The implementation of a 'safety officer' program: an innovative approach to improve infection prevention and control practices in Ethiopia

Autor: Solomon Abebe Woldeamanuel, Linda Thumba, Warku Habte Gabul, Kowsar Ahmed, Gebeyehu Asire Mekonnen, Blen Tarekegn, Aristides Cabral Nhanala, Paula S. Kent, Tigistu Adamu Ashengo, Albert W. Wu, Damtew Woldemariam Dagoye, Melanie S. Curless, Sarah Fisseha, Firew Ayalew, Melaku Gebremichael, Bhakti Hansoti

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 12 (2024)

BackgroundEffective infection prevention and control (IPC) was central to keeping healthcare workers (HCWs) safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the pandemic continued, the maintenance of high-quality IPC practices waned, placing HCWs at in

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Preclinical evaluation and first-in-dog clinical trials of PBMC-expanded natural killer cells for adoptive immunotherapy in dogs with cancer

Autor: William J Murphy, Robert J Canter, Cordelia Dunai, Michael S Kent, Sean J Judge, Robert B Rebhun, Aryana M Razmara, Lauren E Farley, Eric G Johnson, Marshall Lammers, Rayna M Harris, Khurshid R Iranpur, C Titus Brown

Publikováno v: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Vol 12, Iss 4 (2024)

Background Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic cells capable of recognizing heterogeneous cancer targets without prior sensitization, making them promising prospects for use in cellular immunotherapy. Companion dogs develop spontaneous cancers in

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Changes in diet and supplement use in dogs with cancer

Autor: Matthew L. Kramer, Jennifer A. Larsen, Michael S. Kent

Publikováno v: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 37, Iss 5, Pp 1830-1838 (2023)

Abstract Background Many dog owners alter their dog's nutritional regimen after a diagnosis of cancer. There are limited data as to specific changes made and reasons behind these changes. Hypothesis/Objectives To collect updated and detailed data on

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Normal variation of clinical mobility of the mandibular symphysis in cats

Autor: Sergio Minei, Edoardo Auriemma, Serena Bonacini, Michael S. Kent, Margherita Gracis

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 11 (2024)

IntroductionThe primary objective of this retrospective study was to document the normal variation of clinical mobility of the mandibular symphysis in cats and possible associations with bodyweight, age, sex, sexual status, breed and skull morphology

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The Dark Energy Survey: Cosmology Results with ∼1500 New High-redshift Type Ia Supernovae Using the Full 5 yr Data Set

Autor: DES Collaboration: T. M. C. Abbott, M. Acevedo, M. Aguena, A. Alarcon, S. Allam, O. Alves, A. Amon, F. Andrade-Oliveira, J. Annis, P. Armstrong, J. Asorey, S. Avila, D. Bacon, B. A. Bassett, K. Bechtol, P. H. Bernardinelli, G. M. Bernstein, E. Bertin, J. Blazek, S. Bocquet, D. Brooks, D. Brout, E. Buckley-Geer, D. L. Burke, H. Camacho, R. Camilleri, A. Campos, A. Carnero Rosell, D. Carollo, A. Carr, J. Carretero, F. J. Castander, R. Cawthon, C. Chang, R. Chen, A. Choi, C. Conselice, M. Costanzi, L. N. da Costa, M. Crocce, T. M. Davis, D. L. DePoy, S. Desai, H. T. Diehl, M. Dixon, S. Dodelson, P. Doel, C. Doux, A. Drlica-Wagner, J. Elvin-Poole, S. Everett, I. Ferrero, A. Ferté, B. Flaugher, R. J. Foley, P. Fosalba, D. Friedel, J. Frieman, C. Frohmaier, L. Galbany, J. García-Bellido, M. Gatti, E. Gaztanaga, G. Giannini, K. Glazebrook, O. Graur, D. Gruen, R. A. Gruendl, G. Gutierrez, W. G. Hartley, K. Herner, S. R. Hinton, D. L. Hollowood, K. Honscheid, D. Huterer, B. Jain, D. J. James, N. Jeffrey, E. Kasai, L. Kelsey, S. Kent, R. Kessler, A. G. Kim, R. P. Kirshner, E. Kovacs, K. Kuehn, O. Lahav, J. Lee, S. Lee, G. F. Lewis, T. S. Li, C. Lidman, H. Lin, U. Malik, J. L. Marshall, P. Martini, J. Mena-Fernández, F. Menanteau, R. Miquel, J. J. Mohr, J. Mould, J. Muir, A. Möller, E. Neilsen, R. C. Nichol, P. Nugent, R. L. C. Ogando, A. Palmese, Y.-C. Pan, M. Paterno, W. J. Percival, M. E. S. Pereira, A. Pieres, A. A. Plazas Malagón, B. Popovic, A. Porredon, J. Prat, H. Qu, M. Raveri, M. Rodríguez-Monroy, A. K. Romer, A. Roodman, B. Rose, M. Sako, E. Sanchez, D. Sanchez Cid, M. Schubnell, D. Scolnic, I. Sevilla-Noarbe, P. Shah, J. Allyn. Smith, M. Smith, M. Soares-Santos, E. Suchyta, M. Sullivan, N. Suntzeff, M. E. C. Swanson, B. O. Sánchez, G. Tarle, G. Taylor, D. Thomas, C. To, M. Toy, M. A. Troxel, B. E. Tucker, D. L. Tucker, S. A. Uddin, M. Vincenzi, A. R. Walker, N. Weaverdyck, R. H. Wechsler, J. Weller, W. Wester, P. Wiseman, M. Yamamoto, F. Yuan, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang

Publikováno v: The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol 973, Iss 1, p L14 (2024)

We present cosmological constraints from the sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered and measured during the full 5 yr of the Dark Energy Survey (DES) SN program. In contrast to most previous cosmological samples, in which SNe are classified

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