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A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists regarding acute herpetic gingivostomatitis in children

Ana Carolina Pismel Lobo, Gabriela Cristina Santin, Elen de Souza Tolentino • Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences (2025)

Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis (AHGS) is the oral manifestation of HVS-1 primary infection. Despite being a self-limiting infection, AHGS can progress to severe complications. Dentists should be prepared to correctly diagnose and treat th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v48i1.73415

Evaluation of dentinal tubule penetration of a novel nano calcium hydroxide–zinc oxide intracanal medicament: An in vitro pilot study

K. Chowdhury, S.D.P. Antony, A Sanghavi, P.K. Elango et al. • Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research (2026)

Background: Residual microorganisms within dentinal tubules remain a key factor in persistent endodontic infections. Therefore, the ability of intracanal medicaments to effectively penetrate these tubules is critical for post-endodontic tre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2026.101565

C no more: a prospective single-arm study to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse and peer-led mobile model of hepatitis C testing and treatment at community corrections offices

Samara Griffin, Timothy Papaluca, Jacinta A Holmes, Bridget Reid et al. • Health & Justice (2026)

Abstract Background The community corrections population in Australia shares similar risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with people incarcerated in prisons, but without access to prison-based testing and treatment. While hep...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40352-026-00411-6

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveal positive therapeutic effects of music in brain damage rehabilitation

Laura Navarro, Laura Navarro, Laura Navarro, Nour El Zahraa Mallah et al. • Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience (2026)

Brain damage (BD) caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or neurodegenerative conditions often results in persistent cognitive, motor, and emotional impairments. Music-based interventions (MI) have been explored as adjunctive rehab...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2026.1720473

Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative processes in cognitive impairment associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Dayoung Seo, Yangsean Choi, Eunseon Jeong, Sanghwi Bang et al. • Nature Communications (2025)

Abstract Although brain alterations have been reported in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), their prevalence and relationship to neurodegeneration remain unclear. We analyzed blood proteins and brain MRI from individuals approximate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65597-z

Assessment of role of PPE in preventing the spread of infection among the dental surgeons: A prospective study

S Srinidhi, Sujithraj Stephen, Karthiga Mohankumar, Thomson M D'Cruz et al. • Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences (2023)

Although there is easy accessibility of infection control measures and recommendation regarding the PPE, most of the dentists failed to practice appropriate infection control measures. The aim of the current survey was conducted to assess t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_546_22

Modeling SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infections and antiviral treatments in human lung epithelial tissue equivalents

Hoda Zarkoob, Anna Allué-Guardia, Yu-Chi Chen, Andreu Garcia-Vilanova et al. • Communications Biology (2022)

Human alveolar and tracheobronchial epithelial air liquid interface (ALI) tissues are used as models to examine cellular responses to SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus infections and as antiviral drug screening assay platforms....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03753-7

Xanthine Oxidase-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Respiratory Epithelial Cells: A Review in Immunopathology of COVID-19

Irandi Putra Pratomo, Dimas R. Noor, Kusmardi Kusmardi, Andriansjah Rukmana et al. • International Journal of Inflammation (2021)

Xanthine oxidase (XO) is an enzyme that catalyzes the production of uric acid and superoxide radicals from purine bases: hypoxanthine and xanthine and is also expressed in respiratory epithelial cells. Uric acid, which is also considered a ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2021/1653392

Can Bacillus paranthracis cause bacteremia in a T-ALL patient? WGS-based diagnosis

Serap Süzük Yıldız, Ayşegül Polat, Süleyman Yalçın, Mert Emre Ölmez et al. • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (2025)

Introduction: Most of Bacillus spp. generally avirulent species in healthy patients, but if there is a fragile in the patient, especially their immune system, Bacillus spp. can be an agent for infections. Case Report: In this case, we rep...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3855/jidc.20080

Effects of Luteolin on Human Breast Cancer Using Gene Expression Array: Inferring Novel Genes

