BLOCKADE OF CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION BY EZETIMIBE REVEALS A COMPLEX HOMEOSTATIC NETWORK IN ENTEROCYTES


Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses alleviating salt stress in maize is associated with a decline in root-to-leaf gradient of Na+/K+ ratio

Abstract Background Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi has the potential to alleviate salt stress in host plants through the mitigation of ionic imbalance.However, inoculation effects vary, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.Two maize genotypes (JD52, salt-tolerant with large root system, and FSY1, salt-sensitive with small

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The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on fraud in the UK

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly altered socio-economic activities, human behaviors, and crime patterns.However, less is known about how the pandemic and associated restrictions affected cyber-enabled and traditional fraud.Here, we conducted a retrospective analysis using police-recorded crime data in the UK to examine the impact of COVID-

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