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Is the 2019 novel coronavirus related to a spike of cosmic rays? by Wickramasinghe, N Chandra

“…WHO's pronouncement of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic disease came months after we published a warning that the present deepest minimum of…”
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Characterization of the biofilm matrix composition of psychrotrophic, meat spoilage pseudomonads by Wickramasinghe, Nirmani N., Hlaing, Mya M., Ravensdale, Joshua T., Coorey, Ranil, Chandry, P. Scott, Dykes, Gary A.

“…Psychrotrophic Pseudomonas species are the key spoilage bacteria of aerobically stored chilled meat. These organisms readily form biofilms on meat under…”
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Natural Antibodies and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2–Specific Antibodies in Healthy Asymptomatic Individuals by Steele, Edward J, Gorczynski, Reginald M, Lindley, Robyn A, Chandra Wickramasinghe, N

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Weakened magnetic field, cosmic rays and Zika virus outbreak by Qu, Jiangwen, Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra

“…The Zika virus outbreak in 2015 posed a serious public health threat because of its association with congenital abnormalities. Research on the environmental…”
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Platelet activating factor contributes to vascular leak in acute dengue infection by Jeewandara, Chandima, Gomes, Laksiri, Wickramasinghe, N, Gutowska-Owsiak, Danuta, Waithe, Dominic, Paranavitane, S A, Shyamali, N L A, Ogg, Graham S, Malavige, Gathsaurie Neelika

“…Although plasma leakage is the hallmark of severe dengue infections, the factors that cause increased vascular permeability have not been identified. As…”
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Binding of Avian Coronavirus Spike Proteins to Host Factors Reflects Virus Tropism and Pathogenicity by AMBEPITIYA WICKRAMASINGHE, I. N, DE VRIES, R. P, GRÖNE, A, DE HAAN, C. A. M, VERHEIJE, M. H

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Three mutations switch H7N9 influenza to human-type receptor specificity by de Vries, Robert P, Peng, Wenjie, Grant, Oliver C, Thompson, Andrew J, Zhu, Xueyong, Bouwman, Kim M, de la Pena, Alba T Torrents, van Breemen, Marielle J, Ambepitiya Wickramasinghe, Iresha N, de Haan, Cornelis A M, Yu, Wenli, McBride, Ryan, Sanders, Rogier W, Woods, Robert J, Verheije, Monique H, Wilson, Ian A, Paulson, James C

“…The avian H7N9 influenza outbreak in 2013 resulted from an unprecedented incidence of influenza transmission to humans from infected poultry. The majority of…”
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Lamarck and Panspermia - On the Efficient Spread of Living Systems Throughout the Cosmos by Steele, Edward J., Gorczynski, Reginald M., Lindley, Robyn A., Liu, Yongsheng, Temple, Robert, Tokoro, Gensuke, Wickramasinghe, Dayal T., Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra

“…We review the main lines of evidence (molecular, cellular and whole organism) published since the 1970s demonstrating Lamarckian Inheritance in animals, plants…”
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The pre-operative levels of haemoglobin in the blood can be used to predict the risk of allogenic blood transfusion after total knee arthroplasty by Maempel, J F, Wickramasinghe, N R, Clement, N D, Brenkel, I J, Walmsley, P J

“…The pre-operative level of haemoglobin is the strongest predictor of the peri-operative requirement for blood transfusion after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)…”
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A single mutation in Taiwanese H6N1 influenza hemagglutinin switches binding to human‐type receptors by de Vries, Robert P, Tzarum, Netanel, Peng, Wenjie, Thompson, Andrew J, Ambepitiya Wickramasinghe, Iresha N, de la Pena, Alba T Torrents, van Breemen, Marielle J, Bouwman, Kim M, Zhu, Xueyong, McBride, Ryan, Yu, Wenli, Sanders, Rogier W, Verheije, Monique H, Wilson, Ian A, Paulson, James C

“…In June 2013, the first case of human infection with an avian H6N1 virus was reported in a Taiwanese woman. Although this was a single non‐fatal case, the…”
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‘Why are you not dead yet?’ – dimensions and the main driving forces of stigma and discrimination among COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka by Jayakody, S., Hewage, S.A., Wickramasinghe, N.D., Piyumanthi, R.A.P., Wijewickrama, A., Gunewardena, N.S., Prathapan, S., Arambepola, C.

