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Challenges and Achievements in Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox
Declaration of smallpox eradication by the WHO in 1980 led to discontinuation of the worldwide vaccination campaign. The increasing percentage of unvaccinated individuals, the existence of its causative infectious agent variola virus (VARV), and the ...
S. Melamed, T. Israely, N. Paran
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Abstract In this short and popular review, we summarise some of our findings analysing the replication cycles of large DNA viruses using scanning transmission electron tomography (STEM tomography) that we applied in the laboratory of Paul Walther. It is also a tribute to a very kind and expert scientist, who recently retired.
Susanne Wieczorek+1 more
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CMX001, a lipophilic nucleotide analog formed by covalently linking 3-(hexdecyloxy)propan-1-ol to cidofovir (CDV), is being developed as a treatment for smallpox.
Scott Foster+14 more
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I can not believe that there are many physicians who any longer entertain a doubt as to the genuineness of the mild smallpox that has prevailed to so general an extent during the past two years. The many valuable papers on this subject recently printed inThe Journalshould convince even Dr.
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Labour Mobility and Colonial and Forced Labour Regimes in Indonesia: A Long‐Term View
ABSTRACT Incorporated into the global economy to provide the commodities for core capitalist countries, Indonesia experienced a variety of predominantly unfree labour regimes that connected local societies to global markets. These regimes varied from slavery, coerced labour imposed by colonial authorities, to extensive patterns of leverage employers ...
Ulbe Bosma
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The need for general adaptive capacity—Discussing resilience with complex adaptive systems theory
Abstract The concept of resilience intrinsically links with both complexity and adaptive capacity. Scholars from different fields agree on this. Still, the detailed relations between resilience, complexity, and adaptive capacity need a more thorough theoretical analysis.
Benjamin Scharte
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Abstract There are two separate conceptualizations for assessing existential risks: Planetary Boundaries (PBs) and global catastrophic risks (GCRs). While these concepts are similar in principle, their underpinning literatures tend not to engage with each other.
Eoin McLaughlin, Matthias Beck
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An Early American Smallpox Vaccine Based on Horsepox.
Global eradication of smallpox was driven by the development of the smallpox vaccine. In this report, light is shed on the origins of the vaccinia virus.
L. Schrick+5 more
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Abstract This study aims to identify different frontline emergency response workforce's perceived knowledge of hazards and their willingness and motivations to go to work during them. An online version of the “Fight or Flight” survey was distributed and collected from Norwegian emergency personnel during the spring of 2023.
Jarle L. Sørensen+9 more
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