Prevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Pregnant Women at the Suhum Municipality, Ghana by Joseph Boachie, Doreen Pidah, Henrietta Eshun, Emmanuel Jingbeja, Praise Fosu Adjei, Patrick Adu

“…Sociodemographics including history of HBV screening and vaccinations were obtained from consented individuals using pretested questionnaires. …”
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Harnessing marine bacteria for next-gen antibiotics: potent inhibition of S. aureus and Riemerella anatipestifer through in vitro, omics, and chemoinformatics approach with enhance... by Syed Shams ul Hassan, Huizi Jin

“…To investigate the anti-bacterial mechanism, all compounds were docked with two enzymes and TLR4 protein for predicting the vaccine construct, and the best docking score was achieved against RMFP with the highest score of -12.9 for compound 4. …”
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Social Media Recruitment as a Potential Trigger for Vulnerability: Multistakeholder Interview Study by Nina Matthes, Theresa Willem, Alena Buyx, Bettina M Zimmermann

“…MethodsAs part of an international consortium that tests a therapeutic vaccine against hepatitis B (TherVacB), we conducted 30 qualitative interviews with multidisciplinary experts in social media recruitment (from the fields of clinical research, public relations, psychology, ethics, philosophy, law, and social sciences) about the ethical, legal, and social challenges of social media recruitment. …”
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A multivalent binding model infers antibody Fc species from systems serology. by Armaan A Abraham, Zhixin Cyrillus Tan, Priyanka Shrestha, Emily R Bozich, Aaron S Meyer

“…Using this capability, we find that COVID-19 vaccine efficacy is associated with the induction of afucosylated spike protein-targeting IgG. …”
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Analysis of Age Appropriate Measles Immunisation among the Eligible Children in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of National Family Health Survey–5 by Avijit Debnath, Niranjan Roy, Dipankar Roy, Munmi Sarma, Dipanjan Roy, Kinnor Das, Deepmala Deb

“…Moreover, a considerable number of children did not even receive their first dose of the measles vaccine, and those who did generally did not receive it at the recommended age. …”
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Evidence that a STAT3 Mutation Causing Hyper IgE Syndrome Leads to Repression of Transcriptional Activity by Sameer Bahal, Maha E. Houssen, Ania Manson, Lorena Lorenzo, Mark A. Russell, Noel G. Morgan, Fariba Tahami, Sofia Grigoriadou

“…There was suboptimal response to test immunisation with Pneumovax II vaccine. Th17 cell phenotyping revealed low levels of IL-17 expressing cells (0.3% of total CD4 T Cells numbers). …”
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Seroprevalence Study of Dengue at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan by Ashina Singla, Afreen Ali, Himanshi Galav, Ved Prakash Mamoria

“…In the absence of specific treatments and vaccines for dengue fever (DF), vector control is the only method by which the spread of dengue can be prevented. …”
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Liver Function-Related Indicators and Risk of Gallstone Diseases—A Multicenter Study and a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shiyi Li, Pei Zhu, Fangyuan Chen, Wenqian Yu, Linjun Xie, Jing Xia, Peng Jiao, Ping Cui, Chi Zhang, Ye Bai, Guoheng Jiang, Hongyu Li, Yanmei Lou, Guangcan Li, Xuefeng Shan, Xin Wang

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Protocol for fecal microbiota transplantation: A microaerophilic approach for mice housed in a specific pathogen-free facility by Shari Wouters, Hugo Moors, Mieke Verslegers, Natalie Leys, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Samir Kumar-Singh, Mohamed Mysara

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A Validated RP-HPLC Method for the Determination of Recombinant Human Insulin in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Dosage Form by B. A. Moussa, F. Farouk, H. M. E. Azzazy

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4-Aminoquinoline as a privileged scaffold for the design of leishmanicidal agents: structure–property relationships and key biological targets by Angel H. Romero, Francisco Delgado

