Let X be a (quasi-projective) variety over k. We follow [Sha13, Chap. 6, §1.2].

—Pharmacological ?1 anesthetics are used frequently in aquatic animal husbandry and research. Although several studies have investigated the effects of these anesthetic agents on immune responses in fish, none have assessed such effects in amphibians. To address this disparity, we exposed Osteopilus septentrionalis tadpoles to 0.005% benzocaine, 0.1% tricaine mehanesulphonate (MS-222), or artif...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its association with coronary artery disease (CAD) among an elderly urban population in south India. METHODS Individuals aged ≥60 years (n=222) were recruited from Phase 3 of the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study. Anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, oral glucose tolerance test, lipids ...

b-Adrenergic receptor blockers (b-blockers) are commonly used to treat heart failure, but the biologic mechanisms governing their efficacy are still poorly understood. The complexity ofb-adrenergic signaling coupled with the influence of receptor polymorphisms makes it difficult to intuit the effect of b-blockers on cardiac physiology. While some studies indicate that b-blockers are efficacious...

MicroRNA-221 and microRNA-222 (miR-221/222) have been identified as oncogenes and confirmed to be overexpressed in various types of cancer. However, the regulation mechanism of miR-221/222 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains to be fully elucidated. Previously, an miR-221/222 sponge was successfully constructed and its effect on the downregulation of miR-221/222 expression was investi...