Discovery of the Novel HLA-C*15:02:01:65Q Allele, First Identified in a Brazilian Individual.

The novel HLA-C*15:02:01:65Q allele was first described in a potential bone marrow donor from Brazil.

Methylphenidate and P300 in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Methylphenidate (MPH) is a stimulant medicine often used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as it may positively affect behaviour and brain activity. This work aims to systematise the current literature about the effects of MPH on the amplitude of P300 in individuals with ADHD.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of empirical studies measuring P300 amplitude and comparing MPH administration to either a pre-MPH condition or healthy controls was conducted, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Population Structure of the Invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito, , in Europe.

The Asian tiger mosquito, , is currently the most widespread invasive mosquito species in the world. It poses a significant threat to human health, as it is a vector for several arboviruses. We used a SNP chip to genotype 748 mosquitoes from 41 localities across Europe, 28 localities in the native range in Asia, and 4 in the Americas.

Asian tiger mosquito in the oil-producing city of Soyo: the first report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in Angola.

Background: The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894), is a highly invasive species that has successfully colonized many tropical and temperate regions worldwide. Its rapid global spread is strongly associated with human activities and has created favorable conditions for the emergence of human arboviruses in new geographic areas.

Methods: Mosquito larvae were collected by community health workers from different breeding sites and reared to adults in a field insectary.

Chitin and chitosan quantification in fungal cell wall via Raman spectroscopy.

Investigation of cell wall composition is necessary to understand the interactions between fungi and the environment as it is the external layer exposed to stimuli and detected by other organisms. Pochonia chlamydosporia and Akanthomyces lecanii, two fungal species living in the soil and infecting nematodes and insects, exhibit endophytic interactions with various plant species. Determination of cell wall composition is essential to understand the mechanisms underlying these interactions.