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An induced population of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes more resistant to complement lysis promotes a phenotype with greater differentiation, invasiveness, and release of extracellular vesicles
(2022-12-14)Introduction: Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, which uses blood-feeding triatomine bugs as a vector to finally infect mammalian hosts. Upon entering the host, the parasite needs ... -
Induction and decay of short-term heat acclimation
(2009)The purpose of this work was to investigate adaptation and decay from short-term (5-day) heat acclimation (STHA). Ten moderately trained males (mean ± SD age 28 ± 7 years; body mass 74.6 ± 4.4 kg; 4.26 ± 0.37 l min−1) ... -
Induction of cytochrome P4503A by the antiglucocorticoid mifepristone and a novel hypocholesterolaemic drug
(1997-06-01)Rat liver microsomal testosterone (250μM) hydroxylation and immunoreactive CYP3A protein were compared after administration of the antiglucocorticoid RU 486 (50 mg-kg-1 · day-1 for 4 days) and the hypocholesterolaemic drug ... -
Induction of labour: how do women get information and make decisions? Findings of a qualitative study
(2018-01-02)Background Induction of labour is one of the most frequent interventions in pregnancy. While it is not always unwelcome, it is associated with increased labour pain and further interventions. Evidence from earlier studies ... -
Induction of the cytoprotective enzyme heme oxygenase-1 by statins is enhanced in vascular endothelium exposed to laminar shear stress and impaired by disturbed flow
(2009-07)In addition to cholesterol-lowering properties, statins exhibit lipid-independent immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory actions. However, high concentrations are typically required to induce these effects in vitro, raising ... -
Inductive Transfer and Deep Neural Network Learning-Based Cross-Model Method for Short-Term Load Forecasting in Smarts Grids
(2023-05-23)In a real-world scenario of load forecasting, it is crucial to determine the energy consumption in electrical networks. The energy consumption data exhibit high variability between historical data and newly arriving data ... -
L'industria dei call center : quando il lavoro diventa bad job
(2006-11-04)Il “cybertariato” è la nuova forza lavoro globale che sta crescendo nei Call center di tutto il mondo: una “classe operaia digitale” accomunata da identiche mansioni svolte al telefono di fronte ad un monitor. Una professione ... -
Industrial conflict in the engineering construction industry in Britain
(2012-07)The militant and unofficial grassroots-led engineering construction strikes of 2009 starkly indicated that the industrial relations of the engineering construction industry in Britain can be characterized and termed as ... -
Industrial relations and social dialogue : Collective labour disputes in the EU
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The Industrial/Consumer Dichotomy in Marketing : Can Formal Taxonomic Thinking Help?
(2013)The question of whether or not there exists a dichotomy between industrial (business-to-business) and consumer marketing has never been satisfactorily answered. Prominent authors champion both sides of the debate. This ... -
Industrially based engineering group projects
(2013-05-02)New trends in higher education are pushing towards approaches in which new material must be gradually appreciated by students through an iterative updating process, so that life-long self-learning is stimulated after ... -
Industry Dynamics And Strategic Positioning In The Wireless Communications Industry : The Case Of Vodafone Group Plc
(2003)This work is an attempt to examine firm strategic positioning and industry dynamics in the wireless telecommunications industry, and the relationship between the two. The study tracks how a firm adjusts resources and ... -
Inexpensive tactile interaction for blind computer users : two application domains
(1997)Blind computer users are finding it increasingly difficult to access operating systems and applications which are based on graphical user interfaces. Access to the Internet and the World Wide Web is also an area of particular ... -
inFamous 2: The Fame Strips
(2011)I was brought on board by the Margaret London and John Doe agencies to design and build a hypercomic to promote the Sony videogame, inFamous 2. -
Infant communication. How should we define this, and is it important?
(2022-12)Infants born preterm are at high risk of developing speech, language and communication difficulties in their early years. Published literature investigating early parent - infant interaction often describe "communication" ... -
The infection of cucumber mesophyll protoplasts with tobacco mosaic virus
(1976)Protoplasts from the first leaf mesophyll of cucumber plants were isolated by an 18 hour combined petinase/cellulase treatment. Conditions favouring the infection of these protoplasts with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and ... -
The infection of human skin by schistosome cercariae : studies using Franz cells
(2000)Franz cells (2-chambered, air fluid phase static diffusion devices, previously used for the study of drugs across viable human skin) are utilized for the first time to investigate the process of infection of human skin by ...