The empirical study of network dynamics has been limited by the lack of longitudinal data. Here we introduce a quantitative indicator of link persistence to explore the correlations between the structure of a mobile phone ...

A vast array of virulence factors enable Staphylococcus aureus to readily adapt to different environmental niches in diverse hosts. The cap gene cluster is present in almost all relevant clinical S. aureus isolates and ...

The infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a highly contagious disease [infectious bronchitis (IB)] that results in substantial economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. We conducted a molecular and phylogenetic ...

The evolution of mobile devices and their computing capabilities allow the development of complex applications that often require a mechanism for data persistence. Being an emerging area there are few options for data ...

Chronic HBV infection has been associated with severe liver disease although most of them do not progress to this stage. Even though low replicative carriers form the largest group of HBV chronically infected patients, ...

Globally, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects approximately 130 million people and 3 million new infections occur annually. HCV is also recognized as an important cause of chronic liver disease in children. The absence ...