... dysfunction related to the event [108] The natural logarithm (LN) of leptin is inversely correlated with the dietary intake/resting energy expenditure index (indicating the role of leptin in energy balance) ... leptin is excluded, suggesting that the influence of leptin is under the control ofthe systemic inflammatory response [108] The airflow limitation in COPD is linked to structural changes, including ... results in a significant induction of leptin and Ob-Rb m-RNA, suggesting that smoking itself may increase the expression ofthe leptin/leptin receptor systemin lung tissue [8] However, others...
... establishment ofthe Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medicine in 1935, the Faculty of Economics and Law in 1936, the Faculty of Theology in 1942 and, finally, the Faculty of Science in 1954 The main ... the Folketing, on the role ofthe University as the principal shareholder in Cheminova The listing of Cheminova on the Stock Exchange in 1986 and the establishment ofthe first science park in ... for certain functional systems of innovation This was the key concept inthe new innovation policy promoted by the OECD inthe beginning ofthe 1990s About ten years later systemof innovation...
... involved inthe biosynthesis of natural polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine) through conversion of l-arginine into l-ornithine [16] The latter is in turn used by ODC to produce putrescine, ... iodide (PI) staining of apoptotic cells was quantified in VSVinfected Jurkat T cells inthe absence or presence of spermine As shown in Fig 7, the presence of spermine during VSV infection strongly ... mitochondrial enzyme involved inthe polyamine synthesis pathway through the catalysis of l-ornithine production from l-arginine Ofthe natural polyamines, spermine and to a lesser extent spermidine, possess...
... are: the murder of Wilson Pinheiro and Francisco “Chico” Mendes inthe Amazon rain forest, the massacre of Father Nery Lito Satur and several others inthe Philippines, and the public hanging of ... waste dumping, natural resource exploitation, and the consequent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenous people The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing the rights of communal ... non-core countries Basically, institutionalized discrimination refers to the policies ofthe dominant institutions inthe core and the behavior of individuals who control these institutions and implement...
... results in a decrease inthe size ofthe unit cell This is interpreted to be an effect of an increase inthe curvature ofthe lipid bilayer affected by the increased mobility ofthe hydrocarbon chains ... another way, with increasing temperature the bilayer gets thinner, with the minimal and the parallel surfaces ofthe polar/nonpolar interface approaching each other, again resulting in an increased ... present inthe MO bilayer, the shorter tail will only affect the part ofthe MO molecule from the head group to the double bond, leaving the rest ofthe MO hydrocarbon chain free, while introducing...
... denotation ofthe head noun; I will call it the source ofthe quantification Inthe case of an NP without central determiner the source is the denotation ofthe head noun For the indication ofthe quantity ... denotes the set of plural subsets of S The notation U (D) is used to represent the set of S ,1 those members of S occuring in D"; the precise definition is: In view ofthe collective nature of conspiring, ... computes the quantification domain, given the source Indeed, this can be acomplished by m e a d s of a function of two arguments, one being the source and the other the group size, inthe case of a...
... associated in common to a part ofthe structure ofthe categories as in Fig.l, and then find appropriate translation equivalents in detail at the lower level categories (2) To each verb found inthe ... process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the set of all the translation euqivalents for the verb (3) Then find nouns ... as the most closely related verb in this ease It can generally be said that the more the noun's relation to human becomes closer and the more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes lower the...
... we outline the initial set of applications which is currently available via eHumanities Desktop Figure gives an idea ofthe look and feel ofthesystem It shows the visualisation of a chained document ... implemented into thesystemIn this, an automatic mapping of an unknown text onto a social ontology is enabled Thesystem uses the category tree ofthe German and English Wikipedia-Project in order ... Finally the Command Dispatcher signals the successful completion ofthe task back to the Client Figure shows the class diagram ofthe master data model The design is woven around the general...
... Amount of instructional time in experiment Information about what other literacy instruction participants were receiving, including whether or not the interventions included spelling instruction ... Details of instructional time and of instruction received by the intervention groups, cont Author, date Information about what other literacy instruction participants were receiving, including whether ... A Systematic Review ofthe Research Literature on the Use of Phonics inthe Teaching of Reading and Spelling Carole J Torgerson * Greg Brooks ** Jill Hall * * University of York **...
