Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen associated with microcephaly and other congenital abnormalities in newborns as well as neurologic complications in adults.The explosive transmission of the virus in the last ten years put it in the limelight and improved our understanding of its biology and pathology.Currently, no vaccine or
Smoking prevention should be a primary public health priority for all governments, and effective preventive policies have been identified for decades.The heterogeneity of smoking prevalence between European Union (EU) Member States therefore reflects, at least in part, a failure by governments to prioritise public health over tobacco industry or po
RNA silencing is a common antiviral mechanism in eukaryotic organisms.However, the transcriptional regulatory mechanism that invertatop squeeze bottle controls the RNA silencing process remains elusive.Here, we performed high-depth transcriptome analysis on petunia (Petunia hybrida) leaves infected with tobacco rattle virus (TRV) strain PPK20.A tot
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS 1) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by autoimmunity against endocrine and ectodermal tissues.Clinical manifestations usually appear in childhood and consist of hypoparathyroidism, oral candidiasis, and adrenocortical insufficiency.Ocular complications include keratoconjunctiv
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to compare the sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tools for delirium (the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist, the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Units and the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Units Flowsheet) in a mixed population of critically ill pati