“…To explore the experiences, and main driving forces of stigma and discrimination among COVID-19 patients, following hospital discharge, in Sri Lanka. A…”
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Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis: magnitude, reasons, associated factors, and implications of the out-of-pocket expenditure during pregnancy by Gunarathne, S.P., Wickramasinghe, N.D., Agampodi, T.C., Prasanna, R.P.I.R., Agampodi, S.B.

“…Health-related out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) impedes utilization for maternal health care. We aim to systematically review the magnitude, reasons,…”
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Candidalysins Are a New Family of Cytolytic Fungal Peptide Toxins by Richardson, Jonathan P, Brown, Rhys, Kichik, Nessim, Lee, Sejeong, Priest, Emily, Mogavero, Selene, Maufrais, Corinne, Wickramasinghe, Don N, Tsavou, Antzela, Kotowicz, Natalia K, Hepworth, Olivia W, Gallego-Cortés, Ana, Ponde, Nicole O, Ho, Jemima, Moyes, David L, Wilson, Duncan, D'Enfert, Christophe, Hube, Bernhard, Naglik, Julian R

“…Candidalysin is the first cytolytic peptide toxin identified in any human fungal pathogen. Candidalysin is secreted by Candida albicans and is critical for…”
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Adaptation of novel H7N9 influenza A virus to human receptors by Dortmans, J. C. F. M., Dekkers, J., Wickramasinghe, I. N. Ambepitiya, Verheije, M. H., Rottier, P. J. M., van Kuppeveld, F. J. M., de Vries, E., de Haan, C. A. M.

“…The emergence of the novel H7N9 influenza A virus (IAV) has caused global concerns about the ability of this virus to spread between humans. Analysis of the…”
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Origin of new emergent Coronavirus and Candida fungal diseases-Terrestrial or cosmic? by Steele, Edward J, Gorczynski, Reginald M, Lindley, Robyn A, Tokoro, Gensuke, Temple, Robert, Wickramasinghe, N Chandra

“…The origins and global spread of two recent, yet quite different, pandemic diseases is discussed and reviewed in depth: Candida auris, a eukaryotic fungal…”
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Implementation of a diagnostic algorithm for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis by O'Shea, M., Birkhamshaw, E., Khalil, R., Wickramasinghe, N., Hamad, M., Crooks, N., Winzor, G.

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Dengue NS1 antigen contributes to disease severity by inducing interleukin (IL)‐10 by monocytes by Adikari, T. N., Gomes, L., Wickramasinghe, N., Salimi, M., Wijesiriwardana, N., Kamaladasa, A., Shyamali, N. L. A., Ogg, G. S., Malavige, G. N.

“…Summary Both dengue NS1 antigen and serum interleukin (IL)‐10 levels have been shown to associate with severe clinical disease in acute dengue infection, and…”
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Incidence of gastric cancer in Sri Lanka: analysis of the cancer registry data and comparison with other South Asian populations by Wickramasinghe, D, Wickramasinghe, N, Samarasekera, N

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Incidence of colorectal cancer in Sri Lanka: analysis of the cancer registry data and comparison with other South Asian populations by Wickramasinghe, D, Wickramasinghe, N, Samarasekera, N

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Transcriptional profiling of biofilms formed on chilled beef by psychrotrophic meat spoilage bacterium, Pseudomonas fragi 1793 by Wickramasinghe, Nirmani N., Ravensdale, Joshua, Coorey, Ranil, Dykes, Gary A., Chandry, Peter S.

“…Pseudomonas fragi is the predominant bacterial species associated with spoiled aerobically stored chilled meat worldwide. It readily forms biofilms on meat…”
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