... the Formal Consensus Process Ana Arrobas Ana Todo-Bom Ângela Gaspar Aurora Carvalho Carlos Alves Carlos Lopes Fernando Calvário Authors' contributions LNS participated in data collection, analysis ... manuscript, ACP participated in the study design and manuscript writing, JAF is responsible for the CARAT project and participated in all stages and tasks All authors have read and approved the ... Respiratory Research 2009, 10:52 Introduction Allergic rhinitis and asthma (ARA) are inflammatory diseases and are often associated The lack of control of these diseases is responsible for a significant...
... of the nuclear plants, can be found at Nuke Database System created at the Nuclear Training Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia[39] With these data we can calculate the total ν¯e flux at SNOLAB and other ... the Earth, the distance andthe path tothe lab are known In other words, the distance andthe path are functions of the source location Therefore, the survival probability of the ν¯e propagating ... Japan called KamLAND that measured the oscillation parameters [7] [8] using this method KamLAND is a 1000 tonne liquid scintillator detector located in Kamioka, Japan It is very similar to what...
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... fashion and craft, are less export-facing than the manufacturing industryasa whole and have a significant trade deficit of a larger size than their combined GVA The service-based parts of the ... relevant to design’s international supply chain, and this work has aimed to draw them together Rather than present the literature asa separate part of the report, we have fitted the relevant findings ... electricity and other utilities, and other basic processed materials such as basic metals Among service sectors, theindustry spends a large amount on finance and transport, and on highly-skilled strategic...
... professionals make clear the behavioural and language expectations for the learners The way the games are organised andthe support provided assists the learners to take part using the comprehension and ... bilingual children Priscilla has conducted professional development for early years professionals in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland She is the author ... the family and establish what language the child speaks at home, ask the family questions about what they talk about at home and whether their child knows and uses any English at home, either...
... inhibitor cocktail (Roche, Laval, Canada) and 200 lm sodium orthovanadate (a phosphatase inhibitor; Sigma-Aldrich, Oakville, Canada) and centrifuged at 13 000 g for to remove suspended cells and ... specific band just above the major propeptide band represents the propeptide generated by the alternate signal peptidase cleavage following Ala28 instead of Ala30, as shown in the mass spectra previously ... Imgenex (San Diego, CA, USA) Secondary anti-mouse and anti- (rabbit HRP) IgG were from Amersham (Piscataway, NJ, USA) andthe secondary anti-(goat HRP) IgG was from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz,...
... subcellular localization, or association with as yet undefined regulatory factors The most abundant nucleoside kinase in mammals, AK has emerged asa key enzyme in the regulation of interstitial Ado and ... PAGE (15% acrylamide) and PhosphorImager analysis To calculate reaction stoichiometries, radiolabeled reaction products and radioactive standards were quantitated using IMAGEQUANT software (Amersham ... in acetone was sprayed onto the plates to visualize the phosphoamino acid standards Samples were visualized by autoradiography Results Two isoforms of AK are expressed in mouse brain AK was cloned...
... TGTAAAG TGTAAAG + ) + )95 )1100 )1470 ACACacG ACACttG ACACaaG + + + + ) ) ) ) ) )140 )1100 )1596 )1632 )140 )1100 )1596 )1632 )1874 CAaaTG CAagTG CAaaTG CAaaTG CAaaTG CActTG CAttTG CAgtTG TGAGTCA ... putative signal peptide was constructed as follows The DNA fragment was amplified from GmPDIM cDNA by PCR using the primers 5¢-GACGACGACAAGATGC ACGCACTCTATGGAGC-3¢ and 5¢-GAGGAGAAGC CCGGTTCATAGCTCATCCTTGCTTGAAG-3¢ ... soybean cotyledons during maturation (A) GmPDIM mRNA was quantified by real time RT-PCR Each value was standardized by dividing the value by that for actin mRNA Values are calculated asa percentage...
... with a b-galactosidase assay Each plasmid purified from the positive colony was cotransfected with the bait plasmid into the yeast to confirm the specific interaction DNA sequencing and comparison ... luciferase assay Luciferase activity was measured by the Luciferase Assay System (Promega, Madison, WI) as described previously [26] Transfection efficiency was monitored by Renilla luciferase activity ... between the N-terminal region of RHA andthe C-terminal GIR of p65 Asthe TA1-like and TA1 domains of p65 themselves recruit CBP/ p300 coactivators, RHA appears to further facilitate the coactivator...
... Tamura Y, Aketa K, Nabeta C, Nakanishi K, Kamiguchi K, Mano Y, Kitamura H, Kobayashi J, Tsukahara T, Shijubo N, Sato N: Aberrant expression and potency asa cancer immunotherapy target of inhibitor ... prostate cancer patients (cases 3, and 5) with AMACR peptides exerted cytotoxic activity against LNCaPA*2402 and DU145 -A* 2402 cells but not against LNCaP and DU145 cells These data implied that the ... Clontech, Palo Alto, CA) were used asa template of normal tissue cDNA Total RNA was extracted using an RNeasy kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) A cDNA mixture was synthesized from μg of total RNA by reverse...
