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  • Book
    Mieczyslaw Pokorski, editor.
    Summary: The purpose of this book is to disseminate and deliberate on the latest knowledge concerning immunity and its role in protection and fight against microorganism invasion. The articles tackle both humoral and cellular immunity, and their interconnectivity. The former involves B cells that recognize invading pathogens and create the antibody-mediated response, which when memorized provides future immunity. The latter involves mostly T cells, exemplified by cytotoxic or killer cell destroying the pathogens, or helper cells stimulating B cells to produce antibodies to bind and neutralize the pathogens. T cells act through release of cytokines, interleukins, and other bioactive mediators. Neutrophils play a key role in innate immunity against bacterial infections. The process of NETosis is a recently unraveled sophisticated defense mechanism, consisting of the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps that catch, immobilize, and remove pathogens from the body. Dysfunction of immunity is indisputably conducive to the propensity for infections, particularly respiratory tract infections, as the airways are the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Pathogens can rapidly evolve and adapt to avoid detection by the immune system. The case in point is the influenza virus. The articles report on the epidemiology, diagnostics, serology, complications, and the process of acquired immunity due to vaccination against influenza and influenza-like infections in recent epidemic seasons. The book is a blend of medical research and practice. It is intended for academic scientists, research scholars, clinicians, family doctors, and healthcare professionals.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Book
    edited by Carlo Batini.
    Summary: This is an overview of progress in methodologies based on the Entity-Relationship approach to the design of information systems and databases, and a survey of progress made in Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools that adopt the Entity-Relationship model as a user interface. It covers all aspects of the research on data management and data analysis, theoretical developments, methodological issues and applications. Also addressed are new emerging fields such as knowledge-based, object-oriented and multimedia systems. The book contains both technical papers and panel material, aimed at an audience of researchers and practitioners in the data management area. Nielsen 9780444874535 20160528

    Contents:
    Keynote Address: The Entity-Relationship Approach and the Information Resource Dictionary System Standard (J. Winkler). Panel Sessions: Interfaces for Advanced Data Base Systems: Iconic, Graphical, Natural Language Oriented. Data Bases and Knowledge Bases: Which Approach is Good for What? Design Methodologies and Standards in Governmental Organizations. The CASE Boom: Decadence or Renaissance of Methodologies? Industrial Session. Research Paper Sessions: Theoretical Foundations. ER and Object Oriented Systems. Data Modeling Tools. User Interfaces and Query Languages. ER and Object Oriented Systems. Data Modeling Tools. Design Methodologies. ER and Knowledge Based Systems. Data Modeling Tools and Systems. Nielsen 9780444874535 20160528
    Print 1989
  • Article
    Ovcharova N.
    Vutr Boles. 1977;16(6):1-8.
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