BackgroundNeutrophils polarize and migrate in response to chemokines.Different types of membrane microdomains (rafts) have been postulated to be present Walking Socks in rear and front of polarized leukocytes and disruption of rafts by cholesterol sequestration prevents leukocyte polarization.Reggie/flotillin-1 and -2 are two highly homologous prot
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Working aboard an international cruise ship that travels to Europe is an exciting adventure with the many wonderful ports of call to visit, exquisite dining experiences, and a multitude of crew members who come from different countries.Because they have to serve foreign guests, crewmembers speak English frequently.This paper is an autoethnographic
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The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by endophytic bacteria have a significant role in the control of phytopathogens.In this research, the VOCs produced by the endophytic bacteria Streptomyces sp.B86, Pantoea sp.Dez632, Pseudomonas sp.Bt851, and Stenotrophomonas sp.Sh622 isolated from healthy sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and sea beet (Beta
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In November 2020, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began mass immunisation of the personnel with Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V), the first Russia vaccine against the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).Thus, it became necessary to assess post-vaccination antibody levels and the duration and intensity of humoral immunity to COVID-19.The aim of
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