Cholesterol suppresses antimicrobial effect of statins

Objective(s):Isoprenoid biosynthesis is a key metabolic pathway to produce a wide variety of biomolecules such as cholesterol and carotenoids, which target cell membranes.On the other hand, it has been reported that statins known as inhibitors of isoprenoid biosynthesis and cholesterol lowering agents, may have a direct antimicrobial effect on the

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Network Ripple Effects: How Twitter Deplatforming Flipped Authority Structure and Discourse of the Arizona Election Review Community

Content moderation decisions can have variable impacts on the events and discourses they aim to regulate.This study analyzes Twitter data from before and after the removal of key Arizona Election Audit Twitter accounts in March of 2021.After collecting tweets that refer to the election audit in Arizona in this designated timeframe, a before/after c

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When a smile is still a conflict: Affective conflicts from emotional facial expressions of ingroup or outgroup members occur irrespective of the social interaction context

Facial expressions play a crucial role in human interactions.Typically, a positive (negative) expression evokes a congruent Wildlife positive (negative) reaction within the observer.This congruent behavior is inverted, however, when the same positive (negative) expression is displayed by an outgroup member.Two approaches provide an explanation for

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