Coassembly and binning of a twenty-year metagenomic time-series from Lake Mendota.

The North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research (NTL-LTER) program has been extensively used to improve understanding of how aquatic ecosystems respond to environmental stressors, climate fluctuations, and human activities. Here, we report on the metagenomes of samples collected between 2000 and 2019 from Lake Mendota, a freshwater eutrophic lake within the NTL-LTER site. We utilized the distributed metagenome assembler MetaHipMer to coassemble over 10 terabases (Tbp) of data from 471 individual Illumina-sequenced metagenomes.

Prenatal AAV9-GFP administration in fetal lambs results in transduction of female germ cells and maternal exposure to virus.

Prenatal somatic cell gene therapy (PSCGT) could potentially treat severe, early-onset genetic disorders such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) or muscular dystrophy. Given the approval of adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) vectors in infants with SMA by the U.S.

Mechanical and Ballistic Properties of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Babassu Fibers ().

The mechanical and ballistic performance of epoxy matrix composites reinforced with 10, 20, and 30 vol.% of babassu fibers was investigated for the first time. The tests included tension, impact, and ballistic testing with 0.

Performance of severity indices for admission and mortality of trauma patients in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Little is known about the performance of severity indices for indicating intensive care and predicting mortality in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of trauma patients. This study aimed to compare the performance of severity indices to predict trauma patients' ICU admission and mortality.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study which analyzed the electronic medical records of trauma patients aged ≥ 18 years, treated at a hospital in Brazil, between 2014 and 2017.

A Case of Disappearing Ascites: Late Presentation of Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis After a Motor Vehicle Accident.

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) has been usually diagnosed as a complication secondary to cardiac, hepatic, and malignant etiologies, but it has rarely been described in the setting of blunt abdominal trauma. This case depicts an older male who presented to the emergency department with progressive ascites and lower extremity edema within two weeks after a motor vehicle accident (MVA). Ascitic fluid analysis indicated the presence of portal hypertension, which prompted extensive evaluation to determine the etiology.