Data from: Delays and loss to follow up before treatment of drug-resistant TB...
Background: South Africa has a large burden of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), with 18,734 patients diagnosed in 2014. The number of diagnosed patients has increased substantially with the...
View ArticleData from: Advances in neglected tropical disease vaccines: developing...
A new generation of vaccines for the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have now advanced into clinical development, with the Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel Hookworm Vaccine already being tested in Phase 1...
View ArticleData from: Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains...
Bartonella infections were investigated in seven species of bats from four regions of the Republic of Georgia. Of the 236 bats that were captured, 212 (90%) specimens were tested for Bartonella...
View ArticleData from: Oncological and surgical outcome after treatment of pelvic sarcomas
Background and Objectives. Treatment of pelvic tumors remains challenging due to complex anatomy, poor oncological outcome and high complication rates. We sought to investigate the long-term...
View ArticleData from: Effects of UVB radiation on grazing of two cladocerans from...
Climate change and water extraction may result in increased exposition of the biota to ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) in high-altitude Andean lakes. Although exposition to lethal doses in these lakes is...
View ArticleData from: Arctic greening from warming promotes declines in caribou populations
The migratory tundra caribou herds in North America follow decadal population cycles, and browsing from abundant caribou could be expected to counteract the current climate-driven expansion of shrubs...
View ArticleData from: Transient recovery dynamics of a predator–prey system under press...
Background: Species recovery after disturbances depends on the strength and duration of disturbance, on the species traits and on the biotic interactions with other species. In order to understand...
View ArticleData from: Population dynamics and threats to an apex predator outside...
Data on the population dynamics and threats to large carnivores are vital to conservation efforts, but these are hampered by a paucity of studies. For some species, such as the leopard (Panthera...
View ArticleData from: The adaptive genomic landscape of beak morphology in Darwin’s finches
Beak shape in Darwin’s ground finches (Geospiza) is emblematic of natural selection and adaptive radiation, yet our understanding of the genetic basis of beak shape variation, and thus the genetic...
View ArticleData from: The interface of ecological novelty and behavioral context in the...
Ecological traps occur when rapid environmental change causes animals to actually prefer inferior habitats. Traps increase the likelihood of species extinction, but our understanding of how evolved...
View ArticleData from: Carbon debt of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands...
Over 13 million ha of former cropland are enrolled in the US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), providing well-recognized biodiversity, water quality, and carbon (C) sequestration benefits that could...
View ArticleData from: Comparative analysis of DNA extraction methods to study the body...
High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene has considerably helped revealing the essential role of bacteria living on insect cuticles in the ecophysiology and behavior of their hosts. However, our...
View ArticleData from: How does environment influence fighting? The effects of tidal flow...
An animal’s decision to enter into a fight depends on the interaction between perceived resource value (V) and fighting costs (C). Both could be altered by predictable environmental fluctuations. For...
View ArticleData from: Combined analysis of extant Rhynchonellida (Brachiopoda) using...
Independent molecular and morphological phylogenetic analyses have often produced discordant results for certain groups which, for fossil-rich groups, raises the possibility that morphological data...
View ArticleData from: Resolving relationships among the megadiverse butterflies and...
The advent of next-generation sequencing technology has allowed for the collection of large portions of the genome for phylogenetic analysis. Hybrid enrichment and transcriptomics are two techniques...
View ArticleData from: Species interactions in occurrence data for a community of...
Interactions between species of ticks, their realised range of hosts, the pathogens they carry and transmit, as well as the geographical distribution of species in the Western Palearctic, have been...
View ArticleData from: Ultra structural changes occurring in duct ectasia and periductal...
Introduction: Duct Ectasia (DE) and Periductal Mastitis (PDM) are the most common benign breast conditions seen in women. The etiopathogenesis of these entities is still not clear and most of the...
View ArticleData from: Genome-wide association analysis in dogs implicates 99 loci as...
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is common condition that can be devastating and life changing, particularly in young adults. A non-contact mechanism is typical. Second ACL ruptures through...
View ArticleData from: Reproductive success is energetically linked to foraging...
The efficiency with which individuals extract energy from their environment defines their survival and reproductive success, and thus their selective contribution to the population. Individuals that...
View ArticleData from: A longitudinal cline characterizes the genetic structure of human...
Indigenous populations of the Tibetan plateau have attracted much attention for their good performance at extreme high altitude. Most genetic studies of Tibetan adaptations have used genetic variation...
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