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Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Ag/WO3 Nanoparticles and its Antibacterial Activity Under Ambient Light and in The Dark
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Nanomaterial such as metals and metal oxide photocatalysts have emerged as important tools for removing contaminants from wastewater and as antibacterial agents to prevent infections; this is mainly due to their stability ...
A YEAST TWO-HYBRID SCREEN REVEALS A STRONG INTERACTION BETWEEN THE LEGIONELLA CHAPERONIN Hsp60 AND THE HOST CELL SMALL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN Hsp10
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Akadémiai Kiadó
, 2015 , Article)
L. pneumophila is an intracellular bacterium that replicates inside a membrane-
bound vacuole called Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV), where it plentifully
liberates its HtpB chaperonin. From LCV, HtpB reaches the ...
Fabrication & Characterization of 3D Electrospun Biodegradable Nanofibers for Wound Dressing, Drug Delivery and Other Tissue Engineering Applications
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Bentham Science
, 2016 , Article)
Background: The use of electrospinning technology (ET) in fabrication of threedimensional biodegradable electrospun nanofibers scaffolds (BENS) has recently gained considerable attention in tissue engineering. BENS are ...
"green" ZnO-Interlinked Chitosan Nanoparticles for the Efficient Inhibition of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Inject Seawater
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American Chemical Society
, 2018 , Article)
Antimicrobial agents and corrosion inhibitors are widely used as biocides in the oil and gas industry to disinfect water and inhibit excessive biofilm formation caused mainly by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRBs). However, ...
Seroprevalence and incidence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors: A review.
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus with 4 main genotypes. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect solely humans, while HEV-3 and HEV-4 infect humans and various animals such as pigs, deer, and rabbits. HEV-5 and HEV-6 infect mainly ...
SARS-CoV-2 antibody-positivity protects against reinfection for at least seven months with 95% efficacy
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Background Reinfection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been documented, raising public health concerns. SARS-CoV-2 reinfections were assessed in a cohort of antibody-positive persons ...
Covid-19 Vaccine Protection among Children and Adolescents in Qatar.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
, 2022 , Article)
The BNT162b2 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been authorized for use in children 5 to 11 years of age and adolescents 12 to 17 years of age but in different antigen doses. We assessed the real-world ...
Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection.
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Oxford University Press
, 2022 , Article)
The future of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hinges on virus evolution and duration of immune protection of natural infection against reinfection. We investigated duration of protection afforded by natural infection, the effect ...
Organ-specific toxicity evaluation of stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDMA) surfactant using zebrafish embryos
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Surfactants are widely used in the industry of detergents, household products, and cosmetics. SAPDMA is a cationic surfactant that is used mostly in cosmetics, conditioning agents and has recently gained attention as a ...
Effect of multiple freeze–thaw cycles on the detection of anti-SARS- CoV- 2 IgG antibodies
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Microbiology Society
, 2021 , Article)
Several studies have investigated the effect of repeated freeze-thaw (F/T) cycles on RNA detection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, no data are available regarding the effect of ...