ABSTRACT Bats are primary reservoirs for multiple lethal human viruses, such as Ebola, Hands-Free Door Openers Nipah, Hendra, rabies, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and, most recently, SARS-CoV-2.The innate immune systems of these immensely abundant, ancient
Mental health priorities in Vietnam: a mixed-methods analysis
Abstract Background The Mental Health Country Profile is a tool that was generated by the International Mental Health Policy and Services Project to inform policy makers, professionals and other key stakeholders about important issues which need to be considered in mental health policy development.The Mental Health Country Profile contains four dom
Conducting a VR Clinical Trial in the Era of COVID-19
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) sparked a global public health pandemic that has impacted every aspect of daily life.Medical research was affected, and many clinical trials were halted to minimize COVID-19 transmission risk and spread while the world navigated this n
A socio-ecological analysis of factors influencing HIV treatment initiation and adherence among key populations in Papua New Guinea
Abstract Background In Papua New Guinea (PNG) members of key populations, including female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW), have higher rates of HIV compared to the general adult population and low engagement in HIV care.This paper examines the socio-ecological factors that encourage or hinder HIV trea
Neural cognitive control moderates the association between insular risk processing and risk-taking behaviors via perceived stress in adolescents
Adolescence is a critical period for the initiation of risk-taking behaviors.We examined the longitudinal interplay between neural correlates of risk processing and cognitive control in predicting risk-taking behaviors via stress.The sample consisted of 167 adolescents (53% males) who were assessed twice (MAgeTime1 = 14.13, MAgeTime2 = 15.05).Neura