Human host defense peptide LL-37 facilitates double-stranded RNA pro-inflammatory signaling through up-regulation of TLR3 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells

OBJECTIVE: The importance of human host defense peptide LL-37 in vascular innate immunity is not understood. Here, we assess the impact of LL-37 on double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) signaling in human vascular smooth muscle cells.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cellular import of LL-37 and synthetic dsRNA (poly I:C) were investigated by immunocytochemistry and fluorescence imaging. Transcript and protein express

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Physiological Engagements with a Scriptural Guru : Ritualized Transactions between the Sikhs and Guru Granth Sahib

Religion in the Trenches : Miniature Scriptures for Muslim and Sikh Soldiers during WWI

The Materiality of Religious Texts : Miniature Scriptures for Indian Soldiers in World War I

Drinking the Guru’s Transformative Words : Uses of Amrit in Sikh Religious Practices

Religion in the Trenches : Miniature Scriptures and Artifacts for Muslim and Sikh Soldiers in the British Army during World War I

"I’m a Punjabi Speaking Swedish Sikh"

Young Sikhs in the Nordic Countries : Negotiating Identities, Traditions and Authorities

Entextualization of Sikh Texts in Religious Historiographies and Performances

Culture, Religion and Technology

Religion in the Trenches : Miniature Scriptures for Sikh Soldiers in the British Army during World War I

Becoming Swedish Sikhs : Religious Learning and Identification among Sikhs in Sweden

Young Sikhs in Sweden

Rural Income Diversification, Employment, and Differentiation in Kenya and Implications for Rural Change

To contribute to contemporary rural development debates, the present thesis conducts a contextual analysis of rural development using Kenya as a case study from the colonial era to today. To perform the analysis, two critical trends in rural Africa are focused on: socioeconomic differentiation and rural income diversification, with a particular focus on large-scale farm employment. By pointing to

Unaccompanied refugee minors and sexual violence : Mapping of the risk zones for sexual violence in Sweden from the perspective of professionals working with them

Indiska röster från första världskriget i kungafamiljens arkiv : Kronprinsessan Margaretas förmedling av “kärleksgåvor” till krigsfångar

Soldater räddade av fickbiblar : berättelser om kristet textbruk under första världskriget

Isolated photon production and pion-photon correlations in high-energy pp and pA collisions

A phenomenological study of the isolated photon production in high energy pp and pA collisions at RHIC and LHC energies is performed. Using the color dipole approach we investigate the production cross section differential in the transverse momentum of the photon considering three different phenomenological models for the universal dipole cross section. We also present the predictions for the rapi

Exploring and improving industry-academia communication in software engineering

Background: Despite the mutual benefit of the industry-academia partnership, the level of joint work is still low. For this reason, the interest in connecting research and practice has increased recently in the academic community. Objective: This research aims to design and apply approaches to improve the knowledge exchange between academic researchers and software engineering practitioners. Metho