... embayment receives the freshwater inputs predominantly from the Elizabeth River (flowing into the East Arm), the Darwin River, Blackmore River and Berry Creek (flowing into the Middle Arm), while the ... by the Po River plume, (b1) simulation forced by the Po River plume and wind stress (c1, d1 and f1) simulation forced by the Po River plume, wind stress, and additional wave forcing For the simulation ... environments For example: sediment dynamics in ports and estuaries; sediment transport modelling of Bagmati Basin in Nepal using geographical infor‐ mation systems (GIS); numerical modelling of flow...
... non-competitively by binding to a binding site other than BL In addition, changes in the conformation of BL caused by this binding of proton result in decreases in the number of BL The conformation change ... calculated only for the toxicity model, indicating that increases in proton concentration cause decreases in copper toxicity though proton is not a competitive cation with copper binding onto BL ... medium for the preculture and incubated for days The moss and dialysis membrane were transferred onto the agar medium for the main culture Instead of CuSO4·5H2O, CuCl2·2H2O was added to the main...
... melting In previous works, it was already shown that no defects were induced by heating the GNP containing membranes at low laser intensities, since the membrane performance returned to the original ... explanation for the spectroscopic data mentioned above In the skin layer of ISR membranes, the mean particle diameter is nm for ISR-1 to ISR-3, rising to nm in ISR-4 The DRS data, giving information ... size range of the GNPs, since 3À5 nm GNPs in solution have been indicated to have wavelengths around 530 nm.18,58 SPR wavelengths obtained for membranes containing increasing gold concentrations...
... difference in chemical shift observed for Phe49 in penetratin and in penetratin(W48F,W56F) is most likely due to changes in ring currents when changing amino acid 48 from a tryptophan to a phenylalanine, ... compare with results obtained previously for penetratin in SDS [10] Figure shows the remaining amplitude of TOCSY HN-Ha cross-peaks for penetratin and penetratin(W48F,W56F) in SDS micelles with Mn2+ ... and penetratin(W48F,W56F) (open circles) in 300 mM SDS The data on penetratin in SDS micelles was taken from [10] calculated for penetratin(W48F,W56F) as well as for penetratin according to Sykes...
... protein amino acid insertion amino acid variable region and amino acid inserts Truncated protein Highly variable protein sequence Truncated protein Truncated protein Variable protein sequence Inserts ... containing a bp insertion 24 bp and 12 bp insertions bp insert Numerous point mutations bp insertion 12 bp deletion, bp insertion Two bp deletions, bp and 21 bp insertions 24 bp insertion, 15 bp insertion, ... of and amino acids Truncated protein Inserts of and amino acids Truncated protein Truncated protein Truncated protein Protein extended Truncated protein Truncated protein Truncated protein Truncated...
... Homocysteine, resulting as an intermediate product of the methionine metabolism, is re-methylated in presence of folic acid and cobalamin (vitamin B 12) Therefore, an intake of both vitamins is ... for example in the form of LA-rich oils or by the eating of nuts that are responsible for higher percentages of Omega-6-fatty acids in RBCM [37] A higher intake of TFA-rich food (e g chips, instant ... (750 nm) by using a modified Folin-Ciocalteu method [25] The sample preparation was performed according to Serafini et al [26] The measurement of plasma a-tocopherol, retinol and urinary 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-2’-deoxyguanosine...
... protein amino acid insertion amino acid variable region and amino acid inserts Truncated protein Highly variable protein sequence Truncated protein Truncated protein Variable protein sequence Inserts ... containing a bp insertion 24 bp and 12 bp insertions bp insert Numerous point mutations bp insertion 12 bp deletion, bp insertion Two bp deletions, bp and 21 bp insertions 24 bp insertion, 15 bp insertion, ... of and amino acids Truncated protein Inserts of and amino acids Truncated protein Truncated protein Truncated protein Protein extended Truncated protein Truncated protein Truncated protein Truncated...
... until the operating surgeon judged that maximal compression had been obtained The operating surgeon was blinded to the amount of compression measured by the load cell during insertion, in order to ... during insertion, in order to replicate intra-operative procedures The force of compression was continuously measured during screw insertion and continued for 180s after a steady state had been ... fixation as a function of screw inclination in an in vivo spiral osteotomy Clin Orthop 1983, 178:74-79 Aro HT, Choa EY: Bone healing patterns affected by loading, fracture fragment stability,...
... until the operating surgeon judged that maximal compression had been obtained The operating surgeon was blinded to the amount of compression measured by the load cell during insertion, in order to ... during insertion, in order to replicate intra-operative procedures The force of compression was continuously measured during screw insertion and continued for 180s after a steady state had been ... fixation as a function of screw inclination in an in vivo spiral osteotomy Clin Orthop 1983, 178:74-79 Aro HT, Choa EY: Bone healing patterns affected by loading, fracture fragment stability,...
... intraoperative time was 25 minutes for group A and 20 minutes for group B (p > 0.05), while the average preparation time was 15 minutes in both groups The mean radiation exposure during pin insertion ... geriatric institution requiring further nursing Only patients were accommodated in geriatric homes before fracture (Table 4) Pin track infection was developed in patients (9.3%) postoperatively, in ... go shopping group, had bedsore due to prolonged lying Postoperative complications included pneumonia in patient (1.4%), urinary tract infection in patients (4.2%), and pulmonary embolism in patients...
