An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation damages plants and decreases their growth and productivity. We previously demonstrated that UVB sensitivity varies widely among Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars and that the activity of cyclobutane pyrimidine…[Read more]

g., solicitation by health professionals, collection of information and samples by a nurse and results provided by health professionals). Copyright © 2019 Longwoods Publishing.Canadian medical assistance in dying (MAiD) legislation was introduced in 2016. Although Bill C-14 attempted to balance patient autonomy and the protection of the…[Read more]

The assembled information could afford functional clues to investigators, conducive to further experimental pursuits. © Sleep Research Society 2020. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the Sleep Research Society].Plasmin (Pm) is a serine protease that can dissolve fibrin clots. Several possible functions of Pm in blood other than…[Read more]

The assembled information could afford functional clues to investigators, conducive to further experimental pursuits. © Sleep Research Society 2020. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the Sleep Research Society].Plasmin (Pm) is a serine protease that can dissolve fibrin clots. Several possible functions of Pm in blood other than…[Read more]

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the scale and depth of biomedical sciences. Because of its unique ability for the detection of sub-clonal variants within genetically diverse populations, NGS has been successfully applied to analyze and quantify the exceptionally-high diversity within viral quasispecies, and many low-frequency…[Read more]

Although metastatic disease is responsible for the majority of cancer deaths, tests of novel immunotherapies in mouse tumour models often focus on primary tumours without determining whether these therapies also target metastatic disease. This study examined the impact of depleting Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg), on lung metastases, using a…[Read more]

Overall, results are consistent with research showing that laughter is well suited to transmit rich information about social relationships to third party overhearers-a signal that works between, and not just within conversational groups.We have synthesized a new series of layered oxyselenides Bi2LnO4Cu2Se2 (Ln=Nd, Sm, Eu, Dy, Er, Yb). Their…[Read more]