DEVELOPMENT OF GENE EXPRESSION MARKERS OF ACUTE HEAT-LIGHT STRESS IN REEF-BUILDING CORALS OF THE GENUS PORITES.

Development of gene expression markers of acute heat-light stress in reef-building corals of the genus Porites.

Coral reefs are declining worldwide due to increased incidence of climate-induced coral bleaching, which will have widespread biodiversity and economic impacts.A simple method to measure the sub-bleaching level of heat-light stress experienced by corals would greatly inform reef management Used Goal Neck practices by making it possible to assess th

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Euthanasia: Murder or Not: A Comparative Approach.

Background Euthanasia is one of the most intriguing ethical, medical and law issues that marked whole XX century and beginning of the XXI century, sharply dividing scientific and unscientific public to TENTS its supporters and opponents.It also appears as one of the points where all three major religions (Catholic, Orthodox, and Islamic) have the s

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Dysbiosis of Gut Microbiota Is an Independent Risk Factor of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: A Chinese Pilot Study

Background and PurposeIdentifying risks of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is important for clinical management.We aimed to evaluate the association between gut microbiome composition and SAP in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).MethodsA prospective observational study was conducted, and 188 AIS patients were enrolled as the training coho

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Improving antitumor outcomes for palliative intratumoral injection therapy through lecithin–chitosan nanoparticles loading paclitaxel–cholesterol complex

Xiao-Yang Chu,1–3,* Wei Huang,2,* Yu-Li Wang,1 Ling-Wei Meng,2 Li-Qing Chen,2 Ming-Ji Jin,2 Lu Chen,1 Chun-Hong Gao,1 Cheng Ge,3 Zhong-Gao Gao,2 Chun-Sheng Gao11State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R.China; 2State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substan

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