Study on the preferential distribution of acetyl tributyl citrate in poly(lactic) acid-poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) blends

In this work, the preferential distribution of acetyl tributyl citrate plasticiser (ATBC) in poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) PBAT blends has been investigated.Pure plasticised PLA and PBAT blends and their binary blends (PLA/PBAT with 80 wt% of PLA and 20 wt% of PBAT and PBAT/PLA with 80 wt% of PBAT and 20 wt% of PLA

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Both functional LTbeta receptor and TNF receptor 2 are required for the development of experimental cerebral malaria.

BackgroundTNF-related lymphotoxin alpha (LTalpha) is essential for the development of Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA)-induced experimental cerebral malaria (ECM).The pathway involved has been attributed to TNFR2.Here we show a second arm of LTalpha-signaling essential for ECM development through LTbeta-R, receptor of LTalpha1beta2 heterotrimer.Method

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An empirically derived recommendation for the classification of body dysmorphic disorder: Findings from structural equation modeling.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), together with its subtype muscle dysmorphia (MD), has been relocated from the Somatoform Disorders category in the DSM-IV to the newly created Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders category in the DSM-5.Both categorizations have been criticized, and an empirically derived classification of BDD is lacking.A commu

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