Mycobacterium abscessus causes severe disease in patients with cystic fibrosis.Little is known in M.abscessus about the roles of small regulatory RNAs (sRNA) in gene regulation.We show that the sRNA B11 controls gene expression and virulence-associated phenotypes in this pathogen.B11 deletion from the smooth strain ATCC_19977 produced a rough strai
The genome sequence of the oak pinhole borer, Platypus cylindrus (Fabricius, 1792) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Platypus cylindrus (the oak pinhole borer; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Snap Ring Curculionidae).The genome sequence is 147.5 megabases in span.Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 8 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Tables X and Y sex chromosomes.The mitochondrial genome has also
Integrating pastoral care and appreciative inquiry for sex trafficking survivors: A framework for healing
Integrating appreciative inquiry (AI) and pastoral care may help address the TREATMENT FOR COLOURED HAIR complex issues of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.This article explores the benefits of incorporating AI principles into pastoral care for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.Commercial sexual explo
Covalent Organic Framework-Functionalized Magnetic CuFe2O4/Ag Nanoparticles for the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol
In this work, magnetic CuFe2O4/Ag nanoparticles activated by porous covalent organic frameworks (COF) was fabricated to evaluate the heterogenous reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP).The core-shell CuFe2O4/Ag@COF was successfully prepared by 5BP polydopamine reduction of silver ions on CuFe2O4 nanoparticles, followed by COF layer condensation.By integ
On the Bias in Confirmatory Factor Analysis When Treating Discrete Variables as Ordinal Instead of Continuous
Confirmatory factor analysis is some of the most widely used statistical techniques in the social sciences.Frequently, variables (i.e., items) stemming from questionnaires are analyzed.Two competing approaches for estimating confirmatory factor analysis Electric Salad Spinners can be distinguished.First, ordinal variables could be treated as in the