Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading indicator for liver disease. New
treatment options are becoming available, and there is a need to characterize the …

Discoidin Domain Receptors (DDRs) have recently emerged as non-integrin-type receptors
for collagen. The two mammalian gene products Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 and -2 …

Background and Purpose— Evidence for ethnic disparities in stroke incidence, severity, and
mortality has continued to mount in recent years. However, the picture for disparities in …

This is the third, revised and extended edition of the acknowledged" Lectures on Quantum
Optics" by W. Vogel and D.-G. Welsch. It offers theoretical concepts of quantum optics, with …

A system for trace gas analysis using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS)
has been developed which allows for on-line measurements of components with …

Two mammalian receptor tyrosine kinases (DDR1 and DDR2) have extracellular domains
closely related to a D. discoideum lectin, discoidin, required for cell aggregation. Here, we …

Silver nanoparticles in the size range of 2–5 nm were synthesized extracellularly by a silver-tolerant
yeast strain MKY3, when challenged with 1 mM soluble silver in the log phase of …

The history of glass is quite old, that of its scientific exploration very young. During formation
of the earth, highly siliceous melts of rocks occasionally froze to natural glasses such as …

Serum levels of interleukin-1 (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α),
interferon gamma (IFN-γ), and C-reactive protein (CRP) were investigated in patients with …

Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) in cirrhosis is characterized by acute decompensation
(AD), organ failure(s), and high short‐term mortality. Recently, we have proposed (systemic …