We found that ethyl gallate purified from a dried pod of tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) intensified beta-lactam susceptibility in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA strains, respectively). This compound and several known alkyl gallates were tested with MRSA and MSSA strains to gain new insights into their structural functions in relation ...

Thecosomata is a marine zooplankton group, which played an important role in the carbonate cycle in oceans due to their shell composition. So far, there is important discrepancy between the previous morphological-based taxonomies, and subsequently the evolutionary history of Thecosomata. In this study, the remarkable planktonic sampling of TARA Oceans expedition associated with a set of various...

The oceans encompass the most important ecosystems for the health of our planet, most of it unseen and at depths unimaginably remote and little explored. It is there that microbial communities pulse to the ancient rhythms of life on earth. Researchers are beginning to plumb these mysterious depths to learn what organisms are there and how they interact to shape the global cycles of macronutrien...

MOVING ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH TO A HIGHER LEVEL: THE IMPACT OFUNIT-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON BUSINESS METRIC OUTCOMESbyTARA K. McCLUREAugust 2013Advisor: Dr. Boris BaltesMajor: Psychology (Industrial-Organizational)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyAlthough engagement has been slow to take hold within the academicliterature, it has quickly become a hot topic within the ...

Burkina Faso implemented a national subsidy for emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) covering 80% of the cost of normal childbirth in public health facilities. The objective was to increase coverage of facility-based deliveries. After implementation of the EmONC policy, coverage increased across the country, but disparities were observed between districts and between primary healthcare...

BACKGROUND In the Peruvian Coastal Desert, an archipelago of fog oases, locally called lomas, are centers of biodiversity and of past human activity. Fog interception by a tree canopy, dominated by the legume tree tara (Caesalpinia spinosa), enables the occurrence in the Atiquipa lomas (southern Peru) of an environmental island with a diverse flora and high productivity. Although this forest pr...

Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI), one of the most common sensory disorders, can be mitigated, but not cured or eliminated. To identify genetic influences underlying ARHI, we conducted a genome-wide association study of ARHI in 6,527 cases and 45,882 controls among the non-Hispanic whites from the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging (GERA) cohort. We identified two novel...