Background: Diabetes mellitus-2 (DM-2) is as an important risk factor for complications and death in COVID-19 patients. The real impact of diabetes on the total length of hospital stay and in intensive care is not yet well ...

Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are one of the main threats to agriculture. They inhabit the soil and infect plant roots, compromising their proper nutrition and development. Similarly, phytopathogenic soil-borne fungi ...

Gram-negative bacteria are relatively more resistant and difficult to treat because they have a larger outer membrane than Gram-positive bacteria and several resistance mechanisms. In addition, they are of great clinical ...

Tuberculosis is still a worrying disease around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Current treatment for tuberculosis involves a combination of antibiotics, however, it is often ineffective due ...

Sporotrichosis is a zoonosis caused by Sporothrix spp., a fungus that causes a subcutaneous mycosis which can become systemic in immunocompromised individuals. Conventional treatment is based on the prolonged use of ...

Phosphate fertilizers are widely used in order to achieve high crop productivity, but their production processes are expensive and can cause environmental damage. An alternative for fertilization is the use of ...

Actinobacteria constitute one of the largest bacterial phyla and are classified as Gram-positive bacteria, being ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are recognized for their ability to produce secondary ...

In this work are presented the in silico study of the formation of complexes between organochalcogens compounds with enzymes COX-1 and COX-2 that were carried out in order to study their potential to act as selective ...

Due to the high postharvest losses of fruit and vegetable, the development of new technologies, aiming to reduce losses and maintain quality has greatly increased. Improved packaging can bring great benefits to the whole ...

The neglected diseases are a group of diseases with a higher incidence in poor regions and tropical or subtropical climate. The leishmanioses are listed in this group of diseases, which may present themselves in two ways: ...