Mimiviruses: Giant viruses with novel and intriguing features (Review).

The Mimivirus is a giant virus that infects amoebae and was long considered to be a bacterium due to its size. The viral particles are composed of a protein capsid of ~500 nm in diameter, which is enclosed in a polysaccharide layer in which ~120‑140 nm long fibers are embedded, resulting in an overall diameter of 700 nm. The virus has a genome size of 1.

Effect of the SunSafe Student Ambassador Program on the attitudes, knowledge and behaviour of Australian high-school students towards sun safety: a prospective study.

Background: The SunSafe Student Ambassador Program (SSSAP) in Australia uses the peer-to-peer learning environment to educate high-school students about sun-safety.

Aims: To assess whether the SSSAP would improve knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards sun safety in high-school students and whether this would be sustained at 3 months.

Methods: An assessment survey was delivered before, immediately after and 3 months after participation in the SSSAP in 2019.

Panophthalmitis and Orbital Inflammation with Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Following Cataract Surgery.

Background: Panophthalmitis is a severe inflammation of the globe that can result as a rare complication of ophthalmic surgery. In severe cases, it may also be associated with orbital inflammation and cavernous sinus thrombosis.

Purpose: This case demonstrates a rare and life-threatening post-operative complication of cataract surgery.

Viral conjunctivitis: a retrospective study in an Australian hospital.

Importance: To update the literature on the current trends of viral conjunctivitis infections in Sydney, Australia.

Background: To find correlations between viral and patient characteristics on disease outcomes and to assess the rates of antibiotic and steroid use in patients with viral conjunctivitis prior to and after assessment by ophthalmology trainees.

Design: Retrospective single-centre case series.

Serum Proteomic Signatures of Male Breast Cancer.

Background: To date, the elucidation of serum protein alterations in male breast cancer (MBC) has not been extensively studied, due to the rarity of the disease.

Materials And Methods: In the present work, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) were employed to detect differences in serum protein expression between patients with MBC and healthy controls.

Results: A panel of differentially expressed serum proteins was identified, including proteins involved in the regulation of the cell cycle [e.