... The second part ofthe thesis was to study the thermal annealing effects on parylene C, which is a transparent and hydrophobic polymer We investigated theeffectof thermal annealing onthesecondary ... with degrees of crystallinity and crystalline modifications that are dependent onthe deposition conditions.39, 42 The steps of CVD deposition of parylene consist of 1) the sublimation of dimer in ... sublimation furnace, 2) cracking the dimer into monomer in the pyrolysis furnace, 3) transportation ofthe monomer into the deposition chamber, 4) diffusion of monomer from the region above the substrate...
... hypersecretion [13] The results ofthe present study confirm these data and add new information concerning the clinically used cys-LT1 receptor antagonist montelukast While the administration of montelukast ... levels The addition of montelukast (10 µM) to the culture medium had no significant effectonthe secretion levels (95 ± 6%) Combination of PAF (100 µM) and montelukast (10 µM) completely blocked the ... http://www.occup-med.com/content/3/1/5 Discussion The aim ofthe present study was to characterize the effects ofthe clinically used cys-LT1 receptor antagonist montelukast on PAF- and tachykinin induced...
... investigated theeffectofthe dropping rate of NaOH into the precursor solution, droplet size, and amount ofthe NaOH solution andthe hydrothermal reaction time onthe hydrothermal formation ofthe ... view ofthe nanowhisker deformed in the presence of electron beam, which is confirmed by the random bulging and smearing ofthe nanowhisker surface The deformation ofthe nanowhiskers in the presence ... studied Further, to understand theeffectof sample processing conditions onthe morphology, we performed the sample synthesis in open air instead of in an autoclave, where the precipitate ofthe starting...
... advocacy, the information consumers could not fully understand, they may lose the control over the information and have to take the risk of misunderstanding the information However, the incomplete ... were about an eplay cell phone, andthe contents included the photographs of e-play cell phones andthe descriptions of cell phone function with or without terminology The six terminologies including ... small and there was only one experiment object; future research should improve on these two aspects and continue to build the theory In addition to consumer product knowledge, consumer lifestyle and...
... However, the taxol concentration used was critical for the level of cytokine production; μg/ml of taxol induced only marginal production of these cytokines These results suggest that taxol enhances the ... Quantitation of DC viability To measure the viability of DCs, we analyzed the DC population using cell size-based flow cytometric analysis The population of viable DCs in the dot plot was gated and confirmed ... basic rationale for the use of taxol in DC immunotherapy and insights into the development of combinational DC therapies with other anticancer drugs that not harm the viability or activity of DCs...
... leading to a limit of detection (LOD) of 5.2 and 2.8 ppb for personal and fixed sites, 223 respectively 88% ofthe personal monitoring samples were above the LOD while only 75% ofthe fixed 224 sites ... among the two strata of SES (31 poor subjects provided samples 314 in each ofthe rainy and dry season vs 35 and 33 for the non-poor study participants), had a different 315 effectonthe personal ... ambient pollution monitors located in areas that differ in the relative contribution of different 421 sources of pollution and other aspects ofthe urban environment correlated with SES These results...
... facilitation of funding Prof Peter Alberti, Dr Ruan Runsheng, A/Prof Mary Veronique Clement and A/Prof Bay Boon Huat for their constructive advice Prof Yeoh Kian Hian and Prof Tay Boon Keng for their ... grateful to the following individuals and appreciate their contributions to the success of this thesis: Supervisor A/Prof Wang De-Yun for his sound advice, kind guidance, constant encouragement and facilitation ... his consent to the use his illustration Staff from the Dept of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital and Department of Therapeutic Radiology, National Cancer Centre who had facilitated the...
... study theeffectof excessively high doses of radiation onthe inner ear in humans, documentation ofthe audiometric data was so poor that it was impossible to draw conclusions onthe relationship ... single doses of photon radiation less than 20 Gy As the effects of radiation on nervous tissues could be related to dose, Bohne et al (1985) studied the effects of ionising radiation onthe ear by ... multinucleated hair cells Unfortunately, the pRb mutants die at birth, so theeffectofthe overproduction of hair cells on cochlear function andthe maturation ofthe Organ of Corti are not known (Matsui...
... depends onthe variety of soybean used andthe preparation conditions of soymilk Coagulation being the most important step in tofu making, it depends onthe concentration and temperature of soymilk, ... quantitatively for their isoflavone content The results of analysis onthe isoflavone contents in these products if available could be further utilized in calculating the daily intake of isoflavones for ... gelation mechanism of tofu They suggested the gelation of tofu as a two-step process The first step, being the protein denaturation by heat andthe second being the hydrophobic coagulation accelerated...
... reactions, demonstrating that there was no gDNA contamination PCR reaction triplicates showed no major differences among them and expression levels ofthe internal control were similar in the different ... parasite development in the sporogonic [3 - 5], exoerythrocytic [6] and erythrocytic [7] cycle However, there is almost no information ontheeffectof antibodies onthe expression of Plasmodium immunogenic ... increased in the presence of mAbs anti-CSP of P yoelii andthe authors suggested that enhancement of infection could be a consequence of an interaction between the parasite andthe host cell...
