... Consequently, a scale factor was introduced so as to make the smallest value of p(Wk) equal to 0.1, i.e., each value of p(Wk) was multiplied by a factor of 1438.5. In view ofthe scale factor introduced, ... multiple meaning words, as well as the "free" translations in which the ambiguity had been resolved by a human translator. Since the aim was to eliminate * Each text was a part of an article ... order to assign relative probability measures toa fairly large number of target equivalents, a statistical analysis was performed manually on a collection of 111 Russian texts* (and their...
... the loan rate was an increasing function of the intervention rate in the period under consideration.1.3 The Variations in the Interest Rate Spread as an Indicator of Amplificationand Attenuation ... σ2i) and where˙Dtdenotes the annual growth rate ofthe demand for bankloans,˙St the annual growth rate ofthe supply of b ank loans and˙Qt the annual gro wth rate of the observed amount ... 01Industrial ProductionAnnual Growth Rate Ratio, Interest RateSource: National Bank of Poland, Central Statistical Of ce (GUS) and the authors’ calculations.mean that banks have adjusted their loan...
... Withinfteendaysafterrelease ofthe game, a gamecompanyisrequired to submitgamepackagingand a nalversion ofthe game tothe ESRB. The ESRBchecks the gamepackaging to see if the rating information is ... children to buy M-rated games, and one half of parents said they do not allow their children to play M-rated games. The Report Card also challenged the “accuracy” of ESRB ratings based on a comparison ... Idlewild, Miami Vice, Saw III, Snakes on a Plane, The Black Dahlia, The Departed, The Descent, The Fountain, The Omen, The Protector, The Quiet, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, and Waist...
... ischaemic tissue damage, and neurodegenerative con-ditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease [10,11]. The major calpains are l-calpain (calpain 1) andm-calpain (calpain 2), which are ... in the activation of m-calpain because, clearly, the millimolarlevels of Ca2+needed to activate the enzyme in vivo farexceed normal intracellular levels. Calpains are known to exist in a membrane-associated ... De Loof, H. & Anatharamaiah, G.M. (1992) Role of basicamino acid residues in the amphipathic helix: the snorkelhypothesis. In Molecular Conformation and Biological Interactions(Balaram,...
... is important that respondents are aware of the limitations and realities of ARV treatment. There appears to be an understanding and awareness ofthe irreversible nature of HIV/AIDS and this ... targets and are financially penalised as a result. Women are also required to cover the cost of transport tothe sales office each day and this absorbs a significant portion of their salary. A ... sensitivity ofthe subject material and the fact that the research subjects were all female, an all female research team was engaged for the duration ofthe study. The research team comprise of six...
... Lanes 1 and 6, A. thaliana; lanes 2 and 7, Raphanus sativus; lanes 3 and 8, Brassica rapa;lanes 4 and 9, B. rapa var. glabra; lanes 5 and 10, B. oleracea var. italica. The amount of protein applied ... sequencing. The vector, pET ⁄ PCaP1, was thendirectly amplified by PCR with a pair of primers (forward,5Â-CACCACCACCACCAGATGGGTTACTGGAATTCCAAG-3Â; reverse, 5Â-GTGGTGTTTCATATGTATATCTCCTTCTTAAAGTTAAAC-3Â; ... byimmunoblotting with anti-PCaP1 IgG. (B) The relative content of PCaP1 in the supernatant and pellet was expressed as the percent-age ofthe total amount of PCaP1. The data are the averages fromtwo...
... is the centrallaboraty of public health department ofthe state of LowerSaxony. The frequency of HCV-RNA positive results inanti-HCV-negative samples was always far below 1%.T cell assays ... the interferon-gamma ELISPOT assay or in the proliferationassay in five ofthe seven patients (figures 1 and 2). None of the 4 patients who remained negative in the anti-HCVELISA (#1, #5, #13, and #36) had ... proliferation assay at baselineand after clearance of HCV-RNA (SI values of 4.1 and 3.6,respectively). At the second time point, we found also a significant response against NS4 in the proliferation...
