legesse, Kibruyisfaw Weldeab Abore

“…Studies done globally had shown that chest imaging patterns of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection varied depending on the strains of the virus and the waves of the pandemic. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HIV and AIDS care provision in South Africa: an integrative literature review by James R. Seretlo, Thifhelimbilu I. Ramavhoya, Fhumulani M. Mulaudzi, Rodwell Gundo, Tintswalo V. Nesengani, Mamoeng N. Kgatla, Mmapheko D. Peu

“…Worldwide, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted healthcare services, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) care. …”
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Impaired Hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccination responses show strong concordance in hemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease by Karsten Lürken, Anna Meinecke, Luis A. Manthey, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Frank Klawonn, Anna Zychlinsky Scharff, Sandra Steffens, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Frank Müller, Georg M. N. Behrens, Christine Happle

“…We analyzed overlap and influencing factors of vaccination responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus disease 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV). …”
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Evaluation of intranasal TLR2/6 agonist INNA-051: safety, tolerability and proof of pharmacology by Francesca A. Mercuri, Scott White, Hayley A. McQuilten, Charlotte Lemech, Stephan Mynhardt, Rana Hari, Ping Zhang, Nicole Kruger, Grant McLachlan, Bruce E. Miller, Nicholas P. West, Ruth Tal-Singer, Christophe Demaison

“…The objectives of the present study were to understand the potential of prophylactic treatment with a TLR2/6 agonist as an enhancer of innate immunity pathways leading to accelerated respiratory virus clearance from the upper airways. Methods Two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials were conducted in healthy adult participants. …”
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Resilience-oriented passenger subsidy design for taxi travel under pandemic control by Lei Xia, Zhengfeng Huang, Gao Gao, Pengjun Zheng

“…Secondly, using the travel resilience calculation formula, we evaluate the taxi travel resilience levels under different pandemic control measures and analyze other factors (such as virus characteristics) on taxi travel resilience through regression models. …”
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Association between population viral load surrogate indicator and HIV transmission potential: a prospective cohort study in Xinjiang, China by Qian He, Yongkang Ni, Yuefei Li, Xiaoyuan Hu, Xiaomin Hu, Zhen Ni, Changyu Zeng, Aizimaiti Aikebaier, Bixin Xu, Mingjian Ni

“…Abstract Background New indicators of potential human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission are being actively explored. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Remained Airborne for a Prolonged Time in a Lockdown Confined Space by Xinyue Li, Xiao Qi, Jianxin Ma, Yang Pan, Tian Tian, Yue Zhang, Zhen Li, Wenjing Li, Lingli Sun, Lu Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Quanyi Wang, Maosheng Yao

“…We concluded that the outbreak was triggered by SARS-CoV-2 contaminated environments, where the employees inhaled the virus from the air or touching facility surfaces where the traveler did not have any physical contacts with.…”
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Marcadores infecciosos asociados a factores demográficos en donantes de sangre peruanos by Cleofe del Pilar Yovera-Ancajima, William Cruz-Gonzales, Gloria Cruz-Gonzales, Jeel Moya-Salazar

“…La seropositividad fue de 507 (4,25 %) donaciones; los más frecuentes fueron el antígeno del core del virus de Hepatitis B, los anticuerpos contra el virus linfotrópico de células T humanas 1-2, y sífilis, con 51,2 %, 16,8 % y 14,9 %, respectivamente. …”
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A novel CCR5 mutation common in sooty mangabeys reveals SIVsmm infection of CCR5-null natural hosts and efficient alternative coreceptor use in vivo. by Nadeene E Riddick, Emilia A Hermann, Lamorris M Loftin, Sarah T Elliott, Winston C Wey, Barbara Cervasi, Jessica Taaffe, Jessica C Engram, Bing Li, James G Else, Yingying Li, Beatrice H Hahn, Cynthia A Derdeyn, Donald L Sodora, Cristian Apetrei, Mirko Paiardini, Guido Silvestri, Ronald G Collman

