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Naturally-occurring serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains that lack functional pneumolysin and autolysin have attenuated virulence but induce localized protective immune responses.
Ηαnnah E Wong, Panagiotis Tourlomousis, Gavin K Paterson, Steve Webster, Clare E Bryant
Apr 09, 2023
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of fatal pneumonia in humans. These bacteria express virulence factors, such as the toxins pneumolysin and autolysin, that drive host inflammatory responses. In this study we...
Animals Horses Mice Streptococcus pneumoniae N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Bacterial Proteins Streptolysins Virulence Immunity Serogroup
Published by: PLOS ONE
Incorporating a Global Perspective Into Future-Oriented Forest Management Scenarios
This research serves to integrate the concept of an “ecological footprint” into future-oriented forest management scenarios. Scenarios are commonly used to explore stakeholder perceptions of possible forest futures, and are...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
Incorporating a Global Perspective Into Future-Oriented Forest Management Scenarios
This research serves to integrate the concept of an “ecological footprint” into future-oriented forest management scenarios. Scenarios are commonly used to explore stakeholder perceptions of possible forest futures, and are...
Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Earth Science Biodiversity Science and Engineering Government and Law
Published by: IGI Global
Relationship Between Physical Fitness Variables and Reaction Time in eSports Gamers
eSports gaming requires quick and accurate reactions in response to complex visual stimuli for optimal performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between components of physical fitness and reaction...
Published by: IGI Global
Label-free cell segmentation of diverse lymphoid tissues in 2D and 3D.
John W Wills, Jack Robertson, Pani Tourlomousis, Clare M C Gillis, Claire M Barnes, Michelle Miniter, Rachel E Hewitt, Clare E Bryant, Huw D Summers, Jonathan J Powell, Paul Rees
Apr 17, 2023
Unlocking and quantifying fundamental biological processes through tissue microscopy requires accurate, in situ segmentation of all cells imaged. Currently, achieving this is complex and requires exogenous fluorescent...
confocal microscopy immunofluorescence Tissue Quantitative Cell segmentation 3D digital pathology Label Free 2D single-cell
Published by: Cell reports methods
The Backbone of Decision Support Systems
Philipp Hertweck, Jürgen Moßgraber, Efstratios Kontopoulos, Panagiotis Mitzias, Tobias Hellmund, Anastasios Karakostas, Désirée Hilbring, Hylke van der Schaaf, Stefanos Vrochidis, Jan-Wilhem Blume, Ioannis Kompatsiaris
Oct 01, 2018
Understanding the current situation is critical in every natural disaster or crisis. Therefore, there is a need for accurate and up-to-date information about the scope, extent and impact of a disaster. The basis for this...
Published by: IGI Global