Neurogenesis is the process of generating new neurons in developing and adult brains. This process imparts plasticity to the mammalian brain by allowing novel connections to form and replacing damaged neurons. In later ...

Blastocystis are amongst the most prevalent microbial eukaryotes inhabiting the gastrointestinal tracts of mammals. A bioinformatic workflow was developed to detect Blastocystis in gut metagenomic data and applied to 996 ...

Legionella pneumophila is a ubiquitous freshwater pathogen of unicellular eukaryotes, namely several species of amoeba. Following inhalation of Legionella-contaminated aerosols, susceptible human populations may also develop ...

HACE1 is an E3 ubiquitin-ligase that is epigenetically downregulated in various malignancies. The mechanisms underlying its role in tumourigenesis and in normal vertebrate development have not been well elucidated. We ...

The production of skin equivalents for treating full-thickness wounds has been a long-standing challenge in the field of skin tissue engineering. Although several techniques (e.g., skin substitutes and cell-based therapies) ...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen found in contaminated shellfish that causes a self-limiting gastroenteritis. It employs multiple virulence factors in its infection of humans, including two ...

Inclusive knowledge systems that engage local perspectives and social and natural sciences are critical for conservation planning. This thesis explores local tacit knowledge application to identify wildlife locations, ...

Twitter bots are automated accounts which are programmed to perform certain tasks which resemble those of daily active users such as tweeting, liking a tweet or following. Most of the time, they are designed with malicious ...

Patients with schizophrenia consume significantly more caffeine than the general population. Despite this, few studies report on caffeine use, and even fewer on the association between caffeine intake and how it might ...