Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

Subjects: “…Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, Prevalence, Foreigners,Sulaimani…”
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The diagnostic performance evaluation of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Techalew Shimelis, Endale Tadesse

“…The performance of the test to detect HIV was evaluated using 400 sera (200 HIV positives and 200 HIV negatives). …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…Purpose The NCDzz study is a prospective cohort of people living with and without HIV attending primary care clinics in Zambia and Zimbabwe and was established in 2019 to understand the intersection between noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV in Southern Africa. …”
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CD16 and CD57 expressing gamma delta T cells in acute HIV-1 infection are associated with the development of neutralization breadth. by Gina L Griffith, Kawthar Machmach, Ningbo Jian, Dohoon Kim, Margaret C Costanzo, Matthew Creegan, Isabella Swafford, Gautam Kundu, Lauren Yum, Jessica S Bolton, Lauren Smith, Bonnie M Slike, Elke S Bergmann-Leitner, Rasmi Thomas, Nelson L Michael, Julie A Ake, Leigh Anne Eller, Merlin L Robb, Samantha M Townsley, Shelly J Krebs, Dominic Paquin-Proulx, RV217 Study Group

“…New HIV vaccine approaches are focused on eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies. …”
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Say Goodbye to Mildew and Save Energy Home Study Course – Part III: Mildew "Hot" Spots – Techniques to Reduce Moisture by Virginia Peart

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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in People with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, Helene Hardy, Christopher D. Pericone, Wing Chow

“…**Conclusion:** In a real-world setting, compared to PI-based regimens, INSTI-based regimens are associated with greater weight gain for treatment-naïve PLWH. This study may inform HIV treatment choice for health care providers.…”
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Assessment of Knowledge Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Chinese Women: A Comprehensive Population-Based Study by Huang X, Ruan G, Sun P

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Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute by Sylvia Nabukenya, Catriona Waitt, Adelline Twimukye, Brian Mushabe, Barbara Castelnuovo, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Richard Muhindo, David Kyaddondo, Erisa S. Mwaka

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Analgesic Appraisal of Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) Leaf Extracts Used in Management of Oral Lesion Pain in HIV/AIDS Patients in Rodents by Joseph Obiezu, Chukwujekwu Ezeonwumelu, Muhammad, Ntale, Steve, Okwudili Ogbonnia, Ezera, Agwu, Julius, Kihdze Tanayen, Ahmed, Adebowale Adedeji, Okonkwo, Chukwudi Onyeka, Ambrose, Amamchukwu Akunne, Jennifer, Chibuogwu Ebosie, Frederick, Byarugaba

Subjects: “…Local Use, Bidens pilosa , Pain, Oral Lesion, HIV/AIDS, Rodents…”
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‘I no longer worry about money for transport to the health centre’ - economic empowerment of caregivers of children living with HIV through Village Savings and Loan Associations: experiences and lessons from the 'Towards an AIDS Free Generation Program in Uganda (TAFU)’ by Joseph Rujumba, Carmen Roebersen, Susan Namara, Richard Ochen, Sharon Eva Ahumuza, Allen Tushabe, Mathias Akugizibwe, David Bitira, Innocent Mwesigye, Stella Kentusi, Henry Zakumumpa, Japheth Kwiringira, Merian Natukwatsa Musinguzi

Subjects: “…Caregivers of children living with HIV…”
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Multi-trace elements-enriched functional drink accelerates gastric ulcer repair via the HGF/c-Met/STAT3 pathway by Yongnan Piao, Nuoya Wang, Mingji Jin, Jianyu Piao, Mingfeng Han, Zifei Wang, Chunhua Quan, Jishan Yin, Zhonggao Gao, Wenxiang Cui, Shuangqing Wang, Xiuquan Quan

“…FD increased the activities of antioxidant factors (T-SOD, GSH, CAT, and IL-10), and decreased the inflammatory factors levels (TNF-α, IL-6, MDA, COX-2, and iNOS) by promoting the HGF/c-Met/STAT3 pathway. It also effectively regulate the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora. …”
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Pathways and processes to adopting or switching to a single-dose HPV vaccination schedule in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study. by Sunny Roy, Megan D Wysong, Erica N Rosser, Ishani Sheth, Casey Geddes, Rupali J Limaye, Joseph G Rosen

“…Using purposive text analysis to synthesize emerging insights from interviews, we qualitatively discerned a sequence of decision-making pathways and processes, including actors involved at each stage of the decision-making continuum, related to adoption or switch to an HPVV single-dose schedule. We identified six key sequential steps LMICs follow when deciding on an HPV dosing schedule. …”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…Among the dimensions of psychological inflexibility associated with HIV self-stigma, only fusion was positively associated (p<0.01). …”
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Expression of Concern: Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy Targets IFNAR1 for Lysosomal Degradation in Free Fatty Acid Treated HCV Cell Culture. by PLOS One Editors

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Community-based HPV self-collection versus visual inspection with acetic acid in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the ASPIRE trial by Joel Singer, Angeli Rawat, Heather Armstrong, Josaphat Byamugisha, Gina S Ogilvie, Alex K Mezei, Heather N Pedersen, Stephen Sy, Catherine Regan, Sheona M Mitchell-Foster, Musa Sekikubo, Jane J Kim, Nicole G Campos

“…The trial compared screening uptake and compliance with follow-up in two arms: (1) community-based (ie, home or workplace) self-collected HPV testing (facilitated by community health workers) with clinic-based visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) triage of HPV-positive women (‘HPV-VIA’) and (2) clinic-based VIA (‘VIA’). …”
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The Great Trek as Exodus in J.D. Kestell's and N. Hofmeyr's De Voortrekkers of het dagboek van Izak van der Merwe by F. Hale

“…This thematic dualism reached its zenith in De Voortrekkers of Het Dagboek van Izak van der Merwe, whose authors, John Daniel Kestell en Nico Hofmeyr, both of whom were Dutch Reformed ministers, constructed the Great Trek as a post-figurative Exodus. …”
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Pan-caspase inhibitors induce secretion of HIV-1 latency reversal agent lymphotoxin-alpha from cytokine-primed NK cells by Zamaneh Hajikhezri, Ioannis Zygouras, Anders Sönnerborg, Robert van Domselaar

“…Abstract The persistence of HIV-1 latency reservoirs in CD4+ T cells is a significant obstacle for curing HIV-1. …”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

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Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in patients awaiting liver transplantation in prophylaxis of <i>de novo</i> HBV-infection of a graft by V. Ye. Syutkin, O. I. Andreytseva, A. A. Saliyenko, A. V. Chzhao

“…At one third of patients who had no signs of HBV-infection in past history before operation, anti-HBc have been revealed after OLT. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

Subjects: “…HIV, Pre- Exposure Prophylaxis, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Healthcare workers.…”
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