Biofilms as Promoters of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Tolerance by Cristina Uruén, Gema Chopo-Escuin, Jan Tommassen, Raúl C. Mainar-Jaime, Jesús Arenas

“…A deep understanding of the mechanisms by which biofilms cause tolerance/resistance to antibiotics helps to develop novel strategies to fight these infections.…”
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Dual Effect of Immune Cells within Tumour Microenvironment: Pro- and Anti-Tumour Effects and Their Triggers by Alicia Cristina Peña-Romero, Esteban Orenes-Piñero

“…Our body is constantly exposed to pathogens or external threats, but with the immune response that our body can develop, we can fight off and defeat possible attacks or infections. …”
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Treatment of COVID-19 by monoclonal antibodies and the traditional Chinese medicine by Yuyan Ling, Yuxuan Dong, Qirui Li, Doudou Huang, Zhihui Li, Meijuan Chen

“…The article introduced the use of traditional Chinese medicine in fighting against COVID-19.…”
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Substratum Interactions Modulate the Interplay between Endothelial Cell Phenotype, Function, and Immune Recognition by Wilcox, Elise C.

“…We found that differences in substratum led to divergent EC phenotypes which in turn influenced immune response to transplanted cells, both due to the physical barrier of matrix-adhesion and differences in gene expression.…”
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COVID-19-Related Vaccine Hesitancy among Community Hospitals’ Healthcare Workers in Singapore by Junjie Aw, Sharna Si Ying Seah, Benjamin Jun Jie Seng, Lian Leng Low

“…Vaccination remains one of the cornerstones in the fight against COVID-19. Vaccine hesitancy must be critically evaluated in individual countries to promote vaccine uptake. …”
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Incremental Net Benefit and Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio of COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns: Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness Evidence by Giuseppe Santoli, Mario Cesare Nurchis, Giovanna Elisa Calabrò, Gianfranco Damiani

“…A synthesis of the studies was performed through the “dominance ranking matrix tool”. Overall, 10 studies were considered. …”
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How Cells Communicate with Each Other in the Tumor Microenvironment: Suggestions to Design Novel Therapeutic Strategies in Cancer Disease by Roberto Zefferino, Claudia Piccoli, Sante Di Gioia, Nazzareno Capitanio, Massimo Conese

“…Connexin- and pannexin (Panx)-formed hemichannels (HCs) and gap junctions (GJs) operate an interaction with the extracellular matrix and GJ intercellular communication (GJIC), and on account of this they are involved in cancer onset and progression towards invasiveness and metastatization. …”
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Recent Progress in Fabrication and Application of BN Nanostructures and BN-Based Nanohybrids by Dmitry V. Shtansky, Andrei T. Matveev, Elizaveta S. Permyakova, Denis V. Leybo, Anton S. Konopatsky, Pavel B. Sorokin

“…These include, but are not limited to, (i) heterogeneous catalysts, (ii) promising nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery to tumor cells and nanoparticles containing therapeutic agents to fight bacterial and fungal infections, (iii) reinforcing phases in metal, ceramics, and polymer matrix composites, (iv) additives to liquid lubricants, (v) substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, (vi) agents for boron neutron capture therapy, (vii) water purifiers, (viii) gas and biological sensors, and (ix) quantum dots, single photon emitters, and heterostructures for electronic, plasmonic, optical, optoelectronic, semiconductor, and magnetic devices. …”
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Silver carboxylate-TiO2/polydimethyl siloxane is a safe and effective antimicrobial with significant wound care potential by Sai Allu, BA, Colin Whitaker, BA, Benjamin Stone, MSc, Neel Vishwanath, BS, Drew Clippert, BS, Elia Jouffroy, BS, Valentin Antoci, MD, PhD, Christopher Born, MD, Dioscaris R. Garcia, PhD

“…This study details the antibacterial efficacy and cellular cytotoxicity of a formulation consisting of silver carboxylate (AgCar) released through a titanium dioxide/polydimethylsiloxane matrix with a predictable release profile on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacterium baumannii, and human-derived primary osteoblasts. …”
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Effects of Antifungal Carriers Based on Chitosan-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Microcosm Biofilms by Anne Caroline Morais Caldeirão, Heitor Ceolin Araujo, Camila Miranda Tomasella, Caio Sampaio, Marcelo José dos Santos Oliveira, Gordon Ramage, Juliano Pelim Pessan, Douglas Roberto Monteiro

