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Abstract Mathematical modelling with agent-based models (ABMs) has gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but their complexity makes efficient and robust calibration to data challenging..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Preprint · journal metadata

Theoretical and Numerical Simulations on The Hepatitis B Virus Model Through a Piecewise Fractional Order

In this study, we introduce the dynamics of a Hepatitis B virus (HBV) model with the class of asymptomatic carriers and conduct a comprehensive analysis to explore its theoretical aspects and examine the crossover effect within the HBV model..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · medRxiv: the preprint server for health sciences

Development of a new Aerosol Barrier Mask for mitigation of spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious pathogens.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused huge impact on public health and significantly changed our lifestyle. This is due to the fast airborne oro-nasal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from the infected individuals..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: JAALAS

Anesthetic Effects of Alfaxalone-Ketamine, Alfaxalone-Ketamine-Dexmedetomidine, and Alfaxalone-Butorphanol-Midazolam Administered Intramuscularly in Five striped Palm Squirrels ( Funambulus pennantii).

Injectable anesthesia protocols for five striped palm squirrels (Funambulus pennantii) are poorly described in the literature. In this study, male intact squirrels received intramuscular injections of either alfaxalone (6 mg/kg) and ketamine (40 mg/ kg; AK group, n = 8); alfaxalone (6 mg/kg), ketamine (20 mg/kg), and….

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Biomimetic Design of Peptide Neutralizer of Ebola Virus with Molecular Simulation.

Ebola virus (EBOV) belongs to the Filoviridae family, which can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonprimates. The neutralization of EBOV by monoclonal antibody (mAb) ADI-15946 was reported recently..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Physica medica: PM: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology: official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)

Dose-escalated volumetric modulated arc therapy for total marrow irradiation: A feasibility dosimetric study with 4DCT planning and simultaneous integrated boost.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the planning feasibility of dose-escalated total marrow irradiation (TMI) with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) to the active bone marrow (ABM) using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and to assess the impact of using planning organs at risk (OAR) volumes (PRV) accounting for breathing….

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · The Journal of infection

Etiology, clinical presentation, outcome and the effect of initial management in immunocompromised patients with community acquired bacterial meningitis.

OBJECTIVES: The aim was to analyze differences in clinical presentation, etiology, management, and outcome between immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM)..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Physical review. E

Evaluating snail-trail frameworks for leader-follower behavior with agent-based modeling.

Branched networks constitute a ubiquitous structure in biology, arising in plants, lungs, and the circulatory system; however, the mechanisms behind their creation are not well understood..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · mSphere

Multicenter Hospital-Based Prospective Surveillance Study of Bacterial Agents Causing Meningitis and Seroprevalence of Different Serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae Type b, and Streptococcus pneumoniae during 2015 to 2018 in Turkey.

The etiology of bacterial meningitis in Turkey changed after the implementation of conjugated vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in the Turkish National Immunization Program (NIP)..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Nature medicine

Revealing COVID-19 transmission in Australia by SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing and agent-based modeling.

In January 2020, a novel betacoronavirus (family Coronaviridae), named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the etiological agent of a cluster of pneumonia cases occurring in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China1,2..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Research Article · Informatics in medicine unlocked

Spatio-temporal simulation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak using the agent-based modeling approach (case study: Urmia, Iran).

The ongoing outbreak of the COVID-19 as the current global concern threatens lives of many people around the world. COVID-19 is highly contagious so that it has infected more than 1,848,439 people until April 14, 2020 and killed more than 117,217 people..

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Almond Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · The Journal of international medical research

Survival analysis of afatinib versus erlotinib for individuals with advanced del19 lung adenocarcinoma with asymptomatic brain metastasis after pemetrexed-cisplatin chemotherapy: a retrospective study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate survival following afatinib (AF) and erlotinib (ER) treatment in advanced del19 lung adenocarcinoma (AD19LA) with asymptomatic brain metastasis (ABM) after pemetrexed-cisplatin chemotherapy (PCC)..

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Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Food & function

Lentinan administration relieves gut barrier dysfunction induced by rotavirus in a weaned piglet model.

Rotavirus (RV) is a pathogen that induces severe diarrhea in infants and young animals. Shiitake mushroom is a traditional food, which can improve physiological function, including gut health.

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Almond Mushroom · 2026 · Case Reports · Radiology case reports

Purulent Streptococcus Pneumoniae meningitis with suppurative focus and infectious vasculitis leading to ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes: A rare case report.

Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a neurological emergency that continues to cause high levels of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite advances in antimicrobial therapy and vaccination, it continues to cause severe neurological sequelae..

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Cordyceps · 2025 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Bioorganic chemistry

Chitosan-modified magnetic graphene oxide nanoassembly: a dual-functional platform for targeted protein adsorption and natural bioactive ingredient screening.

Although natural products constitute one of the crucial sources for drug development and new drug research, the traditional screening methods are often time-consuming and exhibit low accuracy..

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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Risk analysis: an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis

Evolutionary analysis of a coupled epidemic-voluntary vaccination behavior model with immunity waning on complex networks.

Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing and controlling the transmission of infectious diseases within populations. However, the phenomenon of waning immunity can induce periodic fluctuations in epidemic spreading..

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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Geospatial health

Integrating agent-based disease, mobility and wastewater models for the study of the spread of communicable diseases.

Wastewater-based epidemiology was utilized during the COVID-19 outbreak to monitor the circulation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing this disease. However, this approach is limited by the need for additional methods to accurately translate virus concentrations in wastewater to disease-positive human counts..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Letters in spatial and resource sciences

Agent-based simulation of COVID-19 containment measures: the case of lockdowns in cities.

UNLABELLED: The effectiveness and political feasibility of COVID-19 containment measures such as lockdowns, are contentious. This stems in part from an absence of tools for their rigorous evaluation..

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Reishi · 2023 · Journal Article · Frontiers in nutrition

Chronic supplementation of a multi-ingredient herbal supplement increases speed of cognitive task performance alongside changes in the urinary metabolism of dopamine and the gut microbiome in cognitively intact older adults experiencing subjective memory decline: a randomized, placebo controlled, parallel groups investigation.

BACKGROUND: The effects of herbs on brain function are often investigated in isolation, yet herbal preparations are often complex combinations of phytochemicals, designed to target widespread mechanisms..

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Cordyceps · 2023 · Journal Article · Scientific reports

DC-electrical penetration graph waveforms for Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and the effects of entomopathogenic fungi on its probing behavior.

The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis is an important transmitter of viruses and bacteria to maize plants. Data on the stylet probing and ingestion behavior of D.

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Cordyceps · 2023 · Journal Article · Archives of virology

Incidence of putative RNA mycoviruses in entomopathogenic fungi in Korea.

Entomopathogenic fungi have potential as biocontrol agents against insect pests, and mycovirus-mediated hypervirulence may enhance their efficacy. Before initiating research on hypervirulence, the presence or absence of double-stranded (ds) RNA elements was determined in 94 Korean entomopathogenic fungi..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Frontiers in systems biology

Investigating the comorbidity of COPD and tuberculosis, a computational study.

Recent research has shown that people who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a greater propensity to contract and develop tuberculosis (TB) than the general population..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering

Modeling and numerical analysis of fractional order hepatitis B virus model with harmonic mean type incidence rate.

A mathematical epidemiological model for the transmission of Hepatitis B virus in the frame of fractional derivative with harmonic mean type incidence rate is proposed in this article..

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Lion's Mane · 2023 · Journal Article · European journal of medicinal chemistry

Nature-inspired new isoindole-based Passerini adducts as efficient tumor-selective apoptotic inducers via caspase-3/7 activation.

The development of novel therapeutics promoting selective tumor elimination is the mainstay of clinical oncology. Emerging insights into tumor targeting reveal caspases activation, especially caspase-3, as a personalized anticancer strategy..

OncologyRespiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · BMJ open

Protocol for the PATHOME study: a cohort study on urban societal development and the ecology of enteric disease transmission among infants, domestic animals and the environment.

INTRODUCTION: Global morbidity from enteric infections and diarrhoea remains high in children in low-income and middle-income countries, despite significant investment over recent decades in health systems and water and sanitation infrastructure..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Animals: an open access journal from MDPI

Simulating Hunting Effects on the Wild Boar Population and African Swine Fever Expansion Using Agent-Based Modeling.

African swine fever (ASF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever fatal to animals of the Suidae family. It has spread from Africa to Europe and Asia, causing significant damage to wildlife and domesticated pig production..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Cytokine

The neurotoxic branch of the kynurenine pathway is highly activated in the central nervous system of patients with pneumococcal meningitis.

BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) causes excessive activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAr), leading to cortical and hippocampal neuron death. As opposite, enteroviral meningitis is more frequently benign..

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Almond Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Vaccine

Using neural networks to calibrate agent based models enables improved regional evidence for vaccine strategy and policy.

Distribution and administration strategy are critical to successful population immunization efforts. Agent-based modeling (ABM) can reflect the complexity of real-world populations and can experimentally evaluate vaccine strategy and policy..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2023 · Journal Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Vitamin D Content in Commonly Consumed Mushrooms in Thailand and Its True Retention after Household Cooking.

This study investigated the vitamin D level of nine species of cultivated mushrooms and three species of wild mushrooms commonly consumed in Thailand and the effect of cooking on their vitamin D content..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · The European physical journal. Special topics

A study on fractional HBV model through singular and non-singular derivatives.

The current study's aim is to evaluate the dynamics of a Hepatitis B virus (HBV) model with the class of asymptomatic carriers using two different numerical algorithms and various values of the fractional-order parameter..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · PloS one

Agent-based model projections for reducing HIV infection among MSM: Prevention and care pathways to end the HIV epidemic in Chicago, Illinois.

Our objective is to improve local decision-making for strategies to end the HIV epidemic using the newly developed Levers of HIV agent-based model (ABM). Agent-based models use computer simulations that incorporate heterogeneity in individual behaviors and interactions, allow emergence of systemic behaviors, and….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Infectious Disease Modelling

Agent-based modeling of COVID-19 outbreaks for New York state and UK: Parameter identification algorithm.

