Endothelial cells are remarkably heterogeneous in both morphology and function, and they play critical roles in the formation of multiple organ systems.In addition endothelial cell dysfunction can contribute to disease processes, including diabetic nephropathy, which is a leading cause of end stage renal disease.In this report we define the compreh
Abundance and Compositions of B-Vitamin-Producing Microbes in the Mammalian Gut Vary Based on Feeding Strategies
ABSTRACT Mammals maintain close associations with gut microbes that provide numerous nutritional benefits, including vitamin synthesis.While most mammals obtain sufficient vitamins from their diets, deficiencies in various B vitamins (biotin, cobalamin, riboflavin, thiamine, etc.) are reported in captive animals.Biomedical and agricultural research
TEACHING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THROUGH THE CASE METHOD
Teaching at university level has evolved in recent years towards teaching methodologies in which the student has an increasingly active role in their learning, being the protagonist together with the teaching staff.The use of techniques in which students put into practice and reflect on the theoretical contents has benefits both for the acquisition
Study of Subjective Data Integrity for Image Quality Data Sets with Consumer Camera Content
We need data sets of images and subjective scores to develop robust no reference (or blind) visual quality metrics for consumer applications.These applications have many uncontrolled variables because the camera creates the original media and the impairment simultaneously.We do not fully understand how this impacts the integrity of our subjective d