Comprehensive Ecological and Geographic Characterization of Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiomes in African Anopheles

Exposure of mosquitoes to numerous eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes in their associated microbiomes has probably helped drive the evolution of the innate immune system.To our knowledge, a metagenomic catalog of the eukaryotic microbiome has not been reported from any insect.Here we employ a novel approach to preferentially deplete host 18S ribos

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Social Frailty in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Special attention and efforts to protect from or reduce health-related outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus triggering coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), should be applied in susceptible populations, including frail older people.In particular, the Cleansing Foam early death cases occurred primarily i

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Added Value of Dynamic EMG in the Assessment of the Equinus and the Equinovarus Foot Deviation in Stroke Patients and Barriers Limiting Its Usage

Equinus (EFD) and equinovarus foot deviation (EVFD) are the most frequent lower limb deformities in stroke survivors.The equinus component can be triggered by a combination of dorsiflexor Storage Bag deficits, plantar flexor overactivity, muscle stiffness, and contractures.The varus component is typically due to an imbalance between invertor and ev

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Plectin in Skin Fragility Disorders

Plectin is a multi-faceted, 500 kDa-large protein, which due to its expression in different isoforms and distinct organs acts diversely as a cytoskeletal crosslinker and signaling scaffold.It functions as a mediator of keratinocyte mechanical stability in the skin, primarily through linking Gift Set intermediate filaments to hemidesmosomes.Skin fra

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