... with the result of Shibata et al [21] The presence of PsbV in C paradoxa is consistent with the presence ofthe psbV gene in the complete sequences ofthe cyanelle genome [24], in which the psbU ... detect the presence of PsbU in these algae which plays a role in optimizing the availability of Cl– cofactors for water oxidation [5,29] This may be due to the high species-specificity ofthe antibody ... binding ofthe PsbV and PsbU proteins in the red lineage, and to the gene encoding the PsbQ extrinsic protein, which functions in optimizing the availability of Ca2+ and Cl– cofactors for water...
... several components ofthe complement cascade and analyzed the activities ofthe alternative complement activation pathways [24] Serum levels of C3, Factor B and D, hemolytic activity ofthe alternative ... manuscript CSL reviewed the manuscript All authors contributed to the revisions ofthe text and approved the final version of this manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing ... with a mean age of 32.4 years (SD 12.8) The healthy controls had similar characteristics At the time of admission, the anorexia group had a mean initial Page of body mass index of 13.6 ± 1.5 kg/m2...
... glucocorticoids) Useof acute gout medications in the 30 days prior to and including the date of ULD initiation (potentially dispensings forgout prophylaxis) occurred in the 64% of patients NSAIDs ... drug (ULD) useThe distribution ofthe medication possession ratio (MPR) for any uratelowering drug (ULD) useThe distribution ofthe study population in terms of MPR for any ULD use was examined ... were used in 37% and 29% of patients within the 30 days prior to the date of ULD initiation, respectively While glucocorticoids are not the typical medications used forgout prophylaxis, 16% of...
... during the performance of these studies and received 100% of their compensation from the company Authors' contributions KKB, SAH and EBH performed all ofthe in vivo studies and analyzed the data ... analysed the data and wrote the manuscript Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of David Fryer in the performance of animal dosing and care and Lin Fei for performing ... and the final two were averaged to determine the response at the end ofthe study Statistical analysis The change of paw withdrawal latency (PWL) for vehicle and drug treatment groups in the...
... system, in the distal segment ofthe tubule Inhibition of glucose reabsorption in the kidney, mediated by the SGLT cotransport system, represents a promising therapeutic target forthe control of hyperglycemia ... larvae of beetles (Chrysomelidae) Their synthesis has been previously described [31-33] Forthe purpose ofthe present study the thioglycosides used were selected and grouped based on their differences ... evaluate the inhibitory effect of some thioglycosides synthesized in our laboratory on human hSGLT1 and hSGLT2 –as a potential therapeutic alternative forthe control of hyperglycemia, particularly for...
... 2002) ITCs were chosen for this study because ofthe pesticidal properties of these chemicals (Fenwick at al., 1983) and because ofthepotentialuseof methyl ITC as fumigant for wheat (Ducom, 1994) ... used The main component of one ofthe oils was pulegone and ofthe other is not yet totally identified, and it is called SEM76 In space fumigation, these two volatiles caused total mortality of ... (temperature = 70◦ C) for h to facilitate the hydrolysis of sinigrin to ITC by the enzyme myrosinase which is found inside the seeds The second step is steam distillation with useofthe Dean–Stark...
... elucidation of specific biosynthetic enzymes, and the identification of end-products The complete genetic makeup of an organism has been generated in the plant sciences as well Because ofthe success of ... relatively easy to perform One ofthe major applications of genome sequencing of plants is functional genomics In simple words, an understanding ofthe function of genes and other parts ofthe genome is ... All of these data are then used in the second step to reconstruct the biochemical reaction networks that underlie the cellular function of interest When such data are put into the format of a...
... responsibility forthe coaches training them because ofthe necessity for obtaining accuracy in the data that the SPs submit on the student’s clinical performances Given all of this, the question ... dramatic arts, and the authenticity of our SPs’ performances in the service of training future generations of physicians The origins of drama and the art of acting are the subject of speculation ... Carnovsky, one ofthe original actors ofthe Group Theatre, also aptly describes the ideal relationship ofthe SP coach and the SPs It is the coach’s vision ofthe patient case that enables the SPs...
... metallization ofthe array [17] Useofthe naturally occurring amyloid fibrils for metal coating Another useof DNA is to utilize protein and peptide fibers [18–20] Such nano-scale fibrils are formed by the ... resulting in the formation of a continuous gold nanowire Theuseof cytoskeletal elements adds another dimension to the biological template of nanowires, as these elements can be translated at the nano-scale ... provided by the biological–inorganic complex Useof peptide nanostructures to form conductive nanowires Another key research direction forthe fabrication of biological fibrils involves theuseof peptide...
... fracturing is the process by which a liquid under pressure causes a geological formation to crack open The main useof interest forthe purpose of this project is theuseof hydraulic fracturing for extraction ... the target formation might be close to the surface, the likelihood of any near surface formation retaining sufficient gas to be exploitable is much lower This is because ofthe need forthe formation ... required for recovery of a given volume of gas than for recovery ofthe same volume of gas from conventional reservoirs Ofthe order of 50 shale gas wells might be needed to recover the same volume of...
