In obesity, excessive abdominal fat, especially the accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), increases the risk of metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Excessive abdominal fat is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction, leading to systemic low-grade infl
ABSTRACT The soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus is a model organism with a set of diverse behaviors.These behaviors include the starvation-induced multicellular development program, in which cells move collectively to assemble multicellular aggregates.After initial aggregates have formed, some will disperse, with smaller aggregates having a higher c
The article deals with preparation of lecturers for research-based teaching in the framework of professional development programs at European universities.It Testosterone has been noted that the development of professional competencies among lecturers, necessary for such teaching, is determined by 2 factors: the orientation of the institutional pol
The tumultuous inception of an epidemic is usually accompanied by difficulty in determining how to respond best.In developing nations, this can be compounded by logistical challenges, such as vaccine shortages and poor road infrastructure.To provide guidance towards improved epidemic response, various resource allocation models, in conjunction with