FROM THE PHARYNX TO THE ABDOMEN: A CASE OF PRIMARY PERITONITIS

From the Pharynx to the Abdomen: A Case of Primary Peritonitis

Primary peritonitis usually occurs in patients with comorbidities previously diagnosed with ascites.However, a primary peritoneal infection in previously healthy patients may also ensue.There has been an increase in reported cases of primary peritonitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes affecting mostly women.It usually presents as a severe acute abdom

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Impact of high atmospheric carbon dioxide on the biotic stress response of the model cereal species Brachypodium distachyon

Losses due to disease and climate change are among the most important issues currently facing crop production.It is Cutting Boards therefore important to establish the impact of climate change, and particularly of high carbon dioxide (hCO2), on plant immunity in cereals, which provide 60% of human calories.The aim of this study was to determine if

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Communicating the consensus on climate change to college biology majors: The importance of preaching to the choir

Abstract College and university biology majors who are not climate change deniers may yet be unaware of the degree of scientific consensus on climate change and unprepared to communicate about climate science to others.This study reports on a population of climate change accepting biology majors at a large, private research university in the Americ

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