The Relationship Between Acute Phase Reactants Levels at the Time of Admission and Comorbid Conditions with Mortality in Patients Diagnosed With Covid-19 by Öznur Köylü, Ramazan Köylü, Muhammet Ali Erinmez

“…Background/aims: The covid-19 pandemic, which is a global problem, is still one of the most important health problems today. Treatment and vaccine studies are as important in predicting prognosis and mortality as early diagnosis and prevention of the disease, which continues unabated. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains—Searching for New Antimicrobial Agents—Review by Michał Michalik, Adrianna Podbielska-Kubera, Agnieszka Dmowska-Koroblewska

“…Researchers’ activities also focus on the potential use of plant extracts, honey, propolis, alkaloids, and essential oils. To date, no vaccine has been approved against <i>S. aureus</i> strains.…”
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HISTORY OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA ERADICATION IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2016–2017 by M. S. Volkov, V. N. Irza, A. V. Varkentin

“…For now, drastic measures still remain the only tool for the disease control and the strategy of limited targeted AI vaccination in the backyards minimizes the virus introduction to the commercial farms located in the risk zones.…”
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Five Poems by Adrian GRAFE

“…‘Summers in Nettlebed’: the requirement was to write a villanelle. ‘New Vaccine’: write a poem in quatrains on the theme of discovery (theme inspired by Brian Patten’s poem ‘The Small Dragon’ which begins ‘I’ve found a small dragon in the woodshed’). …”
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Relationship among Tobacco Habits, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection, p53 Polymorphism/Mutation, and the Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Neha Gupta, Gargi Yumnam, Chetan Sharma, Avani Patel, Ripudaman Sharma, Sachin Dev, Mahesh Ghadage

“…Strategies focusing on tobacco cessation, HPV vaccination, and genetic screening may help mitigate OSCC risk in susceptible populations.…”
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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…HIV is still a glo­bal epidemic with number of treatment module, yet there is no vaccine to prevent. Number of efforts made by the World Health Organization, National Governments and humanitarian organizations to spread awareness and provide support. …”
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Real-Life Use of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ruth Alex, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam, Kiran Kumar

“…There was only one death among 14 patients who received vaccination. There was no significant difference in mortality among patients with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and pulmonary diseases, hypothesizing that administration of TCZ improves the outcomes in COVID-19 patients with these comorbidities.…”
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Therapeutic Approaches in COVID-19 Patients: The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System by Farzaneh Ketabchi, Sina Jamzad

“…The condition is forcing physicians to adopt new treatment strategies while emphasizing continuation of vaccination programs. The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the development and progression of COVID-19 patients. …”
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BharatSim: An agent-based modelling framework for India. by Philip Cherian, Jayanta Kshirsagar, Bhavesh Neekhra, Gaurav Deshkar, Harshal Hayatnagarkar, Kshitij Kapoor, Chandrakant Kaski, Ganesh Kathar, Swapnil Khandekar, Saurabh Mookherjee, Praveen Ninawe, Riz Fernando Noronha, Pranjal Ranka, Vaibhhav Sinha, Tina Vinod, Chhaya Yadav, Debayan Gupta, Gautam I Menon

“…, (ii) How do new variants alter disease dynamics in the background of prior infections and vaccinations? and (iii) How can the effects of varied non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) be quantified for a model Indian city? …”
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A limited number of antibody specificities mediate broad and potent serum neutralization in selected HIV-1 infected individuals. by Laura M Walker, Melissa D Simek, Frances Priddy, Johannes S Gach, Denise Wagner, Michael B Zwick, Sanjay K Phogat, Pascal Poignard, Dennis R Burton

“…A protective vaccine against HIV-1 will likely require the elicitation of a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) response. …”
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Breeding for disease resilience: opportunities to manage polymicrobial challenge and improve commercial performance in the pig industry by Xuechun Bai, Graham S. Plastow

“…Genome editing to produce pigs resistant to major diseases may complement selection for disease resilience along with continued efforts in the more traditional areas of biosecurity, vaccination and treatment. Altogether genomic approaches provide exciting opportunities for the pig industry to overcome the challenges provided by hard-to-manage diseases as well as new environmental challenges associated with climate change.…”
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Planning for the Pandemic by Joanne Embree

“…Will there be a useful vaccine that is widely available and safe? That the current death rate associated with H5N1 strain infections in humans is approximately 60% is quite frightening; an influenza pandemic with such a high death rate is almost incomprehensible. …”
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Pair combinations of human monoclonal antibodies fully protected mice against bunyavirus SFTSV lethal challenge. by Bang Li, Xiang-Rong Qin, Jia-Chen Qu, Guan-du Wu, Wen-Kang Zhang, Ze-Zheng Jiang, Pan-Pan Liu, Ze-Min Li, Tian-Mei Yu, Chuan-Min Zhou, Yong-Jun Jiao, Xue-Jie Yu

“…Currently, there is no vaccine or effective therapy for SFTS. Neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapy, which provides immediate passive immunity and may limit disease progression, has emerged as a reliable approach for developing therapeutic drugs for SFTS. …”
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Influence of Community-Based Interventions on Routine Immunization Uptake among Children Under Five Years in Ntungamo District-Uganda by Topher, Byamukama, Margaret, Keraka, Eliphas, Gitonga

“…Evidence of the effectiveness of community-based interventions in improving immunization coverage in populations of low coverage is limited. Vaccine-preventable diseases is a major public health challenge in low-income countries where Uganda lies, and immunization is the only reliable strategy for child survival. …”
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Risk factors of development of hepatocellular carcinoma by V. T. Ivashkin, M. A. Morozova, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. A. Sokolina, Ye. N. German, M. V. Bundina

“…Prophylaxis of HCC should include prevention of hepatites B and C viruses infection, elimination of hepatotoxic substances, hepatitis B virus vaccination, antiviral therapy for patients with hepatites B and С. …”
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Correlates of COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in Japan: A cross-sectional study of 28,175 residents. by Yukihiro Sato, Ichiro Kawachi, Yasuaki Saijo, Eiji Yoshioka, Ken Osaka, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…Independent variables included general vaccine conspiracy beliefs, sociodemographic variables, information sources for COVID-19, trust in authorities, and fear of COVID-19.…”
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EBOLA AND COVID-19 EPIDEMICS: A DISCOURSE ON NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY RESPONSES by BARILEDUM KIA, CALISTUS N DUMLE

“…Its attracted $125 million, and more than 4 million doses of covid vaccine, 200 ventilators, personal protective equipment, and collaborated with the US to provide rapid response team. …”
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Selected Aspects in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases by György Nagy, Peter C. Huszthy, Even Fossum, Yrjö Konttinen, Britt Nakken, Peter Szodoray

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A Small Surge in Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in the “Dynamic Zero” Period by Xiaona Li, Ruili Li, Qiguo Lian, Yang Wang, Wenkui Gu, Qinghe Meng

“…The low reproduction number and the Omicron outbreak being suppressed within a short time marked the effectiveness of the implemented public health measures, such as nucleic acid screening, social distancing, masking, vaccination, medical treatment of patients, and isolation of close contacts. …”
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AI Can Be a Powerful Social Innovation for Public Health if Community Engagement Is at the Core by Alessandra N Bazzano, Andrea Mantsios, Nicholas Mattei, Michael R Kosorok, Aron Culotta

“…Public health practitioners and researchers have historically innovated in areas like vaccination and sanitation but have been slower in adopting emerging technologies such as generative AI. …”
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