... completely inthe F How the results ofthe F contribute to the understanding ofthe role played by MHC haplotypes during selection? Inthe Biozzi lines of mice at their selection limit, analysis ofthe ... genotype andthe remaining genotype onthe variation ofthe Ab titer inthe F were calculated by comparing the coefficients of determination using different models (table IV) When used alone inthe ... haplotype combinations in similar numbers of animals = = = RESULTS Antibody titer distribution inthe i F and F populations titer distributions inthe H and L lines ofthe 9th generation andinthe crosses...
... Prolongation of air leakage is the second leading cause of delay inthe time of discharge from the hospital following pain [1] Prolongation of air leakage following lung resections is among the ... parenchymal injury and a compress was applied and continuation ofthe air leakage and bleeding was monitored every seconds These durations were recorded The procedure was terminated at the 100 second In ... difference was found in terms ofthe amount of chest tube drainage and duration of hospitalization No complications related to fibrin glue were found In conclusion, fibrin glue utilization was reported...
... and stockholders of Eli Lilly and Company Authors' contributions P-FL and EA participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, inthe development and conduct of analyses, andinthe clinical ... trials and data collection WLM, JJ, and DRN participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, inthe development and conduct of analyses, andin drafting the manuscript MDW participated in ... severity scoring systems in clinical trials may require training and validation ofthe training to ensure proper collection of severity of illness information Helps to ensure the collection of accurate...
... either intervention alone Determine theeffectsof docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a component of fish oil, on hyperpnea-induced bronchoconstriction (HIB) and airway inflammation in asthmatic individuals ... asthma The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of fish oil and vitamin C supplementation offers increased protection against HIB over either one alone We will test the ... Inflammation Non-invasive methods of assessing the adequacy of disease management can be useful clinically In addition to changes in pulmonary function and symptoms, the degree of airway inflammation...
... Insley H, Buckley GP (1985) The influence of desiccation and root pruning onthe survival and growth of broadleaved scedlings J Hort Sci 60, 377-387 Jobling J (1960) Experiments onthe handling ... with the non-exposed seedlings, suggesting a very low consumption of carbon reserves through respiration This result is in contrast with the significant decrease in TNC concentrations found in ... (absence of foliage and fine roots, predominance of reserve tissues ofthe taproot) inthe exposed red oaks compared with the coniferous species as CONCLUSION to ambient conditions had detrimental effects...
... the effect on two ofthe important adipose hormones involved in weight gain; leptin and adiponectin At the end ofthe treatment period, leptin and adiponectin levels were measured inthe serum ... at the site of action of ritonavir and ovariectomy inthe ability ofthe two to influence body mass Whether this interaction involves gonadal hormones, such as estrogen, remains to be determined ... for the lack of correlation between tissue expression and serum levels is an alteration in leptin binding proteins by ritonavir Ritonavir may regulate serum binding proteins or the soluble leptin...
... oil The aim ofthe present study was 1) to determine theeffectsof supplemental fish oil on body composition and resting metabolic rate in healthy adults, and 2) to determine theeffectsof supplemental ... that omega fattyacids may influence total body lipid accretion by increasing thermogenesis as a result of increased activity of uncoupling proteins and peroxisomes [16], and/ or by increasing lean ... resulted in a type II error, andthe reduction in salivary cortisol concentrations following fish oil supplementation is a real effect In support of this, the 95% confidence interval ofthe PrePost...
... Favours control Figure TheEffectsof Inhaled Corticosteroid/Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonist Combination on Total Mortality Abbreviations: BUD/F, budesonide/formoterol combination; CI, confidence interval; ... have included detailed search terms andthe number of hits that were obtained using these search terms on their own andin combination Abbreviations BUD/F: budesonide/formoterol combination; CI: ... after smoking cessation [25] Although the inflammatory process in COPD may be relatively insensitive to the actions of glucocorticoids, the addition of a long-acting beta-2 agonist to an inhaled...
... product) andthe consequent added concentration and releases inthe Dutch reaches ofthe Rhine and Meuse (The number of applications per year refers to the average number of applications per person ... respect to ionic components, only the inhibition effect of phosphate onthe dissolution of nano-ZnO was reported (Li et al., 2011a, 2011b; Lv et al., 2012), andtheeffectsof other ions onthe toxicity ... pH, either inthe presence or absence of citric acid (Mudunkotuwa et al., 2012) Molina et al (2011) investigated the influence of amino acidsonthe behavior of ZnO-NPs, and their findings suggested...
... findings and practical contributions - The finding ofthe prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in women with GDM serves the base for making recommendations on vitamin D insufficiency screening ... 25-hydroxyvitamin D with insulin resistance andeffectsof vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance in gestational diabetes mellitus" with the following objectives: To determine the prevalence of ... (HOMA) of IR HOMA was developed on basis of interaction between blood glucose and insulin in fasting steady state and non-linear equations derived in experiments HOMA1 was introduced by Mathews in...
