Publications by authors named "Marketa Cechova"

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  • Aminopenicillins, like ampicillin, are recommended for treating Haemophilus influenzae infections, but resistance can develop through mutations in the ftsI gene affecting penicillin binding protein 3 (PBP3).
  • The study aimed to compare how ampicillin and cefuroxime influence mutations in H. influenzae, focusing on the minimum inhibitory concentration and amino acid changes in PBP3 over time.
  • Results showed cefuroxime led to a greater increase in minimum inhibitory concentration and different PBP3 mutations compared to ampicillin, indicating varying mutation selection between the two antibiotics.
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The skull, along with the pelvic bone, serves an important source of clues as to the sex of human skeletal remains. The frontal bone is one of the most significant sexually dimorphic structures employed in anthropological research, especially when studied by methods of virtual anthropology. For this reason, many new methods have been developed, but their utility for other populations remains to be verified.

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Frontal sinus analysis has potential utility for detecting biologically related individuals. However, the methodological approach to its evaluation, as well as its informative value, have been questioned. The aim of this work is to introduce a new approach to evaluating the frontal sinus using the 'external supraorbital line' (ESOL) and to determine whether there are sex differences within families in frontal sinus measurements and whether frontal sinus similarity reflects known genetic relationships in both measurements and morphology.

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Sex estimation is a task of utmost importance in forensic anthropology and bioarcheology. Along with the pelvic bone, the skull is the most important source of sexual dimorphism. On the human skull, the upper third of the face (i.

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