“…At the moment, there are neither approved vaccines nor effective drugs for the treatment of human leishmaniasis for any of its three typical clinical manifestations, and, importantly, the drugs of clinical use have several side effects, require complex administration regimens, present high cost, and are ineffective in many populations due to pathogen resistance. …”
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Changes in the Profile of Antibiotic Prescriptions by Dentists in Brazil during the Pandemic by Fernando de Sá Del Fiol, Isaltino Pereira de Andrade-Jr, Marcus Tolentino da Silva, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Luciane Cruz Lopes, Cristiane de Cassia Bergamaschi

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, people worldwide, including the scientific community, were insecure and fearful. The lack of vaccines at the beginning of the pandemic and the high mortality rate led to a search for alternative treatments for COVID-19. …”
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Evaluation of the Acute Flaccid Paralysis Virological Surveillance System in Polio-Free Morocco, 2010–2018 by Sanae Lemrabet, Maria El Qazoui, Lalla Meryem Idrissi Azzouzi, Ahmed Rguig, Malika Elhamdaoui, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Leila Medraoui, Hicham Oumzil

“…Among the 884 AFP cases identified and analyzed, we identified 11 polioviruses as Sabin-like vaccine strains (PSL). PSL were isolated in 11 samples of AFP cases received at the laboratory, including one PSL1, three PSL2 + PSL3, one PSL1 + PSL2, and one PSL1 + 2 + 3. …”
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The First Record of an Aggressive Form of Ocular Tumour Enhanced by Marek’s Disease Virus Infection in Layer Flock in Al-Najaf, Iraq by Aoula Al-Zebeeby, Ali Hadi Abbas, Haider Abas Alsaegh, Furkan Sabbar Alaraji

“…We investigated a rapidly developed tumour mass that was observed in an MD-vaccinated layer flock that showed obvious clinical signs of MD, accompanied by forming a small lump in one eye at age 21 weeks, which developed to a big lump at week 28 of age, leading to death. …”
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PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020) by Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…The Spanish government has taken counter-measures for the management of COVID-19, consisting of the announcement of “state-of-emergency” and subsequent extension to control movements, setting up research grants to expedite drug and vaccine development in addition to introduction of the use of artificial intelligence as an official channel to provide advice and enquires about COVID-19. …”
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Exploring the role and mechanisms of MAGEA4 in tumorigenesis, regulation, and immunotherapy by Weijian Zhu, Qiang Yi, Zheng Chen, Jiaqi Wang, Kui Zhong, Xinting Ouyang, Kuan Yang, Bowei Jiang, Jianing Zhong, Jinghua Zhong

“…MAGEA4-based TCR-T cell therapy and cancer vaccines show clinical potential. This article comprehensively reviews the structure and function of MAGEA4, as well as recent research progress in solid tumors, providing a theoretical foundation for the clinical translation of MAGEA4 and its application in immunotherapy.…”
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Confidence intervals for the COVID-19 neutralizing antibody retention rate in the Korean population by Catherine Apio, Md. Kamruzzaman, Taesung Park

“…No specific therapeutic agents or vaccines for COVID-19 are available, though several antiviral drugs, are under investigation as treatment agents for COVID-19. …”
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Pityriasis lichenoides chronica following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report and brief report of the literature by Yusuf Can Edek, Fatma Sena Gürevin, Nilsel İlter

“…Extrinsic antigens such as drugs, infections, and vaccines can trigger the immune system and cause disease development. …”
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Investigation of TORCH seroprevalence in a tertiary university hospital by Samet Kirat

“…The frequency of previous infections and proportion of vaccinated individuals increased in pregnant women aged 35-50 years. …”
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Multi-target and natural product-based multi-drug approach for anti-VEGF resistance in glioblastoma by Sasikumar Jalajakumari Soumya, Kesavan Rathi Arya, Chandran Sheela Abhinand, Padmanabhan Sunitha, Ajitha Prabhakaran Athira, Achuthsankar Sukumaran Nair, Oommen V. Oommen, Perumana R. Sudhakaran

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