... (cDNA) was synthesized from isolated plasma viral RNA of infected cats The cDNA pool was used asa template for PCR reactions using 5' primer MFIVCPL5' (5'-GATTTATAAATCATATG GCATATAATAAAGTGGGTACCACTACAACATTAG-3'), ... GCATATAATAAAGTGGGTACCACTACAACATTAG-3'), which adds an NdeI restriction site, methionine, and alkaline to the N-terminal ofthe protease and 3' primer MFIVCPL33' (5'-CTGAGATCTGAGCAAGCTTTTACATTACTAATCT AATATTAAATTTAACCATG ... viral loads decreased for each cat andthe average viral load for symptomatic and asymptomatic cats was similar (Figures 3A and 3B) However, by week the symptomatic group had an average viral...
... chains of Hb A0 was 10 times faster than that ofthe beta chains and that the oxidation ofthe beta chains was not influenced by pH The biphasic reaction was shown to consist ofa rapid initial ... increased the initial fast phase ofthe reaction, but decreased the rate ofthe slow phase of oxidation in the presence of EDTA A comparison of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli and S minnesota in the ... initial reaction followed by a slower second phase over a wide pH range from 5.3 to Tsuruga and Shikama [21] confirmed that the fast phase of oxidation was due to thea chains andthe slow phase was...
... has been accepted to date The first step in the evaluation ofa new approach is to assess if a change in PEEP induces any change in the measurement The aim ofthe present study was to evaluate ... to the recording procedure, Figure An example of acoustic data as displayed for a recording obtained from aa77-year-old male with myasthenia gravis A representative peak-inspiratory data as displayed ... sound in the apical areas anda smaller ratio increased sound in the diaphragmatic areas Distribution was considered more heterogeneous if the difference was larger than two; this threshold was derived...
... nitrogen and triglycerides In addition, an enzymatic activity for the following proteins was measured: alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, ... amount and quality ofthe cRNA was assessed using a NanoDrop ND-1000 spectrophotometer and an Agilent Bioanalyzer The cRNA was then fragmented and hybridized to the Rat Genome 230 2.0 Array (Affymetrix, ... approved the final manuscript Additional data files The following additional data are available with the online version of this paper Additional data file is a table detailing the histopathological...
... models, so that a comparison ofthe measurements and searches in data and simulation can be used to test proposed extensions ofthe Standard Model A comparison ofthe data andthe simulated result ... dynamically generates their mass The interaction terms between the Higgs boson andthe matter fields are added in the Yukawa sector ofthe Lagrangian Note as well that the gauge bosons have their masses ... compared to the other particles in the Standard Model It belongs to the classification ofa “quark” in the Standard Model, of which there are six flavours An interesting effect ofthe fact that quarks...
... Disadvantages of Microstrip Antennas It is actually the last advantage in the list above that makes microstrip antennas so popular today Many characteristics ofa single microstrip patch antenna ... every façade of antenna communications From the battle field to commercial enterprises, the microstrip antenna is fast replacing many conventional antennas The advantages and disadvantages ofthe ... chapter details the study ofthe various models used in the analysis of microstrip antennas, and presents the main characteristics and assumptions made in the use ofthe cavity model to analyze...
... classification was made on the basis that both participants’ parents belong to the same ethnic group Characteristics ofthe sample and means and standard deviations for person-level variables are ... separate data entry and therefore reduced data transcription errors The Spacelabs and AIM units along with the Palm Zire PDA were placed in a fanny-pack that was worn around the participant’s waist ... ambulatory cardiovascular activity on the basis of their demonstrated effects on acute cardiovascular responses in the laboratory as well as their hypothesized associations with disease risk Given the...
... chemistry ofthe samples First, the contact angle of water was measured asa control on a clean (as defined in experimental section) silicon substrate and was 36.0° The contact angle of water was determined ... 25°C andthe heating process was repeated for a second run All of these tests used nitrogen asa purge gas The glass transition function in TA Instrumental Analysis was used to calculate the Tg of ... beam that holds the tip, thus maintaining constant amplitude of oscillation asthe surface height changes A laser beam records the deflection ofthe cantilever beam asthe tip rasters along the...
... to increase the accuracy ofthe measurement because a lower speed would have increased the fluctuation ofthe viscosity readings A temperature controller (temperature accuracy of ±1°C) was used ... Malaya, NTC, Kuala Lumpur, 4–5 May 2009, 58–65 Magerramov, M A. , Abdulagatov, A I., Abdulagatov, I M & Azizov, N D (2007) Viscosity of tangerine and lemon juice asafunctionof temperature and ... who have indirectly contributed to this research They are: Ms Azira Amran, Mr Mahmood Sulaiman, Mrs Siti Zalaikhar, Mr Rozimi and Ms Mazalina Viscosity asaFunctionof Absolute Temperature...
