Resistance to Tuberculosis drugs has become a major threat to the control of tuberculosis (TB) globally.We conducted the first nation-wide drug resistance survey to investigate the level and pattern of resistance to first-line TB drugs among newly and previously treated sputum smear-positive TB cases.We also evaluated associations between potential
Biological membranes mediate several biological processes that are directly associated with their physical properties but sometimes difficult to evaluate.Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are model systems widely used to characterize the structure of biological membranes.Cholesterol (Chol) plays an essential role in the modulation of membrane physica
The objective of the current study was to evaluate traffic and geometric features and their influences on the safety performance of roundabouts by developing suitable crash modification factors (CMFs).The cross-sectional method can be applied as an alternative method to estimate the CMFs when before-and-after studies are impractical to apply, e.g.,
The implementation of large-scale containment measures by governments to contain the spread of the stubby mtl kit COVID-19 virus has resulted in large impacts to the global economy.Here, we derive a new high-frequency indicator of economic activity using empirical vessel tracking data, and use it to estimate the global maritime trade losses during
The species of the genus Uloma Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from two Malaysian regions i.e.Sabah and Selangor were explored.The minnie mouse beach umbrella diagnostic characteristics were figured and species key was provided for two newly recorded species including U.sextuberosa (Kaszab, 1980) and U.excise (Gebien, 1913).The species typ