Abstract Recent studies have documented among-individual phenotypic variation that emerges in the absence of apparent genetic and environmental differences, but it remains an open question whether such seemingly stochastic variation has fitness consequences.We perform a life-history experiment with naturally clonal fish, separated directly after bi
Microencapsulation of pancreatic islets has been proposed as a means to prevent allograft rejection and to protect islets during cryopreservation.The aim of this study was to investigate: 1) the effects of the cryoprotectants (CPAs) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and ethylene glycol (EG) on the volume of Ca 2+ alginate microcapsules, and 2) the effects
Karmani Murugan, Yahya E Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Divya Bijukumar, Lisa C du Toit, Viness Pillay Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Abstract: Cellular internalization and t
Abstract: Public diplomacy has gained solid positions in the international discourse.Its resources are aimed at increase of the attractiveness of the country for the international society.Interest to the public diplomacy grows in EEU countries and its problematics is being studied by specialists in Russia and by its partners in integration project.
Exceptionally high rates alarecre.com of tooth fracture in large Pleistocene carnivorans imply intensified interspecific competition, given that tooth fracture rises with increased bone consumption, a behavior that likely occurs when prey are difficult to acquire.To assess the link between prey availability and dental attrition, we documented denta