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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Membrane vesicles derived from the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei BL23 demonstrate antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli and a potential biological effect in improving the overall survival of C. elegans infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These vesicles stimulated immune responses in primary cells without causing toxicity. Our results
Cecilia L. D'Antoni +11 more
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Cyberbullying and condom use among tertiary education students
Cogent Social Sciences, 2020 South Africa has a high incidence of HIV. Violence in the country is also high and often perpetrated by dating partners. Dating violence can make it difficult for partners to negotiate safe sex practices.
Firoza Haffejee +2 more
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International Journal of Epidemiology, 2009 Case-cross over studies are used to assess brief exposures (e.g. high-ambient temperature) that may cause a temporary increase in risk of diseases (e.g. death), and have the advantage of controlling for confounding by factors that differ between individuals such as age and co-morbidities.
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.As implantable medical devices become indispensable to modern medicine, a silent threat grows alongside them: device‐associated infections. Despite decades of antibiotic innovation, infection rates keep climbing, costing lives and billions in healthcare expenses.
Benito Baldauf +5 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION: The cornerstone of HIV prevention among female adolescent prostitutes is awareness promotion complemented with advocacy on consistent and correct use of condom.
Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi +7 more
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2010 This study entailed a quantitative, cross-sectional survey amongst young people in four villages of the Vhembe district of the Limpopo province. The purpose of the research was to determine the sexual health risk behaviour indicators prevalent amongst ...
Thelmah X. Maluleke
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Multivalent Protein Nanorings for Broad and Potent SARS‐CoV‐2 Neutralization
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A protein‐only, modular multivalent nanoscaffold displaying 20 anchor points, decorated with two different binders (10 of each), targeting the SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor‐binding domain is presented. The construct self‐assembles into stable, biocompatible, homogeneous nanoparticles, exhibit synergistic binding with fM IC50 values. It also detects spike at 9 ng
Molood Behbahanipour +11 more
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Contraceptive method preferences of women living in Erzurum province: A cross-sectional study
Medicine ScienceThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate contraceptive preferences among women living in the province of Erzurum. Nine hundred ten women aged between 18 and 45 years, all of whom were using contraception, were enrolled in the study. Their
Nurcan Yoruk +4 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A bone substitute with gentamicin physically precipitated onto the surface of carbonate apatite exhibits prompt drug release, high bactericidal activity, and osteogenic capacity. Efficient antibacterial activity mitigates early postoperative neutrophil accumulation, the status of which may serve as a potential parameter for evaluating the antibacterial
Linghao Xiao +6 more
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HIV prevention in Mexican schools: prospective randomised evaluation of intervention. [PDF]
, 2006 OBJECTIVE: To assess effects on condom use and other sexual behaviour of an HIV prevention programme at school that promotes the use of condoms with and without emergency contraception. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 40 public high
Bertozzi, Stefano M +3 more
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