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Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Is Associated with a Set-Point Variation in the Calcium-Parathyroid Hormone-Vitamin D Axis: Results from a German Cohort.

BACKGROUND: Higher levels of parathyroid hormone have been associated with the use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in people with and without HIV infection. Yet, alterations in calcium levels have never been elucidated in detail.

Biogenic synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles via Skimmia laureola and their antibacterial efficacy against bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum.

Plant diseases are threat to global food security. The excessive use of agrochemicals is the leading cause of pesticides resistance and toxicity to beneficial life forms. The quest for innocuous and alternate antimicrobial agent is crucial in order to overcome the pathogen resistance and the birth of nanotech offers pledge to combat pathogenic organisms. In this study, a facile benign biogenic app...

Treatment With Grazoprevir/Elbasvir for Renal Transplant Recipients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Impaired Allograft Function.

BACKGROUND: Direct-acing antiviral agents are highly efficient treatment options for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after renal allograft t...

Data-driven supervised learning of a viral protease specificity landscape from deep sequencing and molecular simulations.

Biophysical interactions between proteins and peptides are key determinants of molecular recognition specificity landscapes. However, an understanding...

Sensitive electrochemical detection of gp120 based on the combination of NBD-556 and gp120.

As is known, the employment of molecular imprinting polymer (MIP) as specific sensing materials in sensors, namely MIP-based sensors. In this contribu...

Review of water quality criteria for water reuse and risk-based implications for irrigated produce under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, produce safety rule.

Questions related to the safety of alternative water sources, such as recycled water or reclaimed water (including grey water, produced water, return ...

HIV is associated with endothelial activation despite ART, in a sub-Saharan African setting.

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between endothelial dysfunction, HIV infection, and stroke in Malawians.

Acute Retroviral Syndrome Presenting as Acute Hepatitis.

Acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) can present as a wide array of clinical manifestations. Establishing a diagnosis early in the disease course can provi...

Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Antiretrovirals and a Behavioral Intervention for Persons With Acute HIV Infection: Opportunity for Interrupting Transmission.

BACKGROUND: Persons with acute HIV infection (AHI) have heightened transmission risk. We evaluated potential transmission reduction using behavioral a...

Elevated α-Fetoprotein in the Absence of Carcinoma Caused by Relapse of Hepatitis C Viral Infection after Liver Transplantation.

We report a rare case of marked elevation of α-fetoprotein in the absence of hepatocellular carcinoma caused by a relapse of hepatitis C virus (HCV) i...

Scoring System for Lesions Induced by Different Strains of Newcastle Disease Virus in Chicken.

Newcastle disease virus strains are velogenic, mesogenic, and lentogenic. This study aims to design a scoring system for lesions induced by different ...

Development of a real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification assay for the rapid detection of Salmonella spp. from food.

Salmonella spp. is one of the most common foodborne infectious pathogen. This study aimed to develop a real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplifica...

Discrimination of contagious and environmental strains of Streptococcus uberis in dairy herds by means of mass spectrometry and machine-learning.

Streptococcus uberis is one of the most common pathogens of clinical mastitis in the dairy industry. Knowledge of pathogen transmission route is essen...

Label-Free Pathogen Detection by a Deoxyribozyme Cascade with Visual Signal Readout.

A colorimetric nucleic acid based test for label-free pathogen detection has been developed and used for the detection of the Zika virus. The test rel...

The feasibility of fingerstick blood collection for point-of-care HIV-1 viral load monitoring in rural Zambia.

Viral load monitoring for HIV treatment is recommended but not feasible in many settings. A point-of-care test using capillary blood would increase ac...

Hand Exo-Muscular System for Assisting Astronauts During Extravehicular Activities.

Human exploration of the Solar System is one of the most challenging objectives included in the space programs of the most important space agencies in...

MAIA-A machine learning assisted image annotation method for environmental monitoring and exploration.

Digital imaging has become one of the most important techniques in environmental monitoring and exploration. In the case of the marine environment, mo...

Molecular prevalence of parvovirus B19 among HIV1-infected patients in Iran.

Different outcomes of parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection in immunocompromised patients, including HIV1-infected persons, may be life-threatening. Consid...

Sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics for model predictive control in the low-data limit.

Data-driven discovery of dynamics via machine learning is pushing the frontiers of modelling and control efforts, providing a tremendous opportunity t...

An open-source k-mer based machine learning tool for fast and accurate subtyping of HIV-1 genomes.

For many disease-causing virus species, global diversity is clustered into a taxonomy of subtypes with clinical significance. In particular, the class...