Role of Interleukin- (IL-) 17 in the Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapies in Spondyloarthropathies by I-Tsu Chyuan, Ji-Yih Chen

“…Further evidence from human and animal studies have defined that IL-17 and IL-17-producing cells contribute to tissue inflammation, autoimmunity, and host defense, leading to the following pathologic events associated with SpA. …”
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INSTRUMENTAL CAPACITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN MODERN CONDITIONS by Georgii Logvynskyi

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Global Positive Periodic Solutions of Generalized n-Species Gilpin-Ayala Delayed Competition Systems with Impulses by Zhenguo Luo, Liping Luo, Jianhua Huang, Binxiang Dai

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Gorivo kao element sigurnosti i pouzdanosti funkcionisanja raketnog sistema by Miloš Čolaković

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Luttes pour l’environnement et droit à la ville dans la capitale du Minas Gerais (Brésil) by Pauline Bosredon, Frédéric Dumont, Valentina Bonafine , Alexandre Magno Alves Diniz

“…In this conflict for the appropriation of nature in the city, alliances of convenience were formed between residents of the favela and residents of neighboring wealthy neighborhoods, whose interests are currently converging, in favor of the defense of the sector's environmental wealth and demands for a «right the city ". …”
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Cognitive Wireless Networks Based Spectrum Sensing Strategies: A Comparative Analysis by Anandakumar Haldorai, Jeevanandham Sivaraj, Munivenkatappa Nagabushanam, Michaelraj Kingston Roberts

“…We concentrate on examining the surveillance system at a societal level, in which both defense and monitoring are critical components in assuring the channel’s privacy. …”
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The Role of Christian Women in Ritual Murder Accusations in the 16th–18th centuries by Emilia Hruszowiec

“…They were perceived not only as accusers and defenders of the faith, but also as betrayers and accomplices to crimes. …”
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Integral Health Brigades. An Experience in Cienfuegos after Hurricane Denis by Víctor René Navarro Machado, William Alfonso Delgado, Salvador Tamayo Muñiz, Carlos Castro Cabanes, Roberto Baños García

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> in the most affected areas it was a necessary and positive element to elevate integral health attention to the community as part of the support to the civil defence sector.<strong><br /></strong>…”
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The Politics of Language in Constructing Civil Identity: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina by T. I. Popadeva

“…Particular attention is paid to situations when the desire for effective communication motivates speakers to abandon ethnically colored linguistic markers and situations in which the language acts as a defense against the internal “other.” Applying the criteria for distinguishing between language and dialects, the author concludes that the phonetic principle of the Serbo-Croatian language formation made it possible, after the destruction of Yugoslavia, to turn this linguistic continuum into an identification weapon to delimit the citizens of one country. …”
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Metodologija razvoja i analiza primene ekspertnih sistema by Alempije Veljović

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Joint Educational Programs of Russia and China: Status and Problems of Implementation by T. L. Guruleva

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Energy saving proactive neighbor discovery algorithm in mobile low-duty-cycle wireless sensor network by Junbin LIANG, Xiang ZHOU, Taoshen LI

“…Mobile low-duty-cycle wireless sensor network is a new kind of wireless multi-hop network,which is self-organized by a large number of nodes that have mobile ability and are able to get into sleep for a long time.Such networks have wide application prospects in national defense,industry,agriculture and other fields that need long term monitoring in severe environments.However,the movement and the sleeping features of nodes lead to constantly change of network topology,which makes the nodes difficult to discover their neighbors quickly.Therefore,the nodes cannot achieve optimal distribution decisions.In order to solve this problem,a new proactive neighbor discovery algorithm was proposed.This algorithm made the nodes in the network take the initiative to find their neighbors when they woke up,and avoided the delay caused by long time waiting in the traditional passive neighbor discovery.In addition,by predicting the movement speed and distance of neighbors,the neighbor set at the next moment can be quickly determined,which can further reduce the delay and obtain more accurate neighbor discovery results.Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that compared with the existing algorithms,the algorithm can find all the neighbors in MLDC-WSN with less energy consumption and lower delay.…”
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Analytical Solutions for Thermo-Mechanical Coupling Bending of Cross-Laminated Timber Panels by Chen Li, Shengcai Li, Kong Yue, Peng Wu, Zhongping Xiao, Biqing Shu

“…The parameter study indicates that the normal stress is mainly affected by modulus and thermal expansion coefficients, while the deflection of the panel is largely dependent on thermal expansion coefficients but less affected by modulus.…”
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INFLUENCE OF SIZE EFFECT ON EVALUATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES USING SMALL PUNCH TEST (MT) by WANG WuLin, XU Tong, ZHONG JiRu, GUAN KaiShu, LIU Gang

“…In order to explore the effect of the specimen size on results of small punch test（SPT）, SPT was conducted on Incoloy 800H and low alloy steel 3Cr1MoV using various specimen thicknesses of 100～500 μm, and a database of force-deflection curves and true stresses were created for various specimen thicknesses by Ludwig hardening model and finite element method. …”
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Research on the Influence of Center Distance Error Distribution Model on Dynamic Characteristic of Split Torque Transmission System by Jingwei Ding, Guanghu Jin, Rupeng Zhu

“…The results show that the center distance error has little influence on the load sharing coefficient and dynamic load coefficient. The deflection angle under three different calculation models has a great influence on the system load sharing coefficient and dynamic load coefficient， especially the synchronous and follow-up change modes. …”
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Three-Point Bending Behaviour of a Fabricated Concrete Connection with Steel Plate Hoop and Bolts by Dawei Yuan, Qingning Li, Jianpeng Sun, Jiaolei Zhang, Weishan Jiang

“…The comparative analysis is made between the new type connection and traditional integral cast-in-place member from the aspects of test phenomenon, failure mode, and load-deflection relationship. The analysis results show that the new type connection has the same bending bearing capacity as the integral casting member. …”
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Deformation Response and Safety Evaluation of Buildings Affected by Subway-Station Construction by Chunlei Feng, Dingli Zhang, Hualao Wang, Xuan Zhang

“…Results show that the horizontal distance s between the building and foundation pit and stiffness of the building itself have a clear impact on the differential settlement δij and relative deflection Δ, and the degree of deformation of the building near the corner of the foundation pit is complex. …”
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Type III Secretion System in Intestinal Pathogens and Metabolic Diseases by Le Zhou, Yaoyuan Zhang, Shiqi Wu, Yiyu Kuang, Pengfei Jiang, Xiao Zhu, Kai Yin

“…A large number of pathogenic bacteria such as Yersinia, Salmonella, Shigella, and pathogenic E. coli in the gut utilize the type III secretion system (T3SS) to help them resist host defenses and cause disease. Although the T3SS is critical for the virulence of many important human pathogens, its relationship with metabolic diseases remains unknown. …”
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A Study on the Effect of the Contact Point and the Contact Force of a Glass Fiber under End-Face Polishing Process by Ying-Chien Tsai, Guang-Miao Huang, Shin-Wei Cheng, Cheng-An Hsu, Innchyn Her

“…Based on the assumption of a large deflection, a mathematical model is developed to study the relationship between the contact force and the displacement of the lapping film. …”
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Pathogens strongly associated with periodontitis. An analysis of their virulence by Lázaro Sarduy Bermúdez, Felisa Veitia Cabarrocas, Marysol Rodríguez Felipe

“…Pathogens considered to be strongly associated with periodontitis (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromona gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia) possess virulence factors such as: adherence; evasion, neutralization and reduction of the host's defensive mechanisms; direct damage to tissues; induction of bone resorption and indirect tissue damage. …”
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