Highlights The robust organic/inorganic hybrid interlayer derived from in situ formed tribofilms REVITALIZING SHAMPOO were fabricated by using a scalable rolling method.The interlayer facilitates dendrite-free lithium metal anodes by building local de-solvation environments near the interface and inhibiting both dendrite Mystery Box growth and elec
Developmental abnormalities of airways may impact susceptibility to asthma in later life.We used a maternal hypoxia-induced mouse model of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) to examine changes in mechanical properties of the airway wall.Pregnant BALB/c mice were housed under hypoxic conditions (10.5% O2) from gestational day (GD) 11 to GD 17.5
Scrub typhus is a life-threatening, undifferentiated febrile illness caused by a gram-negative bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi.The bacterial strain is a global health concern that should be considered.Despite several years of effort for the development of an effective immunogenic vaccine, no successful licensed vaccine is available.The aim of the
The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is a strategy utilized by neutrophils for capturing infective agents.Extracellular traps consist in a physical net made of DNA and intracellular proteins externalized from neutrophils, where bacteria and viruses are entrapped and killed by proteolysis.A complex series of events contributes to a
Abstract Background Childbirth is a momentous event for women and their partners, yet women continue to die in childbirth worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.To reduce maternal mortality and increase the number of women delivering at health facilities, it is important to understand reasons why women who do deliver at health facilities cho