BackgroundMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) S.aureus strains are well recognized as posing substantial problems in treating ocular infections.S.aureus has a vast array of virulence factors, including superantigens and enterotoxins.Their interactions and ability to Baby Toothbrushes signal antibiotics r

The Echaurren Metal Platter Norte Glacier is a reference glacier for the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) network and has the longest time series of glacier mass balance data in the Southern Hemisphere.The data has been obtained by the direct glaciological method since 1975.In this study, we calculated glacier area changes using satellite im

Grapevines are propagated by grafting, but the rootstocks used in commercial plantations are susceptible to several diseases.In this study, we focused on a novel root and trunk rot disease of grapevine plantlets that show Relaxation symptoms during cold storage, before field establishment.Our objectives were to study the aetiology, symptomatology,

In tropical forests of southern Ecuador, artisanal gold mining releases heavy metals that become xenobiotic with indefinite circulation and eventual bioaccumulation.Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded mining sites represent a major ecological, technological and economic issue.In this study, we estimate the capacity of two native woody plants

A technology to search for victims in disaster areas by localizing human-related sound sources, such as voices and emergency whistles, using a drone-embedded microphone array was researched.One of the challenges is the development of sound source localization methods.Such a sound-based search method requires a high resolution, a high tolerance for