RENAL FUNCTION IMPAIRMENT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADULT HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY CLINIC IN METTU KARL REFERRAL HOSPITAL: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Renal Function Impairment and Associated Factors Among Adult HIV-Positive Patients Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic in Mettu Karl Referral Hospital: Cross-Sectional Study

Bilisumamulifna Tefera Kefeni,1 Kifle Woldemichael Hajito,2 Masrie Getnet2 1Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Bilisumamulifna T

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Innate immune responses in pneumonia

Abstract The lungs are an immunologically unique environment; they are exposed to innumerable pathogens and particulate matter daily.Appropriate clearance of pathogens and response to pollutants is required to prevent overwhelming infection, while preventing tissue damage and maintaining corvette lanyard efficient gas exchange.Broadly, the innate i

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Vortex formation and dynamics of defects in active nematic shells

We present a hydrodynamic model for a thin spherical shell of active nematic liquid crystal with an arbitrary configuration of defects.The active flows generated by defects in the director lead to the formation of stable vortices, analogous to those seen in confined systems in flat geometries, which generate effective dynamics for four +1/2 defects

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