Analysis of perforin-deficient mice has identified the cytolytic pathway and perforin as the
preeminent effector molecule in T cell-mediated control of virus infections. In this paper, we …

A functional crosstalk between epigenetic regulators and metabolic control could provide a
mechanism to adapt cellular responses to environmental cues. We report that the well-known …

The here developed friction model for numerical simulations of machining processes takes
account of the physical‐mechanical phenomena occurring in different cutting zones by …

Background A new Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation without
the race variable has been recently proposed (CKD-EPI AS ). This equation has neither been …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with kidney injury,
which may impact patient's prognosis. Methods We report a multicentric retrospective case …

Background Estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) from serum creatinine can be
inaccurate, and current procedures for measuring GFR are time-consuming and cumbersome. …

The evolution of colon cancer starts with colon polyps. There are two different types of colon
polyps, namely hyperplasias and adenomas. Hyperplasias are benign polyps which are …

Texture classification generally requires the analysis of patterns in local pixel neighborhoods.
Statistically, the underlying processes are comprehensively described by their joint …

The earliest symptom of glomerular injury in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) is
microalbuminuria. The effect of hydroxyurea (HU) on urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) is …

Of the glomerulonephritis associated with sarcoidosis, membranous nephropathy (MN) is
the most prevalent. Coincidence or a causal relationship between these two diseases is …