Shih-Ho Wang, Chin-Hu Wu, Chin-Chuan Tsai, Tai-Yu Chen et al. • Current Issues in Molecular Biology (2022)

Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) is often used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cancer; however, the downstream regulatory genes and signaling pathways mediating its effects on breast cancer remain unclear. The present s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cimb44050142

Multi-Cohort Transcriptomics Combined with Mendelian Randomization Identifies PPARGC1A, NAAA and GIPC2 as NLRP3 Inflammasome-Related Key Genes in Ulcerative Colitis

Cheng J, Huang Y • Journal of Inflammation Research (2026)

Jian Cheng, Yangfeng Huang Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespond...

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Evaluation of Lipid Profile and Inflammatory Marker in Patients with Gastric Helicobacter pylori Infection, Ethiopia

Temesgen GB, Menon M, Gizaw ST, Yimenu BW et al. • International Journal of General Medicine (2022)

Gelagey Baye Temesgen,1 Menakath Menon,2 Solomon Tebeje Gizaw,2 Bayu Wondimneh Yimenu,1 Melaku Mekonen Agidew3 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Biochemistry School o...

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A Preliminary Study on the Efficacy of Essential Oils Against <i>Trichoderma longibrachiatum</i> Isolated from an Archival Document in Italy

Benedetta Paolino, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Severina Pacifico, Maria Carmen Garrigos et al. • Heritage (2025)

In this study, a historically significant journal subject to fungal colonization was used as a case study for experimenting with a fumigation treatment using essential oils. The experiments were carried out both in vitro and in vivo directl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage8060187

Beyond airborne spread: a dual-route Wells-Riley extension for estimating norovirus infection risk in Ghanaian pediatric wards

Jennifer Belt Antwi, Nana Kena Frempong • Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences (2026)

Background: The classic Wells–Riley model (CWRM) is a well-established framework for estimating airborne infection risk in shared indoor environments. This study extends the framework to simultaneously incorporate fecal–oral transmission, a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/29937574.2026.2714847

Active querying approach to epidemic source detection on contact networks

Martin Sterchi, Lorenz Hilfiker, Rolf Grütter, Abraham Bernstein • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract The problem of identifying the source of an epidemic (also called patient zero) given a network of contacts and a set of infected individuals has attracted interest from a broad range of research communities. The successful and tim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38282-8

Cost of inaction: a framework to estimate the economic cost of missing a patient with tuberculosis in the Indian context

Salmaan Keshavjee, Meredith B Brooks, Tom Nicholson, Viswanath Pingali • BMJ Open (2023)

Objectives To estimate the economic impact of failure to find and treat tuberculosis disease and prevent tuberculosis infection from progressing to active disease.Design Estimating the economic cost of not finding and treating a patient suf...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070717

PESTS ASSOCIATED WITH STORED WHEAT AT SHARKIA GOVERNORATE

Fatma Zourob, Karam Teleb, Zeinab Elbasheir, farg Mohamed • Journal of Productivity and Development (2019)

The present work was surveyed pests found in wheat grain and wheat flour of Sharkia   Governorate in four districts namely, (Bilbeis, Minya El Qamh, Alsalhea and Zagazig) during two years 2016-2017. The Sitophilus granaries was abundant in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2019.48167

Unraveling the Secrets of a Double-Life Fungus by Genomics: <i>Ophiocordyceps australis</i> CCMB661 Displays Molecular Machinery for Both Parasitic and Endophytic Lifestyles

Thaís Almeida de Menezes, Flávia Figueira Aburjaile, Gabriel Quintanilha-Peixoto, Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro Tomé et al. • Journal of Fungi (2023)

Ophiocordyceps australis (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Ophiocordycipitaceae) is a classic entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes ants (Hymenoptera, Ponerinae, Ponerini). Nonetheless, according to our results, this fungal species also exhibits...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jof9010110