As the world becomes more and more culturally diverse, an accurate knowledge of the influence of cultural factors on the mental processes of an individual and the construction of social capital become increasingly important for our ability to effectively understand differences in culture.How can we cope with this task in everyday life? What is the
In a screen for genes that affect the metabolic response Hats to high-fat diet (HFD), we selected one line of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-mutagenized mice, Jll, with dominantly inherited resistance to diet-induced obesity (DIO).Mutant animals had dramatically reduced body weight and fat mass, and low basal insulin and glucose levels relative to una
IntroductionSustainable agricultural practices for controlling crop pests are urgently needed to reduce the reliance on chemical pesticides, which have long-term detrimental effects on ecosystems.In this study, we assessed the effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and vermicompost (Vc) supplementation, alone and in combination, in mit
ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis, a disease that kills more than 180,000 people annually.Contributing to its success as a fungal pathogen is its cell wall surrounded by a capsule.When the cryptococcal cell wall is compromised, exposed pathogen-associated molecular pattern molecules (PAMPs) could trigger host