Ahmed Forbes

ed to the Tir-Nck pathway. Moreover, we also showed that actin pedestal formation can counterbalance the anti-inflammatory activity induced by EPEC, especially when driven by EspFu. Collectively, our findings provide new insights into virulence mechanisms employed by EPEC to colonize epithelial cells, as well as the host response to this enteric…[Read more]

657, .742, .760, and .818, respectively). Poor tumor differentiation (P = 0.002, hazard ratio-HR = 4.08), nodal ratio (P = 0.034, HR 6.95), and ADCmaximum (P = 0.021, HR 1.01) were significant predictors of RFS. Poor tumor differentiation (P = 0.05, HR 2.82), ADCuniformity (P = 0.02, HR 3.32), and arterialentropy (P = 0.02, HR 6.84) wer…[Read more]

On a vitamin A-sufficient background, dosed α-vitamin A was detected in rat VFM in both ester and alcohol forms, showing that, in addition to plasma retinol and local stellate cell stores, VFM can access and process postprandial retinyl esters from circulating chylomicra. Both α forms were rapidly depleted, confirming the high metabolic demand f…[Read more]

Introduction Allograft transplantation is an effective end-point therapy to replace the function of an impaired organ. The main problem associated with allotransplantation is the induction of immune responses that results in acute and chronic graft rejection. To modulate the response of the immune system, transplant recipients generally take high…[Read more]

3 % and 20.7 %, respectively. Our results suggest that imidacloprid, alone or in combination with permethrin and PBO, is not an alternative for control of T. infestans. INTRODUCTION Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune disease with increased Th17 cells in peripheral blood. Th17/1 cells, which were recently characterized…[Read more]

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess early mortality (within 1 and 3 months) in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and to identify risk factors associated with early mortality. METHODS We extracted data of PCNSL patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) dataset by using the SEER*Stat 8.3.5…[Read more]

Understanding the behaviour of particulate organic carbon (POC) with sediment transport allows for a more accurate estimation of global carbon cycling and the conditions of aquatic ecosystems. River damming alters POC dynamics profoundly by the retention of sediments on which organic carbon (OC) is adsorbed. In this study, we developed a…[Read more]

Finally, reliable evoked synaptic local field potentials in rat brain slices were recorded using a special SWCNT-polymer-based flexible electrode. Significance The results demonstrate that the SWCNT arrays grafted in MD-PE are suitable for manufacturing flexible devices for subdural ECoG recording and might represent promising candidates for…[Read more]

It is a crucial challenge to address both magnetic anisotropy and stability for single-molecule magnets (SMMs) used in next-generation nanodevices. Highly axial lanthanide SMMs with neutral charge and moderate coordination numbers represent promising magnetic materials. Here, using iodide ions with large volume and low surface charge density as…[Read more]

bsence of visual guidance.Inertial motions may be defined in terms of acceleration and jerk, the time-derivative of acceleration. We investigated the relative contributions of these characteristics to the perceived intensity of motions. Participants were seated on a high-fidelity motion platform, and presented with 25 above-threshold 1 s forward…[Read more]