Cancer vaccines aim to direct the immune system to eradicate cancer cells. Here we review
the essential immunologic concepts underpinning natural immunity and highlight the …

The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in adults is well established in many
different areas, with a number of current applications deemed “off-label”, but the use …

Background: Advance care planning aims to ensure that care received during serious and
chronic illness is consistent with the person's values, preferences and goals. However, less …

Th17 cells have critical roles in mucosal defense and are major contributors to inflammatory
disease. Their differentiation requires the nuclear hormone receptor RORγt working with …

Empirical propagation models have found favour in both research and industrial
communities owing to their speed of execution and their limited reliance on detailed …

Abstract Space-like separation of entangled quantum states is a central concept in
fundamental investigations of quantum mechanics and in quantum communication …

Storing and retrieving a quantum state of light on demand, without corrupting the information
it carries, is an important challenge in the field of quantum information processing. Classical …

Symmetry considerations are used in presenting a model of the electronic structure and the
associated dynamics of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. The model accounts for the …

Abstract Background Dendritic cells (DCs) are a complex group of cells that play a critical
role in vertebrate immunity. Lymph-node resident DCs (LN-DCs) are subdivided into …

We report on the demonstration of light storage for times greater than a second in
praseodymium doped Y 2 SiO 5 using electromagnetically induced transparency. The long …