HAVoC, a bioinformatic pipeline for reference-based consensus assembly and lineage assignment for SARS-CoV-2 sequences

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 related research has increased in importance worldwide since December 2019.Several new variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged globally, of which the most notable and concerning currently are the UK variant B.1.1.7, the South African variant B1.351 and the Brazilian variant P.1.Detecting and monitoring novel variants is e

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Use of melon seed flour in the production of confectionery cake

It is reasonable to use secondary resources as a promising Bed source of plant raw materials for creation of food products containing physiologically functional ingredients.Melon seeds obtained from industrial processing of fruits are the least studied.Oil seeds of melon crops such as pumpkin, watermelon and melon are valuable raw materials for pro

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Serological Testing Reveals the Hidden COVID-19 Burden among Health Care Workers Experiencing a SARS-CoV-2 Nosocomial Outbreak

ABSTRACT We describe the results of testing health care workers, from a tertiary care hospital in Japan that Pool Cleaners had experienced a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak during the first peak of the pandemic, for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific antibody seroconversion.Using two chemiluminescent

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