OBJECTIVES To study the suitability, stability and diversity of short tandem repeat (STR) genomic markers to elicit strain variation in the Mycobacterium leprae isolates within leprosy patients from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states in South India. MATERIALS AND METHODS Slit skin smear (SSS) samples were collected from lesions and various body sites of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. The...

Subgenera of the speciose ant-like stone beetle genus Stenichnus Thomson are revised. The genus is re-classified and only two subgenera are retained: Stenichnus s. str. and Scydmaenichnus Reitter. Two remaining subgenera, Austrostenichnus Franz and Scydmaenilla King, are elevated to the genus rank (the status of Scydmaenilla, originally described as a genus and later reduced to a subgenus of St...

the sarcoglycanopathies (sgps) are a subgroup of autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophies (lgmds). they are caused by mutations in gamma, alpha, beta, and delta sarcoglycans (sgs) genes. alpha-sgps are the most frequent form of sgps. muscle biopsy studies in patients with sarcoglycanopathies have indicated that loss of one sg subunit leads to instability of whole sg complex.  autozy...

let $d$ be a finite and simple digraph with vertex set $v(d)$‎.‎a signed total roman $k$-dominating function (str$k$df) on‎‎$d$ is a function $f:v(d)rightarrow{-1‎, ‎1‎, ‎2}$ satisfying the conditions‎‎that (i) $sum_{xin n^{-}(v)}f(x)ge k$ for each‎‎$vin v(d)$‎, ‎where $n^{-}(v)$ consists of all vertices of $d$ from‎‎which arcs go into $v$‎, ‎and (ii) every vertex $u$ for which‎‎$f(u)=-1$ has a...

genotyping for five short tandem repeat (str) loci humvwa, humfes, humtpo, humth01 and d3s1359 was done in 220 unrelated individuals from the population of isfahan province of ir iran. the loci were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (page) and silver staining. the data demonstrated that the str markers were all found informative i...

The sex-linked short tandem repeats (STR), Y-STR and X-STR, are important for autosomal STRs in forensic paternity testing. We evaluated the forensic parameters of 19 Y-STRs and 16 X-STRs in the Han population of Shandong province, China. A Goldeneye 20Y kit (DYS391, DYS389I, DYS390, DYS389II, DYS348, DYS456, Y-GATA-H4, DYS447, DYS19, DYS392, DYS393, DYS388, DYS439, DYS635, DYS448, DYS460, DYS4...

The in vivo efficacy of streptomycin (STR), doxycycline (DOX), rifampin (RIF), ciprofloxacin (CIP), and their combinations was evaluated for a Brucella melitensis experimental infection in a mouse model. Animals were infected with 2 x 10(4) to 4 x 10(4) CFU of B. melitensis intraperitoneally on day 0 and were randomized to receive, starting on day 7, STR alone at 75, 150, or 300 mg/kg of body w...

BACKGROUND Clinical outcomes of patients with myocardial infarction are primarily determined by the successful restoration of myocardial reperfusion and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. AIM To investigate the predictive value of Gensini score on ST-segment resolution (STR) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) for acute ST-elevation myocardial infar...

Supporters of short-term rental (STR) platforms state that STRs represent a small fraction the housing market major cities and therefore have little impact on rents. However, there is emerging evidence suggests highly localised impacts. In this article, we use natural experiment pause in tourism caused by COVID-19 pandemic to highlight decrease STR listings markets case study city Hobart, Austr...