Various disease assessment scores are available, including the Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Disease Area Index (MMPDAI), the Autoimmune Bullous Skin disorder Intensity Score (ABSIS), the ‘Cicatrising Conjunctivitis Assessment Tool’ and the Oral Disease Severity Score (ODSS). Patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs), including DLQI, ABQOL and…[Read more]

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This study reported variability in the quality of neurosurgery training programs within public and private sector with even greater differences between the four provinces of Pakistan. We recommend continuous assessments and re-accreditation of these training programs through subject experts and health-care…[Read more]

Polyketide-terpenoid hybrid compounds are one of the largest families of meroterpenoids, with great potential for drug development for resistant pathogens. Genome sequence analysis of secondary metabolite gene clusters of a phytopathogenic fungus, Bipolaris sorokiniana 11134, revealed a type I polyketide gene cluster, consisting of highly reducing…[Read more]

re no members (at this time) of the Oscillospirales order which are known to contain the genes to methylate mercury, suggesting the source of methylmercury in the gut was from diet and not in vivo methylation.A Ciboria sp. strain (Phylum Ascomycota) was isolated from hydrocarbon-polluted soil of an abandoned oil refinery in Italy. The strain was…[Read more]