Tasks and responsibilities in physical activity promotion of older patients during hospitalization: A nurse perspective.

Aim: To investigate how nurses perceive tasks and responsibilities in physical activity promotion of hospitalized older patients and which factors are of influence.

Design: Mixed methods sequential explanatory design.

Methods: One hundred and eight nurses participated in a questionnaire survey and 51 nurses in a subsequent in-depth interview.

Identification of mycobacterial alpha-glucan as a novel ligand for DC-SIGN: involvement of mycobacterial capsular polysaccharides in host immune modulation.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis possesses a variety of immunomodulatory factors that influence the host immune response. When the bacillus encounters its target cell, the outermost components of its cell envelope are the first to interact. Mycobacteria, including M.