Background: Hedgehog (HH) pathway is constantly under scrutiny in the context of organ development.Lung morphogenesis requires HH signalling which participates thereafter to the pulmonary homeostasis by regulating epithelial cell quiescence and repair.Since epithelial remodelling is a hallmark of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), we inv
This study examined the relationship between loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic and worsening mental health among a sample of 366 Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, queer (2SGBQ+) men in Manitoba.Data were drawn from a cross-sectional online survey among 2SGBQ+ men in Manitoba.Logistic regression assessed the relationship between sociodemographics
In most of the prior designs of conventional cable-driven hyper-redundant robots, the multiple degree-of-freedom (DOF) bending motion usually has bending coupling effects.It means that the rotation output of each DOF is controlled by multiple pairs of cable inputs.The bending coupling effect will increase the complexity of the driving mechanism and
The importance of the Dutch Revolution of the late eighteenth century for political developments in the Northern Netherlands is still contested.Most historians view the period as the starting point of a number of democratic institutions, including elections.Others have pointed out, however, that the nineteenth century shows a remarkable amount of c
The text concerns the role of emotions in delusion formation.Provided are definitions from DSM-V and DSM-IV-R and the problems found in those definitions.One of Food Processor them, the problem of delusion formation, is described when providing cognitive theories of delusions.The core of the paper is a presentation of the emotional and affective di