PORCINE INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL-DERIVED OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS PREVENT GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED BONE LOSS IN LANYU PIGS.

Porcine induced pluripotent stem cell-derived osteoblast-like cells prevent glucocorticoid-induced bone loss in Lanyu pigs.

The application of appropriate animal models and techniques for the study of osteoporosis is important.Lanyu pigs, a local miniature breed, have been widely used in various biomedical studies in Taiwan.This study aimed to induce bone loss in Lanyu pigs and to examine whether porcine induced pluripotent stem cell (piPSC)-derived osteoblast-like cell

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Innovative approaches in forest management - the application of a business model to designing a small-scale forestry strategy

The strong market competition forces forest owners to find innovative approaches to forest management, and business models are becoming integral parts of successful innovations and business strategies.This paper deals with the applicability of a business model (as Baby Food an innovation tool) for small forest owners.The main objectives were to des

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Knowledge and Circulation of Plants: Unveiling the Participation of Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Construction of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Botany

This article gives visibility to Amazonian indigenous peoples in GLA SKIN OIL (BORAGE OIL) the global process of plant circulation and associated knowledge.The first part highlights the indigenous role in cultivating and collecting native plants, and in the processing of natural products over the second half of the eighteenth century.The second par

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Invited Review: Maintain or Improve Piglet Gut Health around Weanling: The Fundamental Effects of Dietary Amino Acids

Gut health has significant implications for swine nutrient utilization and overall health.The basic gut morphology and its luminal microbiota play determinant roles for maintaining gut health and functions.Amino acids (AA), a group of essential nutrients for pigs, are not only obligatory for maintaining gut mucosal mass and integrity, but also for

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The Dark Side of Television

To assume the cultural industries without Baby Food much thought, like any other industry, would cause enormous difficulties, some of which founded the early debates in the political economy of communication and culture.In this article, I reflect upon the characteristics of these industries and of television in particular with respect to two aspect

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