Backgroundand objectives: Burn patients represent a challenging cohort because the injuries entail a vulnerability to colonisation by microorganisms.The ensuing infections can lead to serious complications and, in many cases, to the death of the burn patient.Surgical intervention and wound dressings, as well as antibiotic treatment, are crucial for
Arabidopsis Histone Demethylases LDL1 and LDL2 Control Primary Seed Dormancy by Regulating DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 and ABA Signaling-Related Genes
Seed dormancy controls germination and plays a critical role in regulating the beginning of the life cycle of plants.Seed dormancy is established Utensils and maintained during seed maturation and is gradually broken during dry storage (after-ripening).The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) and DELAY OF GERMINATION1 (DOG1) protein are essential regu
Influence Maximization in Independent Cascade Networks Based on Activation Probability Computation
Based on the concepts of “word-of-mouth” effect and viral marketing, the diffusion of an innovation may be triggered starting from a set of initial users.Estimating the influence spread is a preliminary step to determine a suitable or even optimal set of initial users to reach a given goal.In this paper, we focus on a stochastic model
Hybrid wildebeest (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) provide further evidence for shared signatures of admixture in mammalian crania
The genus Connochaetes, Lichtenstein, 1814, contains two extant species, the blue breast-pumps wildebeest (C.taurinus, Burchell, 1823) and the black wildebeest (C.gnou, Zimmermann, 1780).In recent years, forced sympatry in confined areas within South Africa has led to interbreeding between these taxa and to fertile hybrid offspring.Here we report o