COVID-19, nationalism, and the politics of crisis: A scholarly exchange.

In this article, several scholars of nationalism discuss the potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to impact the development of nationalism and world politics. To structure the discussion, the contributors respond to three questions: (1) how should we understand the relationship between nationalism and COVID-19; (2) will COVID-19 fuel ethnic and nationalist conflict; and (3) will COVID-19 reinforce or erode the nation-state in the long run? The contributors formulated their responses to these questions near to the outset of the pandemic, amid intense uncertainty. This made it acutely difficult, if not impossible, to make predictions.

The Likelihood of Misidentifying Rodent Pasteurellaceae by Using Results from a Single PCR Assay.

The precise identification of rodent Pasteurellaceae is known to be highly challenging. An unknown strain of Pasteurellaceae appeared and rapidly spread throughout our animal facilities. Standard microbiology, combined with biochemical analysis, suggested that the bacteria strain was or .

GeNets: a unified web platform for network-based genomic analyses.

Functional genomics networks are widely used to identify unexpected pathway relationships in large genomic datasets. However, it is challenging to compare the signal-to-noise ratios of different networks and to identify the optimal network with which to interpret a particular genetic dataset. We present GeNets, a platform in which users can train a machine-learning model (Quack) to carry out these comparisons and execute, store, and share analyses of genetic and RNA-sequencing datasets.

A simple cage-autonomous method for the maintenance of the barrier status of germ-free mice during experimentation.

The use of germ-free (GF) isolators for microbiome-related research is exponentially increasing, yet limited by its cost, isolator size and potential for trans-contamination. As such, current isolator technology is highly limiting to researchers engaged in short period experiments involving multiple mouse strains and employing a variety of mono-inoculated microorganisms. In this study, we evaluate the use of positive pressure Isocages as a solution for short period studies (days to 2-3 weeks) of experimentation with GF mice at multiple simultaneous conditions.

The relationship between forefoot and rearfoot static alignment in pain-free individuals with above-average forefoot varus angles.

This study used a within-subjects correlational design to determine the relationship between forefoot varus angle and standing rearfoot angle among individuals with above-average forefoot varus angles. Clinicians have long theorized that forefoot position is related to the standing rearfoot angle and that both may be related to pronation during gait. More recently, data suggest that the association between static forefoot and rearfoot position may be limited to those individuals with forefoot varus angles larger or smaller than average.