... to the conception and design ofthe study, gave final approval ofthe manuscript for publication JL made substantial contributions to the conception and design ofthe study and was involved in ... inthe joints of arthritic mice, and may account for the bone protective properties of VIP in RA Onthe other hand, its effectsonthe expression of OPG further support the postulated bone protective ... shown to be dominant inthe induction of inflammation and bone erosion [39-41], while IL-4 and IL-10 have potent anti-inflammatory effectsand suppress cartilage and bone pathology in RA [31] Both...
... to the value ofthe net radiant The value ofthe leaf conductance itself is strongly influenced by the growth conditions andthe age ofthe leaf - In terms of resistance, the soil resistance increase ... residual term inthe water balance equation This equation is based onthe principle of conservation of mass in one dimension applied to the soil The average rate of ET is determined inthe water ... presented in Chapters six and seven The overall trend ofthe influence ofthe evapotranspiration ofthe green roof on PV module is summarized in Chapter eight Additionally, the economic analysis of the...
... THE EFFECT OF SIZE AND GROWTH ON LEVERAGE: EVIDENCE INTHE FISHERY AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN VIETNAM In Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements ofthe Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ... different theories In particular, the following theories will be considered: (i) the ‘M&M theory’; (ii) the ‘Agency theory’, (iii) the ‘pecking order theory’ and (iiii) the ‘trade-off theory’ The decision ... advantage of debt The results inthe research of Bradley, Kim and Jarrell (1984) confirmed the extent ofthe estimated coefficient onthe variables measuring investment on advertising and R&D, earning...
... that of [7], since the test functions used in [7] are only suitable for handling the p-Bloch space for the case < p < 1, not others In Section 3, we give the proof of Theorem 1.1 In Section 4, ... corresponding results in [8, 11] The remainder ofthe present paper is assembled as follows: in Section 2, we state some lemmas for the proof of Theorem 1.1 In terms of mapping properties of symbol ... Taking the supremum for a over K gives the desired inequality (2.38) 12 Essential norm of composition operators The proof of Theorem 1.1 Now we turn to the proof of Theorem 1.1 Inthe following,...
... state in waterfowl inthe course of infection, and it is only detectable during the intermittent shedding period ofthe infection [18] Currently, only limited information is available onthe genomic ... strain The location ofthe R and M cleavage sites are indicated by the arrows andthe dashed lines indicate the cleavage sites The results were based onthe alignment ofthe structure of UL26 in ... epitope onthe DEV UL26 and UL26.5 proteins using this mAb The identified epitope and mAb 1C8 may increase our understanding ofthe function and location ofthe UL26 and UL26.5 proteins in DEV...
... detection of productive virus replication in situ and therefore allows further studies to improve the understanding ofthe pathogenesis ofthe IBV infection Methods Cells and viruses The IBV strain ... receptors inthe intestinal tract of chicken [35] Thus it raises the question whether IBV infection ofthe proventriculus is a classic feature of IBV and occurs in association with an old IBV strain ... against IBV [12] and virus isolation in embryonated chicken eggs since IBV grows well inthe developing chicken embryo These methods are inherently slow and time consuming Currently, detection and...
... staining of CD68, CD163 and CD204 onthe same macrophage using serial skin sections Second, we could not find any correlation between the expression of CD163 or CD204 in skin macrophages or the ... CD163+ or CD204+ macrophages inthe skin andthe CD14brightCD163+CD204+ monocyte subset intheperipheral circulating blood are involved inthe pathogenesis of SSc Page of 10 trols, 22 disease-free ... Comparison of expression level of CD163 and CD204 in CD14+ peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) between healthy controls and SSc patients Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) are shown onthe ordinate...
... Aquaculture, 149: 107-119 LANDS, W.E.M., 1989 - Differences in n-3 and n-6 eicosanoid precursor In: Advances in prostaglandin, thromboxane and leukotriene research (Samuelsson B., Wong P.Y.K & F.F Sun, ... perch egg and larval quality Henrotte et al References BELL J.G., FARNDALE B.M., BRUCE M.P., NAVAS J.M & M CARILLO, 1997 - Effectsof broodstock dietary lipid onfatty acid compositions of eggs...
... Messina M, Gardner C, Barnes S: Gaining insight into the health effectsof soy but a long way still to go: commentary onthe fourth International Symposium onthe Role of Soy in Preventing and ... testosterone concentrations in goat kids at the Testicular testosterone concentrations in goat kids at the end ofthe experiment Goat kids at the age of months received either a standard diet (controls) ... found in soy protein isolates, whereas the present study and others showing increased T3 secretion have used formulas containing predominantly other isoflavones, i.e biochanin A and daidzein [17,19]...
... Role of insulin inthe central nervous system Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for the regulation ofthe blood glucose level inthe body It consists of 51 amino acidsand is produced by the ... esters (CE) and cholesterol into cells by mediating the binding and internalization of these lipoprotein particles ApoE has a strong affinity and is the main ligand for members ofthe low density ... kicks off another round of events that involves the serine/threonine phosphorylation of pleckstrin homology (PH-) domain containing proteins which include 3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1...