NIGHT ANIMALS

Night Animals

"Night Animals" is part of a larger investigation into the relationship between humans and animals.Traditionally humans have distinguished themselves from other animals and from Stacking Chairs their own animality; the question of the animal, however repressed or uncanny, nonetheless encroaches upon our symbolic spheres and our very psyches.We migh

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Tailoring the Generalized 2D Airy Beam

Generalized two-dimensional (2D) Airy beam is a kind of self-accelerating beam with variable initial angle between its two wings, manifested itself as an initial angle determined parabolic trajectory during the free-space propagation.However, the independent and flexible manipulation of both the transverse optical field and longitudinal trajectory

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Seasonal influenza a virus lineages exhibit divergent abilities to antagonize interferon induction and signaling.

The circulation of seasonal influenza A viruses (IAVs) in humans relies on effective evasion and subversion of the host immune response.While the evolution of seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 viruses to avoid humoral immunity is well characterized, relatively little is known about the evolution of innate immune antagonism phenotypes in these viruses.Numerous

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Processed human amniotic fluid retains its antibacterial activity

Abstract Background Human amniotic fluid (AF) contains numerous nutrients, trophic factors and defense proteins that provide a nurturing and protective environment for fetal development.Based on reports that AF has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties, we designed a novel method to process AF for use in clinical care.Methods

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