... clear in factorial where female × male interaction effects are present: the ratio of SHA to GHA variance increased from to 15 years old from 0.7 up to 1.6 and represented up to 62% of total genetic ... architecture and wood quality traits up to 16 years old from sowing of seed In particular, the relative contributions of parental species to total variation is evaluated as well as the relative part of ... components (equal to general hybridisation ability variance) andof the interaction variance (Vfxm, equal to specific hybridisation ability variance) have been computed andrelatedto the total variance...
... consequently designed to verify how normaland transformed cell lines respond to exposure to modeled microgravity We therefore used two normal, LB and HSC93, and two transformed, Jurkat and 1310, lymphoblast ... inherited as an autosomic recessive character and its poor prognosis is often relatedto pancytopenia, bone marrow failure and increased risk to malignancies [13] While a complete review of the pathophysiological ... interested to study the behavior of FA cell lines toward microgravity exposure Page of 10 Methods Cell lines, Proliferation and Apoptosis Lymphoblast cell lines LB and HSC93 are normal B and T, respectively,...
... singleton birth type and second parity for useful yield; and seven years of age for lactose and somatic cell score yield The factors used for standardisation differed across the lactation traits, ... benefit the use of milk for processing into cheese and other products Until now, only a few linkage studies have been published for traitsrelatedto persistency of milk yield and milk composition ... The objective of this study was to report on an appropriate model to predict lactation persistency and extended lactation for milk yield and milk composition traits in sheep, andto provide additional...
... selected five strains of commonly used laboratory mice; inbred 129, Balb/c, and FVB, and outbred CD1 and CFW, isolated RNA from the livers of three males from each strain, and quantified transcript ... constraints of these species necessitates the use of sample pools composed of hundreds to millions of discrete organisms, an approach that eliminates the ability to assess variability at the level of ... expression centers on epigenetic regulation Methylation of cytosine residues in the CpG islands of gene promoters and the covalent modifications of histones represent two important epigenetic modifications...
... INTRODUCTION The estimation of genetic parameters for economically relatedtraits has two main objectives: better understanding of the nature of genetic variation of these traitsand optimization selection ... line The purpose of the study reported in this paper is to estimate andto discuss the genetic parameters of some growth and laying traitsof Brown Tsaiya in Taiwan MATERIALS AND METHODS Ducks ... data of 537 female ducklings Within each sire origin, 10 sires were mated toto dams and each dam had to daughters, with a few cases of only or daughters The total number of dams for each of the...
... concrete Oxidation and hydration of ferrous compounds in clay ironstone andof iron sulfides (such as pyrite and marcasite) in limestones and shales are known to have caused popouts and staining in ... aggregates are intended as a measure of soundness, resistance to freezing and thawing, and a general indicator of quality These methods are not as well relatedto freezing and thawing performance in the ... distribution and internal surface area of pore spaces Permeability of aggregate materials to air or water is relatedto pore structure Estimation of the resistance of the aggregate to freezing...
... ability of the different GAGs to bind to streptococcal strains expressing the M6 and M12 protein (data not shown) M proteins mediate the binding of GAGs to streptococci To establish the role of M ... remaining bound to the streptococcal surface could mediate binding to proteins involved in host defence Known relevant ligands for GAGs include growth factors, cytokines and other mediators of inflammation ... fibrinogen to the NH2-terminal half (A–B3), for IgG to the central S domain, and for human serum albumin to the C-repeats (C1–C3) [31] None of these protein ligands was able to inhibit the binding of...
... content of trials and their focus, andto the public and the victims it may lead to a sense that the court has lost sight of the true nature of what happened To meet at least the legal aspect of these ... Elaborated by the Case Law of the Ad hoc Tribunals andto the Notion of Control of the Crime Are the Notions of Joint Criminal Enterprise and Control of the Crime Part of Customary International Law? ... of the crackdown on the town of Dujail in 1982; (ii) the unlawful arrest of 399 townspeople; (iii) the torture of women and children, and ordering the razing of farmlands in retaliation for the...
... response to stimulation of the b1-compared to the b2-adrenergic receptor in rat cardiomyocytes depends on colocalization of the b1-receptor, but not the b2-receptor, with the downstream mediator adenylyl ... Aliquots of lg protein was subjected to SDS/PAGE and immunoblotting with antibodies against (A) the insulin receptor b-subunit, (B) phospho-tyrosine and (C) caveolin Ó FEBS 2004 Insulin receptor and ... images for IRS1 and caveolin or IRS1 and the insulin receptor indicates colocalization (as demonstrated by the yellow colour) of IRS1 with both caveolin and the insulin receptor To further examine...
