... to investigate mechanistically bone and bone marrow-derived stromal cells, the establishment of reproducible, highly enriched ex vivo methods for stromal cell isolation, culture and evaluation have been challenging, leading to inconsistent data on stromal cell function. In this work, we carefully tested ex vivo...

... in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background and Aims Microspore embryogenesis is a convenient inducible system to study the changes associated with the developmental reprogramming of cells. In this work, Brassica napus microspore cultures were used...

... that supplementation of trypticase peptone and a mixture of H₂: CO₂ (80 : 20), resulted in the selection of a mixed culture dominated by microorganisms assigned to the Methanothermobacterium, Garciella, and Caminicella genera. Furthermore, KEGG and COG predictive functional...

... by promoting angiogenesis. However, their limited yield and suboptimal biological functions impede widespread clinical application in enhancing wound healing. Prior research has indicated that three-dimensional (3D) cultures can boost exosome secretion when compared to conventional two-dimensional (2D...

... of consent in sexual ethics gives rise to hermeneutical injustices. Although consent is widely invoked with feminist motivations to combat rape culture, the role to which it is often put, I argue, is often antithetical to its laudable feminist aims. Various influential stereotypes about consent and sex...

... cultures to provide a more receptive environment for new ways of working. This article considers the interplay of leadership and culture within the context of strengths-based transformational programme within adult social work. Using theory of change, the research used mixed qualitative methods over...

... that an important but overlooked factor is bureaucratic politics. Specifically, intelligence and military agencies each prefer different cyber strategies owing to their unique organizational cultures. As bureaucracies commonly do, they compete to influence strategies in their favor. When intelligence agencies...

... (SSS) for blood cultures (BC) has not been evaluated in infective endocarditis (IE). We assessed the diagnostic performance of SSS vs conventional multi-sampling strategy (MSS) in IE diagnosis. Methods Patients suspected of IE were prospectively enrolled in 8 tertiary-care centers. Five BC bottle...

... A positive working environment and culture are essential for researchers as these enable them to conduct valuable, high-quality research. Yet, university staff frequently report their research culture as less than ideal. To understand researchers’ experiences of research culture to inform tangible change...

.../ ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract In assisted reproduction, many factors in the culture environment, including light, temperature, pH, and culture media, can reduce preimplantation embryo viability...

... culturally significant family holiday. This study examines gender-specific suicide risks during the Lunar New Year and Western New Year holidays. Methods Daily suicide data between 2012 and 2022 were obtained from national cause-of-death data. A Poisson regression model compared the suicide risk seven...

... manual correction. Third, Jiayan’s training corpus, though focused on Archaic Chinese, may not fully reflect the unique linguistic and cultural nuances of the Zhou epics, leading to potential inaccuracies in segmentation and tagging. To address these challenges, I adopted a hybrid approach that combined...

... and old-growth trees raises questions about their long-term developmental viability and potential to become established trees. These findings have significant implications for redwood conservation and restoration strategies, especially as methods such as tissue culture propagation becomes the primary mode...

... on the risks and complexities that social workers may confront when encountering dogs on visits, as well as the potential religious and cultural implications of these encounters. Social workers frequently make home visits as part of their routine work and during these visits may encounter dogs. Although...

...Guolong Cai; Weikun Zhao; Tianhao Zhu; Ana L Oliveira; Xiang Yao; Yaopeng Zhang Silk fibroin hydrogel Dynamic material microenvironment Conformational transition 3D cell culture Cell behavior regulation Page 1 of 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29...

... cohesion work J71: Discrimination J81: Labor Standards: Working Conditions M14: Corporate Culture Diversity Social Responsibility Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] The Drama of Dignity by Jana Costas is a skilful ethnography of a diverse group of labourers engaged...

... American Culture Accepted Manuscript Understanding the Stress Process Among Mexican American Adults aged 50 and older in the United States Elizabeth Muñoz, PhD1 , Jean Choi, MA1 , Harshini Thanga Raj Malini1 , Asma Maredia1 , Lourdes S. Romañach Álvarez, BA1 , and The Health and Aging Brain Study (HABS...

... by differences in auditory abilities. Research on contemporary deaf people depicts an increasingly diverse population, including a heterogeneity of races/ethnicities, disabilities, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. In considering the diversity of deaf people, gender and sexuality are increasingly prominent...

... striving to mitigate preventable patient harm across healthcare systems. Look-alike, sound-alike medication incidents and the safety culture are widely acknowledged as a contributor to medication errors, particularly within the high-risk perioperative environment. The Medication Safety Culture Indicator...

... hyopneumoniae’s slow growth makes enumeration challenging using the traditional colony-forming unit (CFU) method. We introduced an innovative CFU-slide culture (CFU-SC) approach to address this issue. CFU-SC allows accurate counting of M. hyopneumoniae microcolonies, ranging from 7 to 50 µm, using high...