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Preface . . vii
Chapter 1 Polynitromethyl-1,3,5-Triazines: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications . . 1
Chapter 2 Triazines: Synthesis, Applications and Toxicity . . 75
Chapter 3 Triazine Based Dendrimers. Their Applications as Drug Delivery Agents . . 107
Chapter 4 Biodegradation of S-Triazine Herbicides in Soil/Surface Water Environment and Key Intermediary Metabolite, Cyanuric Acid: An Ecological Aspect . . 131
Chapter 5 Synthesis and Properties of Heat-resistant Polymers Containing Triaryl-s-triazine Moiety . . 145
Chapter 6 One-Pot Synthesis of Trans-α,β-Unsaturated Esters from Aldehydes by Addition of Lithium Ester Enolates and Using S-Triazines as New Dehydrating Agents . . 155
Chapter 7 Advances in Chemistry and Biological Activity of Fluorinated 1,3,5-triazines . . 163
Index . . 201

Preface . . vii
Biography . . ix
Contributors . . xi
Acknowledgments . . xv

Chapter I Overview of Mesenchymal Stem Cells . . 1
Chapter II Mesenchymal Stem Cell Circulation and Trafficking . . 15
Chapter III Mesenchymal Stem Cell In-Vitro Bone Differentiation and Its Applications . . 33
Chapter IV The Osteoblast Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Umbilical Cord Blood and from Human Bone Marrow: A Comparative Study . . 61
Chapter V The Role of Stem Cells, Scaffolds and Bioreactors in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering . . 111
Chapter VI Neuroprotective Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells . . 121
Chapter VII Nurturing Roles of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Reducing Deficits in Rodent Models of Huntington's Disease . . 149
Chapter VIII Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Osteoarthritis Therapy: Current Status of Theory, Technology, and Applications . . 163
Chapter IX Periodontal Regeneration and Mesenchymal Stem Cells . . 197
Chapter X Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation . . 197
Chapter XI Human Placental Stem Cells: Biomedical Potential and Clinical Relevance . . 209
Chapter XII Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells . . 233
Chapter XIII Soft Tissue Regeneration with Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells . . 233
Chapter XIV Application of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration . . 317
Chapter XV Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Myocardial Regeneration . . 335
Chapter XVI Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cardiovascular Repair . . 363
Chapter XVII Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cancer . . 379
Chapter XVIII Short Communication Tendon Regeneration and Repair: The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells . . 405

Index . . 413

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Chapter I Interferon Regulatory Factors in Immune Cell Development and Host Response to Infections . . 1
Chapter II Interferon-Gamma, Oligodendrocyte Injury and Inflammatory Demyelination . . 67
Chapter III Interferons and Their Effect on NK Cells Activity in HIV Infection and Tumour Cells Development . . 83
Chapter IV Interferons, Serine Proteases and Protease-Activated Receptors: Enemies or Partners? . . 95
Chapter V The Roles of IFN- y in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma . . 107
Chapter VI Interferons in Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Applications and Possible Mechanisms of Actions . . 119
Chapter VII Dynamics of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection During Pegylated Interferon-Alpha2a and Ribavirin Treatment . . 129
Chapter VIII Co-Administration of Gamma Interferon Gene with DNA Vaccine Expressing Duck Hepatitis B Virus (DHBV) Proteins Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy of DNA-Based Immunization in Chronic Virus Carriers . . 135
Chapter IX Rabies Virus Evasion of the Interferon System . . 163
Index . . 163

Preface . . vii

Introduction . . 1
Chapter 1: Neutron Star Crust and Molecular Dynamics Simulation . . 3
Chapter 2: Nuclear Pasta in Supernovae and Neutron Stars . . 23
Chapter 3: Terrestrial and Astrophysical Superfluidity: Cold Atoms and Neutron Matter . . 45
Chapter 4: Pairing Correlations and Thermodynamic Properties of Inner Crust Matter . . 65
Chapter 5: The Crust of Spinning-Down Neutron Stars . . 85
Chapter 6: Influence of the Nuclear Symmetry Energy on the Structure and Composition of the Outer Crust . . 103
Chapter 7: Equation of State for Proto-Neutron Star . . 129
Chapter 8: From Nuclei to Nuclear Pasta . . 151
Chapter 9: The Structure of the Neutron Star Crust within a Semi-microscopic Energy Density Functional Method . . 171
Chapter 10: The Inner Crust and Its Structure . . 193
Chapter 11: Neutron-star Crusts and Finite Nuclei . . 213
Chapter 12: The Nuclear Symmetry Energy, the Inner Crust and Global Neutron Star Modeling . . 235
Chapter 13: Neutron Starquakes and the Dynamic Crust . . 265
Chapter 14: Thermal and Transport Properties of the Neutron Star Inner Crust . . 281
Chapter 15: Quantum Description of the Low-Density Inner Crust: Finite Size Effects and Linear Response, Superfluidity, Vortices . . 309

Index . . 329