Microbiome-Assisted Breeding to Understand Cultivar-Dependent Assembly in .

Recently, it was shown that long-term plant breeding does not only shape plant characteristics but also impacts plant-associated microbiota substantially. This requires a microbiome-integrative breeding approach, which was not yet shown. Here we investigate this for the Styrian oil pumpkin ( L.

Multicenter external validation of two malignancy risk prediction models in patients undergoing 18F-FDG-PET for solitary pulmonary nodule evaluation.

Objectives: To achieve multicentre external validation of the Herder and Bayesian Inference Malignancy Calculator (BIMC) models.

Methods: Two hundred and fifty-nine solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) collected from four major hospitals which underwent 18-FDG-PET characterization were included in this multicentre retrospective study. The Herder model was tested on all available lesions (group A).

Multicentre external validation of the BIMC model for solid solitary pulmonary nodule malignancy prediction.

Objectives: To provide multicentre external validation of the Bayesian Inference Malignancy Calculator (BIMC) model by assessing diagnostic accuracy in a cohort of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) collected in a clinic-based setting. To assess model impact on SPN decision analysis and to compare findings with those obtained via the Mayo Clinic model.

Methods: Clinical and imaging data were retrospectively collected from 200 patients from three centres.

Compaction of poultry litter.

Poultry litter, a combination of accumulated chicken manure, feathers and bedding materials, is a potential feedstock for bioenergy and other value-added applications. The use of this waste product has been historically limited to within few miles of the place of generation because of its inherent low density. Compaction is one possible way to enhance the storage and transportation of the litter.

Moisture effect on the storage, handling and flow properties of poultry litter.

Poultry litter, a combination of accumulated chicken manure, feathers and bedding materials, is a potential feedstock for bioenergy and other value-added applications. The effect of moisture on the physical properties, equilibrium moisture relations, flow properties and wall friction characteristics of poultry litter were measured. Poultry litter densities (bulk, particle and tap) reduced and compressibility increased with increase in moisture content.