abstract        background and objective: herpes simplex encephalitis is a life-threatening consequence of the central nervous system (cns) infection with herpes simplex virus (hsv). although it is a rare disease, mortality rates reach 70% in the absence of therapy and only a minority of individuals can return to normal function. the aim of this study was to determine possible correlation betwe...

background and objectives: pseudomonas aeruginosa (pa) is one of the most important causes of nosocomial infections and has an intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics. among all the resistance-nodulation-division (rnd) pumps of p. aeruginosa, mexab-oprm is the first efflux pump found to target multiple classes of antibiotics. this study was aimed to evaluate the expression level of genes expre...

background and objectives: a new real- time pcr protocol for the detection of trichomonas vaginalis in pooled urine samples has been optimized and validated. materials and methods: the amplification protocol, targeting a 2kb repeated gene in the t. vaginalis genome, was optimized by varying pcr parameters. as a reference method, a real-time pcr protocol targeting the beta-tubulin gene (y. versl...

Real-time communication (RTC) applications have become largely popular in the last decade with spread of broadband and mobile Internet access. Nowadays, these platforms are a fundamental means for connecting people supporting businesses that increasingly rely on forms remote work. In this context, it is paramount importance to operate at network level ensure adequate Quality Experience (QoE) us...

We propose a forensic VANET application to aid an accurate accident reconstruction. Our application provides a new source of objective real-time data impossible to collect using existing methods. By leveraging inter-vehicle communications, we compile digital evidence describing events before, during, and after an accident in its entirety. In addition to sensors data and major components status,...