Biocontrol of the nematode Meloidogyne javanica was studied using the Argentinean strains Pseudomonas fluorescens MME3, TAE4, TAR5 and ZME4 and Bacillus sp. B7S, B9T and B19S. Pseudomonas protegens CHA0 was used as a positive control. Egg hatching and juvenile mortality were evaluated in vitro by exposure of nematodes to bacterial suspensions or…[Read more]

UAB AMC School of Medicine grew by $100 million in National Institutes of Health funding and moved up 10 spots in ranking. In 2018, UAB Hospital had 10 specialties ranked by U.S. News & World Report, 7 more than in 2013. This article outlines the approach taken and provides a conceptual framework for other AMCs eager to transform their structure…[Read more]

Knee joint distraction (KJD) has shown long-term clinical improvement and short-term cartilage restoration in young osteoarthritis (OA) patients. The current objective was to evaluate MRI cartilage thickness up to ten years after KJD treatment, using a three-dimensional surface-based approach.

Twenty end-stage knee OA patients were treated…[Read more]

In this Letter, we experimentally achieve high-speed ultraviolet-C (UVC) communication based on a 276.8 nm UVC micro-LED. A record $-3;rmdB$ optical bandwidth of 452.53 MHz and light output power of 0.854 mW at a current density of $400;rmA/crmm^2$ are obtained with a chip size of 100 µm. A UVC link over 0.5 m with a data rate of 2 Gbps is…[Read more]

Rodent models of brain disorders including neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative diseases are essential for increasing our understanding of underlying pathology and for preclinical testing of potential treatments. Some of the most important outcome measures in such studies are behavioral. Unfortunately, reports from different…[Read more]