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Elemental defense hypothesis (EDH) proposed that metal accumulation in plants could increase plant resistance to herbivores. However, the over-accumulation of metals in low-accumulators such as woody plants will cause adverse effects on plant health. Thus, the application of EDH on low-accumulators in metal contaminated areas is strongly limited.…[Read more]

RCCX haplotypes with two copies of the CYP21A2 gene and one copy of the CYP21A1P pseudogene have been widely described in different populations. In most cases, the CYP21A2-like gene downstream of the TNXA gene showed a wild-type sequence or the c.293-13A/C > G variant while the CYP21A2 gene next to TNXB carried the p.(Gln319Ter) variant. Here is…[Read more]

Cohen syndrome (CS) is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder, characterized by hypotonia, intellectual disability, developmental delay, microcephaly, progressive retinopathy, neutropenia, truncal obesity, joint laxity, characteristic facial, ophthalmic, oral and appendage abnormalities, and an over friendly behavior. It has been linked to…[Read more]

Together, our study suggested that JNK inhibition plays an important role in Nobiletin-induced antiapoptotic effect in myocardial infarction, and medium-dose Nobiletin demonstrated the strongest effect in vivo.The development of highly efficient, inexpensive, abundant and non-precious metal electrocatalysts is the lifeblood of the hydrogen…[Read more]

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that have distinct ontogeny from other tissue macrophages and play a pivotal role in health and disease. Microglia rapidly react to the changes in their microenvironment. selleck This plasticity is attributed to the ability of microglia to adapt a context-specific…[Read more]

This closes a significant gap in the literature on animal biomechanics.Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) cas genes have been linked to stress response in Salmonella. Our aim was to identify the presence of CRISPR cas in Salmonella and its response to heat in the presence of iron. Whole genomes of Salmonella (n =…[Read more]

Copyright © 2020 Bingnan Liu et al.Objective The relationship between serum progesterone and the first trimester pregnancy outcome of threatened abortion is still controversial. Therefore, we aimed to further study the association between these two parameters. Methods The present study is an observational retrospective cohort study. A total of…[Read more]

In all three dimensions of attachment (emotional, contiguous, and caring behavior), physiological delivery showed higher scores than the other group. Also in non-physiological delivery group, the participants had experienced higher levels of anxiety and the differences between the groups were not significant. Conclusion Results of the current…[Read more]

Persisting alterations and unique immune signatures have been previously detected in the peripheral blood of convalescent plasma (CP) donors at approximately two months after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. This article presents the results on the sequential analysis of 47 CP donors at a median time of eight months (range 7.5-8.5 months) post…[Read more]

d to shift individual attitudes alone may be insufficient for securing leaders’ support without attention to broader organizational and system-level contextual issues.Objective Suicide is a major public health problem, specifically among U.S. veterans, who do not consistently engage in mental health services, often citing stigma as a barrier.…[Read more]

Carbon materials have been widely considered as the frameworks in lithium (Li) metal anodes due to their lightweight, high electrical conductivity, and large specific surface area. Various heteroatom-doping strategies have been developed to enhance the lithiophilicity of carbon frameworks, thus rendering a uniform Li nucleation in working Li metal…[Read more]