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Light-induced gene expression with photocaged IPTG for induction profiling in...
Abstract Background Inducible expression systems are frequently used for the production of heterologous proteins. Achieving maximum product concentrations requires induction... -
Epistasis analysis uncovers hidden antibiotic resistance-associated fitness c...
Abstract Background Fitness costs imposed on bacteria by antibiotic resistance mechanisms are believed to hamper their dissemination. The scale of these costs is highly... -
Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoo...
Abstract Background Schistosoma mansoni is a parasite of profound medical importance. Current control focusses on mass praziquantel (PZQ) treatment of populations in endemic... -
An analysis of discrepancies between United Kingdom cancer research funding a...
Abstract Background Ideally, the allocation of research funding for each specific type of cancer should be proportional to its societal burden. This burden can be estimated with... -
Genomic and non-genomic pathways are both crucial for peak induction of neuri...
Abstract Retinoic acid (RA) is the active metabolite of vitamin A and essential for many physiological processes, particularly the induction of cell differentiation. In addition... -
Neural hyperactivity in the amygdala induced by chronic treatment of rats wit...
Abstract Background Patients with medication-overuse headache suffer not only from chronic headache, but often from psychiatric comorbidities, such as anxiety and depression.... -
Evidence mapping based on systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions for...
Abstract Background Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumours. Currently, different pharmacological and surgical options are used to treat... -
Secnidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review
Abstract Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the common vaginal infections among childbearing women. The usual treatment for BV is metronidazole; hence 30% of women... -
Intraflagellar transport proteins are involved in thrombocyte filopodia forma...
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) proteins are vital for the genesis and maintenance of cilia. Our identification of ift122 transcripts in zebrafish thrombocytes that lack primary... -
Single-visit endodontic treatment of mature teeth with chronic apical abscess...
Abstract Background Mature teeth with chronic apical abscesses characterized by intermittent discharge of pus through an associated sinus tract. This communication between oral... -
Ancient coexistence of norepinephrine, tyramine, and octopamine signaling in ...
Abstract Background Norepinephrine/noradrenaline is a neurotransmitter implicated in arousal and other aspects of vertebrate behavior and physiology. In invertebrates,... -
Oxygen transfer rate identifies priming compounds in parsley cells
Abstract Background In modern agriculture, the call for an alternative crop protection strategy increases because of the desired reduction of fungicide and pesticide use and the... -
Using dual-sex calls improves the playback census method for a nocturnal burr...
Capsule: Playback with dual-sex calls increases the response rate of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus by 40–60% and reduces its daily variability, which would improve the... -
Measuring evolution acceptance using the GAENE: influences of gender, race, d...
Abstract Background The evolution education research community has defined the construct of “evolution acceptance” in different ways and measured it using different instruments.... -
Olfactory coding from the periphery to higher brain centers in the Drosophila...
Abstract Background Odor information is processed through multiple receptor-glomerular channels in the first order olfactory center, the antennal lobe (AL), then reformatted... -
Description of 22 new alpha-1 antitrypsin genetic variants
Abstract Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an autosomal co-dominant disorder caused by mutations of the highly polymorphic SERPINA1 gene. This genetic disorder still remains... -
Acceptance of a systematic review as a thesis: survey of biomedical doctoral ...
Abstract Background Systematic reviews (SRs) have been proposed as a type of research methodology that should be acceptable for a graduate research thesis. The aim of this study... -
Direct hydrogen production from dilute-acid pretreated sugarcane bagasse hydr...
Abstract Background Energy shortage and environmental pollution are two severe global problems, and biological hydrogen production from lignocellulose shows great potential as a... -
Correction to: Functional variation in allelic methylomes underscores a stron...
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Additional file 1. -
Competition and solidarity: union members and immigration in Europe
This article addresses an understudied question in the comparative political economy of migration. How have trade unions shaped the attitudes of their members toward...
