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Showing 1 to 20 of 230 for “"CoNS"”.
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Revisiting Judicial Activism. Pros and Cons of Judicial Lawmaking in the EU Legal Order
… supremacy, and how these doctrines shaped the constitutional order of the Union with the help of the preliminary ruling procedure. This thesis also examines the Court’s methods of interpretation, to see if its teleological interpretation can be justified based on the goals of the Treaty and the …
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MR Imaging of prostate cancer at 3T: the pros and cons of scanning with endorectal coil
Contains fulltext : 141372.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The pros and cons of corruption of firm performance : a micro-level study of businesses in Indonesia
… of these new programs is a clear international consensus that corruption, though not a new phenomenon, is one of the main reasons for economic stagnation in much of the developing world. The reasons for this "sudden" realization among the development community are both empirical and political. …
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Cultivar, Mowing Height, and Herbicide Effects on Bermudagrass, Cynodon Dactylon [L.] Pers., Suppression in Tall Fescue, Schedonorus Arundinaceus [Schreb.] Dumort., Nom. Cons.
… Schedonorus arundinaceus [Schreb.] Dumort., nom. cons. The experimental design was a split plot design with whole plots consisting of varying mowing heights and split plots consisting of different herbicide treatments with three replications. Two separate experiments were conducted. The tall …
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of coagulase negative staphylococci from pigs and humans in Lusaka province, Zambia.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are normal inhabitants of human and animal skin as well as mucous membranes, yet they have emerged as significant pathogens in healthcare settings, causing serious infections. Initially described as avirulent in 1884, CoNS, particularly Staphylococcus …
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of coagulase negative staphylococci from pigs and humans in Lusaka province, Zambia.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are normal inhabitants of human and animal skin as well as mucous membranes, yet they have emerged as significant pathogens in healthcare settings, causing serious infections. Initially described as avirulent in 1884, CoNS, particularly Staphylococcus …
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The Effects of Dance on Motor and Non-Motor Functions, and Resting State Electroencephalography in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease and Age-Matched Controls
… disease (PD) and age-matched controls (CONs). Following a single 75-minute DwP class, individuals with PD demonstrated significant improvements in balance and depression, and CONs showed improvements in walking speed. The rsEEG also showed significant changes in both individual alpha …
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The prevention and diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infection
… Isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) recovered from the skin and CVC components of 3 cardiothoracic surgery patients were characterised by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The genetic heterogeneity of CoNS isolated from the skin was demonstrated and specific genotypes …
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The gray divide: a stage theory analysis of technology adoption by older adults
… adoption. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) constructs (i.e., stages of change, decisional balance pros and cons, and perceived computer self-efficacy) and general self-efficacy were assessed to determine if an older adult’s perceived self-efficacy was the reason for not adopting technology …
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Staphylococcus spp. from animals intended for human consumption, animalderived food and humans in Spain and Senegal: genetic lineages, antibioresistance and virulence
… (both coagulase-positive (CoPS) and -negative (CoNS)) are normal colonizers of skin and mucous of healthy humans and animals, but also opportunistic pathogens, that can cause skin and soft tissues infections, mastitis, food intoxication, bacteraemia etc. This thesis aimed to analyse the …
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Detección y caracterización de péptidos con actividad antimicrobiana en aislados de Staphylococcus. Aplicación al ámbito agroalimentario y en salud pública
Bacteriocins have been considered an effective tool to address the problem of antibiotic resistance. Staphylococcus is normally found as commensal microorganisms of the nasal and skin microbiota of animals and humans, although some species can be opportunistic pathogens, especially S. aureus. …
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Decisional Balance Scale: Restructuring a Measurement of Change for Adolescent Offenders
… and has an underlying three-factor solution: Cons, Pros-Self, and Pros-Others. Offenders in the early stages of change scored significantly higher on the Cons scale. Offenders actively changing their behavior scored significantly higher on the Pro-Self and Pros-Other scales.
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Epidemiología molecular de Staphylococcus spp. desde un enfoque One Health: genes emergentes e inusuales de resistencia a antibióticos y de virulencia
… (CoPS) and coagulase-negative (CoNS), are commensal bacteria of the skin and mucous membranes of healthy humans and animals, but they can also act as opportunistic pathogens, causing diseases of diverse severity. The objective of this thesis was to analyze the frequency and …
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Characterization Of Antimicrobial-Resistant staphylococcus Spp. In Food Animals And Retail Meat
… Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (MRCoNS) in food animals and retail meat to provide insight into the role of agricultural environment in transmitting bacteria of human clinical significance. Furthermore, the potential application of phytochemicals as antimicrobials and antimicrobial …
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The resource allocation process in the health sector in Zambia and issues of equity
… was undertaken to identify the factors that are cons!dered in the formula for allocating resources in the health sector in Zambia as compared to those ones identified in international literature some of which are: population size, demographic composition of population, morbidity/mortality …
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Bacteriome interactions in pediatric atopic dermatitis in a rural and urban South African cohort
… role of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) in AD pathology. This study found that CoNS and S. aureus were commonly co-carried on nonlesional skin among cases (regardless of location) and anterior nares among urban cases than the control group. The carriage of S. capitis on nonlesional …
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Neonatal Sepsis And Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns At A South African Tertiary Nursery – Evolution Over A 15 Year Period
… were due to Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CONS). In 2013 a total of 1070 (46.8% of total admissions) blood cultures were taken, 124 (5.4% of total admissions) were culture positive. Common invasive organisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae (53.8% of invasive organisms), E. coli (12.8%) and S. …
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