The lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis is widely used for the production of fermented dairy products. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of 24 L. lactis strains isolated from different environments and geographic locations.

This paper highlights how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be utilized to analyze biases and patterns related to physical and cultural geography in Florida. Using case recovery locations from the C. Addison Pound Human Identification Laboratory (CAPHIL), results indicate that the majority of CAPHIL cases are recovered from urban areas with medium to low population density and low rates ...

This paper explores issues of professional, ethical conduct in usability testing centering around the concept of Ôinformed consentÕ. Previous work on informed consent has been in homogeneous geographic locations. With Internet sites being developed at a prodigious rate, these procedures need to be revisited for their applicability to heterogeneous locations, in terms of culture, business practi...