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SARS-CoV-2 is an international public health emergency; high transmissibility and morbidity and mortality can result in the virus overwhelming health systems. Combinations of social distancing, and test, trace, and isolate strategies can reduce the number of new infections per infected individual below 1, thus driving declines in case numbers, but…[Read more]

Midinfrared spectroscopy is a universal way to identify chemical and biological substances. Indeed, when interacting with a light beam, most molecules are responsible for absorption at specific wavelengths in the mid-IR spectrum, allowing to detect and quantify small traces of substances. On-chip broadband light sources in the mid-infrared are…[Read more]

Quantitation of urine protein is important in dogs with chronic kidney disease. Various analyzers are used to measure urine protein-to-creatinine ratios (UPCR).

This study aimed to compare the UPCR obtained by three types of analyzers (automated wet chemistry analyzer, in-house dry chemistry analyzer, and dipstick reading device) and…[Read more]

4%) at least occasionally contacted colleagues for off the record opinions on candidates, and 40.9% conducted an internet or social media search. Enthusiasm for the job (97.2%) and being a team player (95.3%) were the qualities most rated as at least moderately important, while a priority for work-life balance (45.4%) and having interests/hobbies…[Read more]

Pine resin biosynthesis was not induced in response to wounding, at least not during the first four days.Groundwaters host vital resources playing a key role in the near future. Subterranean fauna and microbes are crucial in regulating organic cycles in environments characterized by low energy and scarce carbon availability. However, our knowledge…[Read more]

The burden of injury and costs of wrist fractures are substantial. Surgical treatment became popular without strong supporting evidence.

To assess whether current surgical treatment for displaced distal radius fractures provided better patient-reported wrist pain and function than nonsurgical treatment in patients 60 years and…[Read more]

Mink enteritis virus (MEV) is a major pathogen inducing acute hemorrhagic enteritis in mink. This study aims to determine the pathogenicity of the isolated MEV strain (SMPV-11) compared with the attenuated MEV strain (MEV-F61) in the mink. The two MEV strains were inoculated in the two mink groups, respectively. Then the clinical symptom,…[Read more]