Resource allocation and scheduling under scarce resources and limited time are always critical and challenging tasks, not only because of the complex situation with diverse needs involved, but also of any unpredictable occurrence during the whole dynamic process.This work proposes an agent-based framework to integrate the resource allocation and sc

Abstract Background Consumption of undercooked or insufficiently cured meat is a major risk factor for human infection with Toxoplasma gondii.Although horsemeat is typically consumed rare or undercooked, information on the risk of T.gondii from infected horse meat to humans is scarce.Here, we present the results of a study to determine the presence

ABSTRACT The bacterial flagellum is driven by a bidirectional rotary motor, which propels bacteria to swim through liquids or swarm over surfaces.While the functions of the Beauty major structural and regulatory components of the flagellum are known, the function of the well-conserved FliL protein is not.In Salmonella and Escherichia coli, the abse

Ant-like stone beetles (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae) include more than 4,850 described species in about 90 genera maintained as a separate cosmopolitan family since 1815.Recent authors have hypothesised that Scydmaenidae might be rooted deep inside rove-beetles (Staphylinidae).To test this hypothesis we analysed 206 parsimoniously informative larval a

Background and Aim: The ability of DIAGNOdent (DD) for detection of occlusal caries under sealant and its reproducibility is a matter of question for dentists.The aim of this study was to evaluate DD values before and after the application of opaque fissure sealant (FS) and to determine the reproducibility of DD for detection of Beauty occlusal car