A chimeric protein consisting of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope protein (Env) ectodomain joined to the transmembrane and cytoplasmic-tail domains of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein lost the ability to fuse CD4+ HeLa cells yet was transported to the cell surface and cleaved normally. These results suggested some critical role of the HIV gp41 transmembrane or cytopl...

BACKGROUND Hyponatraemia in adults with bacterial meningitis has been described as a common complication, but its true prevalence and clinical importance are unknown. AIM To investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics and consequences of hyponatraemia in bacterial meningitis in adults. DESIGN Nationwide observational cohort study. METHODS We prospectively assessed the prevalence ...

Observations of the southern Cepheid ℓ Car to yield the mean angular diameter and angular pulsation amplitude have been made with the Sydney University Stellar In-terferometer (SUSI) at a wavelength of 696 nm. The resulting mean limb-darkened angular diameter is 2.990±0.017 mas (i.e. ±0.6 per cent) with a maximum-to-minimum amplitude of 0.560±0.018 mas corresponding to 18.7±0.6 per cent in the ...

Sulfate (SO4(2-)) concentrations and fluxes were studied for multiple storm events in the Point Peter Brook watershed, a glaciated, forested watershed located in Western New York, USA. Investigations were performed across one large (696 ha) and three small (1.6-3.4 ha) catchments with varying extent of riparian and wetland areas. Concentrations of SO4(2-) in groundwater sources (mean values: 23...

BACKGROUND The risk of malnutrition is widely recognized in institutional settings but few studies have been conducted among community-dwelling older people. The objective of this study was to describe the nutritional status and factors associated with possible malnutrition among community-dwelling older people. METHODS A randomly selected sample (n = 696) of persons aged ≥ 75 years were incl...

Abstract Recent studies show that the adoption of RME scenarios is still a matter concern for non-western countries ((Mousa et al., Journal Management Development 38:681–696, 2019), 2021a, 2021b). In this paper, we theoretically propose potential direction business schools in Egypt and other similar cultural context to implement through articulating main antecedents before after Covid-19. used ...

The comment that Dr. Stanton found extraordinary reads as follows: “Collectively, these findings prove that reduced SGLT-2 activity—whether genetically or experimentally induced—is efficacious and relatively safe..” (1). This sentence referred to the animal studies described in the preceding paragraph, as becomes even more apparent in the following sentence that reads: “The development of SGLT-...