Publications by authors named "S Talha Ahsan"
Host cabbage possesses an endophyte, Bacillus subtilis, which induced immune-priming of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. In contrast, larvae raised under axenic conditions lost the chance to feed the bacteria and were highly susceptible to various pathogens. Addition of B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: As artificial intelligence systems like large language models (LLM) and natural language processing advance, the need to evaluate their utility within medicine and medical education grows. As medical research publications continue to grow exponentially, AI systems offer valuable opportunities to condense and synthesize information, especially in underrepresented areas such as Sleep Medicine. The present study aims to compare summarization capacity between LLM generated summaries of sleep medicine research article abstracts, to summaries generated by Medical Student (humans) and to evaluate if the research content, and literary readability summarized is retained comparably.
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- The study focused on identifying microorganisms that can antagonize the bacteria causing fire blight, testing 127 unknown bacterial isolates.
- Two strains, BCA3 and BCA19, were found to be effective, with BCA19 showing 13.9% stronger antagonistic activity.
- Further tests revealed that BCA19's culture filtrates inhibited the motility of the target bacteria and contained antibacterial compounds like indole, which effectively inhibited bacterial growth, suggesting BCA19 could serve as a biological control agent.
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- - The study analyzed drought events in the Upper Indus Basin from 1980 to 2020 using various drought indices alongside climate data like precipitation and temperature from 16 meteorological stations.
- - Findings showed a decline in precipitation, along with rising maximum and minimum temperatures, indicating a trend towards increased aridity and longer periods without rain at an average of 2 more dry days per decade.
- - The analysis found that over the last 40 years, shifts in drought patterns occurred, with mild droughts being the most frequent, highlighting distinct climatic differences in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh while confirming that the region is experiencing significant drought conditions.
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- - In nonagenarians with complete heart block, dual-chamber (DDD) pacing showed better physiological outcomes compared to single-chamber (VVI) pacing, although the effect on overall mortality is debated.
- - Among 168 patients studied, those with VVI pacing were older, frailer, and had higher rates of dementia compared to DDD recipients, but both groups had similar age and heart function at baseline.
- - After adjusting for factors like age and frailty, VVI pacing was linked to significantly higher risks of all-cause mortality and death from congestive cardiac failure, suggesting better long-term outcomes for DDD pacing in this population.