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This is somewhat akin to DotA classic where heroes are generally split up between three concepts: siege, control, and support. Siege heroes specialize in destroying structures, such as the scourge's Demon Magess or the sentinel's Fire Lord. Alternatively there are hybrid types, such as Rylai the Frost Maiden who can use her spells to disable her opponents while her ultimate ability can slowly wither all the structures around her in a large radius. Other control types are Mageslayer who drain's his opponent's mana upon attacking, can purge buffs and slow his opponent, as well as teleporting a short distance to catch or escape. Support heroes were able to teleport anywhere on the map at will and heal their allies with the exception of the Omniknight who specialized in group defense instead of mobility.

Defense of the Ancients (shorted to DotA) is a custom map for Warcraft III, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is to destroy the opponents' "Ancient". The two teams' ancients are heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled units called "creeps". As in role-playing games, players level up their hero and use gold to buy equipment during the game.

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Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is a custom scenario for Warcraft III, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is to destroy the opponents' "Ancient". The two teams' ancients are heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters called "creeps". As in role-playing games, players level up their hero and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.

The game format was invented by Aeon64, the anonymous creator of the custom game Aeon of Strife for StarCraft: Brood War. It tweaks some of StarCraft's gameplay, inspired by the single hero unit gameplay of Diablo II. Controlling StarCraft hero units instead of armies, the objective was to simply destroy the opposing Nexus while fighting preset armies automatically spawned in waves. The static defense structures in StarCraft, Photon Cannons, are the origin of DotA's towers and tower defense elements. The title Aeon of Strife was based on StarCraft's lore. In the Protoss backstory, the Aeon of Strife was a period when the Protoss battled each other in a galactic civil war.

The Nrf2 (NFE2L2) cell defense pathway protects against oxidative stress and disorders including cancer and neurodegeneration. Although activated modestly by oxidative stress alone, robust activation of the Nrf2 defense mechanism requires the additional presence of co-factors that facilitate electron exchange. Various molecules exhibit this co-factor function, including sulforaphane from cruciferous vegetables. However, natural co-factors that are potent and widely available from dietary sources have not been identified previously. The objectives of this study were to investigate support of the Nrf2 cell defense pathway by the alkyl catechols: 4-methylcatechol, 4-vinylcatechol, and 4-ethylcatechol. These small electrochemicals are naturally available from numerous sources but have not received attention. Findings reported here illustrate that these compounds are indeed potent co-factors for activation of the Nrf2 pathway both in vitro and in vivo. Each strongly supports expression of Nrf2 target genes in a variety of human cell types; and, in addition, 4-ethylcatechol is orally active in mice. Furthermore, findings reported here identify important and previously unrecognized sources of these compounds, arising from biotransformation of common plant compounds by lactobacilli that express phenolic acid decarboxylase. Thus, for example, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus brevis, and Lactobacillus collinoides, which are consumed from a diet rich in traditionally fermented foods and beverages, convert common phenolic acids found in fruits and vegetables to 4-vinylcatechol and/or 4-ethylcatechol. In addition, all of the alkyl catechols are found in wood smoke that was used widely for food preservation. Thus, the potentially numerous sources of alkyl catechols in traditional foods suggest that these co-factors were common in ancient diets. However, with radical changes in food preservation, alkyl catechols have been lost from modern foods. The absence of alkyl catechols from the modern Western diet suggests serious negative consequences for Nrf2 cell defense, resulting in reduced protection against multiple chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress.

In contrast to sulforaphane and curcumin, the naturally occurring redox-sensitive alkyl catechols, 4-methylcatechol, 4-vinylcatechol, and 4-ethylcatechol, have not received attention as potential activators of the Nrf2 pathway. Structurally similar to catechol, these alkyl catechols are unrelated to sulforaphane and curcumin (Fig 1). Also, in contrast to sulforaphane and curcumin, there are potentially numerous natural dietary sources of alkyl catechols that have been overlooked. The aim of work described here was to investigate this panel of alkyl catechols as potentially important activators of Nrf2 cell defense. Our findings illustrate that these compounds are indeed potent activators of the Nrf2 pathway both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, our findings identify important and previously unrecognized connections between activation of the Nrf2 pathway, probiotic bacteria, fermented foods, traditional diets, and traditional methods of food preservation and suggest that alkyl catechols were common in ancient diets. However, because of extensive changes in food preservation and preparation, the alkyl catechols mostly have been lost from modern Western foods. The absence of alkyl catechols from modern Western diets suggests serious negative consequences for maintenance of Nrf2 cell defense, resulting in reduced protection against chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress.

Findings reported here identify akyl catechols as potent natural co-factors for activation of the Nrf2 cellular defense pathway both in vitro and in vivo. The alkyl catechols and also catechol, another Nrf2 co-factor, are widely available from plant sources but must be generated from these sources either by microbial digestion or heat. Nonetheless, the general availability of these Nrf2 co-factors from numerous natural sources suggests that they are integral to proper functioning of the Nrf2 defense. Until recent times, dietary sources of akyl catechols and catechol were common, but now virtually all are rare in modern commercially available foods due to changes in food preservation and processing. Consequently, findings here illustrate important distinctions between traditional and modern diets, specifically as they relate to Nrf2 defense against disease. Findings here also describe previously undocumented connections between specific compounds found in fruits and vegetables and specific bacteria that convert these compounds to Nrf2 activators. Although there is a general consensus that diets rich in fruits and vegetables are beneficial for health (reviewed in [146, 147]); and, similarly, that probiotic bacteria are beneficial (reviewed in [103, 148, 149]), mechanistic understanding of such benefits is incomplete. In particular, functional connections between specific probiotics and diets rich in fruits and vegetables as they relate to Nrf2 defense have not been defined previously. Thus, findings here provide new molecular framework for a broader understanding of how diets rich in fruit and vegetables, in combination with specific PAD-expressing probiotics, can promote Nrf2 defense, prevent disease, and improve overall health.

I really enjoy DOTA like maps, Aeon of Strife was my favorite in wc3, but with the SC2 editor we're capable of doing alot more than what we could in WC3, we can do combat text, third person mode, custom dialogs, toggle between 2 teams and 4 teams. In otherwords, I expect alot more out of these hero based battlegrounds. People have tried to pin a name on DOTA like maps, but really nothing sticks (MOBA, massive online battle arena, doesn't really mention use of heroes?) Hero arena doesn't involve heroes defending a kingdom. There's really no way to describe a 4 faction hero base defense concept more concisely than 4 Kingdom DOTA

no Dota is a name its not a genre and i have nothing against your map but get it defense of the ancients?unless you put ancients to defend dota means nothing. you could just say defense of the ancient kingdoms which wouldnt be 100 percent percise but it would be more percisethank you for reading my meaningless post

Blome is rightly skeptical of the accounts of Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon, who held biases against the ethn. Thucydides (1.5.3), for example, depicts them as backward people who rejected conventional hoplite warfare and only defeated their enemies by chance. Blome attempts to reassess these reports by integrating insights from modern archaeological and topographical studies. He frequently takes into consideration what various fieldwork reports reveal about the physical environment of each region in antiquity and how that might have influenced the shape of upland warfare. In so doing, Blome shows that the upland Greeks were not behind the poleis in political and military terms. They were capable of designing effective defenses based on the unique features of their territory.

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