... production of endogenous of IFN-beta [32] Most of the studies of IFN resistance have focused on virus -related factors, and little attention has been paid to host factors The underlying mechanisms of ... replication of HCV is totally resistant to IFN-α The role of viral and cellular factors in the mechanisms of IFN-resistance was examined We showed here that the altered expression of proteins ... experiments to compare the level of expression of individual proteins of Jak-Stat pathways between IFN-sensitive and IFN-resistant cells Interferon first binds to cell surface receptor that leads to activation...
... arises as to whether the abnormal coactivation of knee and ankle extensors in the Page of 13 paretic leg is relatedto the malfunction of intersegmental pathways linking quadriceps to soleus ... evaluated for level of motor coordination, level of motor impairment, degree of spasticity at the paretic leg and self-selected comfortable gait speed The level of motor coordination of the paretic ... from (no residual motor function) to (no residual motor impairment) and is based on Brunnstrom’s stages of motor recovery of the lower extremity [1] The degree of spasticity of the paretic ankle...
... management of type or type diabetes Two of the four factors were relatedto the effects of treatment, i.e., the main treatment effect and the effect of treatment on body weight Two other factors were related ... number of all possible combinations of factor levels is too high to be tested, the ideal combinations of factor levels were based on the responses to the preceding questions Estimation of weights of ... factor, two to four factor levels could be selected The four factors and the factor levels are shown in Table First, participants were asked to rank the offered levels for each of the four factors Second,...
... not only to determine the practicality of collecting five QOL measures in terms of administration and respondent burden, but also to estimate the median, mean and standard deviation (SD) of the ... cancer; be 18 years and older; be able to speak and read English; have a life expectancy of at least six months; be without cognitive impairments; and have plans to return to an appointment with ... objective of this study is to evaluate the validity of cancer-specific and generic preference-based instruments in terms of their ability to distinguish between different measures of cancer severity...
... May in the form of 112 kg.ha of ’superphosphate triple’, containing -1 50 kg of P 690 kg.ha of ’scories Thomas’, -1 ; O containing 110 kg of P and 345 kg of CaO; O and 400 kg.ha of ’patenkali’, ... 1985 Because of practical reasons relatedto field conditions andto the structure of the stands, it was not possible to obtain a sample which was balanced for all the combinations of the treatments ... very forest status of the land is even often at stake: the understorey is invaded by a dense cover of few ’social’ herbaceous species and the forest slowly turns into a heathland compétition /...
... asthma For ages 13 to 14 years, the prevalence rate varies from 4.8 to 27.1%.8 The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of asthma, rhinitis, and atopic eczema andto investigate the ... from Southern Brazil — Porto Neto et al Table Self-Reported Prevalence of Asthma, Rhinitis, and Eczema and Their Related Symptoms in 13- to 14-Year-Old Schoolchildren Symptom* Asthma Ever wheezed ... atopic eczema (72% females, compared to 28% males) Symptoms of current rhinitis and atopic eczema were significantly associated with symptoms of current asthma as well as with severe attacks of...
... a 2008 study of 340 clinics in six of the poorest districts across four of the nine provinces: “The number of doctors was only 7% of that required, and while the total number of professional nurses ... interviewed nurses to encourage TB patients to take up HCT relatedto the facilities, staff, and availability of treatment and support The provision of health education to patients was most often mentioned ... setting, the objective of the present study was to explore community health workers’ and TB and HIV/AIDS program managers’ perspectives on barriers toand facilitators of acceptance of HCT services...
... version of the bC1 appeared normal Qazi et al [10] showed that expression of CLCuMB bC1 from a Potato virus X vector induced symptoms typical of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in the absence of ... the activation of a set of genes and the inactivation of others The gene expression profile in the host plant changes according to the timing and localization of the Page of 12 infection, as the ... From all these related results it has been concluded that the DEGs in the response of bC1 of ChLCB under 35S cauliflower promoter are relatedto the chloroplast and mitochondria and are involved...
... not only to determine the practicality of collecting five QOL measures in terms of administration and respondent burden, but also to estimate the median, mean and standard deviation (SD) of the ... cancer; be 18 years and older; be able to speak and read English; have a life expectancy of at least six months; be without cognitive impairments; and have plans to return to an appointment with ... objective of this study is to evaluate the validity of cancer-specific and generic preference-based instruments in terms of their ability to distinguish between different measures of cancer severity...