Consumption of diets high in fat and calories leads to hyperphagia and obesity, which is
associated with chronic “low-grade” systemic inflammation. Ingestion of a high-fat diet alters the …

Small bowel transplants provide an exceptional opportunity for long-term study of the
microbial ecology of the human small bowel. The ileostomy created at time of transplant for …

Background Haloferax volcanii is an easily culturable moderate halophile that grows on
simple defined media, is readily transformable, and has a relatively stable genome. This, in …

The halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii has a multireplicon genome, consisting of a main
chromosome, three secondary chromosomes, and a plasmid. Genes for the initiator protein …

Functional DNA origami nanoparticles (DNA-NPs) are used as nanocarriers in a variety of
biomedical applications including targeted drug delivery and vaccine development. DNA-NPs …

Comparative analysis of small-subunit ribosomal RNA (ss-rRNA) gene sequences forms the
basis for much of what we know about the phylogenetic diversity of both cultured and …

Background For more than two decades microbiologists have used a highly conserved
microbial gene as a phylogenetic marker for bacteria and archaea. The small-subunit ribosomal …

Context There are no previously published studies examining opioid doses administered to
opioid-tolerant cancer patients during emergency department (ED) encounters. Objectives …

Premise In the absence of hawkmoth pollinators, chasmogamous (CH) flowers of Ruellia
humilis self‐pollinate by two secondary mechanisms. Other floral visitors might exert selection …

Context: The effect of methadone on corrected QT interval (QTc) in patients with cancer pain
is not well-known. Objectives: To describe and characterize the effect of low-, moderate-, …