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Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients: Pros and Cons
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
The pandemic of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has recently overwhelmed medical centers and paralyzed economies. The unparalleled public distress caused by this pandemic mandated an urgent quest for an effective approach ...
Application of nucleic acid amplification tests in managing COVID-19 pandemic
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Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University
, 2020 , Article)
Background. COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of sensitive and specific tests that would be cost-efficient, fast and scalable. There are more than 200 COVID-19 detection tests available worldwide, with every ...
COVID-19 Optimizer Algorithm, Modeling and Controlling of Coronavirus Distribution Process
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
The emergence of novel COVID-19 is causing an overload on public health sector and a high fatality rate. The key priority is to contain the epidemic and reduce the infection rate. It is imperative to stress on ensuring ...
Changes in air quality during the first-level response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai Municipality, China
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Ongoing rapid urban population growth world-wide has led to serious environmental problems that affect ecosystems and also lower the security and happiness of urban residents about their living environment. The most ...
Vulnerabilities of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Proteotoxicity—Opportunity for Repurposed Chemotherapy of COVID-19 Infection
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
The global pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has produced an urgent requirement and search for improved treatments while effective vaccines are developed. A strategy for ...
Molecular Insights Into SARS COV-2 Interaction With Cardiovascular Disease: Role of RAAS and MAPK Signaling
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
In December 2019, reports of viral pneumonia came out of Wuhan city in Hubei province in China. In early 2020, the causative agent was identified as a novel coronavirus (CoV) sharing some sequence similarity with SARS-CoV ...
Association of corticosteroids use and outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
BackgroundTo systematically review the literature about the association between systemic corticosteroid therapy (CST) and outcomes of COVID-19 patients. MethodsWe searched Medline, Embase, EBM Reviews, Scopus, Web of ...
Manufacturing and service supply chain resilience to the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons learned from the automobile and airline industries
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
There has been an increased interest among scholars to investigate supply chain resilience (SCRes) in manufacturing and service operations during emerging situations. Grounded in the SCRes theory, this study provides ...
Diagnostic Efficiency of Three Fully Automated Serology Assays and Their Correlation with a Novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 Individuals
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Abstract: To support the deployment of serology assays for population screening during the
COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the performance of three fully automated SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays: Mindray CL-900i® (target: spike [S] ...
Impact of covid-19 on food behavior and consumption in qatar
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
The government of Qatar took strong containment measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 with restrictions on daily living such as social distancing and the closing of businesses and schools. While these measures are ...