This special issue collects selected and reviewed full papers presented at 22nd European Conference of Fracture (ECF22) titled ‘Loading and environment effects on structural integrity’, held in Belgrade, Serbia, August 26–31, 2018.

Globally, agrifoodsystems are in constant evolution. In such a context, agronomists have the critical task to act as change agents, enabling agricultural innovation and facilitating the transition towards sustainability. Hence, agronomists should develop a new professional mindset that goes beyond the prescribed roles and fixed duties of a bounded professional. However, it is questionable whether

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A highly standardized 99mTc-sulphur colloid was used to evaluate reticuloendothelial system (RES)-function in the normal rat and after RE blockade by gelatin (Haemaccel). Activity distribution in the animals was measured with a scintillation camera technique. Total uptake of activity in the liver was estimated. From the time-activity curves over the liver, the phagocytic index (kphag) was evaluate

In this chapter, we study the relationship between regional economic resilience and agency. Especially since the 2008 recession, regional resilience has raised a lot of interest in economic geography. However, the resilience research has focused mostly on the structural perspective and the role of agency has gained less attention. Intentional and purposeful human actions can have an effect on regi

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) there is an unmet therapeutic need, as a substantial proportion of patients does not achieve low disease activity or remission despite the use of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and/or biological DMARDs (bDMARDs). The Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are the most recently added drug category in the therapeutic armamentarium in RA. U

For people on the move, family reunification has become a major ‘channel’ to Europe and the ‘right to family’ is a widely recognized principle in international human rightsprotection and domestic legislations. Yet in practice exercising this ‘right’ is oftendifficult and migration buraucracies leave applicants unsure not only of the outcomeof their applications but of the criteria that are relied

We present our studies of four-jet double parton scattering production in proton-nucleus collisions within the framework of the pythia8 event generator. We demonstrate that double absorptive processes in pA generated by the Angantyr model in pythia8 give an enhancement of the total double parton scattering cross section similar to the predictions by Strikman and Treleani in 2001. Additionally, we

Background: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is pivotal for growth of epithelial cells and is overexpressed in several epithelial cancers like head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). EGFR signalling is also involved in diverse innate immune functions in epithelia. We previously found a role for EGFR in modulating the complement system in skin, this prompted an investigation into

This article is written in the intersection of eschatology and theology of religions. It argues that apart from the well-known discussion of "Who will be saved?", there is a related question that is often overlooked. The Jewish theologian Jacob Neusner articulates this question in the following way: How can I form a theory of the other in such a way that within my own belief I can respect the othe