Multi-Locus Next-Generation Sequence Typing of DNA Extracted From Pooled Colonies Detects Multiple Unrelated Candida albicans Strains in a Significant Proportion of Patient Samples

The yeast Candida albicans is an important opportunistic human pathogen.For C.albicans strain typing or drug susceptibility testing, a single colony recovered from a patient sample is normally used.This is insufficient when multiple strains are present at the site sampled.How often this is the case is unclear.Previous studies, confined to Default o

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The Prognostic and Predictive Value of DR-70 Immunoassay, A Novel Fibrin-Associated Biomarker, in Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers

Aim:DR-70 is a newly developed immunoassay that detects fibrin degradation products in blood.We aimed to evaluate ability of DR-70 in monitoring treatment response in advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.Materials and Methods:We prospectively enrolled patients with advanced GI Shelves cancers treated with different lines of systemic therapies.Ima

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Source Domains of Smell Related Metaphorical Collocations: Study Based on Corpus of Contemporary American English

The paper discusses source domains of smell related metaphorical collocations.The research is limited to metaphorical collocations with pleasant smell denoting words scent, fragrance, aroma, and perfume in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA).The scope of the research is 2187 concordance lines (CL) containing metaphorical collocations

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Forensic analysis of video steganography tools

Steganography is the art and science of concealing information in such a way that only the sender and intended recipient of a message should be aware of its presence.Digital steganography has been used in the past on a variety of media including executable files, audio, text, games and, notably, images.Additionally, there is increasing research int

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