Despite the staggering uptick in social media employment over the last decade, this nascent category of cultural labor remains comparatively under-theorized.In this article, we contend that social media work is configured by a visibility paradox: While workers are tasked with elevating the presence—or visibility—of their employers’ OPEN BOX b
Airway branching morphogenesis in three dimensional culture
Abstract Background Lungs develop from the fetal digestive tract where epithelium invades the vascular rich stroma in a process called branching morphogenesis.In organogenesis, endothelial cells have been shown to be ORG ALOE GEL important for morphogenesis and the maintenance of organ structure.The aim of this study was to recapitulate human lung
Sensitivity and validity of psychometric tests for assessing driving impairment: effects of sleep deprivation.
OBJECTIVE:To assess drug induced driving impairment, initial screening is needed.However, no consensus has been reached about which initial screening tools have to be used.The present study aims to determine the ability of a battery of psychometric tests to detect performance impairing effects of clinically relevant levels of drowsiness as induced
Investigation and Research on Common Food in China Labeled "Lactic Acid Bacteria" and "Probiotics"
Objective: To analyze the current practice of labeling common food with added strains in China, explore the existing problems, and provide a reference for the management of labeling food that contains edible strains.Methods: Label information for prepackaged foods labeled "live bacteria" "lactic acid bacteria" and "probiotics" (excluding health foo
Current Views about the Inflammatory Damage Triggered by Bacterial Superantigens and Experimental Attempts to Neutralize Superantigen-Mediated Toxic Effects with Natural and Biological Products
Superantigens, i.e., staphylococcal enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1, interact with T cells in a different manner in comparison to conventional antigens.In fact, they activate a larger contingent of T lymphocytes, binding outside the peptide-binding groove of the major histocompatibility complex class II.Involvement of many T cells by