Vascular wilts are among the most destructive plant diseases that occur in annual crops as well as in woody perennials.These diseases are generally caused by soil-borne bacteria, fungi and oomycetes that infect through the roots and enter the water-conducting xylem vessels where they proliferate and obstruct the transportation of water and minerals
Use of the common marmoset to study Burkholderia mallei infection.
Burkholderia mallei is a host-adapted bacterium that does not persist outside of its equine reservoir.The organism causes the zoonosis glanders, which is endemic in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America.Infection by B.mallei typically occurs via the respiratory or percutaneous route, and the most common manifestations are life-threatening
The orbital and sinonasal hemangiopericytoma, 2 case reports:
Background & objective: Hemangiopericytoma is an uncommon vascular tumor derived from the pericytes of Zimmermann.The most common location of the tumor is pelvic retroperitoneum and musculoskeletal system of the lower extremities.It is rarely seen in the head and neck area.In addition, only 0.8% to 3% of all orbital tumors and less than 5
In-situ studies of rust layer formed on OCTG N80 steels alloyed with rare earth elements
In this study, the effect of rare Games earth (RE) alloying on the rust formed on N80 steels was investigated with in-situ micro-Raman spectroscopy and optical microscopy.Under potentiostatic tests at potentials representing accelerated conditions, there was formation of goethite phase on N80RE, while this protective and stable rust layer was not L
Spoken Latin: Learning, Teaching, Lecturing and Research
My experiences both as a learner and as Metallophone a teacher of Latin have led me to the conviction that speaking Latin advances a more nuanced understanding of the language, and leads to an enhanced level of reading fluency and greater ease in engaging closely with the text.Even after having studied the language to any degree of competence in a