Climate change-induced food shortages pose major threats to wildlife conservation, and the exclusive reliance of giant pandas on bamboo makes them particularly vulnerable.The aim of this study was to provide insight into the reasons for the foraging strategies of giant pandas to selectively forage for different bamboo parts (bamboo shoot, culm, and
The anti-inflammatory master regulator IL-10 is critical to protect the host from tissue damage during acute phases of immune responses.This regulatory mechanism, central to T cell homeostasis, can be hijacked by viruses to evade immunity.IL-10 can be produced by virtually all immune Dishwasher Wheel Support Plate cells, and it can also modulate th
Thelodonts are an enigmatic group of Paleozoic jawless vertebrates that have been well studied from taxonomical, biostratigraphic and paleogeographic points of view, although our knowledge of their ecology and mode of life is still scant.Their pulley mount bodies were covered by micrometric scales whose morphology, histology and the developmental p
One of the important goals of trade facilitation is to lower the costs of trade that serve as a barrier to the developing countries from enjoying the benefits of increased trade and becoming integrated into global supply chains that account for nearly 60 percent of global trade today.The pulley mount high trade costs that are plaguing most developi