Mycodiversity in a micro-habitat: twelve species, including four new taxa, isolated from uredinia of coffee leaf rust, .

During surveys in the centres of origin of the coffee leaf rust (CLR), in Africa, as well as in its exotic range in Brazil, 23 isolates of the genus were obtained from uredinial pustules. Using a phylogenetic analysis of all isolates involving a combination of partial sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA (ITS) and two gene regions: actin ( and translation elongation factor-1α (), 12 species were delimited; including four new species - , , and . GCPSR criteria were employed for species recognition, supported by morphological and cultural characters.

Magnetically tunable Brewster angle in uniaxial magneto-optical metamaterials for advanced integration of high-resolution sensing devices.

In this Letter, we introduce a concept to produce high-resolution, highly integrable biosensing devices. Our idea exploits the highly absorbing modes in multilayered metamaterials to maximize the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (TMOKE). Results are discussed in the context of dielectric uniaxial ( >0) and hyperbolic metamaterial ( <0) regimes.

CHRONIC ETHANOL USE WORSENS GUT PERMEABILITY AND ALTERS TIGHT JUNCTION EXPRESSION IN A MURINE SEPSIS MODEL.

Alcohol use disorder is associated with increased mortality in septic patients. Murine studies demonstrate that ethanol/sepsis is associated with changes in gut integrity. This study examined intestinal permeability after ethanol/sepsis and investigated mechanisms responsible for alterations in barrier function.

Association of preoperative opioid use and postoperative complications following breast reconstruction.

Background: Previous studies in orthopedics and general surgery have linked negative patient outcomes with preoperative opioid use. In this study, we investigated the association of preoperative opioid use on breast reconstruction outcomes and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: We reviewed our prospective registry of patients who underwent breast reconstruction for documented preoperative opioid use.

Small-form-factor Gaussian-modulated coherent-state transmitter for CV-QKD using a gain-switched DFB laser.

We report a directly modulated distributed feedback laser operating in gain-switching mode for preparing the coherent states required for the Gaussian-modulated coherent-state (GMCS) continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) protocol. The proposed single-component quantum transmitter design eliminates the need for external modulators, decreasing the complexity of GMCS CV-QKD systems. The experimental results demonstrate a potential asymptotic secret key rate value of 2.