Publications by authors named "L Riegel"
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- * Researchers have engineered a bispecific antibody called glycofusion bispecific (GBi) that links the α-dG protein to the β-DG protein to potentially improve muscle function in affected individuals.
- * The study found that adding a sugar mixture containing uridine, galactose, and manganese ions (Mn) to the culture medium enhanced the matriglycan modification and binding activity of the GBi antibody, with Mn being especially critical for
Background: COVID-19 vaccination is crucial to reduce the incidence of severe forms of the disease in the population. However, people who use drugs (PWUD) face structural and individual barriers to vaccination, and little is known about vaccination intention and factors associated with that intention among PWUD. This study aimed to estimate vaccination intention in PWUD and associated factors in the early stage of vaccination campaigns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLittle is known about the adaption of community-based organizations (CBOs) during the COVID-19 crisis. This study aimed to study how HIV CBOs and their community health workers (CHWs) faced the COVID-19 outbreak. Semi-structured interviews (n = 53) were conducted among CHWs in Burundi, Mauritania, and Lebanon in 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith a national prevalence of 0.9%, Burundi is close to achieving UNAIDS' 2025 targets. Despite this, different types of crises periodically disrupt its HIV health services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity-based research, that is, the meaningful involvement of affected populations in the production of scientific knowledge that concerns them, is a political struggle and an ethical necessity. Coalition PLUS, an international network of organizations (most of them NGOs) fighting against HIV and hepatitis, created a community-based research laboratory (CBRL) composed of people from more than sixteen countries and various disciplinary fields. The objectives of the CBLR are to build research capacity, ensure collaboration with local and international academic research centers, and develop international research projects.
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