A Cluster Analysis on Sustained Global Competitiveness for European Countries
The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) developed by Xavier Salai-Martín, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, has been measuring the factors that drive the growth and prosperity since 2005.
Kolluru Mythili, Suresh Vidya
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This article provides an upgraded model for actuarial projection of the dependency ratio of the pension fund in the Republic of Srpska. The nonexistence of complete upto-date life tables presents a huge problem of the pension system and life insurance ...
Bošnjak Nikolina, Prorok Vesna
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Two host factors regulate persistence of H7-specific T cells injected in tumor-bearing mice. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Injection of CD8 T cells primed against immunodominant minor histocompatibility antigens (MiHA) such as H7(a) can eradicate leukemia and solid tumors. To understand why MiHA-targeted T cells have such a potent antitumor effect it is essential
Marie-Christine Meunier +2 more
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Behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella Typhimurium in teewurst, a raw spreadable sausage [PDF]
The fate of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, or Escherichia coli O157:H7 were separately monitored both in and on teewurst, a traditional raw and spreadable sausage of Germanic origin. Multi-strain cocktails of each pathogen (ca.
Nychas, George-John E. +6 more
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Leigh's metal‐free active template‐based SNAr of an amine on halogenopyridiniums, in the presence of a crown ether, successfully afforded 4‐aminopyridinium‐containing rotaxanes. Further molecular machinery was carried out by deprotonation‐then‐carbamoylation of the conjugated amino moiety.
Ivaylo Stoyanov +2 more
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Detection of Antibodies against H5 and H7 strains in Birds: Evaluation of Influenza Pseudovirus Particle Neutralization Tests [PDF]
Introduction: Avian influenza viruses circulate in bird populations, and it is important to maintain and uphold our knowledge of the viral strains that are currently of interest in this context.
Lundkvist, Åke, +11 more
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Characterisation of the effects of salicylidene acylhydrazide compounds on type three secretion in Escherichia coli O157:H7 [PDF]
Recent work has highlighted a number of compounds that target bacterial virulence by affecting gene regulation. In this work, we show that small-molecule inhibitors affect the expression of the type III secretion system (T3SS) of <i>Escherichia ...
Layton, Abigail +23 more
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Intimin, tir, and shiga toxin 1 do not influence enteropathogenic responses to shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in bovine ligated intestinal loops [PDF]
Shiga toxin-producing Escherchia coli (STEC) comprises a group of attaching and effacing (A/E) enteric pathogens of animals and humans. Natural and experimental infection of calves with STEC may result in acute enteritis or subclinical infection ...
Campbell, June +23 more
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Adipogenic characterization of immortalized CD55+ progenitor cells from human white adipose tissue
Background Mature adipocytes are difficult to study ex vivo, prompting the use of human adipose progenitor cells (hAPCs). However, hAPCs undergo replicative senescence, limiting their utility in long-term studies.Methods We inserted human telomerase ...
Morgane Couchet +9 more
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Income Elasticity of Culture Expenses in Polish Provinces
Decentralisation of public finance in Poland was an important element of changes in the political system of the country. As a result, some tasks of the state were transferred to the local government level.
Suchecki Adam Mateusz
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