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Open AccessHospital-acquired influenza infections detected by a surveillance system over six seasons, from 2010/2011 to 2015/2016
In addition to outbreaks of nosocomial influenza, sporadic nosocomial influenza infections also occur but are generally not reported in the literature.
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Comparing evapotranspiration and yield performance of maize under sprinkler, superficial and subsurface drip irrigation in a semi-arid environment
In arid and semiarid environments, with shortage of water resources, maize production is competing for available water. This study analyzed the effect of different irrigation systems on maize yield, crop evapo...
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Molybdenum oxide 2-D flakes: role of thickness and annealing treatment on the optoelectronic properties of the material
Molybdenum oxide (MoO x ) thin films were grown by using a simple, economic and scalable DC Cressington sputtering unit. For thickness measurement with the quartz balance, during...
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The present research was conducted to simultaneously optimize biogas upgrading and carbon and nutrient removal from centrates in a 180-L high-rate algal pond interconnected to an external CO2 absorption unit. Dif...
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Colloidal particles of micrometer size usually become irreversibly trapped at fluid interfaces if they are partially wetted by one phase. This opens the chance to create two–dimensional model systems where the...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the strategy of controlling the contacts of tuberculosis patients with latent tuberculosis infection by means of treatment with rifampin for ...
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The evolution of an initially prepared distribution of micron-sized colloidal particles, trapped at a fluid interface and under the action of their mutual capillary attraction, is analyzed by using Brownian dy...
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We report the investigation of a community-acquired outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. An epidemiological, environmental, and meteorological investigation was undertaken. Fifty-five cases were reported in Octo...
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The seroepidemiology of tetanus in Catalonia, Spain
Titres of anti-tetanus toxin antibodies ≥0.1 IU/ml were determined using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in representative samples of the juvenile and adult population of Catalonia. The prevalence obtaine...
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Physical Properties of the Ternary Mixture Ethanol+Water+1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride at 298.15 K
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prior pneumococcal vaccination on the clinical outcome of 554 consecutive hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia from 1995 to 200...
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Determination of antibody levels against vaccine-preventable diseases is of great value to assess immunization programmes. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of measles, rubella, and m...
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Four Thermus strains produced lipolytic activity when grown in liquid medium for 30 h at 70 °C. The highest total lipase/esterase activity (57 U l−1) was in Thermus aquaticus YT-1, followed by Thermus thermophilu...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal disease in Catalonia (Spain) after vaccination with the polysaccharide vaccine.
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