THE COMPOSITION AND SPATIAL PATTERNS OF BACTERIAL VIRULENCE FACTORS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES IN 19 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS.

The Composition and Spatial Patterns of Bacterial Virulence Factors and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in 19 Wastewater Treatment Plants.

Bacterial pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance are of concern for environmental safety and public health.Accumulating evidence suggests that wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are as an important sink and source of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).Virulence genes (encoding virulence factors) are good indicators for bacterial pat

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The irrational hungry judge effect revisited: Simulations reveal that the magnitude of the effect is overestimated

Danziger, Levav and Avnaim-Pesso (2011) analyzed legal rulings of Israeli parole boards concerning the effect of serial order in which cases are presented within ruling sessions.They found that the probability of a favorable decision drops from about 65% to almost 0% from the first ruling to the last ruling within each session and that the rate of

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Modernization of reclamation agriculture management systems

Today, a brand new strategy that can foster agricultural production is being shaped based on IT solutions.The paper characterizes the state and prospects for the development of digital farm management, the challenges of mastering digital innovations by agricultural enterprises and ways to tackle them at the present stage.A study is relevant due to

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