Publications by authors named "C Douglass"

The evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance are problems with important consequences for bacterial disease treatment. Antibiotic use in animal production and the subsequent export of antibiotic resistance elements in animal manure to soil is a concern. Recent reports suggest that exposure of pathogenic bacteria to glyphosate increases antibiotic resistance.

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Herbicide use is widespread in agricultural production to control weeds prior to and after planting and to "burndown" weeds in the spring for conservation tillage. Whether conservation tillage adoption leads to higher herbicide usage has been a question of policy relevance for decades in the United States. Older U.

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  • - The ATTEST-2 trial evaluated if tenecteplase, a newer thrombolytic agent, is at least as effective as the standard alteplase within 4.5 hours of an acute ischaemic stroke by comparing outcomes like the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days post-treatment.
  • - Conducted across 39 UK stroke centers, the study randomly assigned 1,777 eligible stroke patients to receive either tenecteplase or alteplase, focusing on their recovery outcomes and safety, including complications such as bleeding.
  • - Results showed that tenecteplase was non-inferior to alteplase regarding the distribution of mRS scores, but it did not
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Background: Studies have shown that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of young Australians. However, there is limited longitudinal research exploring how individual factors and COVID-19 related public-health restrictions influenced mental health in young people over the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors associated with changes in individual symptoms of anxiety and depression among young Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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