Abstract Inspired by the POLYMOD study, an epidemiological survey was conducted in June 2021 in one of the most densely populated and socially vulnerable sectors of Belo Horizonte (Brazil).A sample of 1000 individuals allowed us to identify, within a 24-hour period, the rates of social contacts by age groups, the Spanking Paddles and Floggers size
Nowadays, there is an extensive production and use of plastic materials for different Patio Cover industrial activities.These plastics, either from their primary production sources or through their own degradation processes, can contaminate ecosystems with micro- and nanoplastics.Once in the aquatic environment, these microplastics can be the basis
Cell entry of severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other CoVs can occur via two distinct routes.Following receptor binding by the spike glycoprotein, membrane fusion can be triggered by spike cleavage either at the cell surface in a transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2)-dependent manner or within endosomes in a cathepsin-depe