... is the angle between the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the xÂ, y plane (dened direction of tilt of z and the x axis), and j % a + c denes the location ofthe rhombic (x, y) axes The ... The two structures of WT metHb and rWT metHbH2O, exhibit signicant differences in the interaction ofthe FG loop with the heme and in the position ofthe B-helix, with Tyr32(B10) closer to the ... conservation ofthe magnetic anisotropies of low-spin hemin with His/cyanide ligation The 10 tilt ofthe major magnetic or z-axis is shown to be consistent with the % 10 tilt ofthe Fe-CN vector from the...
... in the one-cell stage to visualize the localization and to measure the mobility ofthe components in the PGCs The medaka embryo was peeled off the chorion, and the segment containing the part of ... of OlvasGFP reveals the dynamic nature ofthe nuage Schematic diagram ofthe preparation of PGCs of medaka specimen (A) OlvasGFP was expressed in the medaka PGC at stage 24 and localized in the ... outside ofthe nuage in the cytoplasm ofthe migrating PGC FCS analysis revealed that Olvas GFP diffused with a diffusion constant of 7.0 lm2ặs)1 (Fig 3A) During the measurement ofthe PGC, the 10...
... Evolution oftheMolecular Biology of Brain Tumors and the Therapeutic Implications high grade gliomas The structure and compounds ofthe ECM ofthe brain tissue have many specific differences from other ... mortality ofthe patient Moreover, the presence ofthe blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the passage of a wide variety of anticancer agents The high incidence of recur‐ rence and poor prognosis of malignant ... Hofmann M Characterisation ofthe murine gene encoding the intracellular hyaluronan receptor IHABP (RHAMM) Gene 1999;226:41 23 24 Evolution oftheMolecular Biology of Brain Tumors and the Therapeutic...
... indicator of a chronic health condition Proxy report data were available for 7,166 cases In 82.8% of cases, the proxy was the mother and in 11.4% it was the father The mean age of mothers was ... measurement of HRQoL even for small groups of children For the examination of HRQoL of small groups of respondents, our results suggest a focus on the KINDL total score ofthe self-report version rather ... analyses and wrote the manuscript BK and URS were the principal investigators ofthe study; they designed the study's concept and supervised the writing ofthe manuscript UE assisted in the statistical...
... Furthermore, the juxtaposition ofthe YxxΦ motif and a ExD (diacidic) motif was found to be essential for the transport of 3a to the cell surface, consistent with the role of these motifs in the ... addition, the exact roles of "accessory" proteins of SARS-CoV are still poorly understood The subject of this hypothesis relate to the S protein and one ofthe "accessory" proteins, the SARS-CoV ... the plasma membrane into the endosomes Interaction between the adaptor protein complex (AP-2) with the YxxΦ motif present in the cytoplasmic domain ofthe internalizing protein concentrated the...
... Furthermore, the juxtaposition ofthe YxxΦ motif and a ExD (diacidic) motif was found to be essential for the transport of 3a to the cell surface, consistent with the role of these motifs in the ... addition, the exact roles of "accessory" proteins of SARS-CoV are still poorly understood The subject of this hypothesis relate to the S protein and one ofthe "accessory" proteins, the SARS-CoV ... the plasma membrane into the endosomes Interaction between the adaptor protein complex (AP-2) with the YxxΦ motif present in the cytoplasmic domain ofthe internalizing protein concentrated the...
... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005, 3:76 clinical utility [7] With the exception of a specific review ofthe applicability ofthe HoNOS and the HoNOS65+ for older people [8], there has been ... measure of change The simplest of these studies have examined change in HoNOS over time in given settings, hypothesising that there should be a decrease in severity as the consumer nears the end of ... reliability There are few published studies on the test-retest reliability ofthe HoNOSCA, and those which exist are arguably studies ofthe sensitivity to change (or lack of change) ofthe instrument,...
... indicator of a chronic health condition Proxy report data were available for 7,166 cases In 82.8% of cases, the proxy was the mother and in 11.4% it was the father The mean age of mothers was ... measurement of HRQoL even for small groups of children For the examination of HRQoL of small groups of respondents, our results suggest a focus on the KINDL total score ofthe self-report version rather ... analyses and wrote the manuscript BK and URS were the principal investigators ofthe study; they designed the study's concept and supervised the writing ofthe manuscript UE assisted in the statistical...
... to the analysis ofthe data and wrote the article SS carried out the sample preparation, the measurements and participated to the analysis ofthe data ER worked on the evaluation of ion-graphene ... fluence, the weighted average ofthe vacancy density on the probed area can be obtained by n N vac i 1 N vac ,i f i , being N vac,i the values ofthe vacancy densities in the histograms and fi the ... the formation of point defects (vacancies), whereas the density of charged impurities adsorbed on the graphene surface or at the interface with the substrate remains almost unchanged Hence, the...
