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    Dectin-1 ligands produce distinct training phenotypes in human monocytes through differential activation of signaling networks

    Cells of the innate immune system retain memory of prior exposures through a process known as innate immune training. β-glucan, a Dectin-1 ligand purified from the Candida albicans cell wall, has been one of the ...

    Quen J. Cheng, Kylie Farrell, Jeffrey Fenn, Zuchao Ma in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Isolation, Physicochemical Characterization, Labeling, and Biological Evaluation of Mannans and Glucans

    The cell wall contains mannans and glucans that are recognized by the host immune system. In this chapter, we will describe the methods to isolate mannans and glucans from the C. albicans cell wall. In addition, ...

    Michael D. Kruppa, Douglas W. Lowman, Harry E. Ensley, Zuchao Ma in Candida Species (2022)

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    Carbohydrates from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms interact with immune C-type lectins and interfere with their receptor function

    Bacterial biofilms represent a challenge to the healthcare system because of their resilience against antimicrobials and immune attack. Biofilms consist of bacterial aggregates embedded in an extracellular pol...

    Sonali Singh, Yasir Almuhanna, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2021)

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    Towards efficient and energy-aware query processing for industrial internet of things

    With the rapid growth of connected devices, Internet of Things (IoT) has been gradually adopted in many fields such as industry. The Industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are typically deployed in noisy environments f...

    Liang Liu, Yiting Wang, Weizhi Meng, Zhe Xu in Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (2021)

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    ORMD: Online Learning Real-Time Malicious Node Detection for the IoT Network

    With the rapid development of the Internet of Things and its widespread deployment in daily life and production, malicious node detection is becoming more and more important. The attackers can invade the norma...

    **gxiu Yang, Lu Zhou, Liang Liu, Zuchao Ma in Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applicat… (2021)

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    Transcriptional and functional insights into the host immune response against the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris

    Candida auris is among the most important emerging fungal pathogens, yet mechanistic insights into its immune recognition and control are lacking. Here, we integrate transcriptional and functional immune-cell pro...

    Mariolina Bruno, Simone Kersten, Judith M. Bain, Martin Jaeger in Nature Microbiology (2020)

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    ELD: Adaptive Detection of Malicious Nodes under Mix-Energy-Depleting-Attacks Using Edge Learning in IoT Networks

    Due to the distributed framework, Internet of Things (IoT) is vulnerable to insider attacks like energy-depleting attack, where an attacker can behave maliciously to consume the battery of IoT devices. Such at...

    Zuchao Ma, Liang Liu, Weizhi Meng in Information Security (2020)

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    DCONST: Detection of Multiple-Mix-Attack Malicious Nodes Using Consensus-Based Trust in IoT Networks

    The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly, which allows many smart devices to connect and cooperate with each other. While for the sake of distributed architecture, an IoT environment is known to be vuln...

    Zuchao Ma, Liang Liu, Weizhi Meng in Information Security and Privacy (2020)

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    Evaluation of a polysaccharide conjugate vaccine to reduce colonization by Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens

    Campylobacter jejuni is a leading bacterial cause of food-borne illness in humans. Symptoms range from mild gastroenteritis to dysentery. Contaminated chicken meat is the most common cause of i...

    Douglas C Hodgins, Neda Barjesteh, Michael St. Paul, Zuchao Ma in BMC Research Notes (2015)