“…Antifungals and their nanocarriers also showed significantly higher proportions of dead cells compared to untreated biofilm by CLSM (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and promoted significant reductions in lactic acid, while simultaneously showing increases in some components of the extracellular matrix. These findings reinforce the use of nanocarriers as effective alternatives to fight oral fungal infections.…”
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Nitric oxide nano-reactor DNMF/PLGA enables tumor vascular microenvironment and chemo-hyperthermia synergetic therapy by Ruoyao Wang, Long Cheng, Lingyun He, Chier Du, Haiyang Wang, Bohao Peng, Xiaoqing Yu, Weiwei Liu, Wenpei Luo, Haitao Ran, Lu Yang

“…Briefly, multimodality image-guided nanoparticles provide a reliable strategy for the potential application in the fight against TNBC. Graphical Abstract…”
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Fabrication and characterization of composite biodegradable films from chitosan and corn silk by Mohd Faizan, Jamaluddin

“…It also contain some of chemical compound that is good to fight the mycotoxins. The film preparation process consist of hydrolyzation of corn silk fibers which was done at a temperature range of 80°C before to be mixed with chitosan based solution. …”
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How do urban population growth, hydropower consumption and natural resources rent shape environmental quality in Sudan? by Mohammed Alnour, Maysam Ali, Abdelaziz Abdalla, Roua Abdelrahman, Hosna Khalil

“…The findings clearly reveal that hydropower plays an essential role in the fight against the environmental pollution in Sudan. …”
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Detection-Based on Blockchain Technology by Mohamed Torky, Essam Goda, Vaclav Snasel, Aboul Ella Hassanien

“…The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic still involves many struggles and challenges. …”
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Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs), Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) and Their Interplay with Cancer Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs): A New World of Targets and Treatments by Beatrice Aramini, Valentina Masciale, Chiara Arienti, Massimo Dominici, Franco Stella, Giovanni Martinelli, Francesco Fabbri

“…The importance of defining new molecules to fight cancer is of significant interest to the scientific community. …”
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National Land Coalitions and the Preservation of Communities’ Ancestral Land Heritage in Africa by Alain Christian Essimi Biloa, Constanze vonOppeln, Yonas Mekonen

“…Through intense policy dialogue, advocacy, and capacity strengthening, facilitated and supported by NLCs, more and more communities are in position to fight land dispossession by states and private actors. …”
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Their Bioactive Components, Nutritional Value and Application in Functional Food Production—A Review by Paulina Łysakowska, Aldona Sobota, Anna Wirkijowska

“…In addition, these mushrooms accelerate metabolism, help fight obesity, and slow down the ageing processes thanks to their high antioxidant activity. …”
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Voltage-gated ion channels mediate the electrotaxis of glioblastoma cells in a hybrid PMMA/PDMS microdevice by Hsieh-Fu Tsai, Camilo IJspeert, Amy Q. Shen

“…The electrotaxis of two glioblastoma models, T98G and U-251MG, requires an optimal laminin-containing extracellular matrix and exhibits opposite directional and electro-alignment tendencies. …”
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Allelopathy as an evolutionary game by Rachel M. McCoy, Joshua R. Widhalm, Gordon G. McNickle

“…Interference competition is common among animals that can physically fight, but in plants, one of the main mechanisms of interference competition is allelopathy. …”
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Nanosilver–Silica Composite: Prolonged Antibacterial Effects and Bacterial Interaction Mechanisms for Wound Dressings by Dina A. Mosselhy, Henrika Granbohm, Ulla Hynönen, Yanling Ge, Airi Palva, Katrina Nordström, Simo-Pekka Hannula

“…Silver (Ag) is a kernel for alternative antibacterial agents to fight this resistance quandary. The present study demonstrates a method for immobilizing small-sized (~5 nm) silver nanoparticles on silica matrix to form a nanosilver–silica (Ag–SiO2) composite and shows the prolonged antibacterial effects of the composite in vitro. …”
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