Publications by authors named "J O Vasseur"

Background: General practitioners play a unique key role in diagnosing patients with unclear diseases. Decision support systems in primary care can assist with diagnosis provided that they are efficient and user-friendly.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to develop a high-fidelity prototype of the user interface of a clinical decision support system for primary care, particularly for diagnosis support in unclear diseases, using expert inspections at an early stage of development to ensure a high level of usability.

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Background: Approximately one-third of sudden cardiac deaths in the young (SCDY) occur due to a structural cardiac disease. Forty to fifty percent of SCDY cases remain unexplained after autopsy (including microscopic and forensic-toxicological analyses), suggesting arrhythmia syndromes as a possible cause of death. Due to the possible inheritability of these diseases, blood relatives of the deceased may equally be carriers of the causative genetic variations and therefore may have an increased cardiac risk profile.

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Synthetic nucleoside mimics are re-emerging as crucial contenders for antiviral and anticancer medications. While, Ribavirin stands out for its unique antiviral properties, predominantly associated with its distinctive triazole heterocycle as a nucleobase, the exploration of alternative nitrogen-based aromatic heterocycles hold great promises for the discovery of novel bioactive nucleoside mimics. Although nucleoside derivatives synthesized from hydrazine-ribose units have been in development for many decades, they have been little evaluated biologically and even less for their antiviral properties.

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RNA cap methylations have been shown to be crucial for the life cycle, replication, and infection of ssRNA viruses, as well as for evading the host's innate immune system. Viral methyltransferases (MTases) therefore represent an attractive target for the development of compounds as tools and inhibitors. In coronaviruses, 7-methyltransferase function is localized in nsp14, which has become an increasingly important therapeutic target with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Anthropogenic activities in Antarctica disrupt wildlife, particularly in extreme environments, yet the impact on local population dynamics, especially in species like Adélie penguins, remains underexplored.
  • This study analyzed 24 years of data to assess how human infrastructure affects penguin colony dynamics, finding that building density positively correlates with breeding success while also providing protection from predators.
  • The research highlights that factors such as topography and proximity to human structures influence penguin growth rates, emphasizing the ecological effects of human presence on biodiverse communities in Antarctica.
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