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                Khalil  EL Khatabi   , Ilham  Aanouz, Marwa  Alaqarbeh, Mohammed Aziz Ajana, Tahar  Lakhlifi, Mohammed  Bouachrine*    
    
    
        
     Molecular docking was performed to explore the binding affinity of the 12 selected molecules in the target enzyme and then evaluated for in silico ADMET properties. The best hits were subjected to molecular dynamics simulation. 
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                Letter to the Editor 
                COVID-19
             
            
                Yosef  Masoudi-Sobhanzadeh*    
    
    
        
    This letter aims to introduce drug repurposing methods and the existing challenges to detect candidate drugs which may be helpful in controlling COVID-19.
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                Jaleh  Barar*    
    
    
        
    The vast knowledge about the pathways that regulate the virus entry and molecular signaling of the pathogenesis of coronavirus are the key factor for the development of de novo nanoscaled diagnostic/therapeutic strategies.
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                Prospective Highlights 
                COVID-19
             
            
                Morteza  Mahmoudi*   , Loraleigh  Keashly
             
    
    
        
    In this perspective piece we will explore the potential facilitative influence of COVID-19 and specifically responses to it, on bullying behaviors in academic and research environments. 
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                Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi*    
    
    
        
    A schematic representation of the application of viral interference phenomenon in prophylaxis of COVID-19. The viral interference is a competition phenomenon by which a primary virus infecting a cell prohibits the infection of the same cell by another (secondary) virus.
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                Original Research 
                COVID-19
             
            
                Khalil  Ansarin   , Ramin  Tolouian, Mohammadreza  Ardalan*   , Ali  Taghizadieh, Mojtaba  Varshochi, Soheil  Teimouri, Tahere  Vaezi, Hamed  Valizadeh, Parviz  Saleh, Saeid  Safiri   , Kenneth R. Chapman    
    
    
        
    Based on a randomized clinical trial, bromhexine is proposed as a potential therapeutic option in COVID-19. A total of 78 patients with similar demographic and disease characteristics were treated with results showing a significant reduction in ICU admissions.
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                Sajad  Khiali   , Afra  Rezagholizadeh   , Taher  Entezari-Maleki*    
    
    
        
    In the present perspective piece, three possible mechanisms of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as an oncogenic virus in the lung have been discussed.
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                Ata  Mahmoodpoor   , Ali  Shamekh, Sarvin  Sanaie*    | 
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                Yang  Han   , Zhilong  Jia*   , Jinlong  Shi, Weidong  Wang*, Kunlun  He*
             
    
    
        
    The enrichment of several other pathogens, immunomodulatory probiotics (lactic acid or butyrate producers), and TMV in the COVID-19 group suggests a complex and active lung microbiota disorder.
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                Alireza  Farnam*    
    
    
        
    Alireza Farnam is a Professor of Psychiatry at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, with main expertise in Personology, Psychanalysis, Neurosciences and Clinical psychiatry research. His recent researches foÂcus on neuro-psychiatry, neuro-philosophy and self-awareness.
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                Original Research 
                COVID-19
             
            
                Mohammad Mostafa Pourseif   , Sepideh  Parvizpour, Behzad  Jafari, Jaber  Dehghani   , Behrouz  Naghili, Yadollah  Omidi*    
    
    
        
    Immunodominant T-cell epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with the highest population coverage were predicted by analyzing peptide binders and consensus rank (CR) score. Multi-method B-cell epitope prediction approach was used to find B-cell immunodominant regions of spike protein. Upon the high immune-potent regions of the antigen(s), self-amplifying mRNA and peptide-based vaccines were designed. 
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                Yosef  Masoudi-Sobhanzadeh*   , Hosein   Esmaeili   , Ali  Masoudi-Nejad*    
    
    
        
     The required data, including proteins and enzymes, are divided into smaller parts and are mined using the existing processors. The proposed method computes the alignment similarity between the existing proteins and SARS-CoV-2’s proteins based on the proposed fuzzy logic system. 
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                Luigi X Cubeddu*   , Daisy  de la Rosa, Michele  Ameruoso
             
    
    
        
    A combination of old age, comorbidities, increased cytokine levels and proarrhythmic drug therapies canexplain the increased arrhythmic events reported in severe COVID-19 disease.
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                Maryam  Sayahinouri   , Sahar  Mashayekhi Firouz   , Amin  Ebrahimi Sadrabadi   , Mina  Masoudnia   , Mahnaz  Abdolahi   , Fatemeh  Jafarzadeh   , Meshkat  Nouripour   , Sana  Mirzazadeh   , Nazanin  Zangeneh   , Arsalan  Jalili*   , Nasser  Aghdami    
    
    
        
    In COVID-19 infection, the various functions of immune cells lead to defense or failure against the virus. Cell therapy is of great importance as a new treatment for COVID-19 infection. Therefore, in this review, we have dealt with the function of immune cells against the SARS-Cov-2 virus and new treatment methods for this disease with the help of different cell types
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                Aleksandr L. Urakov*   , Natalya A. Urakova, Ilnur I. Yagudin, Milena D. Svetova, Darya O. Suntsova
             
    
    
        
    The purpose of this letter was to present a model for evaluating the biological activity of drugs, which can become a new vector for the development of effective ways to increase blood oxygenation across pulmonary and save the lives of patients with severe atypical pneumonia complicated by respiratory obstruction in COVID-19.
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                Danial  Mehranfard   , Robert C. Speth*    
    
    
        
    This spotlight briefly describes the CAP and its potential role as a therapeutic target for the treatment of COVID-19 infections using vagus nerve stimulation or selective alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists.
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                Azam  Safary   , Mostafa  Akbarzadeh-Khiavi   , Jaleh  Barar   , Yadollah  Omidi*    
    
    
        
    Professor Yadollah Omidi has a Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2003, Cardiff University, UK).  He is currently working as a full professorat Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Florida. He has consecutively been listedamong top 1% highly cited scientists worldwide by WoS-ESI.
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                Hamideh  Abbaspour Kasgari   , Siavash  Moradi   , Ahmad  Alikhani, Nasim  Ahmadian*    | 
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                Elina  Armani Khatibi   , Nastaran  Farshbaf Moghimi, Elaheh  Rahimpour*    | 
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                Sahar  Farajnia   , Nazli  Khajenasiri, Safar  Farajnia*   , Farzin  Seyrafi, Nasim  Bakhtiyari
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                Farnaz  Naeimzadeh   , Armin  Sadeghi   , Seiedhadi  Saghaleini   , Parvin  Sarbakhsh   , Ata  Mahmoodpoor   , Afshin  Gharekhani*    | 
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                Hossein  Samiei-Abianeh   , Shahram  Nazarian*   , Emad  Kordbacheh, Alireza  Felegary
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