The goal of this research, carried out by the University of Rome and ENEA, is to enhance an existing experimental Antartica mobile platform with autonomous driving capabilities. The mobile robot (a snowcat) is already equipped with a remote driving system. The problems addressed in the realization of a intelligent AGV are strongly related to difficult outdoor environment and weather conditions ...

chromagar candida is a new chromogenic culture medium that is used for the isolation and direct identification of some of the most clinically important yeast pathogens on the basis of colony colour. the aim of the study was to isolate and identify candida species from the oral cavity with chromagar candida. samples (158) from 68 orthodontic patients wearing upper removable orthodontic appliance...

background recent evidences have revealed that in more than 65% of microbial infections, biofilms have critical roles. the ability of yeasts to form biofilms on surface of medical devices such as urine catheters is an important reason of the capability of these microorganisms to cause human disease. objectives the aim of this study was to isolate and identify yeasts on the surfaces of urine cat...

The chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are industrial chemicals used as solvents, refrigerants, plastic foam blowing agents, etc. These compounds are eventually released to the environment; they slowly drift into the stratosphere, where they decompose, initiating a catalytic process involving chlorine free radicals and leading to ozone destruction. The stratospheric ozone layer is important for the ear...

background and purpose: candida species are the most opportunistic fungi affecting the nails and resulting in onychomycosis. in this study, we identified and evaluated in-vitro susceptibility of the recovered isolates against fluconazole (flc), voriconazole (vrc), and clotrimazole (clt) using the clinical and laboratory standards institute (clsi) m27-a3 document. materials and methods: from pat...