The Histone Modification Code in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases by Yasuto Araki, Toshihide Mimura

“…Autoimmune diseases are chronic inflammatory disorders caused by a loss of self-tolerance, which is characterized by the appearance of autoantibodies and/or autoreactive lymphocytes and the impaired suppressive function of regulatory T cells. …”
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Epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical impact of bacterial heteroresistance by Linna Xu, Xiaofen Mo, Hui Zhang, Fen Wan, Qixia Luo, Yonghong Xiao

“…Heteroresistant strains often have a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) that appears sensitive, making detection and differentiation in clinical settings difficult. …”
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Root Canal Stripping: Malpractice or Common Procedural Accident—An Ethical Dilemma in Endodontics by Ionela Elisabeta Ciobanu, Darian Rusu, Stefan-Ioan Stratul, Andreea Cristina Didilescu, Corina Marilena Cristache

“…Root canal stripping is defined as an oblong, vertical perforation that appears especially in the middle section of curved root canals during endodontic treatments with nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) instruments. …”
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Meshless Technique for the Solution of Time-Fractional Partial Differential Equations Having Real-World Applications by Mehnaz Shakeel, Iltaf Hussain, Hijaz Ahmad, Imtiaz Ahmad, Phatiphat Thounthong, Ying-Fang Zhang

“…Forward difference scheme is applied to approximate the 1st order derivative appearing in the definition of Caputo derivative for α∈0,1, whereas central difference scheme is used for the 2nd order derivative in the definition of Caputo derivative for α∈1,2. …”
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Is Recurving an Effective Strategy of Trifolium repens L. to Augment Reproduction? by Mustaqeem Ahmad, Sanjay Kr. Uniyal

“…No seeds were produced in the flowers that were netted. Thus, recurving appears to help T. repens in reproduction.…”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources: What Does The Future Hold for Citrus Producers? by Tom Obreza, Larry Parsons, Kelly Morgan

“…Typical questions on the minds of growers these days are: why has this happened, will it continue, and will economics force a change in the type of N fertilizer we use?  …”
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The Microporosity of Activated Carbon Fibre KF1500 Assessed by Combined CO Adsorption and Calorimetry Techniques and by Immersion Calorimetry by A. Guillot, F. Stoeckli, Y. Bauguil

“…The validity of this approach was tested by using two activated carbons which has been characterized previously by a variety of techniques, including immersion calorimetry. It appears that a combination of high-pressure adsorption and calorimetry with CO 2 alone is a useful tool for the characterization of the whole range of microporosity. …”
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Slow pyrolysis of orange peels blended with agro-food wastes: characterization of the biochars for environmental applications by Kordoghli, Sana, Fassatoui, Emna, Largeau, Jean François, Khiari, Besma

“…However, the blends appeared to favour syngas production with yields as high as 56% for the coffee grounds and orange peels blend. …”
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Socio-cultural development of Omsk region districts as one of indicators of social sphere of modern Russia by I. A. Kostyuk

“…It is in this aspect of socio-cultural activity generates social and cultural space, with the activity of the subject as a carrier and Creator of cultural values who can compete with cultural activities when all participants were predetermined by the passive role of spectator and participant in the best case, not a collective of the Creator of what is happening. The article deals with specific activities carried out in the municipalities of the Omsk region, implemented within the framework of the five directions of the state and regional policy in the socio-cultural sphere, as well as the traditions of individual municipalities that have incorporated the initiative and implemented the aspirations and talents of the villagers themselves…”
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A Unified Approach to Some Classes of Nonlinear Integral Equations by Nurgali K. Ashirbayev, Józef Banaś, Raina Bekmoldayeva

“…The Riemann-Stieltjes integral appearing in those integral equations is generated by a function of two variables. …”
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A Narrative Review of the Velocity and Acceleration Profile in Football: The Influence of Playing Position by Charles Cotteret, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Jaime Prieto Bermejo, Jaime Almazán Polo, Sergio L. Jiménez Saiz

“…To enhance athletic performance and reduce the risk of injury, load quantification has allowed for a better understanding of the individual characteristics of the physical demands on soccer players during training or competition. In this regard, it appears crucial to summarize scientific evidence to provide useful information and future directions related to the speed and acceleration profiles of male soccer players. …”
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Opening the Trinity: developing the "open theism" debate by D. T. Williams

“…Recently the issue has become prominent with the emergence of support for "open theism", the belief that free will is such that God cannot know the future, simply because it has not yet happened. This idea has produced considerable opposition largely based on the perceived insecurity with which it leaves Christians, and the feeling that it diminishes God. …”
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Ethnic minorities and nation-building in the post-Soviet space: Constructing a theoretical framework by I. Kudryashova, E. Meleshkina

“…Applying these approaches to the post-Soviet realities the authors offer a theoretical framework for analyzing grounds, forms and consequences of the politicization of ethnicity and evaluation of possible stability/instability, including secessions, bringing a realistic perspective to bear on what is happening and what can be done.…”
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An as-yet-unpublished map of Belgrade from the beginning of the 18th century by Dulović Vladimir

“…Little-known to the professional public, the map of Belgrade from the National Library in Paris with the signature Ge C 10281 brings new information about the appearance of the city, and in particular its residential quarters, at the beginning of the 18th century. …”
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Study on Impeller Fracture Model Based on Vibration Characteristics and Fractal Theory by Xiaolong Zhang, Ruishan Yuan, Yonghui Xie

“…The failure process characterizes with strong nonlinearity, and hence it is difficult to be described by conventional methods. In this paper, firstly, the cracks in different positions are described using crack fractal theory. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Ablation Process of Carbon/Carbon Composites Using High Velocity Oxygen Fuel System by Xueling Fan, Peng Jiang, Biao Li, Xiaochao Jin, Yong Zhao

“…For perpendicular fiber bundles, the highest temperature appears at the turning point between the transverse section and the surface of fiber, which leads to the gradual ablation from the fiber surface toward the axis, and eventually the formation of the needle-like shape.…”
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Springtails (Collembola, Hexapoda) inhabiting algae with different degrees of waste product contamination by Izabella Olejniczak, Paweł Boniecki, Anita Kaliszewicz, Ninel Panteleeva

“…The littoral species Hypogastrura viatica was the dominant species in the uncontaminated algae, and that in the contaminated algae was the cosmopolitan species Folsomia quadriuculata. It appears that the contamination of the algae with waste products can promote the intensification of competition among springtails and between springtails and other saprophagous invertebrates.…”
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Breast Cancer in Men. Case report by Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Olga Lidia Rodríguez Infanzón, Rubén Sánchez Abdala

“…Due to the infrequent appearance of this entity in men, it is decided to make this case report.…”
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Artichoke Cultivars (var. “Blanca de Tudela”) under Elevated Ozone Concentrations by M.J. Sanz, J.L. Porcuna, E. Calvo, C. Martin

“…And when plants were exposed to acute short picks, typical ozone visual injury appeared in the older leaves.…”
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Effect of Microbial Transglutaminase on Ice Cream Heat Resistance Properties – a Short Report by Kasprzyk Iwona, Markowska Joanna, Polak Elżbieta

“…The amount of effluent was measured within the 0-120 min time frame. We evaluated the appearance of the samples and carried out the TPA and compression analysis. …”
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