Vitamin D3 Suppresses Class II Invariant Chain Peptide Expression on Activated B-Lymphocytes: A Plausible Mechanism for Downregulation of Acute Inflammatory Conditions

Class II invariant chain peptide (CLIP) expression has been demonstrated to play a pivotal role in the regulation of B cell function after nonspecific polyclonal expansion.Several studies have shown vitamin D3 helps regulate the immune response.We hypothesized that activated vitamin Bracelet D3 suppresses CLIP expression on activated B-cells after

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The Efficiency of Live-Capture Traps for the Study of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Cubs: A Three-Year Study in Poland

Safe and efficient techniques for the live capture of carnivores are limited.In this study, we identified some of the factors that could affect the success of capturing red fox cubs with live capture traps (also known as cage traps).During a three-year period, we analysed 32 captures of 25 fox cubs (1.3 captures/fox).We assessed the impact of the f

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Investigation into stress wave propagation in metal foams

The aim of this study is to investigate stress wave propagation in metal foams under high-speed impact loading.Three-dimensional Voronoi model is established to represent real closed-cell foam.Based on the one-dimensional stress wave theory and Voronoi model, a numerical model is developed to calculate the velocity of elastic wave and shock wave in

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