Here, we assessed whether 36 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the TNFSF4 and MAPKAPK2 loci influence the risk of developing invasive aspergillosis (IA).We conducted a two-stage case control study including 911 high-risk patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies that were ascertained through the aspBIOmics consortium.The meta-a
Type II collagen-positive progenitors are important stem cells in controlling skeletal development and vascular formation
ORIENTAL OIL Abstract Type II collagen-positive (Col2+) cells have been reported as skeletal stem cells (SSCs), but the contribution of Col2+ progenitors to skeletal development both prenatally and postnatally during aging remains unclear.To address this question, we generated new mouse models with ablation of Col2+ cells at either the embryonic or
Y-LINKED QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN GUPPIES (Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859)
Guppy males Gandalfs exhibit many elaborate secondary sexual characters, and in the wild, populations exhibit extreme polymorphic characters.Several of these characters have been shown to be attractive to females: conspicuous coloration, especially bright orange and black spots, large caudal fins and body size, high courtship display rate and so on
Self-Pulsed Nanosecond 2.7- $mu ext{m}$ Solid-State Erbium Laser by Cooperatively Enhanced Reabsorption
The nanosecond Picture Frame self-pulsing operation of a midinfrared solid-state laser with no additional passive absorbers is reported in this paper.A proof-of-principle demonstration of the cooperatively enhanced reabsorption method, in which two laserdiode-pumped erbium gain media share the same laser resonator, is proposed.The two excited media
Pubertal development in adolescents with menstrual disorders
Introduction: Abnormal uterine bleeding is the presence of an excessive and prolonged menstrual bleeding over several consecutive cycles.It is one of the first complaints in pediatric gynecology and is the most common cause dysfunctional uterine bleeding.Objective: To Framed Prints characterize adolescents with menstrual disorders attending gynecol