... sense in making decisions about prophylaxis. We owe a large debt to the painstaking and meticulously documented work of Norman Byer in deriving knowledge of the natural history retinal detachments and predisposing lesions. A useful way of thinking about prophylaxis is the number needed to treat...

... to offer newcomers than simply an avenue for attaining positive academic outcomes. They have the potential to provide foundations for positive social and emotional development by offering newcomers salient knowledge, social connections, and ultimately, a sense of belonging in their new home...

... of the bacterial cell surface that are aimed to minimize attraction of the typically cationic AMPs. In addition, bacteria have specific sensors that activate AMP resistance mechanisms when AMPs are present. The prototypical Gram-negative PhoP/PhoQ and the Gram-positive Aps AMP-sensing systems were first described...

... Abstract Hypothalamic neurons have the capacity to sense and alter their activity in response to fluctuations in local nutrient concentrations. Alterations in glucose, fatty acid and amino acid concentrations have all been demonstrated to affect neuronal excitability and/or intracellular...

... of AD, in the sense that individuals with APOE ε3/ε4 genotype and long poly-T repeats (defined as ≥27) had significantly lower AAO of AD than individuals with APOE ε3/ε4 genotype and short repeats [ 24 ]. The identification of TOMM40 as a strong modifier of disease triggered many efforts to test drugs...