Besides providing an essential protective barrier, airway epithelial cells directly sense
pathogens and respond defensively. This is a frontline component of the innate immune system …

Origin of this book In 1998 the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) initiated the
2000 Watt Society, a University-wide research program meant to help Switzerland realize a …

We have previously discovered a synergistically therapeutic combination of two Toll-like
receptor ligands, an oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) and Pam2CSK4. Aerosolization of these …

Studying energy consumption through the lens of households is an increasingly popular
research avenue. This paper focuses on residential end-user energy conservation. It describes …

Background and Purpose Respiratory viral infections play central roles in the initiation,
exacerbation and progression of asthma in humans. An acute paramyxoviral infection in mice can …

Pneumonia is a worldwide threat, making discovery of novel means to combat lower
respiratory tract infection an urgent need. Manipulating the lungs’ intrinsic host defenses by …

This book makes a case for a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to energy
research—one that brings more of the social sciences to bear. Featuring eight studies from …

Viral pneumonias remain global health threats, as exemplified in the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, requiring novel treatment strategies …

Limiting the role of social science in energy research to its traditional instrumentalised functions
of acceptance research and market introduction is problematic for research and policy …

Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease associated with eosinophilic
infiltration, increased mucus production, airway hyperresponsiveness, and airway remodeling. …