His challenge emulates on water the feat of 100-year-old Captain Tom Moore, who raised a record 33 million pounds by walking 100 laps in his garden. Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his achievement in July. (This story corrects distance walked by Captain Tom to...
By screening nanobodies from immunized llamas and a naïve yeast display library against adhesins of colonization factors, we identified single nanobodies that show cross-protective potency against eleven major pathogenic ETEC strains in vitro. Oral administration of nanobodies led to a significant ...
Spirulina is a natural “algae” (cyanbacteria) powder that is incredibly high in protein and a good source of antioxidants, B-vitamins and other nutrients. When harvested correctly from non-contaminated ponds and bodies of water, it is one of the most potent nutrient sources available. It is...
Tory Bruno, CEO of the spaceflight company United Launch Alliance, spoke about radiation and the challenges it poses to a U.S. Mars-shot during aFeb. 28 presentationheld at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland. The chat was part of an all-day event called the Lu...
In the UK, the main sources of lead in drinking water have been attributed to lead service pipes and household plumbing, where solubility depends on water acidity, temperature and residence time (Harries et al., 2013). Therefore, although lead in paint and dust are considered the focus to ...
Postmortem human brain tissue sourced from the DLPFC brain region was obtained from the Maryland Brain Collection, with the proper consent from the next of kin following IRB-approved protocols. The samples included non-psychiatrically ill subjects as controls (CTL, n = 9–10), those diagnosed wi...
major river basins; catchment; watershed; Earth observation; remote sensing; spatial analyses; land surface; surface water 1. Introduction 1.1. Relevance of River Basins Since the origin of ancient civilization, human activity primarily evolved in regions where the Earth’s surface is shaped by ...