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Steroid Alkaloids from Holarrhena africana with Strong Activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
In our continued search for natural compounds with activity against Trypanosoma brucei, causative agent of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, “sleeping sickness”), we have investigated extracts from the leaves and bark of the West African Holarrhena…
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Impact of Vaccines; Health, Economic and Social Perspectives
In the 20th century, the development, licensing and implementation of vaccines as part of large, systematic immunization programs started to address health inequities that existed globally. However, at the time of writing, access to vaccines that…
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A novel cohort analysis approach to determining the case fatality rate of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
As the Coronavirus contagion develops, it is increasingly important to understand the dynamics of the disease. Its severity is best described by two parameters: its ability to spread and its lethality. Here, we combine a mathematical model with a…
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The Food Systems in the Era of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Crisis
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19, broadly referred to as “coronavirus”) a global pandemic, while thousands of infections and deaths are reported daily. The current article explores the food…
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The Food Systems in the Era of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Crisis
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19, broadly referred to as “coronavirus”) a global pandemic, while thousands of infections and deaths are reported daily. The current article explores the food…
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Ensino de biologia a partir de questões sociocientíficas: uma experiência com ingressantes em curso de licenciatura
A presente investigação qualitativa, fundamentada na teoria crítica e na metodologia do design research, buscou avaliar o uso de questões sociocientíficas como estratégia de ensino que favoreça a mobilização de dimensões conceituais, procedimentais e…
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Enhanced surveillance for severe pneumonia, Thailand 2010–2015
Abstract Background The etiology of severe pneumonia is frequently not identified by routine disease surveillance in Thailand. Since 2010, the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and US CDC have conducted surveillance to detect known and new…
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The evidence of indirect transmission of SARS-CoV-2 reported in Guangzhou, China
Abstract Background More than 2 months have passed since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first emerged in Wuhan, China. With the migration of people, the epidemic has rapidly spread within China and throughout the world. Due to the…
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Combining Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
The current standard testing method for screening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is through reverse real-time PCR assay (rRT-PCR), a common molecular-based assay that requires an average of four to six hours to provide results [...]
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Analysis on the Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Air Pollution and Its Impact on Human Health under the Noticeable Variation of Residents’ Travel Behavior: A Case of Guangzhou, China
During the large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 in China, the Chinese government adopted multiple measures to prevent the epidemic. The consequence was that a sudden variation in residents’ travel behavior took place. In order to better evaluate the…
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