Immunosenescence of Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils by Inga Wessels, Judith Jansen, Lothar Rink, Peter Uciechowski

“…In contrast, knowledge concerning age-related defects of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) is limited. During the past decade, it has become evident that in addition to their traditional role as phagocytes, neutrophils are able to secrete a wide array of immunomodulating molecules. …”
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Quercetin as a Precursor for the Synthesis of Novel Nanoscale Cu (II) Complex as a Catalyst for Alcohol Oxidation with High Antibacterial Activity by Zahra Moodi, Ghodsieh Bagherzade, Janny Peters

“…Quercetin has the ability to bind with several metal ions to increase its biological activities. In the last two decades, quercetin has attracted considerable attention due to the biological and pharmaceutical activities such as antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer. …”
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Autoimmune encephalitis: case reports of anti-NMDAR and anti-CASPR2 encephalitides and literature review by J. Kazlauskaitė, N. Giedraitienė, R. Masaitienė, A. Klimašauskienė

“…Nowadays, AE has been identified as the second most frequent cause of encephalitis after infectious etiology. Over the past decade, the clinical spectrum of AE has expanded, and new clinicopathological entities are increasingly being identified. …”
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The Analysis of Broujerd city’s Sustainability Compared with Iran Urban Centers

“…Rapid urban development in social, economical, cultural, political and environmental aspects, has affected the human life in recent decades. Introducing the sustainable development as the main theme of the third millennium is the result of urban impact on the biosphere and the range of different aspects of human life too. …”
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A Secure 3-Way Routing Protocols for Intermittently Connected Mobile Ad Hoc Networks by Ramesh Sekaran, Ganesh Kumar Parasuraman

“…Many routing protocols have been proposed for routing in ICMANET since decades. The routing techniques in existence for ICMANET are, namely, flooding, epidemic, probabilistic, copy case, spray and wait, and so forth. …”
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Current Status of Gil-Vernet Trigonoplasty Technique by Nasser Simforoosh, Mohammad H. Radfar

“…Several surgical techniques have been introduced during the past decades. Open anti-reflux operations have high success rate, exceeding 95%, and long durability. …”
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The fabrication of synthetic data promises: Tracing emerging arenas of expectations and boundary work by Louis Ravn

“…First, it shows that scientific literatures reveal a strong increase in interest and three transformations in the framing of synthetic data in recent decades: from vernacular term to scientific concept, from possibility to inevitability, and from research technique to social promise. …”
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Le Québec élève-modèle du Canada dans le dossier des émissions de gaz à effet de serre : concours de circonstances ou l’exemple à suivre? by Sebastian Weissenberger

“…An analysis of energy sector indicators over the past two decades suggests that advances in industrial technology, as in the case of the aluminum and magnesium industry and oil prices are far better regulators of greenhouse gas emissions than government policies designed to incite emission reductions. …”
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Developing a Higher Performance and Less Thickness Concrete Pavement: Using a Nonconventional Concrete Mixture by Fady M. A. Hassouna, Yeon Woo Jung

“…During the last three decades, concrete pavement or rigid pavement became a widely used alternative of flexible pavement (asphalt pavement) at freeways and highways with high traffic of heavy vehicles, due to its durability, long life, and less need of maintenance; however, the cost of construction for rigid pavement is very high compared to asphalt pavement. …”
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The Hot Spots and Frontiers of Research on Canal Transportation – A Bibliometric Analysis in CiteSpace by Lei SUN

“…This study employs the bibliometric analysis tool CiteSpace to investigate 212 papers on canal transportation from the Web of Science over the past three decades. The objective of this research is to elucidate the knowledge structure through visual representations of collaboration networks, co-citation networks, keyword co-occurrence and clustering patterns. …”
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The impact of forests on the evolution of water resources in the mid-altitude Alps from the middle of the 19th century (Chartreuse massif, France) by Dominique Dumas

“…The gradual transformation of the landscape over recent decades has therefore had an impact on the transfer of atmospheric water into a form that can be used as a resource. …”
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Film Effectiveness Downstream the Trenches with Tilted Target Wall by Fan Yang, Mohammad E. Taslim

“…Numerous film hole geometries have been the subject of investigation by many researchers over the past three decades with the aim of keeping the target wall under the maximum allowable temperature with the least amount of precious cooling air and minimum aerodynamic losses. …”
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The Yoruba News as a Political Tool and Avenue for Cultural Revival by Abidemi Bolarinwa

“…Published weekly, Obasa – the Editor and Proprietor – successfully edited ̣ The Yorubà News ́ for over two decades from 1924 – 1945 when he died. Adopting the Diffusion of Innovations theory, this study examines the form and content of the newspaper. …”
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Power System Analysis of Moving from HVAC to HVDC in the Presence of Renewable Energy Resources by Osama Saadeh, Baher Abu Sba, Zakariya Dalala

“…As global energy consumption continues to increase, increased utilization and adaptation of renewable energy resources have tremendously increased over the last decades. Unfortunately, despite the many benefits of renewable energy resources, the intermittent nature of generation and the far distance of large installations from demand centers have tremendous effects on the connecting grid’s stability. …”
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Untitled by Terrence A. Brooks

“…Powerful web writers of the first decade of the Web needed to be cautioned about usability and accessibility issues. …”
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Features and challenges of the modern labor market by G. N. Ryazanova

“…In recent decades, there has been a dynamic transformation of the socio-economic eco-system, in general and its components in particular. …”
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Unveiling the Potential of Metaheuristics in Transportation: A Path Towards Efficiency, Optimization, and Intelligent Management by Álvaro Bueno-Ferrer, Jaime De Pablo Valenciano, Jerónimo De Burgos Jiménez

“…Importance: This bibliometric analysis of the application of metaheuristics in transportation and logistics examines over two decades of research (1999–present), aiming to uncover global trends, anticipate future directions, and highlight how interconnections between key factors facilitate the development of practical and sustainable solutions for the industry. …”
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EDUCATION IN ECONOMIC THEORY by Jasmina Osmanković, Hatidža Jahić, Ensar Šehić

“…Research has shown that the analysis of interdependence of education and economic development has been the subject of interest of researchers for many decades and that today, taking into account the high degree of development of theoretical approaches, there is no full commitment to the classic theories nor there is a unified approach to endogenous growth, but an approach that promotes the elements of both, considering education as the key factor of development of the 21st century. …”
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King Solomon’s Mines on film: modernity in reverse? by Stephen COAN

“…That this is not the case, even in the first decade of the 21st century, this novel presents us with an intriguing example of modernity in reverse. …”
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Experiences and Impact of Stigma and Discrimination among People on Antiretroviral Therapy in Dar es Salaam: A Qualitative Perspective by Maisara Mhode, Tumaini Nyamhanga

“…Conclusion. After nearly a decade of increasing the provision of ART in Tanzania, PLHIV still experience stigma and discrimination; these experiences still appear to have a negative impact on treatment adherence. …”
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