Neutrophils play a central role in eliminating bacterial pathogens, but may also contribute to end-organ damage in sepsis.Interleukin-8 (IL-8), a key modulator of neutrophil function, signals through neutrophil specific surface receptors CXCR-1 and CXCR-2.In this study a mechanistic computational model was used to evaluate and deploy an extracorpor
This study aimed to examine the prevalence and Household Cleaning and Gardening Products correlates of gambling participation and problems among community-dwelling Chinese older adults in the U.S.Based on a community-based participatory research approach, the study enrolled 3,159 Chinese older adults aged 60 years and above in the greater Chicago a
Actively controllable dispersion in on-chip photonic devices is challenging to implement compared with free space optical components where mechanical degrees of freedom can be employed.Here, we present a method by which continuously tunable group delay control is achieved by modulating the refractive index profile of a silicon Bragg grating using t
For more than a decade, the amount of public debt is one of the biggest problem in advanced economies.Level of public debt is not only the very one indicator of the risk of national bankruptcy, even though it is the most important indicator.Solution of debt serv ice in indebted economies basically consists of two possible options.The first option i
Direct seeding is employed to circumvent the labor-intensive process of rice (Oryza sativa) transplantation, but this approach requires varieties with vigorous low-temperature germination (LTG) when sown in cold climates.To investigate the genetic basis of LTG, we identified the quantitative trait locus (QTL) qLTG11 from rice variety Arroz da Terra