Oxidation of engineered nanomaterials during application in various industrial sectors can alter their toxicity. Oxidized nanomaterials also have widespread industrial and biomedical applications.
Amahewu is a fermented maize-based gruel or beverage consumed mainly in Southern Africa.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a relatively rare condition, that usually presents with features of heart failure in the peripartum period.
The concept of “Smart City” has been proposed by governments, the business community, advocacy groups, and research institutions as a means to solve common urban problems and improve the quality of
Foods with probiotics are in high demand by consumers given their associated health properties that make them the most popular functional foods.
This Article supports SDG 3 by showing, through a study done at two maternity centres in Kinshasa, that a strategy of screening and treating pregnant women for HBV infection, as well as birth-dose vaccination of infants exposed to HBV, is feasible in low-resource settings and potentially effective in preventing breakthrough mother-to-child HBV transmission.
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing the prevalence of HBV infection among pregnant women in China. The prevalence was 6.17% (HbSAg positive), with regional disparities and an overall decline over the study period of 2015 to 2020.
This paper supports SDG 3 by investigating changes in the clinical care cascade of chronic hepatitis B in Beijing; the results indicate that further efforts are needed to scale up testing, linkage to care, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B not only in Beijing but across China, to achieve the goal of elimination hepatitis B virus by 2030.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health.
Background: To discuss a range of strategic options for China to improve the accessibility of direct antiviral agents (DAAs) as the treatment for hepatitis C.
