Hepatitis C Virus Reactivation Following COVID-19 Vaccination - A Case Report.

Purpose: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection impacted morbidity and mortality during the pandemic of 2020-2021. A number of anti-COVID-19 vaccines have been developed with an unprecedented speed. While these vaccines have good efficacy and are safe, the experience with their use is limited and hence the knowledge of rare side effects.

Physiological stress reactivity and recovery related to behavioral traits in dogs (Canis familiaris).

This study investigated whether stress responsiveness (in one context) can be used to predict dog behavior in daily life. On two occasions (NT1 = 32 puppies; NT2 = 16 young adults), dogs' physiological stress response after a behavioral test at home was measured in terms of reactivity (10 min post-test) and recovery (40 min post-test) for three salivary markers: cortisol, chromogranin A (CgA) and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA). For each marker, it was determined whether dogs with a strong physiological response displayed different behavior in daily life compared to dogs with a weaker physiological response.

Dynamics of molecular self-ordering in tetraphenyl porphyrin monolayers on metallic substrates.

A molecular model system of tetraphenyl porphyrins (TPP) adsorbed on metallic substrates is systematically investigated within a joint scanning tunnelling microscopy/molecular modelling approach. The molecular conformation of TPP molecules, their adsorption on a gold surface and the growth of highly ordered TPP islands are modelled with a combination of density functional theory and dynamic force field methods. The results indicate a subtle interplay between different contributions.

Impact of CCR5 Delta32/+ deletion on herpes zoster among HIV-1-infected homosexual men.

The association between the presence of CCR5 Delta32 heterozygosity and incidence of clinical herpes zoster was studied among 296 homosexual men from the Amsterdam cohort study (ACS) infected with human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) with an estimated date of seroconversion. Of them 63 were CCR5 Delta32 heterozygotes and 233 CCR5 wild-type. The incidence rate of a first episode of herpes zoster was 4.

Linkage analysis of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor loci as quantitative trait loci.

Elevated factor (F)VIII levels contribute to venous thrombotic risk. FVIII levels are determined to a large extent by levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF), its carrier protein which protects FVIII against proteolysis. VWF levels are largely dependent on ABO blood group.