ON THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REAL-TIME TESTBED FOR DISTRIBUTED TDMA-BASED MAC PROTOCOLS IN VANETS



Phillyrin ameliorates influenza a virus-induced pulmonary inflammation by antagonizing CXCR2 and inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation

Abstract Influenza is an acute viral respiratory illness with high morbidity rates worldwide.Excessive pulmonary inflammation is the main characteristic of lethal influenza A virus (IAV) infections.Therapeutic options for managing influenza are limited to vaccines and some antiviral medications.Phillyrin is one of the major bioactive components of

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Evaluation of surface water characteristics of novel daily disposable contact lens materials, using refractive index shifts after wear

Jeffery Schafer,1 Robert Steffen,1 William Reindel,1 Joseph Chinn2 1Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY, USA; 2J Chinn LLC, Lafayette, CO, USA Purpose: Contact lens wearers today spend much time using digital display devices.Contact lens manufacturers are challenged to develop products that account for longer periods of

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