Intra-Abdominal Hydatid Cyst: Sociodemographics, Clinical Profiles, and Outcomes of Patients Operated on at a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background.Hydatid read more cyst is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.The abdomen, specifically the liver, is the most common site affected.Objective.Determine the presentation patterns, types of surgical management, and outcomes of patients operated for intra-abdominal hydatid cyst (IAHC).Methodology.A retrospective descriptive study

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Core and Accessory Genome Comparison of Australian and International Strains of O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a foodborne pathogen, and serotype O157:H7 is typically associated with severe disease.Australian STEC epidemiology differs from many other countries, as severe outbreaks and HUS cases appear to be more often associated with non-O157 serogroups.It is not known why Australian strains of O157 STEC migh

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A Statistical Forest Reflectance Model

The variability of forest reflectance among hemiboreal forests can be described with a fewbasis functions.Five basis functions describe almost 98% of variability of directional reflectancespectra in the optical spectral domain (400−1700 nm) in forest stands at the top of a canopy in nadir.A statistical forest reflectance model (SFRM) was deve

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