... type diabetes subjects Immunogenetics 2010, 62:101-107 36 Kawasaki E, Awata T, Ikegami H, Kobayashi T, Maruyama T, Nakanishi K, Shimada A, Uga M, Kurihara S, Kawabata Y, et al: Genetic association ... in the spleen of Jak3-/- mice was similar to that in IL-2 -/- and IL-2b-/mice, and was reduced compared tothe C57BL/6 background WT mice [48] Altogether, these findings indicate that Jak3 and ... Cobbold S, Alyanakian MA, Gouarin C, Barriot S, Garcia C, Waldmann H, Bach JF, Chatenoud L: Autoimmune diabetes onset results from qualitative rather than quantitative age-dependent changes in pathogenic...
... efficiency, and ECAPi is the ratio of equity capital to gross total assets The use of ECAPi as an inverse measure of leverage is standard in banking research in part because of the regulatory attention ... excluded asthe base case) Finally, marketand regulatory factors are specified as follows Asa proxy for market power, we include the weighted-average Herfindahl index (HERF) of local deposit market ... exogenous variables in the capital equation (6) The vector of control variables in the capital equation (6), Z2, includes market prices, other bank characteristics, andmarketand regulatory factors...
... models Although any results have to be extrapolated tothe human system with caution, the extensive array of tools available in experimental mouse models to track the rates of division and death ... antibody, natural killer (NK) cells, which are important in defense against viruses, and inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils and macrophages (which also have non-inflammatory functions) The ... numbers that inverts the usual CD4+:CD8+ T cell ratio, and increased serum levels of inflammatory cytokines This generalized activation cannot be attributed tothe release of Table Cellular dynamics...
... of language learning: Trends and issues Modern Language Journal 75(1), 74-101 17) Galavis, B (1998) Computers andthe EFL Class: Their Advantages anda Possible Outcome, The Autonomous Learner ... technology on the motivation of EFL learners in language classes andto put forward some practical ideas in order to make language learning more effective The aims of survey is to reveal how teachers ... interactive radio and television programs, teleconference and internet conferences In the process of teaching and learning a foreign language, learners are always the most important factors To...
... filter and augment the appearance, verbal and nonverbal behavior of their avatars, such asthe facial expression, gaze, and speech [9] By augmenting their representational, sensory, and situational ... living away and maintaining their social relationships” [87] On the other hand, humans communicate and interact with each other in rich and complex ways Thanks tothe increasing use and release ... Khoo, Hooman Samani, Nimesha Ranasinghe, Dilrukshi Abeyrathna, Weiquan Lu, Kening Zhu, Elham Saadatian, Kasun Karunanayaka, , Shuang Yu, Haimo Zhang, Zhongyuan Zhang, Toni-Jan Keith Monserrat, Chen...
... Chuan (NUS, Physiology, as Co-PI), Prof Santosh K Mishra (then BII -A* STAR, as Co-PI), and Mr Ng Kwang Loong Stanley (then NGS-AGS, as Collaborator/Inventor), and was awarded the 1st SBIC Innovative ... Malaria & Dengue targets [4.5.2] Problem: Too many Mz-based sensor designs to manually generate & assess Action: Computational algorithm to greatly automate the design and assessment of Mz-based ... Cis-cleavage Assays Ribozyme Cis-cleavage Allosteric Assay RCA with an allosteric RNA trigger Reporter Substrate Ribozyme Trans-cleavage Assays Stability Buffer Used in the stability analysis of RNA...
... according tothe randomization list The appropriate package was handed tothe particular participant Statistical data analysis and power calculation Statistical data analysis andthe power calculation ... F_reut_IS ACC GAG AAC AAC GCG TTA TTT 21 nt R_reut_IS CAT AAC TTA ACC TAA ACA ATC AAA GAT TGT 30 nt P_reut_IS ATC GCT AAC TCA ATT AAT 18 nt Ampl Lit 159 bp (Yang et al., 2002) configured 78 bp via the ... TAC ACT TCA 24 nt tuf-S CCA TCA AGC CGC ACA CCA AGT TCG 24 nt Lacto-F2 TGG AAA CAG ATG CTA ATA CCG 21 nt Lacto-R2 CGT CCA TTG TGG TAG ATT CCC T 22 nt Lacto-S CTG AGA CAC GGC CCA WAC TCC TAC GG...
... Departamento de Filolog a Espola Clásica y Arabe, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain Marjana Šifrar Kalan Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts, ... Catalán Editor Lexical Availability in English and Spanish asa Second Language Editor Rosa Mar a Jiménez Catalán Departamento de Filolog as Modernas Facultad de Letras y Educación Universidad ... therefore to grant a specific range to each of the available words asto determine their degree of availability In order to arrange the available words it was necessary to find a mathematical formula...
... smooth And they may learn linguistic forms naturally Hence, the task-based teaching is useful in that it creates opportunities for learners to use language asa tool rather than as an object to satisfy ... for the past few decades So many approaches and methods such as Audiolingual Method, Total Physical Response, Content-based language teaching, Theme-based language teaching have been advanced, ... tasks and exercises According to Ellis (2005, p 5) the latter requires a primary focus on form rather than meaning and typically asks learners to manipulate language given to them rather than...
... approaches the learner asa user of language rather than asa learner of language 1.2.3.3 A learning centered approach According to Hutchinson and Water (1987:72), “we would reject the term a ... very familiar to language teachers, and it has several advantages However, structural syllabus has its shortcomings In teaching approaches based on structural syllabus “meaning has been taught, ... functional syllabus is considered as belonging to analytic approaches asthe starting point is not the linguistic items tothe taught (as in synthetic approach) It is rather the behavioral organization...