Publications
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Virtual Plants: Modeling Plant Architecture in Changing Environments
(2017)
Plant architecture is a major determinant of the resource use efficiency of crops. The architecture of a plant shows ontogenetic structural changes which are modified by multiple environmental factors: Plant canopies are ...
Vaccination Against Mycobacterial Diseases in Animals
(2015)
The two most prominent mycobacterial diseases in animals include bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis and Johne’s disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Erradication of both ...
Vaccines, Immunotherapy and New Antifungal Therapy Against Fungi: Updates in the New Frontier
(2017)
Invasive fungal diseases have increased many fold over the past 50 years. Current treatment regimens typically require prolonged administration of antifungal medications that can have significant toxicity. Moreover, our ...
The ventricular-subventricular zone: a source of oligodendrocytes in the adult brain
(2014)
Demyelinating diseases are characterized by an extensive loss of oligodendrocytes and myelin sheaths from axolemma, which commonly result in disability in young adults. To date, there is no effective treatment against these ...
Ventricular Mechanics in Congenital Heart Disease
(2017)
Looking at "Horse in Motion", the iconic photograph by E. Muybridge, it is almost possible to hear the horse galloping. The pounding sound of the hoofs hitting the ground -like a drum- can also echo the rythmic beating of ...