The cross-talk between the innate and the adaptive immune system is facilitated by the initial interaction of antigen with dendritic cells.As DCs express a large array of TLRs, evidence has accumulated that engagement of these molecules contributes to the activation of adaptive immunity.We have evaluated the immunostimulatory role of the highly-con
This paper deals with corruption debates as a political factor in the First Portuguese Republic.Criticism of corruption is a hitherto hardly considered aspect for understanding the instability of the Republic.Criticism of corruption as a critique of parliamentarism existed in almost all European countries in the first third of the 20th century.This
This study investigates the adoption of Maxim automatic guns by the Russian Navy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.It explores the close relationship between this topic and the development of naval artillery in Russia, as well as the dynamics of the domestic military-industrial complex and the functioning of the Ministry of the Navy of