Publications by authors named "K T Maleki"
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- The English yew is an evergreen tree found across Europe and North Africa, but its populations are declining due to habitat loss linked to human activities.
- A four-year study investigated why yew seeds are not successfully regenerating, focusing on issues like seed germination, dormancy, and predation by animals.
- The research identified seed predation and morphophysiological dormancy as key factors affecting regeneration, with recommendations for further studies to assess the impact of seed predation on the survival of yew seedlings.
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- There has been a rise in cutaneous infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae among adolescent and young adult refugees in Germany since September 2022, prompting this study to assess treatment options and outcomes.
- The study included 31 cases from 9 medical centers, revealing that most infections were cutaneous and generally afebrile, with a few cases showing systemic complications requiring more intensive care.
- The recommended treatment for uncomplicated cases involves topical antiseptics and a 7-day course of antibiotics like clindamycin, while cases with fever or throat symptoms necessitate further medical evaluation, including cultures.
Hantaviruses cause the acute zoonotic diseases hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Infected patients show strong systemic inflammation and immune cell activation. NK cells are highly activated in HFRS, suggesting that also other innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) might be responding to infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an abundant population of unconventional T cells in humans and play important roles in immune defense against microbial infections. Severe COVID-19 is associated with strong activation of MAIT cells and loss of these cells from circulation. In the present study, we investigated the capacity of MAIT cells to recover after severe COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSperm survives for a very short time in fresh semen, and slow cooling to 5.00 ˚C kills a large number of sperms. This study was aimed to compare the semen quality parameters and anti-oxidant levels in four extenders (manual, Triladyl, Steridyl and AndroMed).
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