... Results 4.1 Changesin voting power before the unification Figure and Table present the evolution of the voting power of controlling shareholders in the main sample of unifying firms, andin the control ... matching between unifying and control (non-unifying) firms is as explained in Table Mean difference in the controlling shareholders’ voting power between unifying and non-unifying firms in year ... Sharing the Burden of Adaptation Financing: An Assessment of the Contributions of Countries Stefania Tonin, Anna Alberini and Margherita Turvani: The Value of Reducing Cancer Risks at Contaminated...
... surprising because the balance challenges during walking are quite different from those involved in maintaining upright posture During standing, the goal is to maintain the body's center of gravity ... degeneration in this fine motor control of the foot may result in problems of stumbling during swing andin rebalancing immediately after HC Numerous studies have addressed the changesin the gait ... of the link-segment chain is over m, starting with the stance phase foot and continuing up to the hip, across the pelvis, and down the swing limb, and the chain involves at least 12 degrees of...
... deposition in promoting neuroinflammation and dementia in AD [8-11] In addition to the prominent CAA that is found in AD andin spontaneous cases of this condition, several monogenic, familial forms of ... (DMEM) and fetal bovine serum was obtained from Gibco-BRL (Grand Island, NY) Dexamethasone, ibuprofen, and indomethacin were obtained from Sigma (St Louis, MO) and resuspended as mM stocks in ethanol ... robust increase in IL-6 expression and, significantly, dexamethasone strongly suppressed the expression of this inflammatory cytokine (Figure 4) In contrast, the NSAIDs indomethacin and ibuprofen...
... Labour Inspectorate Social Insurance Institute Belarus Ministry of Health Ministry of Labour Ministry of Statistics Bosnia-Herzegovina Ministry of Health Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry ... differences in the definition of insurance groups, including the level of the insurance premia and who has to pay these, in the guaranteed payments for total and partial invalidity andin additional ... Statistical Office of Montenegro Poland Ministry of Health Institute of Public Health National Health Fund Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine National Labour Inspectorate Institute of Occupational...
... remains the commonest cause of death in adult males in The Gambia [14] Studies of HBV infection conducted in two neighbouring villages of Keneba and Manduar (situated in West Kiang district) in ... period of 19 years Materials and methods Study population Between 1972 and 1974 andin 1984, sero-surveys of HBV infections were conducted in inhabitants of the two villages of Keneba and Manduar and ... are impacting on the natural history of HBV infection These changes include vaccination programmes [21,22] and the development of mutant forms of the virus mainly pre core (pre-C) and basal core...
... 0-10 point pain NRS, and compared the magnitude of within-patient change in pain severity with corresponding changesin function and health status The cutpoint analysis indicated that pain severity ... change in pain severity and mean change in pain interference on daily function Relationship between change in pain severity and change in pain interference on daily function assessed using the ... opinion of the investigators, would compromise participation in the study were excluded The current report focuses on the association between changesin pain severity andchangesin PROs of pain interference...
... protein g–1 mycelium fresh weight, according to assays following the method of Bradford (1976) using bovine serum albumin as a standard The final protein content of the intracellular fraction in ... control) The decline in the levels of isorhapontin and astringin continued 24 h after PF application representing less than 68% and 50%, respectively, of the contents determined in the control ... min) and the protein content of the supernatant was determined (Bradford 1976) using bovine serum albumin as a standard The results indicated that the mycelial cell walls contained 19.40 mg of...
... model of the MLBW showed a sigmoidal shape instead of a linear one for the fasting (Fig 2) Changesof mean body weight gain and mean food intake in the high-fat and normal-fat diet fed groups In ... present results and those of Mondal et al [26] in terms of the number and the contents of the OXA-IR neurons, the increase-tendency in the number of the OXAIR neurons in the LHA of the fasting rats ... and 88.9 ± 2.6 in 24 h and 84 h of fastings, respectively (Figs 8C, D and 10) Expression of OXA- and NPY- immunoreactivities in the high-fat and normal diet fed groups In the HF and NF diet fed...
... an increase in mean global temperature at the surface of the earth of at least1 °C over the next 50 years andof about 2-4 °C before the end of the next century Owing to both the increase in ... 1996) In the present study, the growth and biomass of stem, which represents a major C sink specific to woody plants leading to the constitution of metabolically inactive C pools (namely lignin and ... collected in Autumn 1993 in acorns were parent stand close to Nancy (Lorraine, France), soaked in fungicide (Rhodiasan, Rhône Poulenc Paris, France) and stored at-1 °C in plastic bags over-winter In...
... Norby RJ (1987) Increases in mycorrhizal colonisation andin Pinus echinata and Queralba in an enriched CO atmosphere Can J For Res 17, 878-883 seedling growth cus Sionit N, Strain BR, Riechers ... natural and commercial temperate trees and forests Adv Ecol Res 19, 1-55 Houghton RA, Skole DL, Lefkowitz DS (1991) Changesin the landscape of Latin America between 1850 and 1985: net release of ... include an increase in net photosynthesis and thereby in growth and dry weight production (Jarvis, 1989) In most of the experiments reported in the literature, nutrients have been supplied in sufficient...
