... latency of the constriction, the velocity of constriction (vc), the velocity of redilation (vd), the acceleration of constriction (ac), and the time at the peak of constriction (peak time) were ... light responses The maximal velocity and acceleration of pupillary constriction, and the maximal velocity of re-dilation of the pupil in the light reflex were calculated by the first- and second-order ... Pupil is constricted by increased contraction of the pupillary constrictor muscle, which is innervated by parasympathetic short ciliary and oculomotor nerves, and/ or by decreased tension of the...
... sleep quality (SQ), and circadian rhythm; (ii) working conditions such as noises, anddriving hours (DH); and (iii) environment conditions such as monotony of road (MR), and the number of lanes ... corresponding to sleep activity, theta band (4–7 Hz) related with drowsiness, alpha band (8–13 Hz) corresponding to relaxation and creativity, and beta band (13–25 Hz) corresponding to activity and ... Y Chang, and C.-H Fan, Driver fatigue detection based on eye tracking and dynamic template matching,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, vol...
... ornate and flowery (aesthetic function); so idioms not bring about the full understanding about life and any lesson of the people's relationship in the society (function of education and function ... of husband-wife relationship The function of comprehension in this proverb is to help people understand the equality, sympathy of the husband and wise the function of education is to contribute ... Something common and popular has often been documented by the wise, and something written by the wise has often been liked and freely used by the common The latter is the case where quotations graduate...
... studies by demonstrating that inhibition of LTB4 and PAF biosynthesis by AACOCF3 occurs without concomitant inhibition of AA release Generation of the common precursor pool by CoA-IT occurs by the ... in a portion of the isolated fractions by liquid scintillation counting using a Beckman liquid scintillation counting system (Fullerton, CA, USA) Portions of PtdCho and PtdEtn fractions were hydrolysed ... in the presence and absence of 10 lM AACOCF3 and reactions terminated by the addition of methanol/ chloroform (2 : 1, v/v) After phospholipid extraction, PAF was isolated by TLC on silica gel G...
... generation in TNFa-primed cells by 30%, it markedly potentiated MPO release under both fMLP only and TNFa-primed/fMLP-stimulated conditions (by 169 ± 37% and 71 ± 9.2%, respectively) In contrast, ... subcellular distribution of PLD and the consequences of priming and activation were determined using immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis of neutrophil cytosol and membrane fractions using the ... neutrophil preparations was routinely >96% with
... solutions and LPS suspensions (containing 5.0–5.9 mgÆmL)1 LPS) were analyzed for cupric ion by M Qian in the laboratory of J W Eaton, Table Copper concentration in Hb stock solutions, buffers and ... EDTA on the oxidation rate were identical, confirming that the cupric ion was the heavy metal cation primarily responsible for the catalysis The concentrations of cupric ion in the solutions used ... A0 solution, 58 mgÆmL)1, and then 80 lL of a suspension of LPS, 5.0–5.9 mgÆmL)1, to produce an LPS/Hb suspension of approximately equal concentrations (mgÆmL)1): the final Hb concentration was 0.8–1.0...
... structure of humanand mouse KCTD10 genes, and the 5¢-flanking region sequence of human KCTD10 (A) Genomic organization of humanand mouse KCTD10 genes Solid boxes indicate coding region, and open ... overexpression of one transcription factor resulted in inhibition of another, was often found in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression The repression of AP-2 on Sp1dependent transcriptional activity ... together, Sp1.1 and AP-2.2 were two important elements related to the regulation of human KCTD10 expression By aligning the 5¢-flanking region of both humanand mouse KCTD10 promoters (human from )144...
... inhibitors on SEB-induced PBMC proliferation Figure illustrates the concentration effect of SEB onhuman PBMC proliferation We observed that proliferation was directly proportional to SEB concentration ... Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, NRC Publication, 1996 edition The opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by the ... activation of this stress-induced kinase was seen by as early as after exposure (two-fold), followed by a slight increase up to (2.25-fold) and reached control levels by 60 (Figs and 2) Effect on...
... a BCI one is responsible for acquiring the signal and for conditioning it (by filtering and amplifying it) Following, the analog signal just acquired is converted to a digital one (A/D converter), ... imagination of "left" and "right" hand (or arm) movements, "cube rotation", "subtraction", and "word association", which were used by a finite state automata for controlling the robot An asynchronous ... and Rehabilitation 2008, 5:10 knowledge and comprehension about motor dysfunctions [1,2] Electrical signals coming from different parts of the human body can be used as command signals for controlling...
... sub-committee onHuman Influenza Prevention and Response led by the MOH, and (b) a newly created sub-committee on HPAI Control and Prevention led by MARD The role and expanded functions of the Committee and ... animal andhuman sectors, national policy and strategy are moving towards the development of sustainable medium and long-term responses to prevention and control of infection in animals and humans ... Human Health Plan A National Plan of Action onHuman Influenza Pandemic Prevention and Control in Vietnam was approved by the Ministry of Health on November 24, 2005 (Decision No 38/2005/QD-BYT)...
