Background: Assessment of treatment response to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is currently done by follow-up cultures since smear microscopy cannot distinguish viable from nonviable bacilli.This delays the therapeutic decision and increases the work load on the TB laboratories.This study evaluated the utility of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) viability
Miocene baleen whales were highly diverse and included tens of genera.However, their taxonomy and phylogeny, as well as relationships with living whales, are still a subject of controversy.Here, "Mesocetus" argillarius, a poorly known specimen from Denmark, is redescribed with a focus on the cranial anatomy.It was found to represent not only a new
ABSTRACTAs plants are an essential component of sustainable life support systems, long-duration space missions will require a sophisticated understanding of plant adaptations to spaceflight and microgravity.For many years, transcriptional profiling of steady state mRNA abundances has been used as measure of Synthetic Wig plant adaptations to the sp
Abstract Individuals living and working in dangerous settings (e.g., first responders and military personnel) make complex decisions amidst serious threats.However, controlled studies on decision-making under threat are limited given obvious ethical concerns.Here, we embed Toiletry Bags a complex decision-making task within a threatening, immersive
The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues its upward growth in terms of the rising caseload, attributed deaths as well as the geographical distribution.Owing to the sudden rise in the number of cases, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has become very high and thus it resulted in their significant shortage.Hence, i