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Cognitive load and performance of health care professionals in donning and doffing PPE before and after a simulation-based educational intervention and its implications during the COVID-19 pandemic for biosafety.

Le infezioni in medicina, 2020
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential to avoid the COVID-19 spread to health care workers. Its use can be difficult, posing a high risk of contamination, mainly during doffing, then with the risk of becoming infected.We conducted a prospective before-and-after design that used clinical simulation as a research methodology in a clinical ...
Diego Andrés, Díaz-Guio, Alejandra, Ricardo-Zapata, Jeniffer, Ospina-Velez, Gabriel, Gómez-Candamil, Santiago, Mora-Martinez, Alfonso J, Rodriguez-Morales   +5 more
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Regional biotechnology regulations: Design options and implications for good governance [PDF]

"Many developing countries are currently in the process of designing regulatory systems that should allow them to use genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for agricultural development, while also managing the food safety and environmental risks ...
Birner, Regina, Linacre, Nicholas
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Reducing Biological Risks to Security: International Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration [PDF]

, 2009
Summarizes discussions among biotechnology and life sciences experts on the risks of bioterrorism and threats to public health and agriculture.

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AaeAP2a, a scorpion-derived antimicrobial peptide, combats carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii via membrane disruption and triggered metabolic collapse

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) poses a significant global health challenge owing to its high mortality rates and widespread antibiotic resistance.
Weiyu Luo, Weiyu Luo, Weiyu Luo, Weiyu Luo, Liuwei Zhang, Liuwei Zhang, Haolei Gao, Haolei Gao, Huiying Li, Huiying Li, Xiaofeng Li, Xiaofeng Li, Yuliang Wen, Yuliang Wen, Huarun Sun, Huarun Sun, Bolin Hang, Bolin Hang, Longfei Zhang, Longfei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xuehan Liu, Xuehan Liu, Ruibiao Wang, Ruibiao Wang, Bo Wen, Bo Wen, Jiyuan Shen, Jiyuan Shen, Chunling Zhu, Chunling Zhu, Yueyu Bai, Lei Wang, Lei Wang, Ke Ding, Ke Ding, Jianhe Hu, Jianhe Hu   +38 more
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A gap analysis of confined field trial application forms for genetically modified crops in East Africa: evaluating the potential for harmonization [PDF]

"The regulatory approval of genetically modified crops in the field initially requires small, restricted experimental trials known as confined field trials.
Cohen, Joel I., Linacre, Nicholas A.
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The siderophore-iron transporter BbMirB is required for the fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana to repress insect immunity and promote proliferation during colonization of hemocoel

mBio
Nutritional immunity plays a vital role in limiting the proliferation of microbial pathogens in vertebrates and invertebrates. During coevolution with their hosts, pathogens have developed tactics to counteract the host nutritional immunity by acquiring ...
Chenhua Zhu, Qi Liu, Yuhan Chen, Fangfang Tian, Dekun Kong, Isidor Happacher, Hubertus Haas, Yongjun Zhang, Zhibing Luo   +8 more
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The Limits of intellectual property rights: Lessons from the spread of illegal transgenic seeds in India [PDF]

Genetically modified seeds have to be approved by biosafety regulators before they can be commercialized. Illegal seeds are, however, common in many developing countries including Brazil, China and India.
Bharat Ramaswami, Carl E. Pray, N. Lalitha   +2 more
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A truncated B-box zinc finger transcription factor confers drought sensitivity in modern cultivated tomatoes

Nature Communications
Enhancing drought tolerance in crops and understanding the underlying mechanisms have been subject of intense research. The precise function and molecular mechanisms of B-box zinc finger proteins (BBX) remain elusive.
Jinhua Li, Guo Ai, Yaling Wang, Yin Ding, Xiaomeng Hu, Yan Liang, Qingxia Yan, Ke Wu, Rong Huang, Chunrui Chen, Bo Ouyang, Xingguo Zhang, Yu Pan, Lang Wu, Zonglie Hong, Junhong Zhang   +15 more
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IFPRI Annual Report 2006-2007 [PDF]

Biofuels, Food prices,
IFPRI
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Changes in the nutritional, flavor, and phytochemical properties of Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. ‘Dahongpao’ whole fruits during enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionCurrently, the large-scale consumption of fresh citrus fruits in the form of juices, jams, and purees results in significant quantities of waste consisting of citrus peels, pulp, and seeds.MethodsTo improve the utilization rate of whole ...
Yurong Li, Long Guo, Xiaoxue Mao, Chen Ji, Wenji Li, Zhiqin Zhou, Zhiqin Zhou   +6 more
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