The early immune events in response to infective larvae of the parasitic helminth Schistosoma mansoni are poorly understood, but here for the first time we report on the potential of products released by schistosome larvae (material released in the first 3 h after transformation [0-3hRP]) to stimulate the maturation of dendritic cells (DC) and alter their T-cell-polarizing function. This was pe...

The 17-4PH alloy is a martensitic stainless steel with 3–5 wt% Cu, strengthened by the precipitation hardening. Due to excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and ease of heat treatment, this alloy has unique applications in nuclear power plants and marine constructions. In this paper, the influence of ageing heat treatment, solution annealing followed by ageing at 480, 550 and 62...

Abstract Highly spin polarized electron beams produced from GaAs photocathodes within DC high voltage photoguns have been critical to many accelerator-based nuclear and particle physics experiments. This chapter describes photoemission GaAs, the main requirements for constructing a source, techniques control measure polarization of beam.

The effect of two poling processes on the ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of sol–gel and pulsedlaser-deposited Pb(Zr0 45Ti0 55)O3 (PZT) thin films has been investigated as a function of the poling field, poling temperature and poling time. In the case of dc-electric field poling at an elevated temperature (200 C), the remnant polarization and effective piezoelectric coefficient are f...

The glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-related gene (GITR; TNFRSF18) modulates immune response activating coaccessory signals in T cells and is expressed at high levels in CD4+CD25+ cells. Its ligand (GITRL) is expressed in antigen-presenting cells, where it is capable of promoting signaling. We investigated the role of GITR/GITRL interaction during disseminated candidi...

Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate and polarize adaptive immune responses toward varying functional outcomes. By means of intravital two-photon microscopy, we report that dermal dendritic cells (DDCs) and Langerhans cells (LCs) are differentially mobilized during contact sensitization and by adjuvants such as unmethylated CpG oligonucleotide (CpG) and LPS that induce T helper type 1 (Th1) responses...

We propose a 2D/3D forward modelling and inversion package to invert direct current (DC)-resistivity, time-domain induced polarization (TDIP), and frequency-domain induced polarization (FDIP) data. Each cell used for the discretization of the 2D/3D problems is characterized by a DC-resistivity value and a chargeability or complex conductivity for TDIP/FDIP problems, respectively. The governing ...

Lithium-salt-doped block copolymers have the potential to serve as solid electrolytes in rechargeable batteries with lithium metal anodes. In this work, we use small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) study structure of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) doped bis-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amine salt (LiTFSI) during direct current (dc) polarization experiments lithium–lithium symmetric...