The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is a strategy utilized by neutrophils for capturing infective agents.Extracellular traps consist in a physical net made of DNA and intracellular proteins externalized from neutrophils, where bacteria and viruses are entrapped and killed by proteolysis.A complex series of events contributes to a
Abstract Background Cysteine-rich transmembrane module (CYSTM) peptides, which are widely distributed and highly conserved in eukaryotes, are largely involved in stress response and defence.However, the role of Eye Pencil cotton CYSTM genes in the stress response has not been functionally characterized.Results In this study, we identified GhCYSTM9
Background: To recognize the authors of the texts by the use of statistical tools, one first needs to decide about the features to be used as author characteristics, and then extract these features from texts.The features extracted from texts are mostly the counts of so called function words.Objectives: The data extracted are processed further to c
The Comet Gold Mine in the Murchison mineral field lies within the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia.Gold mineralization in this area is associated with a series of north-northeasterly trending structures, and has a long exploration history with some previous geophysical information.Other exploration information, such as geology and drill hole da
The clinical course of intensive care unit (ICU) patients may be complicated by a large spectrum of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), defined by specific epidemiological, clinical and microbiological aspects.A European network for ICU-related respiratory infections (ENIRRIs), supported by the European Respiratory Society, has been recently