HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE TO DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION: FRIEND OR FOE?

Host Immune Response to Dengue Virus Infection: Friend or Foe?

DENV belongs to the Flaviviridae family and possesses a single-stranded RNA genome of positive polarity.DENV infection manifests in mild subclinical forms or severe forms that may be dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome Pint Glass (DSS).Despite a lot of effort worldwide, the exact mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of severe D

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RJ-RRT: Improved RRT for Path Planning in Narrow Passages

As a representative of sampling-based planning algorithms, rapidly exploring random tree (RRT), is extensively welcomed in solving robot path planning problems due to its wide application range and easy addition of nonholonomic constraints.However, it is still challenging for RRT to plan the path for configuration space with narrow passages.As a va

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Alcohol drinking delays the rate of sputum smear conversion among DR-TB patients in northwest Ethiopia; A retrospective follow-up study.

BackgroundSputum smear microscopy is simple and feasible technique to assess the presence of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in the respiratory tract of patients with Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (DR-TB).Conversion of sputum smear from positive to negative is considered as an interim indicator of efficacy of anti-tubercular treatment and the program effect

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