... ddhar2001@yahoo.co.in; Swati Sinha - swatisinha21@rediiffmail.com; Vijaylakshmi Bhargava - vl.bhargava@sitarambhartia.org; Aarti Sachdeva - aartisachdeva85@gmail.com; Abhishek Bhartia* - abhishek.bhartia@sitarambhartia.org* ... Vijaylakshmi Bhargava†3, Aarti Sachdeva†2 and Abhishek Bhartia*2Address: 1Department of Pediatrics, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, B-16, Qutab Institutional Area, ... RS and SSplanned the survey design and supervised the data collec-tion. AS collected the data with the help ofa researchteam. Data was analyzed by JN and AS. RS, SS and ASdrafted the manuscript....
... usingcustom-made software.Data reduction and statistical analysisThedatawereanalyzedofflineusingcustomroutinesdeveloped in Matlab (The Mathworks, USA). The ×(left/right) and Y (forward/backward) ... in a spatially confined area. The participants placed themselves in the middle ofa pre-marked 1.5 m2area. They were then instructed to rotate the chair 180°, trying to ke ep all parts ofthe ... cm ofthe opposite side, as to simulateapproaching and positioning the PW near a bed or chairfor transferring. Participants began with one side of the PW placed adjacent toa wall. They then...
... possibility of low validity ofthe results because of the small number of subjects. There was also a limitationabout discussion of concerning the mechanism of USNbecause ofthe damaged part ofthe brain ... left-rightareas) and was analyzed using the correct rate for six areas.51 points were set as a cutoff value.3-2. Special test with HMD (Figure 2) (a) Experimental apparatus The main experimental apparatus ... indicated the full extent ofthe sheet andcrossed out the two central targets as an example to the subject. The subject was then asked to cancel the remain-ing small stars. The number of targets...
... anexplanation for the rather low seroconversion rate afteroccupational exposure to HCV. The data should also beconsidered in the management of accidental findings of low levels HCV viremia ... ELISPOT-screen in the Vienna laboratory at Intercell AG.HCV HLA coverageID antigen amino acid sequence class I class II1798 NS4 IGLGKVLVDILAGYGAGVAGALVAFK A2 , 3, 11 DR1, 4, 71799 NS3 AAWYELTPAETTVRLR ... immunological course of acute hepatitis C in asymptomatic patients with spontaneous clearance: patients with spontaneous clearance in the absence of anti-HCVFigure 1Biochemical, virological and immunological...
... ofa project on the following factors: human beings, the fauna, the flora, the soil, water, air, the climate, the landscape, the material assets and cultural heritage, as well as the interaction ... 1 and 2 above, and having regard in particular to: — the extent ofthe impact (geographical area and size ofthe affected population), — the transfrontier nature ofthe impact, — the magnitude ... exempted in advance from the requirement of an impact assessment, does not appear. The Raad van State concluded that the transposition ofthe EIA directive into national law regarding the thresholds...
... database. Internal and external quality assurance programmes,together with external comparisons made by expert contractors, indicate that the data aregenerally reliable (MRC, 200 7a) . The assessment ... regularly evaluates the database and has developed a spreadsheetapplication that applies five tests (e.g. ion balance). These are integrated into a reliability scorethat is recorded as part ofthe ... similar tothe equation used for aquatic life, except that eachparameter has equal weight insofar as all parameters are directly implicated in human impactand the technical values are reliable.The...
... n] \A. This immediately implies (2), and the proofofLemma2iscomplete. We have seen so far that any k-sum-free set A can be turned into a k-sum-free set A thaving overall size at least |A| .ThesetAtis ... The structure of maximum k-sum-free sets To obtain the structural result we consider the successive transformation of an arbitraryk-sum-free set A intoasetAt of intervals as in (1). Our plan ... this possibility toa subsequent paper.AppendixAs a prototype for a type of calculation which appears in several places in the paper, wenow show, in the notation of Lemma 4, that s= S +1whenk...
... A. nebrodensis than in the A. alba, A. cephalonica and A. nordmanniana populations. Bergman The occurrence in the Madonie region of manyendemic flora and fauna taxa ... and topo- al. [6] and Lovino and Menguzzato [19] to preserve the A. alba populations of the Calabrian forest. The northern zone of Vallone della Madonna degliAngeli harbours ... southern populations (Fossa Nardello, SanFrancesco, Macchia di Pietra and List alto).He was close to that of several A. alba populations(Chiusa Pesio, Abeti Soprani) and in...