As members of cultural groups, humans continually adhere to social norms and conventions.Researchers have hypothesized that even young children are motivated to act conventionally, but support for this hypothesis has been indirect and open to other interpretations.To further test this hypothesis, we invited 3.5-year-old children (N = 104) to help s
During blood stage infection, Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes (IE) bind to host blood vessels.This virulence determinant enables parasites to evade spleen-dependent killing mechanisms, but paradoxically in some cases may reduce parasite fitness by killing the host.Adhesion of infected erythrocytes is mediated by P.falciparum erythrocyte
BackgroundZinc is an essential trace element involved in multiple metabolic processes.Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with low plasma zinc, but outcomes with zinc supplementation in critically ill patients with AKI remain unknown.Our objective was to investigate the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in this patient population.MethodsCri
The study evaluates a pilot course designed to respond to findings from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) and similar findings reporting changes in U.S.life course development and religious participation through an intervention based on sociological theories of morality.The purpose of the study is to investigate the impacts of a busin