LECANORA S.LAT. (ASCOMYCOTA, LECANORACEAE) IN BRAZIL: DNA BARCODING COUPLED WITH PHENOTYPE CHARACTERS REVEALS NUMEROUS NOVEL SPECIES

Lecanora s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species

We sequenced over 200 recent specimens of Lecanora s.lat.from Brazil, delimiting 28 species in our material.Many seem to represent undescribed species, some of which bushranger awning being morphologically and chemically similar to each other or to already described species.Here, we present a phylogenetic analysis based on ITS, including our specim

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Early vascular healing after neXt-generation drug-eluting stent implantation in Patients with non-ST Elevation acute Coronary syndrome based on optical coherence Tomography guidance and evaluation (EXPECT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BackgroundThere is limited evidence about vessel wall healing response following implantation of next-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients admitted with a non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS).Cumulative data indicate that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging can optimize percutaneous coronary intervention results an

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Intercomparison and evaluation of global aerosol microphysical properties among AeroCom models of a range of complexity

Many of the next generation of global climate models will include aerosol schemes which explicitly simulate the microphysical processes that determine the particle size distribution.These models enable aerosol optical properties and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations to be determined by fundamental aerosol processes, which should lead t

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A transportable temperature and heatwave control device (TENTACLE) for laboratory and field simulations of different climate change scenarios in aquatic micro- and mesocosms

Future global climate change with higher mean temperatures and increased intensity and frequency of heatwaves as extreme weather events will affect aquatic ecosystems with, yet, unpredictable severity and consequences.Although models suggest increased risk of species extinction up to the year 2050 for series of different climate change scenarios, e

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Job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: Role of perceived preparedness, stress, and burnout.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected job satisfaction among healthcare workers; yet this has not been empirically examined in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).We addressed this gap by examining job satisfaction and associated factors among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic.We conducted a cross-sectional study with healthcare

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