In this work, the climatic chamber CORE-CARE is presented.The laboratory was built at the Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Padova, in order to further investigate issues related to indoor environmental quality, the comfort perceived by people in confined spaces and thermal performance of radiant systems.CORE-CARE is equipped w
Background Systems Thinking (ST) has recently been promoted as an important approach to health systems strengthening.However, ST is not common practice, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).This paper seeks to explore the barriers that may hinder its application in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and possible strategies t
Lethal acrodermatitis (LAD) is a genodermatosis with monogenic autosomal recessive inheritance in Cups Bull Terriers and Miniature Bull Terriers.The LAD phenotype is characterized by poor growth, immune deficiency, and skin lesions, especially at the paws.Utilizing a combination of genome wide association study and haplotype analysis, we mapped the
Exposure to molds and mycotoxins not only contributes to the onset of respiratory disease, it also affects the ocular surface.Very few published studies concern the evaluation of the effect of mycotoxin exposure on ocular cells.The present study investigates the effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and gliotoxin, two Crank Disc mycotoxins secreted by Asp
Background/objective: Outcomes of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Wound Treatments remain poor worldwide.Among patients with MDR-TB in Belarus who started treatment in 2012, only 54% completed it successfully, with treatment failure reported in 22% of the patients; additionally, 11% died and 13% were lost to follow-up or rem