... activation ofthe channel at 100–250 lm and inactivation at higher luminal calcium concentrations [15,16] As theeffectofthe luminal calcium concentration was voltage-dependent andthe activation ... Gd3+ and a Hill coefficient of 4.7 ± 0.8 We have also tested theeffectof Gd3+ onthe luminal side ofthe reconstituted channel To decrease the possibility ofthe applied Gd3+ acting onthe cytoplasmic ... from the trans side in a concentration-dependent manner (Fig 3A–C) Decreasing the Gd3+ concentration onthe trans side ofthe channel by addition of equimolar EGTA resulted in the recovery of the...
... tracked the order of sections as well as their randomized set of visualization techniques and corresponding task retrieval questions Instead of using the full set of 11 visualizations, randomized ... applicable Our hypothesis is that aesthetic will have an effecton extending the latency of task abandonment and duration of erroneous response time This is potentially important because these factors ... attribute-related questions ofthe dataset consisting of a standardized file and folder hierarchy The 14 questions were randomized in order and application towards the different visualization techniques,...
... side-chains of Arg45 and Lys96 (Fig 8) These interactions conceivably also contribute to the conformational stability of holo-lMb Consistently, they are maintained over the 1.5 ns ofthe simulation (Fig ... in the first 0.5 ns of MD simulation, triggering the unfolding of helix E andthe subsequent global unfolding ofthe structure In holo-lMb, the shielding effectofthe heme andthe engagement of ... conformations Conclusions The comparison of apo- and holo-lMb by MD simulations reveals a dramatic effectofthe heme cofactor, which is seen to stabilize native Mb-like folded conformations of...
... Effectof heliquinomycin onthe RNA priming activity ofthe DNA polymerase-a/primase complex (A) Top: effectof increasing concentrations of heliquinomycin (HQ) onthe RNA priming action ofthe ... for the T antigen and an average ofthe values was plotted (B) Top: effects of increasing concentrations of heliquinomycin onthe DNA helicase activity ofthe Werner protein Bottom: proportion of ... DNA replication and RNA synthesis To elucidate its cellular targets for the inhibition of DNA synthesis, we examined the effects of heliquinomycin onthe DNA helicase activities ofthe MCM4/6/7...
... determining theeffectof pH onthe kinetic parameters of a two-substrate enzyme, one substrate is held at 10 · Km (91% saturating) andthe variation of initial rate with the concentration ofthe second ... The reaction was conducted in 100 mM sodium citrate buffer (pH 5) andthe reaction was initiated by the addition of sBVR-A (5 lg) The concentrations of biliverdin-IXa are indicated andthe concentrations ... 5) andthe reaction was initiated by the addition of sBVR-A (5 lg) The concentrations of NADPH are indicated andthe concentrations of biliverdin-IXa were 0.5 lM ( ), lM ( ), lM (.), lM (r) and...
... effectonthe probability of a year with at least one day, the mean effecton days conditional on any days, andthe smearing factor To calculate theeffectof a variable onthe probability of a year ... the factor needed to transform the standard deviation ofthe coefficient in the original equation to the standard deviation ofthe impact on population probabilities For example, a listed standard ... variance ofthe log of those factors to get the variance ofthe log ofthe estimated effects on total days Residuals and predictions for log(days) are independent by construction Proof that the first...
... due to the inhibition of renal tubular secretion of creatinine by acyclovir, and not entirely the result of decreased GFR To the best of our knowledge, theeffect [8] of acyclovir onthe renal ... conducted on confluent cell monolayers At the time of commencement ofthe transport experiments, the growth medium from the cell culture chamber was removed and both sides ofthe cell monolayers ... Canada) The acyclovir concentrations used in the experiments are representative of concentrations of acyclovir that are found in the plasma and hence, are the concentrations which creatinine may...
... questioned whether the previous data derived from a single replicon cell line was typical of other replicons We therefore examined theeffectof acute ethanol on HCV RNA and protein synthesis ... phosphorylation Together, the data suggest that acute ethanol activation of p38 MAPK is partially involved in induction of ISRE transcription and Stat1 serine phosphorylation EffectOf acute alcohol on ... acute ethanol on HCV replication Effect of4 Effectof acute ethanol on HCV replication BB7 replicon cells were treated once with 0, 25, 50, or 100 mM ethanol or 20 U/ ml of IFN, and RNA and protein...
... results andthe cytotoxicity index (CI) was calculated for each borax concentration The borax concentration of 0.6 mg/ml had the most effectiveness to the lymphocyte proliferation and had the highest ... http://www.occup-med.com/content/4/1/27 Figure The correlation between the cytotoxicity index (CI) andthe borax concentrations It showed that the borax concentration of 0.6 mg/ml had the most cytotoxic effectiveness ... control cells, the effectiveness ofthe agent in causing death of cells can be deduced, through the production of a dose-response curve [7] Various technical modifications for the MTT assay on...
... actions and cellular responses Coffee is one ofthe most widely consumed psychoactive beverages throughout the world Many investigators have demonstrated that caffeine, one ofthe main constituents ... expression is considered an early differentiation marker ofthe osteoblasts phenotype, while the von-Kossa stain of mineralized nodules formation represented the end differentiation marker ofthe ... viability of osteoblasts was decreased andthe residual cells lost their reaction to ALP staining and von-Kossa staining (Figs &3) The formation of ALP positive staining colonies and mineralization...