Contaminated surfaces are one of the ways that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be transmitted.SARS-CoV-2 can be detected on environmental surfaces; however, few environmental sampling studies have been conducted in nonclinical settings.The objective of this study was to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA on environmental surfaces in public areas in Las
Prebiotic supplementation in frail older people affects specific gut microbiota taxa but not global diversity
Abstract Background There are complex interactions between aging, frailty, diet, and the gut microbiota; modulation of the gut microbiota by diet could lead to healthier aging.The purpose of this study was to test the effect of diets differing in sugar, fat, and fiber content upon the gut microbiota of mice humanized with microbiota from healthy or
Untrained chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) fail to imitate novel actions.
Social learning research in apes has focused on social learning in the technical (problem solving) domain - an approach that confounds action and physical information.Successful subjects in such studies may have been able to perform target actions not as a result of imitation learning but because they had learnt some technical aspect, for example,
Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium minutisporum and Lomentospora prolificans: a comparative study of surface molecules produced by conidial and germinated conidial cells
BACKGROUND Scedosporium/Lomentospora species are opportunistic mould pathogens, presenting notable antifungal resistance.OBJECTIVES/METHODS We analysed the conidia and germinated conidia of S.apiospermum (Sap), S.aurantiacum (Sau), S.minutisporum (Smi) and L.prolificans (Lpr) by scanning electron microscopy and exposition of surface molecules by fl
"THE LEGEND OF THE DRAGON FROM OHRID LAKE" - INTERPRETATION OF ITS REGIONAL AUTHENTICITY
This article examines Macedonian folk legends, beliefs and images, that concern the existence of the dragon from Ohrid Nail Scissors lake (the Lamia).Separate points of analysis of this topic are the universal and mythological notions that take part in the construction Tridonic EM SELFTEST G2 of regional authenticity, emphasizing the interpretation