Abstract Background The development of nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) has revolutionized the study of biological tissues by enabling, e.g., the visualization and quantification of metabolic processes at subcellular length scales.However, the associated sample preparation methods all result in some degree of tissue morphology d
Soil Recycling Among Construction Sites by Optimizing Schedule and Costs for Earthmoving
Recycling uncontaminated excavated construction soil is beneficial because it reduces the costs to abandon excess soil or obtain refill soil from a distant location while alleviating environmental burdens.For this reason, various methods and techniques to support on-site soil reuse have been explored.However, in order to increase the reuse rate, ex
Multiple Early Introductions of SARS-CoV-2 to Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town was the first city in South Africa to experience the full impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.We acquired samples from all suspected cases and their contacts during the first month of the pandemic from Tygerberg Hospital.Nanopore sequencing generated SARS-CoV-2 whole genomes.Phylogenetic inference with maximum likel