“…In contrast to HIV infection in humans and SIV in macaques, SIV infection of natural hosts including sooty mangabeys (SM) is non-pathogenic despite robust virus replication. We identified a novel SM CCR5 allele containing a two base pair deletion (Δ2) encoding a truncated molecule that is not expressed on the cell surface and does not support SIV entry in vitro. …”
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Identificación y caracterización de modos de discriminación hacia grupos con riesgo de enfermedades de transmisión sexual by Elia Natividad Cabrera Álvarez, Elaine I. Cantero Tillet, Idalvis Suárez Contreras, Immer A. Ramos Reyes, José Danilo Pacheco González, Iliana del Carmen Morfi García

“…<strong>Fundamento</strong>: El estigma y la discriminación hacia los hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres, se encuentran entre los mayores obstáculos para prevenir nuevas infecciones y dar tratamiento a las personas que viven con el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana.<br /> <strong>Objetivo</strong>: Identificar y caracterizar los niveles y las formas de discriminación hacia los hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres.…”
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Phytochemicals for mitigating the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies by Atri Das, Swarnali Khan, Syamal Roy, Shantanabha Das

“…These findings suggest that multiple phytochemicals can interfere with virus entry and replication inside the host cell. …”
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Characterization and functional analysis of chicken hnRNP protein by Ke Wang, Manzi Huang, Qinghua Zeng, Huansheng Wu

“…While the role of hnRNP proteins in modulating interferon signaling and virus replication in mammals has been extensively studied, the impact of chicken hnRNPs on innate immune response and Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) replication remains largely unexplored. …”
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Immunogenicity of HIV-1 <i>Env</i> mRNA and <i>Env-Gag</i> VLP mRNA Vaccines in Mice by Qi Ma, Jing Yang, Xiaoguang Zhang, Hongxia Li, Yanzhe Hao, Xia Feng

“…Env–gag virus-like particles (VLPs) were generated through co-transfection with env and gag mRNA vaccines. …”
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Collapsing Pattern Class-IV Lupus Nephritis Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare COVID-19 Sequelae by K Harshitha Reddy, Pranjal Kashiv, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Kapil Navin Sejpal

“…Numerous aetiologies have been proposed, including viral infections such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus, and Parvovirus B19, as well as medications and acute ischaemia. …”
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Effect of Kinases in Extracellular Vesicles from HIV-1-Infected Cells on Bystander Cells by Gifty A. Mensah, Anastasia Williams, Pooja Khatkar, Yuriy Kim, James Erickson, Alexandra Duverger, Heather Branscome, Kajal Patil, Hafsa Chaudhry, Yuntao Wu, Olaf Kutsch, Fatah Kashanchi

“…One of the main barriers to a cure is latency, which allows the virus to persist despite combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). …”
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Potential transmission test of GP25 vaccine in normal flora bacteria of common carp culture media by Sri Nuryati, , Alimuddin, Ayu Dhita Juliadiningtyas

“…ABSTRACT   Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is a virus that infects common carp and koi Cyprinus carpio. …”
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Impact of phytoconstituents on oral health practices: a post COVID-19 observation by Harsh Kumar, Reena Singh, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Chirag Chopra, Natália Cruz-Martins, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Amin F. Majdalawieh, Sivakumar Manickam, Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Dinesh Kumar, Indu Sharma, Varun Sharma

“…Oral cavity is among the gateways for virus entry into saliva. Saliva is a potential reservoir of SARS-CoV-2, and there is an increased risk of infection if there is any fissure in the mouth. …”
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Telaprevir: options of application in separate patient groups by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Adding of NS3/4A protease inhibitor telaprevir to treatment mode for patients infected with 1-st genotype of hepatitis C virus for 12 wks allowed to increase treatment response rate considerably. …”
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Viral Infection in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teshiwal Deress, Yihenew Million, Teshome Belachew, Mohabaw Jemal, Mekonnen Girma

“…Background. Hepatitis C virus is a highly genetically heterogenous bloodborne pathogen that is responsible for acute and chronic hepatitis. …”
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THE AESTHETICS OF COVID-19 WITHIN THE PANDEMIC OF THE CORONA CRISIS. by D.J. Louw

“…A soulful movement within an aesthetic approach is discussed, i.e. from the ugliness of the pandemic to the beautification of the virus. Thus, the question is about the challenge how to grow and revisit the meaning dimension of life within a re-evaluation of the value of compassion. …”
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