Halima KHOLAIQ Morocco Human genetic and immunological determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection Halima Kholaiq1, Jalila El Bakkouri1,2, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha1,2,3 1. Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Inflammation and Allergies (LICIA), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco 2. Immunopathology-Immunotherapy-Immunomonitoring Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco. 3. [...]
Adam Abdullahi United Kingdom Sero-genomic evidence for occult mpox exposure in healthy Nigerian adults Adam Abdullahi1 1. Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID), Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Abstract Background BACKGROUND: The 2022 multi-country mpox outbreak, driven by Monkeypox virus (MPXV) Clade IIb, spread to over 100 countries, reigniting [...]
Emmanuel Ndezure Ghana In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Vernonia amygdalina and Senna siamea Against ESBL-Producing and Non-ESBL Bacteria Sumaila Mohammed1, Emmanuel Ndezure1*, Joseph Agyin1, Francisca Dery1, Ekua Amoah1, Kwadwo Boampong1 1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kumasi, Ghana Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase [...]
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 [...]
Hafsa Yafih Sri Lanka Misophonia among 10- 14-year-old adolescents in Matale Educational Division, Sri Lanka. Hafsa Yafih1, Dumini de Silva2 1. Final year student, Department of disability studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2. Senior Lecturer II, Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Abstract Background Background: [...]