DISCOVERY OF A UNIQUE SET OF DOG-SEROREACTIVE COCCIDIOIDES PROTEINS USING NUCLEIC ACID PROGRAMMABLE PROTEIN ARRAY

Discovery of a Unique Set of Dog-Seroreactive Coccidioides Proteins Using Nucleic Acid Programmable Protein Array

Valley Fever (VF), caused by fungi in the genus Coccidioides, is a prevalent disease in southwestern and western parts of the United States that affects both humans and animals, such as dogs.Although the immune responses to infection with Coccidioides spp.are not fully characterized, antibody-detection assays are Cord Strain Relief Protector used i

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Exploring the Addition of Herbal Residues on Fermentation Quality, Bacterial Communities, and Ruminal Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Paper Mulberry Silage

This study aimed to investigate the influence of herbal residues on the fermentation quality and ruminal fermentation of paper mulberry silage.Clove, mint, and purple perilla residues were used as additives.Silage treatments were designed as control (no additives), 5% of clove, 5% of mint, and 5% of purple perilla.After 21 and 75 days of fermentati

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Genetic Population Structure of Wild Pigs in Southern Texas

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) alter ecosystems, affect the economy, and carry diseases that can be transmitted to livestock, humans, and wildlife.Understanding wild pig movements and population structure data, including natural population boundaries and dispersal, may potentially increase the efficiency and effectiveness of management actions.We trapped,

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Molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer in pre-clinical models show differential response to targeted therapies: Treatment implications beyond KRAS mutations.

Molecular subtypes of colorectal tumors are associated with prognosis and prediction for treatment benefit from chemotherapy.The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to determine the association of colorectal (CRC) molecular subtypes with response to targeted therapies in pre-clinical models and 2) to identify treatments for CRC stem-like subtype

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Phase-shift, targeted nanoparticles for ultrasound molecular imaging by low intensity focused ultrasound irradiation

Maoping Li,1,2 Hua Luo,3 Weiyang Zhang,1 Kunyan He,4 Yong Chen,3 Jianxin Liu,2 Junchen Chen,5 Dong Wang,1 Lan Hao,2 Haitao Ran,2 Yuanyi Zheng,2 Zhigang Wang,2 Pan Li2 1Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; 2Institute of Ultrasound Imaging, Chongqing Medical University, Chongq

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