Tanya Jindal India "In Silico Discovery of phytochemicals Inhibiting Bacterial Urocanate Reductase to Prevent Imidazole Propionate-Mediated Insulin Resistance in T2D" Tanya Jindal1, Rohit Bansal1, Preeti Kumari1, Archana Bhatnagar1 1. Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Abstract Background Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic disorder primarily associated with insulin resistance and impaired [...]

Mohamed Mabrouk Kazakhstan Comparative study of virulence factors and colony morphology of Candida isolates in COVID-19 era in Almaty Y. Koloskova1, B. Ramazanova1, K. Mustafina1, A. Kalmyrzayev1, D. Bunyayeva1, T. Begadilova1, M. Mohamed Ahmed1 1. Microbiology and viriology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan Abstract Background Candida species can transition into invasive pathogens under [...]

Amro Soliman Canada Fever: An Evolutionarily Conserved Regulator of Immune Defense Amro M. Soliman1, Farah Haddad2, Daniel Barreda2 1. Department of Biological Sciences, Concordia University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada 2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Abstract Background Fever is an evolutionarily conserved response to infection observed across endothermic and ectothermic vertebrate [...]

Lina Lulu Ethiopia Anti-microbial effect of Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) on Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other organisms Lina Alemayehu1 1. Department of General Public Health, St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College Abstract Background Khat (Catha edulis Forsk), an East African stimulant containing the alkaloid cathinone, possesses a complex phytochemical profile suggesting antimicrobial potential. Given the continuous [...]

Walaa Negm Egypt Antifungal activity of oily core PEGylated PLGA nanocapsules loaded with the endophytic fungus Penicillium oxalicum: in vitro, in vivo, and in silico Engy Elekhnawy 1,* , Dalia H. Abdelkader 2, Duaa Eliwa 3, Sarah Ibrahim 4, Moataz A. Shaldam 5, Walaa A. Negm 3,* 1 Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, [...]

Shikha Pathak Nepal Management of Popliteal Artery Injuries: A Case Series of Various Injury Patterns Satish Vaidya¹, Robin Man Karmacharya¹, Shikha Pathak¹, Swechha Bhatt¹, Aavash Mani Pradhan¹, Jamuna Bhushal¹ ¹Department of Surgery, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal Abstract Background The popliteal artery is a continuation of the superficial femoral artery, runs behind [...]