The gastrointestinal tract houses millions of microbes, and thus has evolved several host defense mechanisms to keep them at bay, and prevent their entry into the host.One such mucosal surface defense is the secretion of secretory immunoglobulins (SIg).Secretion of SIg depends on the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR), which transports polyme
What are the determinants of creativity, novelty, and innovation? In this paper Accessories I explore this question through an analysis of data from the Song Explorer podcast, where composers describe how they created a specific song.I mine their accounts to classify their processes into seven different, but not mutually exclusive, theories of the
Ansab Khwaja, Douglas C Schaad, Richard W Arnold University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA Background and objectives: There is a shortfall in the primary care workforce, and an effort is needed in learning more about what motivates students to work as generalists.There is enthusiasm about service as a potential motivator.The obj
Intelligent autonomous agents (IAA) are proliferating and rapidly evolving due to the exponential growth in computational power and recent advances, for instance, in artificial intelligence research.Ranging from chatbots, over personal virtual assistants and medical decision-aiding systems, to self-driving or self-piloting systems, whether unbeknow