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International Economic Review, 2013 AbstractLegal provisions that protect elected politicians from prosecution have been common throughout history and still exist in most democracies. We provide the first systematic measurement of immunity and study, theoretically and empirically, its relation to corruption. Theory predicts that immunity is a double‐edged sword.
Karthik Reddy +2 more
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Vaccine coverage and determinants of incomplete vaccination in children aged 12-23 months in dschang, west region, cameroon: a cross-sectional survey during a polio outbreak [PDF]
, 2015 Inadequate immunization coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases outbreaksremains a problem in Africa. Moreover, different factors contribute to incomplete vaccination status. This study wasperformed in Dschang (West Region, Cameroon),
Biguioh, Rodrigue Mabvouna +8 more
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Studying the effect of chloroquine on sporozoite-induced protection and immune responses in Plasmodium berghei malaria [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND Sporozoite immunization of animals and humans under a chemo-prophylactic cover of chloroquine (CPS-CQ) efficiently induces sterile protection against malaria.
Bijker, Else M +5 more
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Immune privilege or privileged immunity? [PDF]
Mucosal Immunology, 2008 Immune privilege is a concept that has come of age. Where previously it was considered to be a passive phenomenon restricted to certain specialized tissues, it is now viewed as comprising several mechanisms, both active and passive, shared in many aspects with emerging notions of the mechanisms of peripheral tolerance.
Forrester, J.V. +3 more
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Improving immunization strategies [PDF]
, 2007 We introduce an immunization method where the percentage of required vaccinations for immunity are close to the optimal value of a targeted immunization scheme of highest degree nodes. Our strategy retains the advantage of being purely local, without the
Argyrakis, Panos +4 more
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Immunization of complex networks [PDF]
, 2002 Complex networks such as the sexual partnership web or the Internet often show a high degree of redundancy and heterogeneity in their connectivity properties. This peculiar connectivity provides an ideal environment for the spreading of infective agents.
Pastor-Satorras, Romualdo +1 more
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Immune Dysregulation in Immune Thrombocytopenia [PDF]
Seminars in Hematology, 2013 Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder characterized by low platelet counts due to decreased platelet production as well as increased platelet destruction by autoimmune mechanisms. A shift toward Th1 and possibly Th17 cells together with impaired regulatory compartment, including T-regulatory (Tregs) and B-regulatory (Bregs) cells, have ...
Weili Bao +2 more
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Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, 2020 This review presents data on changes in measures of innate and adaptive immunity associated with the state of sleep. The effects of restricted and prolonged sleep duration on measures of morbidity, mortality, and susceptibility to infectious diseases and the effects of vaccination are discussed.
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