This paper uses Covasim, an agent-based model (ABM) of COVID-19, to evaluate and scenarios of epidemic spread in New York State (USA) and the UK. Epidemiological parameters such as contagiousness (virus transmission rate), initial number of infected people, and probability of being tested depend on the region's….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Scientific reports

An agent-based model of social care provision during the early stages of Covid-19.

Social care is a frequent topic in UK policy debates, with widespread concern that the country will be unable to face the challenges posed by the increase in demand for social care..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Virus research

Characterization of a novel alternavirus infecting the fungal pathogen Fusarium solani.

A novel dsRNA mycovirus was found in Fusarium solani (F. solani) strain NW-FVA 2572.

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks under Stochastic Community Dynamics, Bimodality, or Limited Vaccination.

Reaching population immunity against COVID-19 is proving difficult even in countries with high vaccination levels. Thus, it is critical to identify limits of control and effective measures against future outbreaks..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Mathematical methods in the applied sciences

Evaluation of COVID-19 pandemic spreading using computational analysis on nonlinear SITR model.

The main purpose of present paper is to investigate the nonlinear model of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) computationally. The SITR model is designed according to four classifications of Susceptible (S), Infectious (I), Treatment (T) and Recovered (R)..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Identification of Key Regulatory Pathways of Basidiocarp Formation in Pleurotus spp. Using Modeling, Simulation and System Biology Studies.

Pleurotus (Oyster mushroom) is an important cultivated edible mushroom across the world. It has several therapeutic effects as it contains various useful bio-molecules..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Computers in biology and medicine

Impact of quarantine on fractional order dynamical model of Covid-19.

In this paper, a Covid-19 dynamical transmission model of a coupled non-linear fractional differential equation in the Atangana-Baleanu Caputo sense is proposed. The basic dynamical transmission features of the proposed system are briefly discussed..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Acta bio-medica: Atenei Parmensis

Is it a high time to focus on iron-mediated pathology initiated by COVID-induced inflammation?

A comment to paper published in the current issue by Duca et al (Acta Biomed 2022; Vol. 93, N.

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · PloS one

Modeling hepatitis C micro-elimination among people who inject drugs with direct-acting antivirals in metropolitan Chicago.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic liver disease and mortality worldwide. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy leads to high cure rates..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Acta bio-medica: Atenei Parmensis

New Psychoactive Substances and evolving criminal dynamics against the backdrop of the fourth industrial revolution.

Invited commentary on Letter: Napoletano S, Basile G, Lo Faro AF, Negro F. New Psychoactive Substances and receding COVID-19 pandemic: really going back to "normal"?.

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Microbial pathogenesis

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ketorolac and etodolac can augment the treatment against pneumococcal meningitis by targeting penicillin-binding proteins.

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the principal etiological agent of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) which has fatal outcome in children and elderly. Due to poor blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeation, conventional β-lactam antibiotics fail to establish the requisite bactericidal concentration in central nervous….

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of invertebrate pathology

Occurrence of entomopathogenic hypocrealean fungi in mosquitoes and their larval habitats in Central Brazil, and activity against Aedes aegypti.

Collecting entomopathogenic fungi associated with mosquitoes and studies on their activity against mosquito developmental stages will improve the understanding of their potential as agents to control important mosquito vectors..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Frontiers in public health

The Influence of a School Social Network Intervention on Adolescent's Health Behaviors: A Gender-Specific Agent-Based Model.

INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a crucial stage for health behavior development, which is associated with health in adulthood. School closures caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have exposed adolescents to an increased risk of obesity due to a lack of physical activity..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of mycobacteriology

A cross-sectional study of etiological and sensitivity profiling of meningitis in under-five children.

OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to understand the organism spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity profile of acute bacterial meningitis in pediatric population. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the department of microbiology of a tertiary care center for a period of 18 months..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · PloS one

A Discrete-Event, Simulated Social Agent-Based Network Transmission (DESSABNeT) model for communicable diseases: Method and validation using SARS-CoV-2 data in three large Australian cities.

IMPORTANCE: During pandemics Agent Based Models (ABMs) can model complex, fine-grained behavioural interactions occurring in social networks, that contribute to disease transmission by novel viruses such as SARS-CoV-2..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Cancers

A Spatial Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Platform spQSP-IO for Simulations of Tumor-Immune Interactions and Effects of Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy.

Quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) models have become increasingly common in fundamental mechanistic studies and drug discovery in both academic and industrial environments..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Cordycepin Inhibits Virus Replication in Dengue Virus-Infected Vero Cells.

Dengue virus (DENV) infection causes mild to severe illness in humans that can lead to fatality in severe cases. Currently, no specific drug is available for the treatment of DENV infection.

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Annual reviews in control

Crowd management COVID-19.

Crowds are a source of transmission in the COVID-19 spread. Contention and mitigation measures have focused on reducing people's mass gathering.

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Respiratory medicine

Development of a new aerosol barrier mask for mitigation of spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious pathogens.

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