THE FIGHT FOR CREATIVE OWNERSHIP IN FRANCHISE FICTION

The Fight for Creative Ownership in Franchise Fiction

So-called franchise fiction, such as texts set in the Doctor Who, Star Trek, and custom congratulations banner Star Wars universes, as well as newer iterations based on video games, has an obvious and enduring appeal, most notably from a commercial perspective, with public recognition and built-in audiences.Creative practitioners, who are often fan

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Genomic and phenotypic characterisation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from canine otitis externa reveals high-risk sequence types identical to those found in human nosocomial infections

IntroductionCanine otitis externa (OE) is a frequently-diagnosed condition in veterinary practices worldwide.Pseudomonas aeruginosa is commonly associated with chronic and recalcitrant canine OE, but studies with detailed genomic and phenotypic characterisation of clinical isolates are lacking.MethodsPseudomonas aeruginosa canine OE isolates (n =

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Reanalysis and simulation suggest a phylogenetic microarray does not accurately profile microbial communities.

The second generation (G2) PhyloChip is designed to detect over 8700 bacteria and archaeal and has been used over 50 publications and conference presentations.Many of those publications reveal that the PhyloChip measures of species richness greatly exceed statistical estimates of richness based on other methods.An examination of probes downloaded f

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