BACTERIA, PHAGES AND SEPTICEMIA.

Bacteria, phages and septicemia.

The use of phages is an attractive option to battle antibiotic resistant bacteria in certain bacterial infections, but the role of phage ecology in bacterial infections is obscure.Here we surveyed the phage ecology in septicemia, the most severe type of bacterial infection.We observed that the majority of the bacterial isolates from septicemia pati

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The Double Character of Cuban Protestantism and Philanthropy

In Cuba and the United States, Protestant institutions exist that are both reflective and nonreflective about their culture’s influence on belief and practice.The case of Cuba sheds light on how Christian churches and voluntary associations operate in an authoritarian Accessories - Bags - Backpacks regime.Despite the tension and enmity that h

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Characterization of Clade 2.3.2.1 H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Wild Birds (Mandarin Duck and Eurasian Eagle Owl) in 2010 in Korea

Starting in late November 2010, the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was isolated from many types of wild ducks and raptors and was subsequently isolated from poultry in Korea.We assessed the genetic and pathogenic properties of the HPAI viruses isolated from a fecal sample from a Accessories - Bags - Backpacks mandarin duck and

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Multifactor models in the analysis of mutual fund effectiveness

The aim of this paper is to examine the efficiency of Polish mutual funds.The applied performance measures are parameters of the models developed by Jensen, Fama-French and Carhart.By means of average returns, it is found that equity funds Pyro-Swag are not able to outperform the benchmark in a statistically significant manner and use premiums from

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