... total area was due to the expansion ofthe lower lung region whereas areas in the upper andthe middle regions decreased (Table 3) Assessment of relative percentage changes in areas revealed an ... in the lungs: image analysis and raw numerical data calculation In contrast to image analysis, the numerical method was not affected by normalization The correlation of vibration energy and airflow ... andpressure support (PS) are presented Total area differed significantly between VC and PC as well as between VC and PS Data are presented as mean ± standard error ofthe mean Page of 13 (page...
... i is an indicator which assumes the value zero for the control case, i.e radiation alone, and one for the drug-treated case; and δx – where "x" is any ofthe parameters above – is the variation ... but the method has limitations Results Firstly, the fitting of these models has always been performed separately on the treated and untreated datasets, making direct comparison ofthe parameters ... The main features ofthe method are the inclusion of an indicator term in the model to indicate the presence ofthe drug anda factor δx representing the variation on any parameter of survival...
... Descriptive Statistics (includes all cases) 178 Table A6 : Summary of Descriptive Statistics for AREs and CARs 179 Table A7 : ARE and CAR Means and Standard Deviations for No Rationale and Rationale Groups ... Nasdaq is the split ratio, the total shares outstanding and par values both before and after the split, verification that all legal filings have been completed and that shareholder approval has been ... Listing of Companies in Final Sample by Categories of Book-toMarket Ratios 197 Table A2 5: ARE and CAR Means and Standard Deviations for Different Book-to-Market Ratio Categories 198 Table A2 6a: Longer-Term...
... (BHAS) The BHAS is a population- 388 based cohort study of older adults carried out in the town of Bambuí The town of Bambuí is located in the municipality ofthe same name, in the state of Minas ... (puntuación en el Cuestionario General de Salud, autovaloración del estado de salud y de la agudeza visual, grado de dificultad para caminar 300 metros, incapacidad para realizar las actividades ... diseases (asked as, “Has a doctor ever said that you had angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, arthritis, or any other disease?”); (6) other measures of health status (self-rated health in the preceding...
... in diastolic mitral annular motion as exemplified with E’ Whereas Doppler myocardial imaging allows more precise discrimination ofthe phase of diastolic dysfunction, Sturgess et al clearly demonstrated ... J, Papakostas L, Tahta SA, Hardy BG, Bollen BA, Duran CM, Levine RA: Mechanism of recurrent ischemic mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty: continued LV remodeling asa moving target Circulation ... Dynamic threedimensional imaging ofthe mitral valve and left ventricle by rapid sonomicrometry array localization J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996, 112:712-726 Page of (page number not for citation...
... i ABSTRACT Since the application of Communicative Language Teaching approach to EFL teaching, process writing and collaborative learning have been greatly emphasized as typical features of teaching ... quantitative and qualitative approaches Data collected from this source was, therefore, adequate and objective enough to provide best assurance about validity and reliability ofthe survey Data were ... reasons for choosing the topic, objectives, scope, tasks and significance ofthe study, the research method as well as an overview ofthe thesis Chapter two, Theoretical background, lays the theoretical...
... phonology of languages Universal alphabets Logical relations ofthe parts of speech The vocabulary andthe grammar of languages Distinctions between languages and dialects Mixed languages and jargons ... Subdivisions of Races Theories of monogenism and polygenism Doctrine of “geographical provinces” or “areas of characterization.” The continental areas at the date of man’s appearance on theearth Eurafrica, ... Eurafrica, Austafrica, Asia, America, Oceanica Causes and consequences ofthe migrations of races and nations aThe Eurafrican Race.—Types ofthe white race Its first home Early migrations The South...
... mutase–prephenate dehydratase were deleted Monofunctional versions ofthe dehydratase andthe dehydrogenase are provided by plasmid pKIMP-UAUC Random gene libraries are introduced into this strain ... andthe ability ofa cell harboring an individual library member to form a colony on minimal agar media lacking added phenylalanine and tyrosine reports on the chorismate mutase activity ofthe ... folding ofthe initially randomized helices with the wild type template A sequential strategy of randomizing helix first and then randomizing helices andof an active variant from the first library...
... was added weeks prior to electroporation b-Galactosidase (b-gal) assays, Southern blotting and PCR b-Gal assays and Southern blotting were performed as described previously [10,17] The 32 P-labelled ... important It implies that the steady-state intracellular concentration of gd102NLS at genomic and at episomal targets must be in the same range The centers ofthe loxP site andofthe site I of ... shown that these basic properties of chromatin are not significantly altered by the transcriptional status of DNA In contrast to loxP sites and sites I of res, the reactivity of episomal and genomic...
... had a picomolar LOAEL in the ciliary beat frequency assay Many ofthe compounds in Table were also screened using a chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay that measures growth ofthe CAM and ... oviduct: a regulator of local contraction and gamete transport J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2004, 44 Suppl 1:S248-51 111 Wijayagunawardane MP, Miyamoto A, Taquahashi Y, Acosta TJ, Nishimura M, Sato K: Angiotensin ... pico and femtomolar range (Table 1) In general, if a chemical were inhibitory, it acted in all three bioassays, although the potency and efficacy for a particular chemical varied among the assays...