... case of hormones and other endogenous compounds, since the rise of animal life What is emerging is the interest by the scientific and lay communities inthe presence of these chemicals inthe ... detected in other large studies Also, the simplicity of using existing published methods to begin studies ofthe presence of pharmaceuticals inthe environment may have constrained the variety of compounds ... effects of PPCPs in aquatic systems The release ofthe first comprehensive reconnaissance of pharmaceuticals and other wastewater contaminants inthe United States2 provides an example ofthe intense...
... for the determination of these emerging contaminants is an important step inthe development of an analytical method, because the success ofthe analytical determination depends on the type of ... diclofenac, fenoprofen, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, and naproxen) in WWTP effluents The recoveries ranged from 59% (indomethacin) to 92% (fenoprofen) inthe WWTP effluent The ... forms into sewage systems Therefore, the treatment of wastewaters in WWTPs plays a crucial role inthe elimination of pharmaceutical compounds before their discharge into rivers During the application...
... water.48 The binding of estrogens to an MIP developed to aid inthe analysis of estrogens in natural waters was lower than the binding of estrogens in deionized waters; however, selective binding ... the analytes with the solid phase The next step involves the “loading” ofthe sample onto the cartridge The sample is passed through the cartridge by pressure differential Inthe third step the ... that during the contact time of 14 hours used inthe study, the microorganisms have either incorporated the pharmaceuticals into the organic matter content ofthe soil or have degraded the pharmaceuticals...
... within 10 days The degradation ofthe reference substances fulfilled the quality criteria set by the guidelines (i.e., the inoculum was viable and active) The elimination of organic carbon inthe ... 120% ofthe nominal values The time course ofthe results demonstrates that the substance solutions were stable during the whole exposure period Nevertheless, it can be stated that in none ofthe ... was used In this case the cell number was determined via measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence The increase of biomass and the growth rate was calculated on the basis ofthe cell counts The calculated...
... sulfachloropyridazine).41,45,46 The transport of these substances is influenced by the sorption behavior ofthe compounds, the presence of manure inthe soil matrix, and the nature ofthe land to which the ... understanding ofthe inputs of livestock medicines to the environment and synthesizes the available information on the fate and transport of veterinary pharmaceuticals in manure and soils Toward the ... developments intheregulatory requirements for the environmental assessment of veterinary products A number of groups of veterinary medicines including sheep dip chemicals, fish farm medicines, anthelmintics,...
... showed that clindamycin decreased the intensity ofthe water absorption band, which was attributed to the replacement of hydrated exchangeable cations inthe clay’s interlayer by clindamycin Under ... erythromycin, roxithromycin, and salinomycin of 41 d, 130 d, and d, respectively, whereas no degradation of tiamulin was observed.51 The dissipation of tylosin was studied in anaerobic slurries of swine ... (50 g/L), intended to eliminate biodegradation, increased these times to 90 h and 500 h, respectively In contrast, aerating the systems in either the presence or absence of NaN3 reduced the 90%...
... Comparing the three soils inthe initial phase, it can be seen that the uptake is dependent on the availability ofthe antimicrobial inthe soil which is best inthe sandy soil D With the course of ... mL ofthe spiking solution in acetone was mixed with 480 mL of urine (resulting in a 3.5% solution of acetone in urine) Application took place at a soil moisture of 75% of maximum water-holding ... on top ofthe soil sample The extracts were collected in 40-mL collection vials with Teflon-lined silicon septa The parameters of extraction were: preheating 10 min, heating ofthe cell min, stationary...
... does and does not work in remediating the presence of drugs in drinking water There is no question that subtherapeutic doses of these compounds are finding their way into the surface and groundwaters ... LLC Drugs in Drinking Water 221 10.3.3 CHLORINE-BASED DISINFECTION Chlorine disinfectants, such as free chlorine and chloramines, are widely used in drinking water disinfection inthe United ... 226 10.1 INTRODUCTION The high usage of drugs throughout the world, their partial metabolism after ingestion, and inconsistencies inthe way they are disposed make their presence inthe aquatic...
... resin beads that yields resin settling against the rapidly rising water inthe settler Since the MIEX resin used for benchscale testing was cycled several times through the pilot system, the binding ... chlorine almost doubled when pH decreased from 8.2 to 5.5 Chloramine inthe form of monochloramine is commonly used for the distribution systemin drinking water supplies to maintain chlorine ... until the 1990s, when the occurrence of natural and synthetic steroid hormones in wastewater was linked to reproductive impacts in fish living downstream of outfalls.6–8 Since the initial link...