Plastic Bronchitis in Children: A Review of 55 Cases over a 10-Year Period by Xiaowen Chen, Shangzhi Wu, Zhanhang Huang, Yuneng Lin, Jiaxing Xu, Qingyun Xu, Dehui Chen

“…PB in children is characterized by airway obstruction, mostly caused by respiratory infections, and timely removal of the cast by bronchoscopy is the most effective treatment.…”
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Evidence that a STAT3 Mutation Causing Hyper IgE Syndrome Leads to Repression of Transcriptional Activity by Sameer Bahal, Maha E. Houssen, Ania Manson, Lorena Lorenzo, Mark A. Russell, Noel G. Morgan, Fariba Tahami, Sofia Grigoriadou

“…Within the first years of life she developed multiple, Staphylococcus aureus associated abscesses in the neck and face requiring frequent incision and drainage. Respiratory tract infections were not a feature of the clinical phenotype and a high resolution thoracic CT scan was unremarkable. …”
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Understanding and addressing β-lactam resistance mechanisms in gram-negative bacteria in Lebanon: A scoping review by Yara Khachab, Mohamad Hodroj, Elie Salem Sokhn

“…Additionally, resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been linked to nosocomial infections in the country. Conclusion: There is a considerable frequency of antibiotic overuse and misuse in Lebanon, based to the limited data available on antibiotic consumption. …”
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Field-scale detection of Bacterial Leaf Blight in rice based on UAV multispectral imaging and deep learning frameworks. by Guntaga Logavitool, Teerayut Horanont, Aakash Thapa, Kritchayan Intarat, Kanok-On Wuttiwong

“…Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) usually attacks rice in the flowering stage and can cause yield losses of up to 50% in severely infected fields. The resulting yield losses severely impact farmers, necessitating compensation from the regulatory authorities. …”
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Drug delivery systems for oral cancer treatment: A patent perspective by Mohamed Hassan Dehghan, Abrar Abdul Malik Siddiqui

“…Major risk factors for oral cancer include tobacco and alcohol use, HPV infections, poor nutrition, and genetic susceptibility. …”
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5-Methoxytryptophan Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis by Inhibiting the Intestinal Epithelial Damage and Inflammatory Response by Yanling Wang, Jun Li, Qinyuan Yang, Zhenhang Zhu, Fang Cheng, Xiangyan Ai, Yang Liu, Dongbao Zhao, Futao Zhao, Peng Cheng

“…The primary factors leading to colitis encompass infections, insufficient blood flow, and the buildup of collagen as well as white blood cells. …”
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Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Response in Sheep by Milena Samojlović, João R. Mesquita, Sérgio Santos-Silva, Malin Neptin, Joakim Esbjörnsson

“…Hence, sheep have the potential to be infected, spread, and develop neutralising antibodies (NAbs) against SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Erythrocyte levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a history of positive and negative COVID-19 by Siti Nur Chasanah, Aslani Thereestiana Sari, Djamila Zakaria, Ayutia Safira Rusidana Thalib

“… Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent respiratory condition that predisposes patients to severe complications when infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Hematological alterations, particularly in erythrocyte levels, may influence the clinical course and outcomes in these high-risk individuals. …”
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Resistance Rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates to Primary Anti-tuberculosis Drugs: A 5-Year Retrospective Study by Sondos A. A. Ibnouf, Fatma Esenkaya Taşbent

“…Background/Aim: Tuberculosis remains a major global health problem with a high morbidity and mortality rate, approximately a quarter of the population is infected with tuberculosis. Drug susceptibility testing is an essential tool for identifying and managing drug-resistant tuberculosis. …”
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Familial Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis Early in Life by Johannes Wirbelauer, Helge Hebestreit, Alexander Marx, Eugene J. Mark, Christian P. Speer

“…Transient oxygen therapy was required with viral infections. The girl is now six years old and clinically stable without additional O2 requirements. …”
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BACH2 in TRegs Limits the Number of Adipose Tissue Regulatory T Cells and Restrains Type 2 Immunity to Fungal Allergens by Amanda Contreras, Darin L. Wiesner, Brock Kingstad-Bakke, Woojong Lee, John P. Svaren, Bruce S. Klein, M. Suresh

