	Differential Constitutive and Cytokine-Modulated Expression of Human Toll-like Receptors in Primary Neutrophils, Monocytes, and Macrophages D. Shane O’Mahony 1, Uyenvy Pham 1, Ramesh Iyer 1, Thomas R. Hawn 1, W. Conrad... Toll-like Receptor, Human, Phagocytes, Cytokines, Innate Immunity Human Toll-like receptors (TLRs) comprise a family of proteins that recognizes pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and initiates host innate immune responses. Neutrophils, monocytes, and ma... 1 year ago
	Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/Montmorillonite (MMT) Nanocomposite Systems Hery Haerudin, Andika W. Pramono, Dona Sulistia Kusuma, Aisyiyah Jenie, Nicolas ... Milk powder packaging, Sealing failure, The concept of lean, Waste The implementation of lean concepts is to reduce or eliminate the wastes that occur during production process. One common form of waste that occurs frequently is waste caused by product defects. The o... 1 year ago
	Predictive Validity of the English Language Teacher Competency Test Reza Pishghadam, Farnoosh Khosropanah Teacher cognition, Teacher competency tests, Teacher success, Predictive validity This study intends to examine the predictive validity of the English Language Teacher Competency Test (ELT-CT) designed by Pishghadam (2010). To achieve this end, 100 teachers were asked to take ELT... 1 year ago
	Predictive Validity of the English Language Teacher Competency Test Reza Pishghadam, Farnoosh Khosropanah Teacher cognition, Teacher competency tests, Teacher success, Predictive validity This study intends to examine the predictive validity of the English Language Teacher Competency Test (ELT-CT) designed by Pishghadam (2010). To achieve this end, 100 teachers were asked to take ELT... 1 year ago
	Theta, Alpha and Beta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Brain Modulation in Tinnitus Dirk De Ridder 1, Elsa van der Loo 1, Karolien Van der Kelen 1, Tomas Menovsky 1... Burst, Neuromodulation, Tinnitus, Tonic, TMS Introduction: Some forms of tinnitus are considered to be auditory phantom phenomena related to reorganization and hyperactivity of the auditory central nervous system. Repetitive transcranial magnet... 1 year ago
	Finite Element Analysis of Road Roughness Effect on Stress Distribution of Heavy Duty Truck Chassis Ojo Kurdi, Roslan Abdul Rahman Finite element analysis, Road roughness, Stress analysis, Truck chassis Finite Element Method is one of the most powerful methods in numerical analysis techniques. The time consuming tasks and high costs can be reduced by using this method in the early stages of machine c... 1 year ago
	Tutoring in Canadian Adult Education Settings: A Program Overview Thomas G. Ryan, Martha J. Alger Tutoring, Adult education, Learning support Herein the nature of adult learners was explored via a historical review of how tutoring systems have evolved in spite of common problems encountered in adult tutoring. Perceptions of tutoring, and ... 1 year ago
	The Geography of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Across Time: California in 1993 and 1999 Robert Lipton, Anirudhha Banerjee Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Spatial Analysis, Uniform Grid, Tobacco Related Disease, Hot Spots We investigated changes in the geography of Chronic Obstructuve Pulmonary Disease (COPD) hospitalization charges in California over the period of 1993 and 1999. There is little information available a... 1 year ago
	WC-Co Coatings for High Temperature Rocket Nozzle Applications: An Applications Note Bondan T. Sofyan, Christopher C. Berndt, Marizki Stefano, Haposan J. Pardede Adhesion strength; Grit blasting; HVOF thermal spray; Roughness; WC-Co High velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) sprayed tungsten carbide – cobalt (WC-Co) coatings exhibit attributes that allow them to be a candidate material for high temperature applications; such as temperature ... 1 year ago
	District Officials’ Assumptions about Teacher Learning and Change: Hindering Factors to Curriculum Reform Implementation in South Africa Bongani D. Bantwini, Ethel L. King-McKenzie Teacher learning, Teacher change, New reforms, Reform implementation, Professional development, Assumptions This paper intends to shed light on the issue of non-implementation of new curriculum reforms by exploring how district officials’ understandings of teacher learning and change process can shape t... 1 year ago
