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The characterization of chainable continua as inverse limits on [0, 1] has resulted in many papers which have contributed to our knowledge of both inverse limits and chainable continua. Quite simple maps on [0, 1] give rise to quite complicated inverse limits. In this paper we begin an investigation of continua that can be represented by inverse limits of closed subsets of the unit square I = [...

For a hereditarily unicoherent continuum X, its kernel means the common part of all subcontinua of X that intersect all arc components of X. This concept naturally appears when absolute retracts for the class of hereditarily unicoherent continua are studied. Let Y be such an absolute retract. Among other results, we prove that (a) Y is indecomposable if and only if it is identical with its kern...

Lyme disease (borreliosis) is the most prevalent tick-borne zoonotic disease in Europe, North America, and eastern Asia. Its etiologic agent, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, at least 4 species of B. burgdorferi sensu lato has been described in China: B. garinii, B. afzelii, B. valaisiana, B. sinica [1,2]. B. garinii was the main genotype in China, and it was distributed mainly in northern Chin...

BACKGROUND Zinc is an essential trace element for the immune system. The zinc deficiency diminishes antibody- and cell-mediated responses in man. Lymphopenia and thymic atrophy are usually the early hallmarks of zinc deficiency. Surprisingly, only scarce data are available about polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) functions in infants with zinc deficiency. We present the results of immunological ana...

Around 3000 proteins are thought to bind zinc in vivo, which corresponds to ~10% of the human proteome. Zinc plays a pivotal role as a structural, catalytic, and signaling component that functions in numerous physiological processes. It is more widely used as a structural element in proteins than any other transition metal ion, is a catalytic component of many enzymes, and acts as a cellular si...

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is classified as a congenital autosomal recessive type and an acquired transient type. This disease manifests as acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, intractable diarrhea, and failure to thrive. Whereas the autosomal hereditary type is caused by malabsorption of zinc in the intestine, the acquired type is caused by low nutritional support or decreased perip...