ANTIBODY RESPONSES IN BLOOD AND SALIVA POST COVID-19 BIVALENT BOOSTER DO NOT REVEAL AN OMICRON BA.4/BA.5- SPECIFIC RESPONSE

Antibody responses in blood and saliva post COVID-19 bivalent booster do not reveal an Omicron BA.4/BA.5- specific response

IntroductionCurrent SARS-CoV-2 strains continue to mutate and attempt to evade the antibody response elicited by previous exposures and vaccinations.In September of 2022, the first updated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, designed to create immune responses specific for the variants circulating in 2022, were approved.These new vaccines, known commonly as the b

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On the Relationship between Circulation Patterns, the Southern Annular Mode, and Rainfall Variability in Western Cape

This study investigates circulation types (CTs) in Africa, south of the equator, that are related to wet and dry conditions in the Western Cape, the statistical relationship between the selected CTs and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), and changes in the frequency of occurrence of the CTs related to the SAM under the ssp585 scenario.Obliquely rotat

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Prolonged bleeding on the neck in leech therapy: Case report

Superficial skin bleeding can usually be stopped by applying short-time compression, unless the patient suffers from coagulation disorders Womens blouse or uses anticoagulant.Because of the anticoagulant component of leech saliva, a leech bite may cause long-time bleeding, which cannot be stopped via compression.In this study, the case of a patient

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CONTRIBUTION OF PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE KIPALA SHALE (CENTRAL BASIN, DRC) TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL AS A HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK

A geological study of the Kipala region, in the "Cuvette Centrale" of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has identified two groups of shales: the dark greasy facies, interbedded with the brownish-gray facies.Their high Hair Spray Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content (11 % TOC on average for the dark greasy shales, compared with 8 % for the second grou

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