Faculty of Science: Recent submissions

    • Cryptocurrencies, Diversification and the COVID-19 Pandemic 

      Allen, D.E.
      Published 2022
      This paper features an analysis of cryptocurrencies and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their effectiveness as a portfolio diversification tool and explores the correlations between the continuously compounded returns ...
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    • Antiviral cyclic peptides targeting the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 

      Johansen-Leete, Jason; Ullrich, Sven; Fry, Sarah E.; Frkic, Rebecca; Bedding, Max J.; Aggarwal, Anupriya; Ashhurst, Anneliese S.; Ekanayake, Kasuni B.; Mahawaththa, Mithun C.; Sasi, Vishnu M.; Luedtke, Stephanie; Ford, Daniel J.; O'Donoghue, Anthony J.; Passioura, Toby; Larance, Mark; Otting, Gottfried; Turville, Stuart; Jackson, Colin J.; Nitsche, Christoph; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2022
      Antivirals that specifically target SARS-CoV-2 are needed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The main protease (Mpro) is essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication and is an attractive target for antiviral development. Here we ...
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    • Safety of higher doses of melatonin in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Menczel, Schrire, Z.; Phillips, C.L.; Chapman, J.L.; Duffy, S.L.; Wong, G.; D'Rozario, A.L.; Comas, M.; Raisin, I.; Saini, B.; Gordon, C.J.; McKinnon, A.C.; Naismith, S.L.; Marshall, N.S.; Grunstein, R.R.; Hoyos, C.M.
      Published 2022
      Melatonin is commonly used for sleep and jetlag at low doses. However, there is less documentation on the safety of higher doses, which are being increasingly used for a wide variety of conditions, including more recently ...
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    • Surveillance for severe influenza and COVID-19 in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2020: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN) 

      Begum, H.; Dwyer, D.E.; Holmes, M.; Irving, L.; Simpson, G.; Senenayake, S.; Korman, T.; Friedman, N.D.; Cooley, L.; Wark, P.; Bowler, S.; Kok, J.; Upham, J.; Fatovich, D.M.; Waterer, G.; Macartney, K.; Blyth, C.C.; Crawford, N.; Buttery, J.; Marshall, H.S.; Clark, J.E.; Francis, J.R.; Kotsimbos, T.; Kelly, P.; Cheng, A.
      Published 2022
      Introduction: Influenza is a common cause of acute respiratory infection, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory infection that emerged as a pandemic ...
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    • SARS-CoV-2 infection results in immune responses in the respiratory tract and peripheral blood that suggest mechanisms of disease severity 

      Zhang, Wuji; Chua, Brendon Y.; Selva, Kevin J.; Kedzierski, Lukasz; Ashhurst, Thomas M.; Haycroft, Ebene R.; Shoffner-Beck, Suzanne K.; Hensen, Luca; Boyd, David F.; James, Fiona; Mouhtouris, Effie; Kwong, Jason C.; Chua, Kyra Y. L.; Drewett, George; Copaescu, Ana; Dobson, Julie E.; Rowntree, Louise C.; Habel, Jennifer R.; Allen, Lilith F.; Koay, Hui-Fern; Neil, Jessica A.; Gartner, Matthew J.; Lee, Christina Y.; Andersson, Patiyan; Khan, Sadid F.; Blakeway, Luke; Wisniewski, Jessica; McMahon, James H.; Vine, Erica E.; Cunningham, Anthony L.; Audsley, Jennifer; Thevarajan, Irani; Seemann, Torsten; Sherry, Norelle L.; Amanat, Fatima; Krammer, Florian; Londrigan, Sarah L.; Wakim, Linda M.; King, Nicholas J. C.; Godfrey, Dale I.; Mackay, Laura K.; Thomas, Paul G.; Nicholson, Suellen; Arnold, Kelly B.; Chung, Amy W.; Holmes, Natasha E.; Smibert, Olivia C.; Trubiano, Jason A.; Gordon, Claire L.; Nguyen, Thi H. O.; Kedzierska, Katherine
      Published 2022
      Respiratory tract infection with SARS-CoV-2 results in varying immunopathology underlying COVID-19. We examine cellular, humoral and cytokine responses covering 382 immune components in longitudinal blood and respiratory ...
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