Search Results - "Perera, Sumudu"

Genomic Analysis Reveals Antibiotic-Susceptible Clones and Emerging Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Saskatchewan, Canada by Parmar, Nidhi R, Singh, Reema, Martin, Irene, Perera, Sumudu R, Demczuk, Walter, Kusalik, Anthony, Minion, Jessica, Dillon, Jo-Anne R

“…Whole-genome sequencing was used to identify mutations in antibiotic resistance-conferring genes to compare susceptibility predictions with MICs and to…”
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Polysaccharide Vaccines: A Perspective on Non-Typhoidal Salmonella by Perera, Sumudu R., Sokaribo, Akosiererem S., White, Aaron P.

“…Polysaccharides are often the most abundant antigens found on the extracellular surfaces of bacterial cells. These polysaccharides play key roles in…”
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Purification of the Bacterial Amyloid "Curli" from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Detection of Curli from Infected Host Tissues by Sivaranjani, Murugesan, Hansen, Elizabeth G, Perera, Sumudu R, Flores, Pamela A, Tükel, Çagla, White, Aaron P

“…Microbiologists are learning to appreciate the importance of "functional amyloids" that are produced by numerous bacterial species and have impacts beyond the…”
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Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Its Ciprofloxacin Susceptibility Status by Perera, Sumudu R, Khan, Nurul H, Martin, Irene, Taheri, Ali, Parti, Rajinder P, Levett, Paul N, Horsman, Greg B, Kusalik, Anthony, Dillon, Jo-Anne R

“…A real-time PCR (RT-PCR) assay was designed for the simultaneous identification of and its ciprofloxacin susceptibility status. A SYBR green-based multiplex…”
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The Impact of Policy Shift from In-kind Transfers to Direct Cash Transfers on Paddy Production: Evidence from Mahaweli H System in Sri Lanka by Perera, Sumudu, Rathnayake, Ananda, Fernando, Janaka, Navaratne, Thilani, Rajapakshe, Dilan

“…In 2016, the Sri Lankan government introduced a policy change related to fertilizer subsidy by converting the in-kind transfer into a direct cash transfer…”
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Targeting Impaired Nutrient Sensing via the Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Pathway With Therapeutic Compounds to Prevent or Treat Dementia: A Systematic Review by Matysek, Adrian, Kimmantudawage, Sumudu Perera, Feng, Lei, Maier, Andrea B.

“…Background: Dementia is a global challenge with 10 million individuals being diagnosed every year. Currently, there are no established disease-modifying…”
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Characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes from Neisseria gonorrhoeae positive remnant Aptima urine specimens by Parmar, Nidhi R, Perera, Sumudu R, Wang, Jin, Levett, Paul N, Minion, Jessica, Dillon, Jo-Anne R

“…To ascertain the antimicrobial resistance and strain types (STs) of from 50 remnant Aptima urine specimens using molecular methods. Mutations predictive of…”
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A GMMA-CPS-Based Vaccine for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella by Sokaribo, Akosiererem S, Perera, Sumudu R, Sereggela, Zoe, Krochak, Ryan, Balezantis, Lindsay R, Xing, Xiaohui, Lam, Shirley, Deck, William, Attah-Poku, Sam, Abbott, Dennis Wade, Tamuly, Shantanu, White, Aaron P

“…Non-typhoidal are a major cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, as well as causing bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa with a high fatality rate. No…”
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Evaluation of a Hydrogel-Based Diagnostic Approach for the Point-of-Care Based Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Perera, Sumudu R, Taheri, Ali, Khan, Nurul H, Parti, Rajinder P, Stefura, Stephanie, Skiba, Pauline, Acker, Jason P, Martin, Irene, Kusalik, Anthony, Dillon, Jo-Anne R

“…Eleven primer pairs were developed for the identification of . The sensitivity and specificity of these primers were evaluated by Real Time (RT)-PCR melt curve…”
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Quality of Life and its Predictors among Persons with Visual Disabilities in Sri Lanka: Development of a New Measure by Dunuwila, Vandhana, Perera, Sumudu, Suraweera, Theekshana, Fernando, Janaka

“…Despite being the most prevalent functional disability in the world, there is a notable absence of Quality of Life (QoL) assessment tools for persons with…”
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Targeting impaired nutrient sensing via the sirtuin pathway with novel compounds to prevent or treat dementia: A systematic review by Matysek, Adrian, Sun, Lina, Kimmantudawage, Sumudu Perera, Feng, Lei, Maier, Andrea B

“…Dementia is prevalent in aged populations and is associated with disability and distress for those affected. Therapeutic benefits of drugs targeting dementia…”
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A β-lactamase-producing plasmid from Neisseria gonorrhoeae carrying a unique 6 bp deletion in blaTEM-1 encoding a truncated 24 kDa TEM-1 penicillinase that hydrolyses ampicillin slowly by Singh, Reema, Perera, Sumudu R, Katselis, George S, Chumala, Paulos, Martin, Irene, Kusalik, Anthony, Mitzel, Kristen M, Dillon, Jo-Anne R

“…Abstract Background Seven structurally related β-lactamase-producing plasmids have been characterized in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG)…”
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Reducing poverty and income inequality in Sri Lanka: does trade liberalisation help? by Perera, Sumudu, Siriwardana, Mahinda, Mounter, Stuart

“…The impacts of trade liberalisation in South Asia on poverty and income inequality in Sri Lanka are examined in this paper using a multi-country computable…”
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Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation for OFDM System using Extended Kalman Filter by Senevirathna, S.B., Jayawardena, C., Perera, S.S., Perera, C.L., Ranasignhe, D., Wijerathna, S.R., Bandara, T.N.

“…The ability of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems to achieve higher data rates and facilitate bandwidth friendly communication is…”
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