The development of a combined immunoassay method, based on a stable isotope tagging strategy and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), has created options for quantitative bioanalysis. The aim of the study was to develop a combined immunoassay, featuring ICP-MS and a stable element labeling strategy, for the detection of human…[Read more]

ning. Patients with a history of frequent exacerbations and higher blood eosinophil counts could benefit from continuation of ICS-based therapy.

Blood eosinophil is a readily available biomarker to reflect the eosinophilic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, yet its association with exacerbation is…[Read more]

This study aimed to assess whether ecological inferences from isotopic functional indices (IFIs) are impacted by changes in isotopic baselines in aquatic food webs. We used sudden CO

-outgassing and associated shifts in DIC-

C brought by waterfalls as an excellent natural experimental set-up to quantify impacts of changes in algal…[Read more]