... NARP on both antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance rates and indicates that NARP in Turkey was effective in lowering the costs and antibiotic resistance Acknowledgements The authors ... BioMerieux) and performing antimicrobial resistance testing by Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method according to the recommendations of Clinical Laboratory Standart Institute (CLSI) [12] Resistance ... carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas spp and Acinetobacter spp (Spearman rho:0.155, p=0.712 and Spearman rho:0.180, p=0.668, respectively) Ceftazidim utilization andresistance rate of Pseudomonas spp...
... understand what a price trend is: a continuing series of daily (or hourly, weekly, monthly, and so on) price advances or declines A standard definition of a trend is a series of higher price highs and ... A, B, C and D correspond to some of the more notable highs and lows throughout this uptrend, the largest of which (C and D) are referred to as relative (or "reaction," or "swing") highs and lows ... downtrend on a 15minute chart A, B, C and D mark some of the relative highs and lows on this chart Figure America Online (AOL), 15-minute Downtrend and relative highs and lows Source: Quote.com Of course,...
... understand what a price trend is: a continuing series of daily (or hourly, weekly, monthly, and so on) price advances or declines A standard definition of a trend is a series of higher price highs and ... A, B, C and D correspond to some of the more notable highs and lows throughout this uptrend, the largest of which (C and D) are referred to as relative (or "reaction," or "swing") highs and lows ... downtrend on a 15minute chart A, B, C and D mark some of the relative highs and lows on this chart Figure America Online (AOL), 15-minute Downtrend and relative highs and lows Source: Quote.com Of course,...
... plants to uprooting due to hydraulic forces (Handley and Davy, 2002) In their study, Handley and Davy (2002) suggested that the size of substrate particles and closeness of packing were likely to affect ... sediment cohesion and more resistance to root penetration (Handley and Davy, 2002) Moreover, decreased pore water exchange with the water column can lead to too much nutrients and release of sulfides ... (Holmer and Nielsen, 1997) On the other extreme, coarse substrates also offer great resistance to root penetration since the particle size is relatively large and the density is high (Handley and...
... PI3K/Akt pathway and its downstream mediators, FKHR and GSK-3β Moreover, PI3K inhibition completely abrogated CCL25-mediated and CCR9-dependent cisplatin resistance, Akt, GSK-3β, and FKHR phosphorylation ... the manuscript RS and CJH assisted with experiments and manuscript preparation WEG, EEP, JWL and SS conceptualized, edited, and/ or revised the manuscript All authors have read and approved the ... phosphorylating and inactivating proapoptotic factors, such as FKHR and GSK-3β [7] FKHR is a transcription factor that transactivates the expression of death-activating proteins, such as Fas ligand (FasL) and...
... conducted by Kata [8] and Wolfe and colleagues [2,63], and using search terms such as “anti-vaccination, vaccine, allergy, immunotherapy” in March 2010, yielded anti-vaccine websites and Internet blogs ... equivalent to oranges and thus challenges originating from vaccine fears may well extend beyond that of vaccination Side-effects from vaccination and immunotherapy: known, correlated, and unsubstantiated ... occasionally cause side-effects and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) [32] Most reactions are of little concern and remain localized at the injection site, such as pain, inflammation, and oedema Within a minority...
... similar specificity of HA and NA, and there are several reports describing reciprocal changes in HA affinity and NA activity [3-5] However, the specificities of HA and NA are not always matched ... under strictly limiting dilution conditions and so had full-length NA gene segment and high NA activity, and grew the virus for one passage in the presence and absence of oseltamivir carboxylate (a ... last passage showed no trace of the full length NA band and very weak shorter products (Figure 5B) We sequenced some short bands from each virus and found multiple junctions in A/Oklahoma/309/06...
... multidrug resistance has necessitated the discovery of new antibacterial and resistance- modifying agents Efflux pumps have been known to extrude structurally diverse compounds, including antibiotics and ... propolis and aqueous khat extracts [20-23] The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro inhibitory and resistance- modifying properties of TQ alone or in combination with tetracycline and BC ... Antibacterial and resistance- modifying activities of thymoquinone against oral pathogens Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2011 10:29 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and...
... of the steel frame to provide stability andresistance to lateral loads Shear walls, or the monolithic casting of beams and columns, provide stability andresistance to lateral loads soon after ... (often a small W14) interrupted and penetration welded to the flanges of the spandrel beam To increase the speed of erection and minimize field welding, the spandrel beam and erection column are often ... spacing and cover requirements have been used in the formulation of this design aid and as diagramed in Fig and listed below: The clear distance limitations apply also to contact lap splices and...
... data characterizing the load andresistance variables 14 Methods for defining nominal or design values of load andresistance Definition of applicable limit states and models for structural behavior ... work primarily involves improving and expanding available data for load models, resistance modeling and FRP properties, as well as research to improve the understanding of the state of the existing ... fatigue resistance at the material level, resistance to corrosion, and tailorability There are many different methods used to fabricate composite materials Several, such as autoclave forming and...
