... results were expressed in terms of micromoles of TBARS per liter A standard curve of TBARS was obtained by hydrolysis of 1,1,3,3-tetraethoxypropane Determination of relative leukocyte mtDNA copy ... were observed in the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers and mtDNA copy number between the dialysis patients and the control subjects of the subgroups Analysis of the variables by ANOVA with the ... strands of mtDNA and does not encode any functional proteins A mononucleotide repeat sequence (CCCC CCCTCCCCCC) between nucleotides 303 and 316-318 of mtDNA has been reported to be a hotspot of deletion...
... Monomer 52 Monomer Figure and mutants Immunoblot analysis of CD4 dimerization levels of CD4-WT Immunoblot analysis of CD4 dimerization levels of CD4-WT and mutants HEK 293 cells were transfected with ... exposition of the same membrane, showing unsaturated bands of CD4 monomers This is a representative result of independent experiments (UT) represent the untransfected negative control Page of (page ... negative control Panels of the same section show separated lanes of the same gel The lower panels in E represent a shorter exposure of the same membrane, showing unsaturated bands of CD4 monomers These...
... be formulated in terms of the dence factors of the rules, or in terms of their support, i.e., the fraction of transactions satisfying the rule The organization of the rest of the paper is as follows ... dependency of the form X + Y ! A is considered redundant and is not generated Summary We introduced the problem of mining association rules between sets of items in a large database of customer ... all the rules that describe associationbetween sets of items An algorithm, called the KID3 algorithm, has been presented in 10 that can be used to discover the kind ofassociation rules we have...
... structure of a theoretical hierarchy between single activity items and broader constructs of health The structure of a theoretical hierarchy between single activity items and broader constructs of health ... proportion of space within the diagram The aim of this study was to test this model by undertaking a series of analyses to determine the associations between the two individualised items and measures of ... Boxplotof to self reported condition of are pooled)months Boxplot of the distribution of task difficulty change scores according to self reported condition of back at 12 months (scores of "Worse"...
... explored the associationbetween neuroserpin serum levels and established biomarkers of different mechanisms of brain injury which take place after acute ischemic stroke The implication of the selected ... ng/ mL cut-off value for the decrease of neuroserpin serum levels within the first 24 hours to predict poor outcome The results of the present study show a significant associationbetween neuroserpin ... was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association (2000) and approved by the Ethics Committee of the participating hospital Informed consent was...
... explored the associationbetween neuroserpin serum levels and established biomarkers of different mechanisms of brain injury which take place after acute ischemic stroke The implication of the selected ... ng/ mL cut-off value for the decrease of neuroserpin serum levels within the first 24 hours to predict poor outcome The results of the present study show a significant associationbetween neuroserpin ... was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association (2000) and approved by the Ethics Committee of the participating hospital Informed consent was...
... state [3] The treatment of TDI can improve the quality of life of affected children Untreated dental injuries are more likely to have an impact on the quality of life of children than restorations, ... toward an improvement in the social aspects of QoL [4] However, the treatment of a crown fracture does not eliminate the impact of TDI on the quality of life of children, although it may reduce it ... specifically for children The aim of the present study is to provide additional evidence on the associationbetween treated/untreated TDI and its impact on the quality of life of 11-to-14-year-old Brazilian...
... -0.72, p < 0.001) Effects of gender, age, years of schooling, number of remaining teeth, treatment demand, presence of denture, or Kennedy classification on the associationbetween perceived chewing ... ability and oral health-related quality of life for groups of participants stratified by gender, age, years of schooling, number of teeth and presence of denture as indicated Variable n Gender ... correlation coefficients between OHIP-J14 items and chewing function score Spearman’s rho* Proportion of “often” or “very often"(%) Trouble pronouncing any words -0.38 8.38 Sense of taste has worsened...
... metabolic syndrome (presence of at least three of the components), there was no evidence of a significant associationbetween the degree of GC exposure and the presence of the metabolic syndrome ... not affect the outcome of this study The lack of any associationbetween GC exposure and the presence of the metabolic syndrome in this RA cohort was present irrespective of the metabolic syndrome ... prevalence of two of the components of the metabolic syndrome (high TG and hypertension), but not any of the other components (low HDL, obesity, and glucose intolerance) or the presence of the metabolic...
