Muscle power declines earlier and more precipitously with advancing age compared with
muscle strength. Peak muscle power also has emerged as an important predictor of functional …

Antarctic and Southern Ocean ( ASO ) marine ecosystems have been changing for at least
the last 30 years, including in response to increasing ocean temperatures and changes in the …

Surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D, are collagen-containing C-type (calcium dependent)
lectins called collectins, which contribute significantly to surfactant homeostasis and pulmonary …

This article reports the statistically significant abnormal performance of two strategies. One
strategy is a" book/price" strategy. The strategy buys stocks with a high ratio of book value of …

The melting of pure gallium in a rectangular cavity has been numerically investigated using
the enthalpy-porosity approach for modeling combined convection-diffusion phase change. …

Deposition of amyloid in pancreatic islets is a common feature in human type 2 diabetic
subjects but because of its insolubility and low tissue concentrations, the structure of its …

Reduced opportunity for sleep and reduced sleep quality are frequently related to accidents
involving shift-workers 1 , 2 , 3 . Poor-quality sleep and inadequate recovery leads to …

The complement system comprises a complex array of enzymes and non-enzymatic proteins
that is essential for the operation of the innate as well as the adaptive immune defence 1 . …

Extracellular signals often result in simultaneous activation of both the Raf-MEK-ERK and
PI3K-Akt pathways (where ERK is extracellular-regulated kinase, MEK is mitogen-activated …

Background Accuracy in quantitative real-time RT-PCR is dependent on high quality RNA,
consistent cDNA synthesis, and validated stable reference genes for data normalization. …