Mass killing during terror attack at the Israel-Gaza border and the role of the Ministry of Health in identification of human remains and their release.

More than 1200 civilians and military were killed in cities and villages by the Hamas attack on October 7th, 2023. The bodies and body-parts had to be identified and released for burial. This report outlines the challenges and mode of operation of the massive disaster victim identification (DVI) efforts.

The Phytotoxicity of -Tyrosine Is Associated With Altered Phenylalanine Metabolism and Misincorporation of This Non-Proteinogenic Phe-Analog to the Plant's Proteome.

Plants produce a myriad of specialized (secondary) metabolites that are highly diverse chemically, and exhibit distinct biological functions. Here, we focus on -tyrosine (-tyrosine), a non-proteinogenic byproduct that is often formed by a direct oxidation of phenylalanine (Phe). Some plant species (e.

Midterm outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy in the elderly.

Background: The increase in life expectancy presents health systems with a growing challenge in the form of elderly obesity. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment for obesity with reduction of excess weight and improvement in obesity-related co-morbidities. However, only recently have surgeons begun performing these operations on elderly patients on a larger scale, making data regarding mid- and long-term outcomes scarce.

Temperature-Dependent Growth Modeling of Environmental and Clinical Legionella pneumophila Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis (MLVA) Genotypes.

causes waterborne infections resulting in severe pneumonia. High-resolution genotyping of isolates can be achieved by multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA). Recently, we found that different MLVA genotypes of dominated different sites in a small drinking-water network, with a genotype-related temperature and abundance regime.

Comparison of sputum microbiome of legionellosis-associated patients and other pneumonia patients: indications for polybacterial infections.

Bacteria of the genus Legionella cause water-based infections resulting in severe pneumonia. Here we analyze and compare the bacterial microbiome of sputum samples from pneumonia patients in relation to the presence and abundance of the genus Legionella. The prevalence of Legionella species was determined by culture, PCR, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).