At risk but not adequately included: People with disabilities’ experience of COVID-19 in Zambia

Autor: Queen E.C. Seketi, Jayasree A. Menon, Charles Michelo, Lena M. Banks, Virginia Bond

Publikováno v: African Journal of Disability, Vol 13, Iss 0, Pp e1-e12 (2024)

Background: COVID-19 had an impact on all sections of society, including people with disabilities. Objectives: The authors aimed to explore the needs and experiences of people with disabilities in Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: In thi

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Herpesviruses and SARS-CoV-2: Viral Association with Oral Inflammatory Diseases

Autor: Jonathan M. Banks, Kristelle J. Capistrano, Daniela A. Brandini, Filza Zaidi, Pari Thakkar, Rani Rahat, Joel Schwartz, Afsar R. Naqvi

Publikováno v: Pathogens, Vol 13, Iss 1, p 58 (2024)

The oral cavity is a niche for diverse microbes, including viruses. Members of the Herpesviridae family, comprised of dsDNA viruses, as well as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an ssRNA virus, are among the most prevalent

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Mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission at a large public university

Autor: Diana Rose E. Ranoa, Robin L. Holland, Fadi G. Alnaji, Kelsie J. Green, Leyi Wang, Richard L. Fredrickson, Tong Wang, George N. Wong, Johnny Uelmen, Sergei Maslov, Zachary J. Weiner, Alexei V. Tkachenko, Hantao Zhang, Zhiru Liu, Ahmed Ibrahim, Sanjay J. Patel, John M. Paul, Nickolas P. Vance, Joseph G. Gulick, Sandeep Puthanveetil Satheesan, Isaac J. Galvan, Andrew Miller, Joseph Grohens, Todd J. Nelson, Mary P. Stevens, P Mark Hennessy, Robert C. Parker, Edward Santos, Charles Brackett, Julie D. Steinman, Melvin R. Fenner, Kirstin Dohrer, Michael DeLorenzo, Laura Wilhelm-Barr, Brian R. Brauer, Catherine Best-Popescu, Gary Durack, Nathan Wetter, David M. Kranz, Jessica Breitbarth, Charlie Simpson, Julie A. Pryde, Robin N. Kaler, Chris Harris, Allison C. Vance, Jodi L. Silotto, Mark Johnson, Enrique Andres Valera, Patricia K. Anton, Lowa Mwilambwe, Stephen P. Bryan, Deborah S. Stone, Danita B. Young, Wanda E. Ward, John Lantz, John A. Vozenilek, Rashid Bashir, Jeffrey S. Moore, Mayank Garg, Julian C. Cooper, Gillian Snyder, Michelle H. Lore, Dustin L. Yocum, Neal J. Cohen, Jan E. Novakofski, Melanie J. Loots, Randy L. Ballard, Mark Band, Kayla M. Banks, Joseph D. Barnes, Iuliana Bentea, Jessica Black, Jeremy Busch, Abigail Conte, Madison Conte, Michael Curry, Jennifer Eardley, April Edwards, Therese Eggett, Judes Fleurimont, Delaney Foster, Bruce W. Fouke, Nicholas Gallagher, Nicole Gastala, Scott A. Genung, Declan Glueck, Brittani Gray, Andrew Greta, Robert M. Healy, Ashley Hetrick, Arianna A. Holterman, Nahed Ismail, Ian Jasenof, Patrick Kelly, Aaron Kielbasa, Teresa Kiesel, Lorenzo M. Kindle, Rhonda L. Lipking, Yukari C. Manabe, Jade ́ Mayes, Reubin McGuffin, Kenton G. McHenry, Agha Mirza, Jada Moseley, Heba H. Mostafa, Melody Mumford, Kathleen Munoz, Arika D. Murray, Moira Nolan, Nil A. Parikh, Andrew Pekosz, Janna Pflugmacher, Janise M. Phillips, Collin Pitts, Mark C. Potter, James Quisenberry, Janelle Rear, Matthew L. Robinson, Edith Rosillo, Leslie N. Rye, MaryEllen Sherwood, Anna Simon, Jamie M. Singson, Carly Skadden, Tina H. Skelton, Charlie Smith, Mary Stech, Ryan Thomas, Matthew A. Tomaszewski, Erika A. Tyburski, Scott Vanwingerden, Evette Vlach, Ronald S. Watkins, Karriem Watson, Karen C. White, Timothy L. Killeen, Robert J. Jones, Andreas C. Cangellaris, Susan A. Martinis, Awais Vaid, Christopher B. Brooke, Joseph T. Walsh, Ahmed Elbanna, William C. Sullivan, Rebecca L. Smith, Nigel Goldenfeld, Timothy M. Fan, Paul J. Hergenrother, Martin D. Burke

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022)

Safely opening university campuses has been a major challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, the authors describe a program of public health measures employed at a university in the United States which, combined with other non-pharmaceutical int

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Key reaction components affect the kinetics and performance robustness of cell-free protein synthesis reactions

Autor: Alice M. Banks, Colette J. Whitfield, Steven R. Brown, David A. Fulton, Sarah A. Goodchild, Christopher Grant, John Love, Dennis W. Lendrem, Jonathan E. Fieldsend, Thomas P. Howard

Publikováno v: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, Vol 20, Iss , Pp 218-229 (2022)

Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) reactions have grown in popularity with particular interest in applications such as gene construct prototyping, biosensor technologies and the production of proteins with novel chemistry. Work has frequently focusse

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/44b9d2d8becd42f9afc9c001bd68802c

Characteristics and Timing of Initial Virus Shedding in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Utah, USA

Autor: Nathaniel M. Lewis, Lindsey M. Duca, Perrine Marcenac, Elizabeth A. Dietrich, Christopher J. Gregory, Victoria L. Fields, Michelle M. Banks, Jared R. Rispens, Aron Hall, Jennifer L. Harcourt, Azaibi Tamin, Sarah Willardson, Tair Kiphibane, Kimberly Christensen, Angela C. Dunn, Jacqueline E. Tate, Scott Nabity, Almea M. Matanock, Hannah L. Kirking

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 352-359 (2021)

Virus shedding in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can occur before onset of symptoms; less is known about symptom progression or infectiousness associated with initiation of viral shedding. We investigated household trans

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/7b8a300db7354b349e5a47dfec21ac5f