Normal Human Gingival Epithelial Cells Sense C. parapsilosis by Toll-Like Receptors and Module Its Pathogenesis through Antimicrobial Peptides and Proinflammatory Cytokines by Raouf Bahri, Sèverine Curt, Dalila Saidane-Mosbahi, Mahmoud Rouabhia

“…The upregulation of TLRs was paralleled by an increase of IL-1β, TNFα, and IFNγ mRNA expression, suggesting the involvement of these cytokines in the defense against infection with C. parapsilosis. The active role of epithelial cells in the innate immunity against C. parapsilosis infection was enhanced by their capacity to express high levels of human beta-defensin-1, -2, and -3. …”
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An Efficient FPGA Implementation of Optimized Anisotropic Diffusion Filtering of Images by Chandrajit Pal, Avik Kotal, Asit Samanta, Amlan Chakrabarti, Ranjan Ghosh

“…Digital image processing is an exciting area of research with a variety of applications including medical, surveillance security systems, defence, and space applications. Noise removal as a preprocessing step helps to improve the performance of the signal processing algorithms, thereby enhancing image quality. …”
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Evaluating the role of generative AI and color patterns in the dissemination of war imagery and disinformation on social media by Estibaliz García-Huete, Sara Ignacio-Cerrato, David Pacios, José Luis Vázquez-Poletti, María José Pérez-Serrano, Andrea Donofrio, Clemente Cesarano, Nikolaos Schetakis, Nikolaos Schetakis, Alessio Di Iorio

“…Additionally, the research investigates the potential of a serverless AI framework to advance both the generation and detection of fake news, marking a pivotal step in the fight against digital misinformation. …”
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In-Silico Evaluation of Binding Interaction and ADME Properties of Novel Pyrazoline and Pyrimidine Derivatives Targeting Cyclooxygenase-2 Enzyme by Sarmad Abbas Fadhil, Karima Fadhil Ali, Wesen Adel Mehde

“… Inflammation is a crucial defense mechanism against toxic stimuli and physical traumas. …”
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La Novation de l’économie politique au Japon. La victoire de Koizumi à l’automne 2005 marquera-t-elle le tournant d’une social-démocratie souterraine à une social-démocratie citoye... by Hiroatsu Nohara

“…Ce texte cherche à comprendre la modalité d’articulation entre l’économique et le politique dans un Japon qui est en train de sortir d’un long tunnel de déflation. Pour ce faire, on utilisera comme analyseur, les signes de changements intervenus lors de l’élection parlementaire de l’automne 2005 qui a consacré une victoire écrasante du « nouveau » PLD reconfiguré par l’ex-premier ministre Koizumi. …”
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RESEARCH CONCAVE CIRCULAR HOLE TEMPLATE LINEAR VARIABLE THICKNESS STIFFNESS AND STRENGTH THEORIES by LI ShaoJie

“…This paper studies linear variable thickness circular aperture concave template theory of stiffness and strength calculation.First,set up mechanical model:Template for circular concave,outside the perimeter fixed; center has a round hole,inside the perimeter free,outside under uniformly distributed vertical load.Secondly,the establishment of mathematical model:Derivation of concave template in the axisymmetric condition,ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients of elastic curved surface,and gives the mathematical expressions of boundary conditions.Again,in view of the differential equation boundary value problem,the displacement method and the Matlab algorithm,it is concluded that the deflection of concave template function,and establish the stiffness calculation condition of concave template.Then,determine the concave template on the bending moment and the maximum bending moment and stress,so as to establish a concave template strength calculation conditions.Finally,numerical examples.This paper presents the function solutions,to change law of control concave template section variable parameters.In this way,not only highlight the interdependent relationship between the quantity of each,and optimization,and discussion and application.The result is suitable for uniform,continuous,isotropic material artifacts.Because in the process of calculation and data processing with error,so the formula is similar.…”
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An Evaluation Method for Effective Prestress of Simply Supported Prestressed Concrete Beams with Breathing Cracks by Wenlong Guo, Peng Liang, Hexu Liu, Y. Frank Chen, Xiaojin Zhao

“…Loss of effective prestress and accurate detection of actual stress in existing precast prestressed concrete bridges are two major challenges in the bridge industry. …”
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Interplay of swine acute diarrhoea syndrome coronavirus and the host intrinsic and innate immunity by Fei Zhao, Xiao Cong, Xiaobo Huang, Yi Zheng, Qin Zhao, Yiping Wen, Rui Wu, Senyan Du, Sanjie Cao, Feng Cong, Yiping Wang

“…The intracellular antiviral immunity, comprised of the intrinsic and innate immunity, represents the first line of host defence against viral infection prior to the onset of adaptive immunity. …”
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Analysis and optimization of energy harvesting characteristics of converter valve magnetic field self-powered harvester by WANG Wei, SU Wenbo, XU Chenjin, WU Yuwei, SHI Yuchen