... Marxian type contradiction between ONE global economy and environment on the one hand and some 200 states in need of policy coordination in response to the challenges of globalisation is extremely ... Studies on the Economy, Human Health, andon Urban and Natural Environments Smith, K (1993) The influence of weather and climate on recreation and tourism Weather, 48, 398-404 Stenevik, E.K., Sundby, ... green landscape and woodland (46.51%), followed by the agreeable climate (11.63%) Secondary reasons included firstly the gastronomy (39%), followed by the green landscape and woodland (19.4%) and...
... from non-FGF2 and FGF2 expanded meniscus aggregate cultures Proteoglycan gene expression in monolayer andcells from non-FGF2 and FGF2 expanded meniscus cells Gene expression levels for monolayer ... complex control of type I collagen translation, fibrillogenesis and matrix deposition Further characterization of the chondrogenic response byhuman meniscus cells was by gene expression analysis ... plastic and responsive state to chondrogenic stimuli [16] Conclusion We have shown that the loss of collagen II expression after monolayer expansion of human meniscus cells can be circumvented by...
... denaturation for 15 minutes at 95°C, followed by 37 cycles of denaturation at 95°C for 15 seconds, annealing at a temperature of 60°C for 30 seconds, elongation at 72°C (the elongation time depended on ... with PMA at concentrations of 5, 10 and 20 μg/ml increased VEGF production by 2.4-fold, 3.0-fold and 3.4-fold, respectively, in monolayer chondrocytes (control versus PMA, p ≤ 0.05) and treatment ... higher concentrations, VEGF production was increased 2.7-fold and 3.8-fold after treatment with PMA at concentrations of 10 and 20 μg, respectively (control versus PMA, p ≤ 0.05), and 2.4-fold and...
... depletion and bone erosion [22] Continuous administration of IL-17A by gene expression in mice significantly increased inflammatory infiltrate, cartilage and joint erosion [23] Inhibition of IL-17A ... ng/ml), nine showed a response to stimulation with both IL-17A and TNF-α MMP1 production by ST explants was increased 1.8 and 2.1 fold by IL-17A (10 and 20 ng/ml) and 4.4 fold by TNF-α from basal Page ... increased expression of pro-MMP-9 and both the pro and active forms of MMP-2 were demonstrated in response to IL17A stimulation (Figure 4d) Regulation of IL-17A expression by biologic therapy...
... transcription In Transcription: Mechanisms and Regulation Edited by: Conaway RC, Conaway JW New York: Raven Press; 1994:185-205 Kline MP, Morimoto RI: Repression of the heat shock factor transcriptional ... and mechanism of transcriptional activation of the human hsp70 gene during infection by DNA viruses J Virol 1991, 65:5680-5692 Sedger L, Ruby J: Heat shock response to vaccinia virus infection ... Heat shock transcription factors: structure and regulation Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 1995, 11:441-469 Liu PCC, Thiele DJ: Modulation of human heat shock factor trimerization by the linker domain...
... infection by 62% and 73% at concentrations of 0.13 μM and 80 μM, respectively, whereas it inhibited A/DK/HK/ 313/78 (H5N3) infection by 20% and 37%, respectively, at the same concentrations Binding ... prevented lethal infection of Staphylococcus aureus in rats [39] Conclusion Our study confirms the inhibition of avian andhuman influenza A virus infection by PVP-I and demonstrates that PVP-I ... Hemagglutination of erythrocytes induced byhuman viruses was inhibited by PVP-I, while hemagglutination inhibition of avian viruses required higher PVP-I concentrations Differences in hemagglutination...
... station exposure is whole body, but much lower intensity than from handsets Typical and Atypical Base Stations Typical and Atypical Base Stations Typical and Atypical Base Stations Typical and ... effects drivers should be dissuaded from using either hand-held or hands-free phones while on the move Biological Interaction ✔ Force produced by an electric field on charged objects (ions in ... and leukemia ✔ Exposure assessment through questionnaire – Duration and frequency of use – Type of phone, handedness Results of Muscat and Inskip ✔ No association between measures of cell phone...
... inhibition The experimentally determined inhibition constants for acarbose, salacinol and its synthetic analogues (5, 13– 15) are listed (Table 1) and the Dixon plot visualiza- Inhibition of human ... whether carbohydrate mimics containing sulfonium ions and ammonium ions are effective inhibitors because of their ability to mimic the shape and charge of the presumed transition state, or because they ... Aliquots were sonicated and assayed for hydrolysis of 2% maltose for h at 37 °C by the Dahlqvist method [34] The reaction was stopped by boiling and glucose production was measured by the glucose...