Background: Viral hepatitis is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem, requiring special attention.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2019, 296 million people globally (3.8%) had chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and 58 million people (0.8%) were living with hepatitis C virus (HCV).To add to this, every
Introduction An ongoing outbreak of yellow fever (YF) has been reported in Brazil with 1261 confirmed cases and 409 deaths since July 2017.To date, there is no specific treatment available for YF.Recently published papers describing in vitro and animal models suggest a potential effect of antiviral drugs (approved for the treatment of hepatitis vir
The performance of space heating and cooling systems in buildings is usually measured by applying the first law of thermodynamics, which makes it possible to quantify the energy losses of the single components and to measure their energy conversion efficiency.However, this common approach does not properly consider that different forms of energy ha
The article describes the macro-concepts Rod (a Slavic female deity) and Makosh (a Slavic female deity) in the Russian linguistic culture.It is the first attempt to analyze these macro-concepts in terms of conceptual signs.The authors studied the lexemes of Rod and Makosh / Mokosh as the main representatives of the macro-concepts in the National Co
Family history of tobacco use and use of e-cigarettes have both been associated with increased tobacco use among young adults.However, to our knowledge, these variables have not been considered simultaneously.This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that family history of tobacco use would predict tobacco product use over time among young