“…On this basis, the energy harvesting characteristics of the chip-based energy harvesting device under deflection condition, influenced by the application environment, are studied. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Response and Deformation of Aluminium Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Subjected to Underwater Impulsive Loads by Da-Lin Xiang, Ji-Li Rong, Xuan He

“…The full-field shape and displacement profiles of dry face sheets were recorded in real time compared with those of monolithic plate. The out-of-plane deflection and in-plane strain were quantified and analyzed. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity as a Marker for Assessing the In Vitro Performance of the Endangered Cistus heterophyllus by Antonio López-Orenes, Antonio F. Ros-Marín, María A. Ferrer, Antonio A. Calderón

“…Catechin was identified in all the extracts and its levels were found to change parallel to the antioxidant capacity, pointing to a prominent role played by this flavonoid in C. heterophyllus defence against oxidative stress, which in turn affects the in vitro performance of this species.…”
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Behaviour of Textile-Reinforced Concrete Beams versus Steel-Reinforced Concrete Beams by Fahed Alrshoudi

“…The results of tensile stress-strain, load-deflection, moment-curvature, and tension stiffening behaviours of TRC beams were associated with conventional steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) beams. …”
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Genetically-encoded targeted protein degradation technology to remove endogenous condensation-prone proteins and improve crop performance by Ming Luo, Sitao Zhu, Hua Dang, Qing Wen, Ruixia Niu, Jiawei Long, Zhao Wang, Yongjia Tong, Yuese Ning, Meng Yuan, Guoyong Xu

“…Additionally, conditional degradation of the negative defense regulator Early Flowering 3 via a pathogen-responsive ProTBF1-uORFsTBF1 cassette enhances rice blast resistance without affecting flowering time in the absence of pathogen. …”
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Design of an Adaptive Fixed-Time Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Controller for Multi-Link Robots Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles by Hesam Khajehsaeid, Ali Soltani, Vahid Azimirad

“…PAMs are basically designed to mimic the function of biological muscles, providing a high force-to-weight ratio and smooth, lifelike movement. Inflation and deflation of these muscles can be controlled rapidly, allowing for fast actuation. …”
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Two Improved Methods of Generating Adversarial Examples against Faster R-CNNs for Tram Environment Perception Systems by Shize Huang, Xiaowen Liu, Xiaolu Yang, Zhaoxin Zhang, Lingyu Yang

“…Only if adversarial attacks are studied thoroughly, researchers can come up with better defence methods against them. However, most existing methods of generating adversarial examples have been devoted to classification, and none of them target tram environment perception systems. …”
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Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Impact Loading Cantilever Sandwich Beam with Aluminum Foam Core and Steel Facesheets by Mohammad Solooki

“…Finally, the effects of parameters such as impact load application location, core density and strength, projectile mass and velocity, and dimensions have been analyzed and compared analytically and numerically on the deflection of the sandwich beam. By examining and comparing the obtained results, it was observed that, firstly, there is a good agreement between the analytical and numerical results, and secondly, with the movement of the place of application of the load from the free support to the cantilever support of the beam, the final shape of the upper part of the sandwich changes. …”
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Characteristics of an Internal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-induced Blowing Device by Y. Zhang, B. Dong, D. Yang, X. Yan, Y. Li

“…The blowing characteristics are significantly affected by the channel height (H) and outlet length (L). Deflection of the channel inlet or outlet introduces more possibilities for the installation of IDBD plasma actuators, albeit with a loss of about 15% of the kinetic energy of the blowing. …”
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Update on Nonsurgical Lung Volume Reduction Procedures by J. Alberto Neder, Denis E. O’Donnell

“…Valve implants, coil implants, biological LVR (BioLVR), bronchial thermal vapour ablation, and airway stents are used to induce lung deflation with the ultimate goal of improving respiratory mechanics and chronic dyspnea. …”
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A STUDY PROPOSING IMPROVEMENTS TO OVERLAY NETWORK ARCHITECTURE TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACKS ON WEBSITE SYSTEMS by Vu Thi Phuong*, Nguyen Van Vu, Dang Thi Hien

“…These attacks are evolving at a pace and complexity that outstrips the capabilities of current defensive measures. This paper presents an effective method to enhance the resilience against distributed denial-of- service (DDoS) attacks by implementing an overlay network architecture to protect website systems. …”
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Influence of Tire-Recycled Steel Fibers on Strength and Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete by Yancong Zhang, Lingling Gao

“…In addition, the load-deflection curve tends to become fuller after the first crack, and the second peak of the load continues to increase. …”
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