The paper draws on evidence of predatory publishing obtained from the 4 year-long Harbingers research study of the changing scholarly communication attitudes and behaviour of early career researchers (ECRs).The project featured longitudinal interviews for its first 3 years with 116 ECRs researching science and social sciences who came from China, F
Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases are potentially at risk of more serious Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and increased mortality due to immunosuppressive therapies and disease-related medical comorbidities.Uncertainty about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines is a major deterrent for patients to participate in
The screening and isolation of fungi producing a cocktail of hydrolytic enzymes was studied.Among the various Ansell Outdoor Lights isolates obtained from different soil samples, a strain NS-2 was selected.The phylogenetic analysis of this strain showed highest homology (99%) with Aspergillus niger.It was capable of producing cellulolytic, hemicell
Abstract Candida albicans is the most abundant fungal species in oral cavity.As a smart opportunistic pathogen, it increases the virulence by switching its forms from yeasts to hyphae and becomes the major pathogenic agent for oral candidiasis.However, the overuse of current clinical antifungals and lack of new types of drugs highlight the challeng