... deviation of the mean value of proliferation to the same antigen in the peripheral blood compartment A total of 10 samples (22% of total samples) from 10 patients did not fit into either of these ... the kind gift of the Act-1 antibody We are grateful to Professor Mike Salmon and Professor Chris Buckley for critical reading of the manuscript We acknowledge the financial support of the Henry ... the standard deviations of the mean value of proliferation to an antigen in the synovial fluid compartment did not overlap with the standard deviations of the mean value of proliferation to the...
... population and the suggested associationbetween the TNFRII 196R allele and severity of RA [18], Fischer's exact test and Student's t-test were performed to test for an associationbetween the TNFRII 196R ... after year of follow up, the F-HAQ scores did not differ statistically between TNFRII 196R allele carriers and noncarriers Progression of the F-HAQ did not differ between carriers of the 196R ... because of the type of recruitment of the VErA cohort, RA patients who usually require corticosteroids at the onset of the disease were not included in the present study, which led to exclusion of...
... important constituents of the innate immune system [10,11] Many studies have reported a deficiency of MBL in different populations [1] This is the first investigation of an associationbetween MBL polymorphisms ... frequencies of codon 54 did not show significant differences compared with those of healthy controls from Hong Kong and Europe [6,7] The mutation type of codon 54 was seen in 25.0% of Chinese ... RF-positive polyarthritis Analysis of the genotype of codon 54 and serum indices in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis The relationship between the number of patients who had codon 54 mutations...
... Silman overall increase of twofold (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3-3.1) but with a much less marked influence of dose Therefore, these data overall raise concerns about the safety of anti-TNF monoclonal antibody ... incidence of around 8/1000 per year, which is at least eight times that seen in the comparison arm patients and is of the same order of magnitude as that seen in the anti-TNF arms of the trials ... investigator (with Professor Deborah Symmons) of the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR) The goals of the BSRBR are primarily related to examining the long-term safety of biologic...
... Biomechanics of the patello-femoral joint Part II: A study of the effect of simulated femoro-tibial varus deformity on the congruity of the patellofemoral compartment and movement of the patella ... Development of criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee Diagnostic and Therapeutic Criteria Committee of the American Rheumatism Association ... diagram of bisect offset (BO) measurement third of the femoral trochlear curve by using the three-dimensional cursor on the sagittal image SA is the angle between two lines: from the lowest point of...
... metabolic syndrome (presence of at least three of the components), there was no evidence of a significant associationbetween the degree of GC exposure and the presence of the metabolic syndrome ... not affect the outcome of this study The lack of any associationbetween GC exposure and the presence of the metabolic syndrome in this RA cohort was present irrespective of the metabolic syndrome ... prevalence of two of the components of the metabolic syndrome (high TG and hypertension), but not any of the other components (low HDL, obesity, and glucose intolerance) or the presence of the metabolic...
... of the enzyme specific activity of either genotype (H 5.727, P > 0.05) Analyses of the associationbetween the number of active regions and the enzyme-specific activity through compensation of ... 7.00, P < 0.05), as well as between the groups of lines of both genotypes within ± SE of the mean (U 24.00, P < 0.05) The analysis of intergroup differences in the number of active regions for the ... of the observed parameter In this way, three categories of lines were made for the number of active regions and three for the specific activity of the enzyme RESULTS Results of the analysis of...
... http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/7/1/23 Page of We found no associationbetween log-transformed stavudine AUC and metabolic parameters expressed as continuous variables (Table 1) We also showed no associationbetween stavudine ... categorical variables (Table 2) We found an associationbetween duration and triglycerides concentrations (beta coefficient 95%CI = 0.02 (0.01 to 0.04) p = 0.004 No significant association was found between ... interpretation of the data; in writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication Author details Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of...
... CNV of C4 genes did not significantly associated with myxedema and GO We also estimated the associationbetween polymorphism of C4 genes and clinical features of GD CNV of C4 genes showed association ... that the CNV of C4, C4A or C4B may associate with the development of GD In addition,