To estimate the prevalence and determine risk factors for dry eye disease (DED) in geographically diverse regions of India.

A population based cross-sectional study was conducted on people aged ≥40 years in plain, hilly and coastal areas. Dry eye assessment by objective [tear film break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer I, corneal staining] and s…[Leer más]

The MAPK signal pathway was stimulated via phosphorylation signal transduction. Moreover, by protein structure analysis combined with the DEGs, we screen 36 potential membrane proteins which might take part in transporting fluoride. Taken together, the results of our study expanded the underlying mechanisms of fluoride poisoning on silkworm larval…[Leer más]

Two opposite phenomena have been found in territorial animals, the «dear enemy» and the «nasty neighbour», which refer to individuals that show less aggression toward neighbours than toward strangers and vice versa. However, the need to maintain territory should differ for males and females because sexual reproduction is the result of the…[Leer más]