PURPOSE To describe an unusual case of disseminated sporotrichosis with intraocular involvement. DESIGN Interventional case report. RESULTS An 18-year-old man presented with disseminated ulcerated skin lesions. Fundus examination showed fluffy opacities in the vitreous and a retinal granuloma in the left eye. Biopsy of the skin lesion and lymph node showed the presence of numerous fungus ce...

For this study, we sought to identify pre-mRNA processing events modulated by changes in extracellular pH, inorganic phosphate, and antifungal drugs. We examined genes with at least four putative introns whose transcriptional level responded to these effectors. We showed that the intron retention levels of genes encoding asparagine synthetase 2, C6-zinc finger regulator (fluffy), and a farnesyl...

The flattening of the 10 µm silicate emission feature observed in the spectra of T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be stars is usually interpreted as an indicator of grain growth. We show in this paper that a similar behaviour of the feature shape occurs when the porosity of composite grains varies. We modelled the fluffy aggregates with inclusions of different sizes with multi-layered spheres consisting o...

In the brief exchange above, Jane and Mike’s intentions were to vent; to commiserate with one another, sharing some fairly detailed information on the challenges they face; and to bond by using “insider” terms. Here is a glossary of the slang terms that they used: • the hole: used by surgeons to describe the appearance of the operative field in an obese patient undergoing abdominal surgery, whe...

We investigate the behaviour of a cluster of young massive star clusters (hereafter super-cluster) in the tidal field of a host galaxy with a high-resolution particle-mesh code, Superbox. Specifically we want to establish if and how such super star-clusters merge and carry out a detailed study of the resulting merger-object. This merger-object shows either the properties of a compact spherical ...

Abstract High temperatures and low rainfall consistently constrain reproduction in arid-zone bird species. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this pattern is critical for predicting how climate change will influence population persistence to inform conservation management. In study, we analyzed Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor nestling survival, daily growth rate adult investment be...