... most serious adverse effects of local anesthetics involve the CNS and the cardiovascular system They usually occur either because of accidental intravascular or intrathecal injections, or a pronounced ... and hours postoperatively the VAS didn't show any difference but the result was affected by thepotentialuseof supplementary analgesics As mentioned above none ofthe patients required extra ... knee arthroscopy [8] Theuseof opioid drugs, administered by means of either patient-controlled analgesia or other methods, deals with postoperative pain efficiently but is often associated with...
... one was forthe initial trial of VFG, and the other was forthe second trial of VFG after failure of bone consolidation in ipsilateral VFG Patients The mean age ofthe patients at the time of VFG ... and degenerative changes in the ankle because ofthe ankle valgus deformity and the intramedullary rod passing through the ankle joint is considered to be the cause ofthe ankle pain [14-16] Refracture ... deformities not remodel and are often progressive after VFG [5,13] In the current study, a deformity of more than 20 degrees was seen in out ofthe cases The relationship between the degree of...
... Conclusion In the literature, there is no report oftheuseof LISS tibial plates forthe treatment of paediatric supracondylar fractures ofthe femur They may be considered for Conflict of interest ... the femur to deformity remodeling at this level The treatment of displaced supracondylar fractures ofthe femur depends on the age and size ofthe child, the site, the pattern ofthe fracture and ... over the distal femur forthe best purchase of bone while avoiding violation ofthe growth plate The disadvantages were that the patient might need another operation for implant removal and the...
... σj (Q) = σj (Q) for j = 1, 2, 3, then Q(x) = Q(x) on [0, π] The purpose of this paper is to generalize the above theorem forthe case m ≥ The idea we use is the Weyl’s matrix for matrix-valued ... denotes the jth column of (V(L)) for a m × m matrix L Similarly, we denote Ω ij (l) the characteristic function ofthe real symmetric problem Lm (Q, h + (B(i, j) + B(j, i)), H) for ≤ i, j ≤ m, then ... (0, λ) The matrix M(λ) = [Mij (λ)]i,j=1,m is called the Weyl matrix for Lm (Q, h, H) In 2006, Yurko proved that: Theorem 2.1 ([20], Theorem 1) Let M(λ) and M(λ) denote Weyl matrices ofthe ˜ problems...
... means forthe quantitative determination ofthe addition in the finished cement shall be furnished by the sponsor, manufacturer, or supplier ofthe addition, and the information shall form a part of ... designated the “control” cement 4.4 The amount ofthe processing addition to be interground with the cement for evaluation purposes shall be determined by the sponsor ofthe addition 4.4.1 The amount of ... source and character ofthe material, and the amount recommended for use, together with means for determination ofthe proposed addition in the finished cement, all as furnished by the sponsor, manufacturer,...
... At this step ofthe analysis, only the sapling dataset was included because thepotentialof seedlings is uncertain for forestry Plot data were averaged per stand to avoid risks of pseudo-replication ... spruce is often sparse because of shading [3] and the slow decomposition kinetic ofthe litter [13, 25] Indeed, our 717 results revealed the strong effect ofthe Norway spruce density on the spontaneous ... of saplings forthe different clusters are shown in Figure A particular characteristic ofthe Norway spruce plantations was the presence of few (1–3) dominant tree species in composition of the...
... of them were already experienced in the field There was no specific training concerning the SCCT because the essence ofthe development procedure was that the scoring directions included in the ... Page of 10 Figure Examples of how performance on the Standardized Copy ofthe Cube Test (SCCT) changes after months of antipsychotic treatment these indices and subscales The correlations among the ... internal structure ofthe scale Analysis of variance [19], was used to test the difference between groups, and was performed separately for subjects below and above the age of 40 Discriminant...
... normoxic conditions (Figure 7a) Theuseof C5-deficient serum prevented the generation ofthe C5b-9 MAC, therefore facilitating investigation ofthe effects of DAF Treatment of HUVEC Available online ... 0.01) The efficacy ofthe hypoxic environment used was confirmed by the induction of HIF-1α and HIF-2α expression in EC following 24 hours of culture under these conditions (Figure 1b) The increase ... to the pathogenesis of RA [6] We chose to study vascular EC, as the endothelium is the portal of entry for leukocytes to the rheumatoid synovium and is particularly exposed to deposition of C3...
... be informative for a fraction ofthe markers Since the major costs in the given design arise from the typing of progeny, these should only be typed forthe markers where their parents are informative ... linkage of markers with a QTL and then use Method I forthe estimation Unfortunately, Fulker and Cardon (1994) give little information about the quality of their estimator ofthe QTL variance The ... (1992) found that theuseof fully informative matings can increase the power ofthe Haseman-Elston test for a given number of genotypings Consequently, only these matings were used in the calculations...