With the blooming of Web 2.0, Community Question Answering (CQA) services such as Yahoo! Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com), WikiAnswer (http://wiki.answers.com), and Baidu Zhidao (http://zhidao.baidu.com), etc., have emerged as alternatives for knowledge and information acquisition.Over time, a large number of question and answer (Q&A) pairs with
Biofilm is a structured community of bacteria encased within a self-produced extracellular matrix.When bacteria form biofilms, they undergo a phenotypic shift that enhances their resistance to antimicrobial agents.Consequently, inducing the transition of biofilm bacteria to the planktonic state may offer a viable approach for addressing infections
Abstract Background The objective of the study was to report the incidence and risk factors associated with positive urine bacterial cultures as well as long-term outcome in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) devices.Results Medical records of cats that underwent SUB device placement were retrospectively reviewed.Signalment of the cat, la
Blood cells arise from diverse pools of stem and progenitor cells.Understanding progenitor heterogeneity is a major challenge.The Drosophila larval lymph gland WILD YAM is a well-studied model to understand blood progenitor maintenance and recapitulates several aspects of vertebrate hematopoiesis.However in-depth analysis has focused on the anterio
RAS mutations occur in approximately 20% of all cancers and given their clonality, key role as driver mutation, association with poor prognosis and undruggability, they represent attractive targets for immunotherapy.We have identified immunogenic peptides derived from codon 12 mutant RAS (G12A, G12C, G12D, G12R, G12S and G12V), which bind to HLA-A*