... were calculated as follows: C/T index(during checking x) divided by C/T index(during checking x–1) RESULTS Obtained data During the whole tested period 418,151 individuals of Ips typographus were ... TUBUS Summary data for all 20 pairs and for single checking are presented in Fig There are two obvious peaks of swarming – the first peak in spring (May 8th) and the second in summer (July 7th) ... beetles than ECOLURE TUBUS during all checkings (from 1.1 to 36.6 times more – see the C/T index in Fig 1) During spring swarming (checking on May 5th–June 7th) J FOR SCI., 56, 2010 (12): 609–613...
... shown in Table II We can see that in the boreal zone NPP increases more than Rs which results in the increase in NEP of Figure 5, in the temperate zone an increase in NPP is offset by a larger increase ... rate, i.e fine roots, is decreased in size These results emphasize the dangers of using simple linear carbon cycling in models in which any biomass increase leads to an equivalent increase in all ... structure in different countries, and for times in the future, this transient run was recalculated, but in each country all forests had a simulated felling and replanting in the year indicated...
... before each declines again in older wood Grandinin and roburin E show less clear patterns, but in general concentrations remain approximately constant during the first 30 years before declining ... vescalagin and castalagin may transform directly or indirectly to dimers The rapid decline in vescalagin corresponds with an increase in concentrations of these dimers Roburin D (vescalagincastalagin) ... variations in ellagitannin concentrations are illustrated in figure The results indicate that as well as a general decline in ellagitannins, the individual tannins re- spond differently during ageing...
... 0.15 K, against values of 3.8 K during night period of heating The difference recorded during days without any artificial heating was deduced from measured gradient, in order to take into account ... consisted of two cylindrical probes of mm in diameter, which were inserted 0.02 m into the sapwood of the bole, one above the other (0.2 m) The upper probe contained a constantan heating element which ... % and somethan 100 % for some points corresponding to low transpiration rate, particularly in the morning This difference decreased by less than 20 % at the hourly scale In a daily scale, the...
... followed by continuous IV infusions of thiopental sodium (1 mg/min), fentanyl citrate (4 mg/min), pancuronium bromide (0.25 mg/min), and lidocaine (2 mg/min), throughout the experiment After intubation ... pressures and a decrease in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure In our study, in both groups after shunting it was detectable an increase in heart rate at 10 and 20 minute and a decrease of ... between the two groups at 20 minute (p = 0.054) being more prominent in group (PA-LA) shunt This result can be explained from the concomitant decrease in this baseline mean ± SD pCO2 arterial 10...
... during OLV in patients undergoing thoracic surgery Patients and Methods After approval by the Fundación Cardio Infantil-Instituto de Cardiología ethics committee and after obtaining written informed ... increments in the infusion rate A minimum time of minute was required between infusion rate increases Excessive depth of anesthesia judged by hypotension (MAP < 20% of the preinduction baseline) ... 50% decrement in the remifentanil infusion rate If this treatment proved inadequate, IV etilefrine (for hypotension) or atropine (for bradycardia) was administered The propofol infusion was unchanged...
... Healing Total Healing Total Healing Total Healing No Healing Partial Healing Partial Healing Total Healing Partial Healing Partial Healing Total Healing Total Healing Partial Healing Total Healing ... kg, 24 were included in the study The 18 remaining pigs were excluded because of deep sternal infection, death during surgery, or euthanasia due to poor thriving before scheduled termination (Figure ... according to group and the statistical difference between them Ostene® Bone Wax Control Total Healing Partial Healing Total Healing Partial Healing No Healing Total Healing 2 Partial Healing Total...
... defined as an arterial oxygen saturation of less than 90% It was considered minor when lasting less than min, and major when lasting or longer Information regarding late complications was obtained ... shown in Table The procedure was successful in 165 of 171 patients (96.5%) in the GWDF R300 group and in 169 of 171 patients (98.8%) in the CBR group Most tracheostomies were performed by an intensivist ... 0.01) and minor bleedings with the CBR technique After the introduction of a Crile's forceps for blunt dissection of the pretracheal tissues preceding CBR, the procedure became much easier In the...
... homogenates containing 30 µg of protein and with marker proteins (Sigma, St Louis, USA) including a 120 kD protein, E coli β-galactosidase All protein concentrations were measured using the Bradford method ... any change in hepatic eNOS protein, endothe- lin-1 mRNA, caveolin-1 mRNA or SOD activity Our findings suggest that the (atrophic) parenchyma in PPVL rats is not altering portal vein resistance ... seen in this condition [1,2] Nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin and carbon monoxide are known intrahepatic vasodilating substances, whereas endothelin-1, superoxide (O2), angiotensin-II, epinephrine...
... and mini-BAL sampling techniques, indicating that these procedures cannot be used interchangeably for studying the lung inflammatory response in patients with acute hypoxaemic lung injury Introduction ... online http://ccforum.com/content/13/4/R134 Key messages • No data exist comparing mini-BAL and s-Cath for assessing lung inflammation in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure • Using protein ... outer mini-BAL catheter diameter made it possible to maintain the pre-procedure ventilatory settings in most patients during the entire sampling collection [7]; the maintenance of the settings...