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World J Gastroenterol
January 2025
Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of Liver Surgery, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
In this editorial, we comment on the article by Meng . Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a significant global health problem, particularly in developing countries. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most important risk factors for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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December 2024
Protein Industries Canada, Centre for Regulatory Research and Innovation, 200-1965 Broad Street, Regina, SK S4P 1Y1, Canada.
Vaccines (Basel)
November 2024
Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, Janisa Janulisa 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Objectives: Although bluetongue is not a contagious disease, it is easily transmitted and spread by appropriate insect vectors, causing great economic damage. Climate change has led to the fact that vectors and diseases have spread to the top of Northern Europe, causing great economic losses in livestock production. An even greater problem is controlling the disease, because numerous species of domestic and wild ruminants are susceptible to bluetongue.
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January 2025
École des Mines de Paris, Paris, France.
This comment critically examines Collins, Evans, and Reyes-Galindo's (CE&RG) concept of 'virtual diversity', proposed as a norm to safeguard scientific expertise in policy-making. CE&RG argue that scientists should acquire 'interactional expertise' in relevant 'non-scientific domains', enabling informed policy advice while preserving scientific integrity. This comment describes CE&RG's dualist approach, which separates epistemic and political concerns, and discusses its implications.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Background/objectives: Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease (CVID) and other immunodeficiencies can present in subtle and variable ways. Whether or not a genetic lesion can be identified, there are not well understood biomarkers that quantitatively describe how severe a deficiency is. Here we discuss two possible ranking systems, CD4/CD8 T cell ratios and Immune Health Grades, and how such data maybe applicable to some immunodeficiencies.
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