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Renewable energy in urban areas. Critical aspects and technological selection
(2019)
© 2019 Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved. Environmental deterioration including the effects of global warming will require changes in the way in which the city is conceived. Thus, the need arises for ...
Learning strategies to improve long term memory of english vocabulary
(2019)
This study examines the impact that memory and cognitive learning strategies have on the improvement of long term memory retention and retrieval of English vocabulary on students of a level three heterogeneous classroom ...
Leukotrienes are not essential for the efficacy of a heterologous vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABRADIC), 2010-07-01)
Leukotrienes are reported to be potent proinflammatory mediators that play a role in the development of several inflammatory diseases such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. Leukotrienes have also ...
Role of olfaction and vision cues in feeding behavior and alarm reaction in the catfish pintado, Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
(Springer Tokyo, 2010-01-01)
Experiments were performed to investigate senses that are essential for mediating fright reaction and food behavior in Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, pintado. The dilemma "to feed or to flee" was also analyzed in fishes with ...
A machine learning approach for genome-wide prediction of morbid and druggable human genes based on systems-level data
(Biomed Central Ltd., 2010-12-22)
Background: The genome-wide identification of both morbid genes, i.e., those genes whose mutations cause hereditary human diseases, and druggable genes, i.e., genes coding for proteins whose modulation by small molecules ...
Conceptual framework to enrich situation awareness of emergency dispatchers
(2015-01-01)
Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems provide powerful resources to support emergency operators (dispatchers) in their activity. However, these dispatchers can work under heavy stress, which can lead to failure to get ...
Alternative respiratory chain enzymes: Therapeutic potential and possible pitfalls
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-04-01)
The alternative respiratory chain (aRC), comprising the alternative NADH dehydrogenases (NDX) and quinone oxidases (AOX), is found in microbes, fungi and plants, where it buffers stresses arising from restrictions on ...
Costly immunometabolic remodelling in disused muscle buildup through physical exercise
(2022-01-01)
The mechanisms underlying the immunometabolic disturbances during skeletal muscle atrophy caused by a plethora of circumstances ranging from hospitalization to spaceflight missions remain unknown. Here, we outline the ...
Differential Immune Response to Infection and Acute Inflammation Along the Epididymis
(2020-11-27)
The epididymis is a tubular structure connecting the vas deferens to the testis. This organ consists of three main regions—caput, corpus, and cauda—that face opposing immunological tasks. A means of combating invading ...
Galleria mellonella experimental model for bat fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans and human fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus pannorum
(2018-01-01)
Laboratory investigations of the pathogenesis of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungal causal agent of bat White Nose Syndrome (WNS), presents unique challenges due to its growth requirements (4°-15°C) and a lack of ...