... are broader and include activating or increasing the level of factors able to inhibit proinflammatory cytokines or other catabolic factors Interleukin-1β For specific inhibition of the production/activity ... that leptin injections in the joints of normal rats can mimic the features of OA Leptin was also found to be associated with inflammatory states and to stimulate prostaglandin (PG)E2 and leukotriene ... composed of at least three main and distinct signalling pathways: the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases, the c-Jun amino-terminal kinases or stress-activated protein kinases, and the...
... chemokines, and prostaglandins Proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and prostaglandins and some anti -inflammatory cytokines such as transforming growth factor-beta have been found in myositis muscle ... (2) All of these findings can also be found when inflammatory cell infiltrates are present However, in these tissues, an increased production of a range of proinflammatory cytokines from mononuclear ... cell derived cytokines, such as IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-2, and IL-4, could be detected and only a minority of T cells expressed these cytokines in muscle tissue of dermatomyositis and polymyositis...
... role in triggering pain In addition, MMP1 and Figure Histological evaluation of the anti -inflammatory effects of piperine Paraffin sections of rat ankles were stained with hematoxylin and eosin ... Piperine also inhibited both the protein and mRNA expression levels of IL6 and COX-2 In particular, piperine inhibited the production of PGE2 more potently than the production of IL6 Interestingly, ... WDR of the hind paws in the normal group was 50:50 (data not shown), indicating that 50% of the weight was carried in each hind paw As the pain and swelling of the ankle progressed due to induction...
... coupling of joint movements has been shown to be a useful tool for understanding injury aetiology based on the notion that asynchrony in joint coupling andchangesin joint coupling variability of ... systematic changes Thus, In light of these findings, it may be worthwhile to investigate the effect of localised muscle fatigue using a joint coupling and coupling variability approach The timing or ... result in injury [24] Some researchers have subsequently investigated changesin joint coupling for both injured and healthy participants and reported that, overall, non-injurious coupling involves...
... events Although treatment, including physiotherapy and NSAID administration, was initiated in another clinic, the pain and swelling of his right foot progressively worsened, and he demonstrated gait ... treatment, including physiotherapy and NSAID administration, was initiated in another clinic, the pain in his ankle progressively worsened and he demonstrated gait disturbance A physical examination ... score of 83 out of 100 to 30 out of 100 and was further reduced to 18 out of 100 at three months and out of 100 at nine months The treatment was discontinued at 15 months because of successful pain...
... pancreatitis[67] Riskof Insulin Resistance in HIV+ patients It is also known that HIV+ people are at increased riskof IR due to the pro -inflammatory process of HIV, the direct effects of ARTs and also, indirect ... (MI) in HIV patients by measuring the incidence of MI in terms of duration of HAART The relative riskof an MI for an HIV patient on HAART was shown to be raised and to increase over time[7] In ... higher riskof developing TB Pulmonary microangiopathy occurs as a complication of DM and could par- http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/5/1/9 tially explain the increased riskof lung infection...
... of hours worked during the school year and less investment and performance in school, greater psychological Page of 10 and somatic distress, increased drug and alcohol use, and increased delinquency ... spent “zero hours” in these activities: changesin time of drug use; work; looking for work; and hanging out in the neighbourhood In the case of the variable change in time using drugs, we excluded ... all (98.5%) of IDUs surveyed injected cocaine Some had also injected amphetamines (33%), alcohol (20%), Ketamine (16%) or morphine (14%) at least once in their lives Injection of wine and/ or other...
... sequences in other sites of the gene intensively binding TBPs indicate that TBP binding is not dependent on the presence of MAR TBP binding and transcription The overall intensity of the DNA ... alphaglobin gene domain [7] Comparison of TBP distribution in the domain in erythroid cells differing in the degree of alpha-globin gene transcription revealed changesin distribution of TBPs, ... nucleoprotein chromatography method enables the discrimination of several types of DNA-protein interactions in the nucleus including two kinds of DNA complexes with nuclear matrix proteins that...
... relative number and density of granulocytes in synovial membrane and joint space allowed grading of the acute inflammatory reaction, and the relative number and density of infiltrating mononuclear ... against joint inflammation and destruction, and reduces mechanical hyperalgesia during AIA induction and during AIA flare-up reactions Thus, our findings on the endothelin system provide proof of concept ... K: Inhibitory effects of a selective endothelin-A receptor antagonist YM598 on endothelin-1-induced potentiation of nociception in formalin-induced and prostate cancerinduced pain models in mice...
... milking interval of 24 hrs The prolonged milking interval (PMI) occurred between the morning milkings day and day Night milking interval = the time between afternoon and morning milking Day milking ... lower only in day and day Discussion The main findings of the present study were that during the PMI there was a distinct increase in proportion of PMN while the increase in SCC was slight and that ... single prolonged milking interval of 24 hrs The prolonged milking interval (PMI) occurred between the morning milkings day and day Night milking interval = the time between afternoon and morning...