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ABSTRACT Fruit cuticles regulate the diffusion of water, gases and solutes, functioning as essential protective interfaces against environmental and biotic stresses. Engineering cuticle structure and mechanics therefore represents a promising strategy for improving fruit quality and resilience.
Gulab Chand Arya +5 more
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ABSTRACT Agricultural weeds typically combine high reproductive output with fast vegetative growth. Here we analyzed the processes that overcome a potential trade‐off between vegetative growth and reproduction in the weed Avena fatua. We determined photosynthetic function of inflorescences and analyzed the transcriptomes of individual inflorescence ...
Soualihou Soualiou +4 more
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Non-departmental public bodies in Italy: characteristics and determinants of autonomy
Trends to specialisation and structural disaggregation are transforming the landscape of the public sector, characterized by a number of bodies – the public agencies - that operate in a relatively autonomous way from the core government ...
FEDELE, Paolo +3 more
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Abstract Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) uses brief limb ischaemia to protect distant organs, but the mechanism of travel of the protective signal remains unclear. This study investigated whether endothelial cells (ECs) contribute to RIPC‐induced neuroprotection and the underlying mechanisms.
Xiaojie Wang +11 more
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Cobra Deities and Divine Cobras: The Ambiguous Animality of Nāgas [PDF]
In South Asia, cobras are the animals most dangerous to humans—as humans are to cobras. Paradoxically, one threat to cobras is their worship by feeding them milk, which is harmful to them, but religiously prescribed as an act of love and tenderness towards a deity.
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É verdade que existe uma cobra que come um boi? Qual o nome dela?
Áudio produzido a partir do acervo radiofônico da Rádio UFMG Educativa - Programa Universidade das Crianças.
Reis, Débora d'Ávila
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We identify four distinct C5 inhibitory epitopes, including two novel antibodies that selectively block membrane attack complex (MAC) assembly while preserving C5 cleavage and C5a generation. These findings establish selective MAC inhibition as a new therapeutic strategy for complement‐mediated diseases.
Rebekah Sian Cooke +5 more
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Exposure to aerosolized pollutants is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, but the specific features of exposure‐related neurodegeneration remain unclear. METHODS We measured the World Trade Center Neurotoxicant Exposure Severity Index (WTC‐NESI) in 218 responders and unexposed controls aged 44‐65 years.
Sean A. P. Clouston +15 more
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Philodryas chamissonis, the Chilean long-tailed snake, is a diurnal predator mainly of Liolaemus lizards, but also of amphibians, birds, rodents and juvenile rabbits.
S. Muñoz-Leal +3 more
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COBRA er en ofte brugte betegnelse for den britiske regerings kriseudvalg. Formelt henviser COBRA til forkortelsen Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms, som er en række særlige mødelokaler, beliggende i gaden Whitehall 70 i London. Disse benyttes af premierministerens departement til afholdelse af møder i en række særligt udpegede udvalg, som træder sammen ...
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