Transdermal administration of drugs is generally limited by the barrier function of the skin.Vesicular systems are one of the most controversial methods for transdermal delivery of active substances.The interest in designing transdermal delivery systems was relaunched after the discovery of elastic vesicles like transferosomes, ethosomes, cubosomes
How do hamamelis crema teacher candidates develop and reflect on their knowledge in second language literacy to support their students in a Professional Development School (PDS)? This article reports preliminary findings of a qualitative study that investigates the learning process of single-subject credential candidates in a pilot urban PDS site w
ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis, a disease that kills more than 180,000 people annually.Contributing to its success as a fungal pathogen is its cell wall surrounded by a capsule.When the cryptococcal cell wall is compromised, exposed pathogen-associated molecular pattern molecules (PAMPs) could trigger host
The biodegradation of lignin, one of the most abundant carbon compounds on Earth, has important biotechnological applications in the derivation of useful products from lignocellulosic wastes.The purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris is able to grow photoheterotrophically under anaerobic conditions on a range of phenylpropeneoid