Quasi-immunity

In the interval of potentials between equilibrium and about —800 mV, the protective film does not form spontaneously. In this condition, called activity, steel can theoretically corrode. Nevertheless, given the proximity to equilibrium conditions, the rate of the anodic process is still negligible. To emphasize the fact that these conditions of activity are characterized by low corrosion rates because of this proximity to equihbrium, they are also called quasi-immunity conditions. 

Passivity in condition of low availability of oxygen ----Activity ("quasi-immunity" for lack of oxygen)... 

To date, little use has been found for quasi crystals in bulk, but they have proved very effective as coatings, notably in cookware. Recent cookware, with a different appearance and feel, has appeared in the marketplace. These pots, pans, and so on, have a hardness equal to that of hardened alloy steel and thus are practically immune to scratching. They also are thermally stable and corrosion and oxidation resistant. 

HCV shows pronounced genetic variability. The cause lies in the fact that HCV mutates swiftly and continuously under immune pressure, so that several variants result (known as quasi species). The mutation rate is about 10 times higher than that of HBV. Worldwide, different virus isolates have been found and characterized in great detail. The genes for the envelope proteins El and E2 seem to be particularly variable. Up to now, 6 genotypes and 13 subtypes have been distin-... 

There is now a growing appreciation for a new model of the world, one "that is hierarchically layered into quasi-autonomous domains, with the ontology and dynamics of each layer essentially quasi-stable and virtually immune to whatever happens in other layers" (Schweber, 1997, p. 172). To evaluate such a model, one wants to know how the sedimentation of these layers takes place and how their boundaries are maintained. How porous are those boundaries, and what types of exchange take place through them As a test case for the assessment of this new vision, chemistry should be an area of continuing interest for the philosophical community. 

The bodily reactions to the ingestion of plants or herbs, or their extracts, decoctions, or teas, may be a mild fever and the sweats from time to time, which are the symptoms produced when the immune system acts against such invaders as viruses. And the white cell blood count may be expected to rise at the same time, again a manifestation that the body is trying to fight off something or the other — the ingested or injected quasi poison and the tumor, at the same time. 

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