Collagen is regarded as one of the most useful biomaterials. The excellent biocompatibility
and safety due to its biological characteristics, such as biodegradability and weak …

Objective: Suicide attempts with agricultural chemicals are common in southern Taiwan.
Among them, glyphosate—surfactant herbicide (GlySH) intoxication has been encountered with …

In contrast to the well-established roles of PPARγ and PPARα in lipid metabolism, little is
known for PPARδ in this process. We show here that targeted activation of PPARδ in adipose …

Previous work has implicated PPARγ in the regulation of CD36 expression and macrophage
uptake of oxidized LDL (oxLDL). We provide evidence here that in addition to lipid uptake, …

This review focuses on the characterization of the thixotropic property, the factors affecting
the thixotropic property and its pharmaceutical applications. These factors include pH, …

Background Tens of millions of children are exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
globally every year; however, there are no contemporary estimates of the risk of developing …

Nature routinely produces nanostructured surfaces with useful properties 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , such
as the self-cleaning lotus leaf 5 , the colour of the butterfly wing 6 , the photoreceptor in …

… Differences between survivors and fatalities were tested using the chi-square test or Fisher's
exact test for categorical variables, and t test for continuous variables. A p value < 0.05 was …

Lipid and carbohydrate homeostasis in higher organisms is under the control of an integrated
system that has the capacity to rapidly respond to metabolic changes. The peroxisome …

… H. Lee’s review was provided in response to a letter request from RG Thompson to J. Lee,
Administrator, Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. …