March Journal Questionnaire

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1. In invasive aspergillosis fungal infection detection, what is believed to contaminate and cross-react with the widely used EIA biomarker galactomannan assay?

2. From the LFA assay evaluation what do the researchers recommend the OD cut-off be to define a positive GM using IMMY LFA? And what have the manufacturers informed the researchers?

3. What role does the endothelium play in regulating and maintaining vascular function? And how does it do this?

4. What endothelial cell markers were significantly raised in uncontrolled diabetic subjects compared with that of controlled diabetic subjects?

5. What is a Gut resistome? And what can happen at this site?

6. What antibiotics are the most widely used in animal feed, globally?

7. What are the critical functions of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein found in the brain and what do researchers recommend supplementing ASD patients with?

8. Measurement of some fat-soluble vitamins can be performed using immunoassay or high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods. What are the different benefits of using each method?

9. What are examples of some of the symptoms of vitamins A, D, E and K deficiency, respectively?

10. When and why were beak masks introduced?

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