Dtsch Med Wochenschr
August 2023
Background: The rate of mistakes and near misses in clinical medicine remains staggering. The tendency to cover up mistakes is rampant in "name-blame-shame" cultures. The need for safe forums where mistakes can be openly discussed in the interest of patient safety is evident.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScreening of 10 environmental samples (mainly of rhizospheric origin) for lytic activity against two bacterial phytopathogens, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (CFBP2212) and Xanthomonas hortorum pv. vitians (CFBP3979), revealed that four samples harboured phages that were active against one strain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: As part of its strategy to achieve the Triple Aim, the Oregon Health Authority implemented the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) Program in 2009. In 2014, the program recognized more than 500 primary care practices and had become an essential component of Oregon's strategy for transforming health services delivery. To assist the Oregon Health Authority with evaluating practices' achievement of the PCPCH model along its 6 core attributes (access, accountability, comprehensive care, continuity, coordination, and person-centered care), the research team developed an innovative scoring method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe overexploitation of natural resources, resulting in an increased need for arable lands by local populations, causes a serious dysfunction in the soil's biological functioning (mineral deficiency, salt stress, etc.). This dysfunction, worsened by the climatic conditions (drought), requires the implementation of ecological engineering strategies allowing the rehabilitation of degraded areas through the restoration of essential ecological services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant-beneficial effects of bacteria are often underestimated, especially for well-studied strains associated with pathogenicity or originating from other environments. We assessed the impact of seed inoculation with the emblematic bacterial models Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 (plasmid-cured) or Escherichia coli K-12 on maize seedlings in nonsterile soil. Compared with the noninoculated control, root biomass (with A.
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