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Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider's perspective.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a massive shift toward virtual living, with video-conferencing now a primary means of communication for both work and social events. Individuals are finding themselves staring at their own video reflection, often for…
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Prospective analysis of SARS-CoV-2 dissemination to environmental surfaces during endoscopic procedures
Background and study aims The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine medical care due to uncertainty regarding the risk of viral spread. One major concern for viral transmission to both patients and providers is performing aerosol-generating…
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Can COVID-19 Melt the Craft Chocolate Industry?
The craft chocolate and specialty cacao industry has been driving the global chocolate industry towards more sustainable farming and ethical and transparent sourcing practices by prioritizing farmer welfare, environmental resource conservation, and…
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Epidemiological correlation between COVID-19 epidemic and prevalence of α-1 antitrypsin deficiency in the world.
Among 68 countries in the world, severity of the COVID-19 epidemic was correlated with the prevalence of α-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency. For the severe variant, PI*Z, the correlation coefficient (CC) was 0.8584 for the number of patients and 0.8713…
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COVID-19 in Okayama Prefecture: Looking back and looking forward.
In Japan, clinical and experimental studies addressing COVID-19 have been increasing in number since early February 2020, with many case reports being published. Concurrently, many notifications and guidelines have been issued from the government and…
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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and characteristics of pulmonary embolism.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected presentations of conditions unrelated to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection itself. We investigated the pandemic's effect on incidence and…
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The Complexity of Co-Infections in the Era of COVID-19.
The current frequency of COVID-19 in a pandemic era ensures that co-infections with a variety of co-pathogens will occur. Generally, there is a low rate of bonafide co-infections in early COVID-19 pulmonary infection as currently appreciated. Reports…
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Therapeutic antibodies, targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal domain, protect lethally infected K18-hACE2 mice.
Neutralizing antibodies represent a valuable therapeutic approach to countermeasure the current COVID-19 pandemic. Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants emphasizes the notion that antibody treatments need to rely on highly neutralizing monoclonal…
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Analysis of the potential impact of durability, timing, and transmission blocking of COVID-19 vaccine on morbidity and mortality.
COVID-19 vaccines have been approved and made available. While questions of vaccine allocation strategies have received significant attention, important questions remain regarding the potential impact of the vaccine given uncertainties regarding…
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Inequalities in COVID-19 disruption of routine immunisations and returning to pre-COVID immunisation rates.
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