We report here the draft genome of Cobetia sp. QF-1, a cold-adapted bacterium isolated from crude oil-contaminated seawater of the Yellow Sea, China. This genome is approximately 4.1 Mb (G+C content, 57.44%) with 3,513 protein-coding sequences. Cobetia sp. QF-1 shows crude oil degradation and biosurfactant production activity at low temperature.

Q fever (QF) is rarely reported in children. Awareness of the disease and newer diagnostic modalities have resulted in increasing recognition of unusual manifestations. We present three cases of QF endocarditis after right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit insertion in children.

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In this paper, we discuss the most important changes and new features introduced with version 2.0 of our SMT solver Boolector, which placed first in the QF BV and QF ABV tracks of the SMT competition 2014. We further outline some features and techniques that were not yet described in the context of Boolector.

The prediction of space radiation induced cancer risk carries large uncertainties with two of the largest uncertainties being radiation quality and dose-rate effects. In risk models the ratio of the quality factor (QF) to the dose and dose-rate reduction effectiveness factor (DDREF) parameter is used to scale organ doses for cosmic ray proton and high charge and energy (HZE) particles to a haza...

BACKGROUND In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), HIV-infected patients may underreport alcohol consumption. We compared self-reports of drinking to phosphatidylethanol (PEth), an alcohol biomarker. In particular, we assessed beverage-type-adjusted fractional graduated frequency (FGF) and quantity frequency (QF) measures of grams of alcohol, novel nonvolume measures, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identif...