a in CSC mice.Clostridioides difficile (Clostridium difficile) (CD) infection remains a challenging diagnosis in hospitalized patients given the myriad of testing procedures and array of alternative causes for diarrhea. We identified 100 consecutive inpatients with positive CD testing in a single tertiary center before and after changing from…[Read more]

The assessment of nitrate pollution origin using stable isotope techniques is a fundamental prerequisite for the application of sustainable groundwater management plans. Although nitrate pollution is a worldwide groundwater quality problem, existing knowledge on the origin of nitrate pollution in arid and semi-arid regions is still scarce. Using…[Read more]

As a result, when large populations contract, they experience a substantially elevated risk of extinction after these strongly deleterious mutations are exposed by inbreeding. Moreover, we demonstrate that, although genetic rescue is broadly effective as a means to reduce extinction risk, its effectiveness can be greatly increased by drawing…[Read more]

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a traditional crop in arid and semi-arid areas. Its vegetative propagation can be achieved by offshoots, but possible number of offshoots in mother palm trees is limited. Micropropagation is a highly recommended strategy for obtaining date palm elite cultivars using shoot tip and immature inflorescences. In…[Read more]