DIAGNOSIS OF FUNGAL KERATITIS CAUSED BY NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA THROUGH NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING: REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF THREE CASES

Diagnosis of fungal keratitis caused by Nectria haematococca through next-generation sequencing: review of literature and report of three cases

Objectives: Fungal keratitis (FK) is a kind of serious corneal infection and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) is needed when medical therapy fails.Although Nectria haematococca is found as endophytes in the roots of some plant species, there has been no report of N.haematococca infection in human.Methods: We reviewed 46 patients who underwent PKP due

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Field-Based Estimates of Global Warming Potential in Bioenergy Systems of Hawaii: Crop Choice and Deficit Irrigation.

Replacing fossil fuel with biofuel is environmentally viable from a climate change perspective only if the net greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the system is reduced.The effects of replacing annual arable crops Air Conditioner Control Module with perennial bioenergy feedstocks on net GHG production and soil carbon (C) stock are critical to the sys

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