Summary: The autophagy pathway is an essential facet of the innate immune response, capable of rapidly targeting intracellular bacteria.However, the initial signaling regulating autophagy induction in response to pathogens remains largely unclear.Here, we report that AMPK, an upstream activator of the autophagy pathway, is stimulated upon detection
The results obtained in the VDD cardiac stimulation (dual chamber and biventricular) in a patient with diagnosis of dilated myocardiopathy, severe ventricular dysfunction (functional capacity III-IV of the NYHA) and COLLAGEN SERUM left bundle branch block are evaluated.A transitory cardiac stimulation was carried out during 5 min in: right auricle
Theological libraries exist in a changing educational environment.New technologies impact how library services and library resources are managed and provided for students and faculty.This essay describes the formation of the 2015 collection management policy for the libraries of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a multi-campus graduate school th
The air potato beetle, Lilioceris cheni Gressitt and Kimoto (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae), is a successful biological control agent of the air potato vine, Dioscorea bulbifera L.(Dioscoreales: Dioscoreaceae), in the southern United States.Lilioceris cheni is currently being mass-reared by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Div
American politics is becoming increasingly polarized, which biases decision-making and reduces open-minded debate.In two experiments, we demonstrate that despite this polarization, a simple manipulation can make people express and endorse less polarized views about competing political candidates.In Volumizing Study 1, we approached 136 participants