This study was carried out to evaluate Ziehl-Neelsen staining using various concentrations of carbol fuchsin solution.Duplicate smears from 173 sputum samples were made and stained with 1%, 0.3% and 0.1% carbol fuchsin solution.The smear results were recorded semi quantitatively according to the WHO guidelines.A comparative analysis of the results

Abstract Background Bioprocessing offers a sustainable and green approach to manufacture various chemicals and materials.Development of bioprocesses requires transforming common producer strains to cell factories.13C metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) can be applied to identify relevant targets to accomplish the desired phenotype, which has become o

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 99 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was carried out.They were assisted in the Pneumology Service "Dr.Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" TeachingGeneralHospitalin Santiago de Cuba, from February 1st to 15th, 2015 aimed at determining some compartments of body composition, according to the Stands p

Terrorist acts have been a worrisome phenomenon for all nations.Paradoxically, although states have been conscious about the danger of this phenomenon, there is no definition of terrorist acts so far.States have been skeptical and they have not agreed that the judgment of these criminal offences be performed by international jurisdictions, thus opt

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people.Despite developing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, LGBTQ+ communities still faces challenges due to inequitable access and vaccine hesitancy.Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in the acceptance or refusal of vaccines d