O-20 MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SUBGENOTYPE F1B CLUSTERS: UNRAVELING ITS ROLE IN HEPATOCARCINOGENESIS

O-20 MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SUBGENOTYPE F1b CLUSTERS: UNRAVELING ITS ROLE IN HEPATOCARCINOGENESIS

Introduction and Objectives: Hepatitis B virus subgenotype F1b infection has been associated 15-eg1053cl with the early occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronically infected patients from Alaska and Peru.In Argentina, however, despite the high prevalence of subgenotype F1b infection, this relationship has not been described.This study aime

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Analyzing the Performance of Wave-Energy Generator Systems (SSG) for the Southern Coasts of Iran, in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea

The Sea-wave Slot-cone Generator (SSG) wave-energy device is a type of electric energy converting structure that converts energy from sea waves, and which is designed and installed based on wave-overtopping in areas.Most of the previous studies have evaluated SSG systems based on hypothetical waves, considering the system geometry variations.Howeve

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Validation of Gamma Raindrop Size Distribution Estimates Using Approximate Expressions with a Vertically Pointing Very-High-Frequency Radar

Characterizing the size distribution of raindrops is fundamental to a variety of applications, including radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation.Atmospheric radars or wind profilers can be used to measure the drop size distribution (DSD) by analyzing the Doppler spectrum, which is inherently linked to raindrop velocity.This is achieved by

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