Publications by authors named "T Kun"

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  • Progress in malaria control has stalled, prompting the need for innovative surveillance and response strategies in Africa, specifically through the 1,7-malaria Reactive Community-Based Testing and Response (1,7-mRCTR) approach tested in Tanzania.
  • The study showed that 244,771 community-based malaria rapid tests were conducted over two years, resulting in a significant decline in malaria prevalence from 27.4% to 11.7% in intervention areas, with a notable 4.5% decrease attributed to the 1,7-mRCTR strategy.
  • Despite challenges such as interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the findings suggest that the 1,7-mRCTR approach is effective in reducing malaria incidence, particularly
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Genetic mutations can cause life-threatening diseases such as cancers and sickle cell anemia. Gene detection is thus of importance for disease-risk prediction or early diagnosis and treatment. Apart from genetic defects, gene detection techniques can also be applied to gene-related diseases with high risk to human health such as human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

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Although mechanical ventilation (MV) is indispensable to life-support therapy in critically ill patients, it may promote or aggravatelunginjury known asventilator-inducedlunginjury(VILI). 6-Gingerol is the principal ingredient of ginger with potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in various diseases. Nevertheless, the role and mechanism of 6-gingerol in the process of VILI has not been explicitly investigated.

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A suitable inflammatory signal influences extracellular matrix accumulation and determines the quality of the myocardial infarction scar. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of mast cell sonicates or histamine on collagen accumulation in heart myofibroblast culture and on the deposition of collagen in the myocardial infarction scar. The histamine receptor involved in the process was investigated.

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Degraded biological samples are a challenge for testing laboratories. Genotyping success can be improved through the use of mini-STRs, by which primers are placed adjacent to the repeat motifs to reduce amplicon size. Here, we present a genetic profiling system comprising 13 autosomal and one X-linked dinucleotide-repeat markers and the SRY gene based on the internationally accepted equine parentage panel.

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