Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum

Abstract Background Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is a destructive floral disease of different cereal crops.The Ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum (Fg) is one of the main causal agents of FHB in wheat and barley.The role(s) in virulence of Fg genes include genetic studies that involve the transformation of the fungus with different expression cass

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Social support as a mediator between sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

BackgroundThe hemodialysis regimen is an inevitable and mandatory treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).During the dialysis journey, patients may experience maladaptation in terms of sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and reduced health-related quality of SWIM TRUNKS life (HRQOL).Psychosocial resources such as social supp

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Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Well Child Care and Vaccination

ObjectivesThe COVID-19 virus is highly contagious primarily via aerosol transmission and has a high mortality rate.On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.This study aims to enumerate the effect of the pandemic on vaccination rates during the COVID-19 lockdown and the aftermath in pedi

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