If the BCG vaccine is given to either adolescents or infants in the UK, strong T-cell responses to cross-reactive mycobacterial antigens such as PPD are induced. The last two decades have largely been the era of cytokines for measurement of immunogenicity, with a focus on the measurement of...
The amount of gas that can be injected and withdrawn during a normal cycle of the storage is called working gas (or top gas); the remaining gas in the reservoir is referred to as base gas (or cushion gas) Energies 2018, 11, 1245; doi:10.3390/en11051245 www.mdpi.com/journal/energies ...
Stress, which is closely related to mental health [4] has become an important component of a healthy life for urban inhabitants. The World Health Organisation (WHO) clarified the definition of health in 1947: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not ...
Introduction Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive lung disease that develops as a result of a repetitive injury to the alveolar tissue, mainly the alveolar epithelium, which triggers the immune system to restore the tissue architecture of the damaged tissue. In this process, several ...