As part of the requirements of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada has been investigating the genetic diversity of its native equine and pony populations.Along with examining four indigenous Canadian equine populations (Canadian horse, Lac La Croix pony, Newfoundland pony and Sable Island population), another 10 Mountain and Moorland, th
BackgroundTyphoid fever is endemic in Fiji, with high reported annual incidence.We sought to identify the sources and modes of transmission of typhoid fever in Fiji with the aim to inform disease control.Methodology/principal findingsWe identified Hide Pyrolytic Single Oven and surveyed patients with blood culture-confirmed typhoid fever from Janua
This paper considers the power-efficient resource allocation problem in a cloud radio access network (C-RAN).The C-RAN architecture Lips consists of a set of base-band units (BBUs) which are connected to a set of radio remote heads (RRHs) equipped with massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO), via fronthaul links with limited capacity.We formu
Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium are major foodborne pathogens of concern worldwide.Bacteriophage applications have gained more interest for biocontrol in foods.This study isolated 36 Salmonella phages from several animal farms in Thailand and tested them on 47 Salmonella strains from several sourc
Background: Pending high-level evidence that ablative treatments of ASIL impact the incidence of anal cancer, it is appropriate to offer low-impost office-based treatments for biopsy-proven HSIL, in combination with close follow-up to monitor for disease persistence or progression.Methods: As part Travel Tumbler of a pilot screening program for ASI