... to the analysis ofthe data and wrote the article SS carried out the sample preparation, the measurements and participated to the analysis ofthe data ER worked on the evaluation of ion-graphene ... fluence, the weighted average ofthe vacancy density on the probed area can be obtained by n N vac i 1 N vac ,i f i , being N vac,i the values ofthe vacancy densities in the histograms and fi the ... the formation of point defects (vacancies), whereas the density of charged impurities adsorbed on the graphene surface or at the interface with the substrate remains almost unchanged Hence, the...
... decreasing The following theorem asserts the convergence ofthe computation, in all cases, to the desired value Theorem Assume the use of (11) for thecalculationofthe successive values of λh (k) ... considered above in the proof of Theorem immediately, leads to the following two corollaries The technique of showing that the successive iterations of λh (k) produce calculated values for the handoff ... have the following: λh (1) = λ∗ =⇒ either λh (1) > λh (0) or λh (1) < λh (0) h (30) Here are the theorems on monotonic convergence ofthe proposed algorithm Theorem Assume the use of (11) for the...
... slow the amino acid substitution rate, that is, the protein molecular clock The misfolding toxicity hypothesis was supported by the results of computer simulations [22], but to the best of our ... protein Because the misfolded LacZ proteins are both potentially toxic and also devoid of biological function, the comparison ofthe growth rates of bacteria carrying the WT and each ofthe destabilized ... The LacZ band is indicated by the black arrow (c) Relative synthesis rate of b-galactosidase P-values were obtained using a t-test ofthe linear regression slopes based on quantification of the...
... supported by the first graph in Fig 3, which shows that the plot ofthe polynomial n3 (representing the best sum-ofsquares fit ofthe polynomial c·n3 to the data-points) is closest to the plot ofthe ... slope The running time on the algorithm on d-ary trees is n2 ) The plots ofthe running times in the second d graph are parallel, and one of them is plotted directly on top of a plot ofthe polynomial ... non-leaf children of r in Tr are F1, , Fx and the non-leaf children of r' in Tr′ are G1, , Gy The intersection size ofthe two trees By the same arguments as above, the rest ofthe shared leaf...
... (mmHg) Prometheus + standard medical therapy (n = 6) P value Data presented as the mean ± standard error ofthe mean, and represent values ofthe day before start of study At the end ofthe sessions, ... stages of disease, there is a homeostatic increase in the cardiac output as a result ofthe decrease in cardiac afterload and the stimulation ofthe sympathetic nervous system With progression ofthe ... and the acquisition ofthe samples This work was presented in part at the 56th Annual Meeting ofthe American Association for the Study ofthe Liver and was awarded the Presidential Poster of...
... the first measurement (n = 153) eleven subjects (7.2%) met the criteria for SAD according to the SPSQ-C (4.5% ofthe males and 10.9% ofthe females) and 7.7% (4.5% ofthe males and 12.7% ofthe ... the preparation ofthe ms CGS supervised the design and execution ofthe study and made contributions to the ms.GA supervised the design and execution ofthe study and made contributions to the ... writing the manuscript AB planned the design ofthe study, collected data and conducted the analyses, took part in reading the ms and approved to the final version ofthe ms TF developed the SPSQ-C,...
... mycobacteria to mammalian cells ex vivo and their ability to colonize their host The second part of this thesis further investigates the bio-activation of ETH by the EthA/R system Interestingly, we discovered ... lesions usually formed at the base ofthe lungs via lymphatics and the bloodstream to secondary sites located at the apical zones ofthe lungs, leading to the formation of secondary granulomas ... into the lesion from the bloodstream Being nonactivated and incompetent, their cytoplasm is unshaded to depict the lack of activation In fact, the phagocytic vacuoles in the cytoplasm of these...
... Hence, there is a need to clarify what the values of these properties are Therefore, this study investigates the use of calculations at the atomistic level in order to obtain the mechanical properties ... the fracture of Cu6 Sn5 1.4 Outline ofthe thesis Having described the intermetallic compounds and their importance to the performance ofthe solder joint, this thesis will describe calculations ... benchmark to evaluate these experimental properties At the same time, due to the difficulty of growing single-crystals of these compounds and the complexity of their crystal structures, there are no experimental...
... interpret the extracted parameters 1.2.5 Consideration ofthe Substrate Effect One ofthe most popular applications of nanoindentation is the determination ofthe mechanical propertiesof thin films The ... nanoindentation of thin films is to separate the influence the substrate To extract the “true” propertiesof films, researchers either try to minimize the influence ofthe substrate by restricting the maximum ... related to the mechanical properties, such as the reliability of polymeric low-k films, the resistance of cells to the invasion of virus, the effect of drugs on cell membranes, and so on In the next...
... is modeled in our calculation On the left ofthe figure is the unstrained slab On the right ofthe figure is the strained slab When a slab undergoes expansion in the x-y plane, there is an observed ... former, only the π bond ofthe dimer is broken while in the latter, both the σ bond and the π bond ofthe dimer are broken to accommodate the silylene insertion Figure 5.2 An illustration ofthe silylene ... processes occurring on the surface of a semiconductor during themolecular beam epitaxial growth ofthe material The focus of this work is on themolecular beam epitaxy of silicon using precursors...