Objectives: Study of the rifampicin resistance of Rhodococcus equi strains isolated from French horses over a 20-year period.Methods: Rifampicin susceptibility was tested by disk diffusion (DD) and broth macrodilution methods, and rpoB gene sequencing and MLST were performed on 40 R.equi strains, 50.0% of which were non-susceptible to rifampicin.Re
The description of previously unknown immature stages of Chroantha ornatula (Herrich-Schaffer, 1842) is given.Collection and observation were made during 1987-2002 in Turkmenistan.Observations on Vase the eggs and larval development were made in the nature and in the laboratory cages.Distribution of the species is reconsidered and its northern bord
Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common pathological esophageal cancer with poor prognosis.Vitamin D deficiency reportedly occurs in ESCC patients, and this is related to single nucleotide polymorphism of vitamin D receptor (VDR).Objective: We investigated the effect of VDR on ESCC proliferation, invasion, and metastasis a
This research aims to examine the relationship between the rational and intuitive decision-making styles of athletes and their mental readiness levels.The research was designed by adopting the relational survey model, which is among the quantitative research methods.The research group, in which the easily accessible sampling method was adopted, con