Antibiotic resistance is an ever-growing problem faced by all major sectors of health care, including dentistry.Recurrent infections related to multidrug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospitals are untreatable and questio
Abstract Background Leaf-cutting (attine) ants use their own fecal material to manure fungus gardens, which consist of leaf material overgrown by hyphal threads of the basidiomycete fungus Leucocoprinus gongylophorus that lives in symbiosis with the ants.Previous studies have suggested that the fecal droplets contain proteins that are produced by t
ABSTRACT A comprehensive census of a hectare of cerrado s.s.in southeastern Brazil, a small-tree and scrub woodland physiognomy, allowed the evaluation of whether pollination and dispersal modes are correlated with the stratification of the vegetation and if so, in what way.Generalist pollination, and pollination by small bees, as well as ornithoph
The demands on the productivity and robustness of metal casting processes for high quality components are continuously increasing.Moreover, the financial considerations necessitate meticulous and reliable planning of the entire casting process before it is actually put into practice.A holistic approach to perform cradle to grave analysis of cast pr
One of the most important matters in international trades for many local apple industries and auctions is accurate fruit quality classification.Defect recognition is a key in online computer-assisted apple sorting machines.Because of the cavity structure of the stem and calyx regions, the system tends to mistakenly treat them as true defects.Furthe