PLACEMENT OF TRIBLIDIACEAE IN RHYTISMATALES AND COMMENTS ON UNIQUE ASCOSPORE MORPHOLOGIES IN LEOTIOMYCETES (FUNGI, ASCOMYCOTA)

Placement of Triblidiaceae in Rhytismatales and comments on unique ascospore morphologies in Leotiomycetes (Fungi, Ascomycota)

Triblidiaceae is a family of uncommonly encountered, non-lichenized discomycetes.A recent classification circumscribed the family to include Triblidium (4 spp.and 1 subsp.), Huangshania (2 spp.) and Pseudographis (2 spp.and 1 var.).The apothecia of these fungi are persistent and drought-tolerant; they possess stromatic, highly melanized covering la

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Safety Assessment of Recycled Plastics from Post-Consumer Waste with a Combination of a Miniaturized Ames Test and Chromatographic Analysis

European circular economy goals require the use of recycled polymers in sensitive applications such as food packaging.As plastic recyclates can contain unknown post-consumer substances, the European Food Safety Authority evaluates recycling processes using a worst-case assumption: all contaminants are DNA-reactive mutagens/carcinogens with extremel

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The Quantification of Morphological Variation and Development of Morphology-Based Keys to Identify Species of Fusconaia and Pleurobema (Unionidae) in the Green River, Kentucky, USA

We quantified morphological variation among genetically identified specimens of Fusconaia flava, F.subrotunda, Pleurobema cordatum, P.plenum, P.sintoxia, and P.rubrum inhabiting the Green River, Kentucky, species with shells that are morphologically similar to each COLOR PROTECT LOCKING SPRAY other and thus difficult to identify.Molecular identific

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Model-based PEEP optimisation in mechanical ventilation

Abstract Background Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients require mechanical ventilation (MV) for breathing support.Patient-specific PEEP is encouraged for treating different patients but there is no well established method in optimal PEEP selection.Methods A study of 10 patients diagnosed with ALI/ARDS whom underwent recruitment mano

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