“…Most strikingly, Treg-specific Bach2 deficiency resulted in enhanced fungal protease-induced Type 2 allergic inflammation in the lungs, with no detectable effects on Type 1 responses to systemic or respiratory viral infections. In summary, we ascribe vital roles for Bach2 in peripheral Tregs: as a transcriptional checkpoint to limit precocious differentiation into effector Tregs in lymphoid tissues and as a regulator of the functional program that restrains Type 2 but not Type 1 inflammation in lungs. …”
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Establishment of Pathogen-Free <i>Rhipicephalus bursa</i> Colonies Under Laboratory Conditions for the Vector Competence Studies by Mehmet Can Ulucesme, Sezayi Ozubek, Munir Aktas

“…To confirm vector competence, sterile ticks must acquire pathogens from infected hosts and transmit them to other hosts. The basic step is establishing a pathogen-free tick colony. …”
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Incidence of ophthalmic manifestations in congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) by Jennifer L. Rossen, Abdelhamid Hindi, Safa Rahmani, Brenda L. Bohnsack

“…Abstract Background Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are associated with eye manifestations, especially in patients with systemic disease. …”
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Pathogenicity and transmissibility of North American triple reassortant swine influenza A viruses in ferrets. by Subrata Barman, Petr S Krylov, Thomas P Fabrizio, John Franks, Jasmine C Turner, Patrick Seiler, David Wang, Jerold E Rehg, Gene A Erickson, Marie Gramer, Robert G Webster, Richard J Webby

“…North American triple reassortant swine (TRS) influenza A viruses have caused sporadic human infections since 2005, but human-to-human transmission has not been documented. …”
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Investigation of Cystic Echinococcosis Knowledge Levels of Animal Breeders and Butchers in Ardahan Province in Türkiye by Edanur Gündüz Alan, Nilgün Aydın

“…The animals were slaughtered by the participants (53.65%; 228/425), and the infected organs found during slaughter were destroyed by deep burial (72.81%; 166/228). …”
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A Sensitive and Selective Electrochemical Aptasensor for Carbendazim Detection by Suthira Pushparajah, Mahnaz Shafiei, Aimin Yu

“…Carbendazim (CBZ) is used to prevent fungal infections in agricultural crops. Given its high persistence and potential for long-term health effects, it is crucial to quickly identify pesticide residues in food and the environment in order to mitigate excessive exposure. …”
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Discrete epidemic models by Fred Brauer, Zhilan Feng, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…This gave a simple answer to the long-standing question of whyepidemics woould appear suddenly and then disappear just as suddenlywithout having infected an entire population. Therefore it seemednatural to expect that theoreticians would immediately proceed toexpand this mathematical framework both because the need to handlerecurrent single infectious disease outbreaks has always been apriority for public health officials and because theoreticians oftentry to push the limits of exiting theories. …”
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Optimization by Box–Behnken Design and Synthesis of Magnetite Nanoparticles for Removal of the Antibiotic from an Aqueous Phase by Marjan Salari

“…Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is an antibiotic from the group of fluoroquinolones that is used extensively in the treatment of bacterial infections. The presence of drug residues in the environment, especially in water resources, is an essential issue due to their stability and nondegradability. …”
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Seedling and adult plant resistance to leaf rust in some Bulgarian common wheat lines by V. Ivanova

“…The response of 250 common winter wheat breeding lines was investigated for resistance to the causative agent of Puccinia triticina under conditions of an infected field on the territory of Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute – General Toshevo, Bulgaria, during three successive seasons. …”
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Alternative splicing expands the antiviral IFITM repertoire in Chinese rufous horseshoe bats. by Nelly S C Mak, Jingyan Liu, Dan Zhang, Jordan Taylor, Xiaomeng Li, Kazi Rahman, Feiyu Chen, Siddhartha A K Datta, Kin Kui Lai, Zhengli Shi, Nigel Temperton, Aaron T Irving, Alex A Compton, Richard D Sloan

“…The unique IFITM repertoires in different species influence their resistance to viral infections, but the role of IFITMs in shaping the enhanced antiviral immunity of reservoir bat species is unclear. …”
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