NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of June, July and August 2020. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: Month …
Systemic delivery of conventional chemotherapies can cause negative systemic toxicity, including reduced immunity and damage to organs such as the heart and kidneys—limiting the maximum dose that can be administered. Targeted therapies appear to address this …
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (NYSE: SBI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (NYSE: MMU), Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. (NYSE: MNP), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHF) and Wes…
Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: MTT) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 29, 2020.
A continuous and scalable “snowing” process for preparation of graphene with high quality and high purity is demonstrated. Based on the intrinsic characteristics of this graphene, in particular the low‐frequency microwave absorption property and good thermal …
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The IMS2020 and Microwave Week, scheduled for 21-26 June 2020 in Los Angeles, CA, USA, is transitioning to a virtual event. The 2020 organizers have made this difficult decision after careful consultation and review with governme…
Designer particles that are embued with nanomachinery for autonomous motion have great potential for biomedical applications; however, their development is highly demanding with respect to biodegradability/compatibility. Previously, biodegradable propulsive m…
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (NYSE: SBI), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (NYSE: MMU), Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. (NYSE: MNP), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHF) and Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: MTT) (each, a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds") announced that effective today, May 21, 2020, SBI, MMU, MNP and MHF may enter into tender option bond ("TOB") transactions and may invest in inverse floating rate instruments issued in TOB transactions. Also effective today, MTT’s current investment policy regarding TOB transactions is being updated to include the below disclosure.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: MTT) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 29, 2020. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q February 29, 2020 November 30, 2019 February 28, 2019 Tot…
Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (the "Fund"), which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MTT", announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders held March 20, 2020.
Introduction Probiotics are suggested to prevent colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to investigate the anticancer properties of some potential probiotics in vitro and in vivo. Materials and methods Anticancer effects of potential probiotic groups wer…
One for all: A high‐affinity amyloid‐suppressing interaction between the human antimicrobial and immunomodulatory polypeptide cathelicidin LL‐37 and the key type 2 diabetes (T2D) amyloid polypeptide IAPP was identified. The results suggest a protective role f…
Cell-permeable photoswitchable small molecules, termed optojasps, are introduced to optically control the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton and cellular functions that depend on it. These light-dependent effectors were designed from the F-actin-stabilizing m…
ROLLE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garrett Motion Inc. (NYSE: GTX), a cutting-edge technology provider that enables vehicles to become safer, more connected, efficient and environmentally friendly, today announced its financial results for the first quarter…
We expand on the margin-of-safety concept in the context of the CEF market. We identify funds with relatively strong 1-year NAV returns, a term structure and attractive discount valuation relative to their sectors. Funds with these characteris…
One for all: A high‐affinity amyloid‐suppressing interaction between the human antimicrobial and immunomodulatory polypeptide cathelicidin LL‐37 and the key type 2 diabetes (T2D) amyloid polypeptide IAPP was identified. The results suggest a protective role f…
Due to poor specificity, the current pharmacotherapy of atherosclerosis has limited therapeutic efficacy. Here, the authors show that a macrophage-biomimetic nanomedicine effectively alleviates atherosclerosis via targeted pharmacotherapy and sequestration of…
Lipid‐coated metal–organic framework nanoparticles facilitate iron release in cells upon slight acidification of the extracellular pH. This process triggers pyroptosis, a cell death involving the immune system. These hybrid nanoparticles may allow the study o…
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of June, July and August 2020.
The Californian plant Eriodictyon californicum produces the flavanone sterubin as its (S)‐enantiomer. Fast racemization takes places in cell culture medium, whereas configurational stability was observed in methanol. Sterubin was a potent neuroprotectant in v…
A continuous and scalable “snowing” process for preparation of graphene with high quality and high purity is demonstrated. Based on the intrinsic characteristics of this graphene, in particular the low‐frequency microwave absorption property and good thermal …
Stiff scaffolds: Stiff‐stilbene has very recently emerged as a promising scaffold for the design of selective G‐quadruplex DNA ligands. We demonstrate the importance of substituent chemistry and molecular geometry on the activity of this novel ligand series. …
A continuous and scalable “snowing” process for preparation of graphene with high quality and high purity is demonstrated. Based on the intrinsic characteristics of this graphene, in particular the low‐frequency microwave absorption property and good thermal …
Two hundred horsepower is a perfectly decent amount of power for a small to medium sized car. It is a lewd and indecent amount to stuff into a motorcycle that weighs next to nothing and adheres to the road with two small tire contact patches that would add up…