This paper examines the iconography of a group of pre-Columbian Andean woven textiles that, under the cloak of apparent heterogeneity, often hides a common thematic structure.It was widespread among pre-Columbian societies of the coast to individualise their art by applying thematic variations to the images they painted on cotton textiles: graphic
AimBreastfeeding generates short-term and long-term benefits for both mother and child.Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is promoted in China for years, but its practice still lags far behind the international average, even among low- and middle- income countries.This study aimed to investigate factors associated with EBF during postpartum.MethodsThis
The study is devoted to the analysis of somatic metaphor in the political communication, considered as a syncteric metaphorical-semiotic structure, which serves as one of the ways to encode ideological, cultural, evaluative, emotional, argumentative and other types of meanings.The necessity for a detailed analysis of the implementation of the actio
Epilepsy accounts for a significant proportion of the burden of neurological disorders.Neuroinflammation acting as the 508 inflammatory response to epileptic seizures is characterized by aberrant regulation of inflammatory cells and molecules, and has been regarded as a key process in epilepsy where mTOR signaling serves as a pivotal modulator.Mean
Abstract Background Gliomas account for about 80% of all malignant brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors.Temozolomide (TMZ) resistance represents a major treatment hurdle.Adrenomedullin (ADM) has been reported to induce glioblastoma cell growth.Methods Cell viability was measured using the CCK-8 assay.The apoptosis analysis was perfor