	Evidence-Based Dentistry: What’s New? A. Ballini 1,2, S. Capodiferro 2, M. Toia 3, S. Cantore 2, G. Favia 2, G. De Fre... Dentistry; Evidence-based Medicine; Dental care/standards The importance of evidence for every branch of medicine in teaching in order to orient the practitioners among the great amount of most actual scientific information’s, and to support clinical decis... 1 year ago
	Evaluating Track Geometrical Quality through Different Methodologies Abdur Rohim Boy Berawi, Raimundo Delgado, Rui Calçada, Cecilia Vale Maintenance optimization, Regression analysis, Track degradation model, Track geometry, Track quality index The implementation of High Speed Railway (HSR) networks involves a large amount of financial support imposing, not only at the conception and design level, but also during the line operation, a demand... 1 year ago
	Women’s Education and Modern Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia Charlie Gordon, Ricardo Sabates, Rod Bond, Tsedey Wubshet Education, Contraceptive use, Ethiopia, Structural equation Women’s education and modern contraceptive use are two central issues highlighted in the Ethiopian government’s current development strategy. While the link between education and contraceptive u... 1 year ago
	Women’s Education and Modern Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia Charlie Gordon, Ricardo Sabates, Rod Bond, Tsedey Wubshet Education, Contraceptive use, Ethiopia, Structural equation Women’s education and modern contraceptive use are two central issues highlighted in the Ethiopian government’s current development strategy. While the link between education and contraceptive u... 1 year ago
	Genetic polymorphisms in the nucleotide excision repair pathway and lung cancer risk: A meta-analysis Chikako Kiyohara1, Kouichi Yoshimasu2 Lung cancer, Nucleotide excision repair, Meta-analysis, Genetic polymorphism Various DNA alterations can be caused by exposure to environmental and endogenous carcinogens. Most of these alterations, if not repaired, can result in genetic instability, mutagenesis and cell death... 1 year ago
	Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Components in Business Education for Liberal Arts Students Hideki Takei Blending education, Mentoring, Business education When we teach business courses for liberal arts students, our challenges will be how we can effectively teach students who have different majors, years, interests, and backgrounds in the same class.... 1 year ago
	The Role of Water Supply and Sanitation During Floods: Case Study of Flood Disaster in Five Regions of Jakarta Djoko M. Hartono, Evi Novita, Irma Gusniani, Imelda Ika Dian Oriza Oriza Drinking water, Floods, Mechanism, Sanitation, Water supply Jakarta lies in low-lying deltas served by the Ciliwung River and many other small rivers. Due to overpopulation in Jakarta, green open spaces are diminishing. Since infiltration capacities of land in... 1 year ago
	Impact of Globalization of Education and Dynamics of Social Changes in Pakistan: Attitude Scale Construction and Analysis Alyas Qadeer Tahir Scale construction, Item analysis, Globalization, Social changes Globalization has been largely influenced and spread due to advancement of technology of communication. There has been emphasis in developing countries to seek public opinion on various aspects of g... 1 year ago
	Grb2-associated binder 1 polymorphism was associated with the risk of Helicobactor pylori infection and gastric atrophy Yasuyuki Goto 1, Takafumi Ando 2, Kazuko Nishio 1, Sayo Kawai 1, Yoshiko Ishida ... Gab1, SHP-2, Polymorphism, Gastric atrophy, Helicobacter pylori infection Various single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have explained the association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and gastric atrophy and cancer. This study investigated the associations of Grb2 ... 1 year ago
	Evaluation of Inhibitive Action of Sodium Benzoate on Corrosion Behaviour of AA6063 in Seawater W.B. Wan Nik, O. Sulaiman, S.G. Eng Giap, R. Rosliza Adsorption, Aluminium Alloy, EIS, Polarization, Weight loss Corrosion is a fundamental process which plays an important role in economics and safety. Apparently, corrosion cannot be avoided, but its severity can be prevented. Inhibitors have always been consid... 1 year ago