... guidance, and mentoring Dr Khoo How San, for his teachings and sound advice, during my undergraduate years Dr Wang Cheng-Lung, for his guidance and deep understanding in political methodology and statistics, ... depoliticized or disengaged from the affairs of the state? Rethinking Resistanceand Politics Our understanding of political activities andresistance should be redefined to better examine power relations ... has questioned our conventional understandings of political life and resistance. 39 Whilst earlier works on resistance have focused on the open, collective and organized aspects of politics, more...
... MEMORIES OF MARTYRDOM AND LANDSCAPES OF TERROR: FEAR ANDRESISTANCE AMONG THE MALAYS OF SOUTHERN THAILAND MUHAMMAD ARAFAT BIN MOHAMAD (B.A. (Hons.), NUS) ... vi INTRODUCTION: ESSENTIALISM AND THE MALAYS OF SOUTHERN THAILAND 1 CHAPTER ONE: VIOLENCE, FEAR, UNCERTAINTIES, AND POLITICS: SOUTHERN THAILAND IN A CLIMATE OF FEAR ... in Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, the physical landscape does little to evince that the area is indeed marred by protracted violence Aside from several vandalized signboards and burnt buildings...
... relationships and how they impact upon hierarchies and workflows The outcome of the thesis overall is an understanding of power, hierarchies andresistance of both the workers and the managers ... focus on Foucault and his beliefs about power Relevant concepts will be explored such as power and hierarchy, power and institutional norms, and power and knowledge Exercising and resisting power ... People can be both dominant and submissive 170 7.5 What impacts upon and influences power relationships, and how can this create forms of resistance? 171 7.5.1 Resistance is a form of...
... insulin resistanceand dyslipidemia Insulin resistance is a common phenomenon and plays an important role in the cardio-cerebrovascular disease in obese population [17,18] In our study, the obese and ... exceptional patient care and organization This work was supported, in part, by grant of Zhejiang Science and Technology Agency (2008C03002-1) and Zhejiang Major Medical and Health Science and Technology ... atherosclerosis begins in obese children and adolescents, and this tendency is intensified in the presence of MetS Obesity especially abdominal obesity, high TG level and insulin resistance are strong predictors...
... Not well standardized Can indicate and confirm emergence of antiviral resistance Wide variation in test sensitivities Direct marker and gold standard for HBV viral replication No gold standard among ... United States, and Central Africa; B and C predominate in Asia; D is associated with southern Europe, the Middle East, and India; E is uniquely African; and F is found in Central and South America ... affected, and will rise with a variable delay with respect to the onset and progression of resistance (Figure 4) Therefore, the combined use of a genotyping assay for polymerase mutant detection and...
... is meat and dairy product, and how much is bun, french fries, and soft drink—that is, how much is fat, and how much is starch and sugar? Fast food isn’t so much fatty as it is starchy and sugary ... trigger excessive insulin secretion, and you can restore your slow-twitch muscles’ sensitivity to insulin You it by cutting out a handful of bland and unexciting foods and engaging in some physical ... Culinary Arts and continues to lecture and write articles on cooking and nutrition I would like to thank my longtime friend Lean Carroll for carefully reading and editing the manuscript and patiently...
... xenotoxins At the blood–brain barrier, and in placental trophoblasts, testis and bone marrow, it provides protection of vital body parts and, in the gut, liver and kidney, Pgp helps to eliminate ... [15–18] On the other hand, MRP1 is present in virtually all human tissues and in most human tumor cell lines and tumor samples [4] Using mice genetically deficient in both the mdr1a and mdr1b genes ... (circles), lM dye and 20 lM NBD-Cl (triangles) or lM dye and 50 lM MK571 (squares) Another cell sample was depleted of ATP by incubation in a medium containing CCCP and 10 mM deoxyglucose and in the...
... susceptibility andresistance to the “last-line” cephalosporins, together with the longstanding high prevalence of resistance to penicillins, sulfonamides, tetracyclines and, more recently, quinolones and ... centres and other international and national reference centres to maintain and distribute standardized and up-to-date WHO reference strains of N. gonorrhoeae, to ensure comparability and validity ... Norms Policy x x x x Communication and education Capacity strategy for building Advocacy Containment (clinicians and general public and key and political laboratory and populations engagement Surveillance...
... PR, and the respective S4 and S3 binding sites could accept a variety of residues [33,34,46] When compared to peptides having the same natural sequence background (peptides and 1, and 2, and ... occurring mutations found as sequence polymorphisms and in drug resistance, with wild-type and five drug-resistant mutant PRs: M46L, V82A, I84V and L90M mutations that appeared together with the ... it interacts with Arg8 and Glu21 through water molecules and makes hydrophobic interactions with Phe53, Pro81 and Val82 [26] P3 Arg could interact favorably with Asp29 and P1 Asn, which may contribute...