BASELINE PREDICTORS OF SPUTUM CULTURE CONVERSION IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: IMPORTANCE OF CAVITIES, SMOKING, TIME TO DETECTION AND W-BEIJING GENOTYPE.

BackgroundTime to detection (TTD) on automated liquid mycobacterial cultures is an emerging biomarker of tuberculosis outcomes.The M.tuberculosis W-Beijing genotype is spreading globally, indicating a selective advantage.There is a paucity of data on the association between baseline TTD and W-Beijing genotype and tuberculosis outcomes.AimTo assess

Most species-climate models relate range margins to long-term mean climate but lack mechanistic understanding of the ecological or demographic processes underlying the climate response.We examined the case of a climatically limited edge-of-range population of a medium-sized grassland bird, for which climate responses may involve a behavioural trade

[Objectives] This paper aims to analyze the thermal equilibrium performance of a piston hydraulic damper in a stable working state so as to solve the problem in which the oil Electric Knives circuit of the hydraulic damping system of a longitudinal vibration-reduction thrust bearing is closed and the external disturbance input is unknown.[Methods]

Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic fungus which is often used in Asia as a traditional medicine developed from age-old wisdom.Presently, cordycepin from C.militaris is a great interest in medicinal applications.However, cellular growth of C.militaris and the association with cordycepin production remain poorly understood.To explore the meta

Decision-making is considered as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of act among numerous substitute possibilities.Today, decision-making helps to opt for the best assets i.e.machine tools, equipment etc.of firms under several concerns such as depreciation value, price, replacement, maintenance cost, repairmen