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A Global Screening Assay to Select for Maize Phenotypes with a High Tolerance or Resistance to <i>Fusarium verticillioides</i> (Sacc.) Nirenberg Rots
Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (Fv) causes rots in maize around the world and produces mycotoxins that contaminate grains, making this species a significant health concern for both animals and humans. One of the best approaches to address…
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First Demonstration of Clinical <i>Fusarium</i> Strains Causing Cross-Kingdom Infections from Humans to Plants
Mycotoxins from the Fusarium genus are widely known to cause economic losses in crops, as well as high mortalities rates among immunocompromised humans. However, to date, no correlation has been established for the ability of Fusarium to cause…
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Identifying the Quality Nuggets Amid the Explosion of COVID-19-Related Scientific Communication: An Insurmountable Challenge?
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Toll-like receptors, chemokine receptors and death receptor ligands responses in SARS coronavirus infected human monocyte derived dendritic cells
Abstract Background The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides a unique opportunity for the study of human responses to a novel virus. We have previously reported that dendritic cells (DCs) might be involved in the immune escape mechanisms for SARS-CoV. In…
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Inferior Education or Killing Grandma: The Dilemma Facing the Public School Systems in the United States
Due to COVID-19, school districts in the fall of 2020 had to decide whether to conduct all classes in person or offer some or all of these classes virtually. Many school districts would decide on a program and then change their decision based on the…
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Delay in managing benign gynaecological conditions in women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-and middle-income countries.
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Inhibition of SARS Coronavirus Infection In Vitro with Clinically Approved Antiviral Drugs
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an infectious disease caused by a newly identified human coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Currently, no effective drug exists to treat SARS-CoV infection. In this study, we investigated whether a panel of…
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Performance comparison of the Cobas® Liat® and Cepheid® GeneXpert® systems on SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swab and posterior oropharyngeal saliva.
Background: Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) based methods such as real-time reverse transcription polymerase-chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR) are the gold standard for diagnosis of current infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome…
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Emergence of Drift Variants That May Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Antibody Treatment
New coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) treatments and vaccines are under development to combat COVID-19. Several approaches are being used by scientists for investigation, including (1) various small molecule approaches targeting RNA polymerase, 3C-like…
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How to rapidly design and operationalise PPE donning and doffing areas for a COVID-19 care facility: quality improvement initiative
Introduction Effective implementation of standard precautions specific to COVID-19 is a challenge for hospitals within the existing constraints of time and resources.Aim To rapidly design and operationalise personal protective equipment (PPE) donning…
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